List of 34,344 Palestinians killed by Israel published by Gaza Health Ministry

Gaza’s Health Ministry has disclosed a detailed record of 34,344 Palestinians who have died as a result of the ongoing conflict with Israel.

The extensive document, running 649 pages, provides a comprehensive list of names, ages, genders, and identification numbers, representing over 80% of the total reported fatalities.

This release includes tragic details such as 169 infants born since the conflict began on October 7 and a centenarian who had survived over a century of conflict.

The overall death toll reported by Gaza's health authorities now exceeds 41,000.

Among these, 7,613 bodies have been recovered but remain unidentified due to a lack of complete documentation.

The list underscores the heavy toll on Gaza’s youthful population, with more than 100 pages dedicated to children under 10 years old before listing adult victims starting on page 215.

This reflects the disproportionate impact of the conflict on Gaza’s younger demographic.

Israeli officials have raised doubts about the accuracy of Gaza’s reported figures, citing the influence of Hamas over the region’s governance.

However, historical data from previous conflicts, corroborated by United Nations investigations, has validated the reliability of Gaza’s casualty figures. Past UN reports have consistently matched the casualty lists provided by Gaza’s health authorities.

The latest publication adds over 2,000 names to the death toll, but it does not differentiate between civilians and combatants.

Based on available data, a significant portion of the reported deaths are civilian, including 11,355 children, 2,955 elderly individuals aged 60 or older, and 6,297 women.

There are also numerous civilian men of fighting age among the casualties.

Israel has claimed responsibility for killing 17,000 Hamas members, although it has not provided detailed evidence or estimates regarding civilian casualties.

The Gaza health report also does not account for those buried under collapsed buildings or victims of indirect effects such as disease, starvation, and inadequate medical care.

It is estimated that around 10,000 individuals could still be trapped under rubble from airstrikes, with recovery efforts hampered by a shortage of heavy equipment and fuel.

Health officials in Gaza have indicated that a more thorough count of all casualties, including those indirectly affected by the conflict, will be conducted once hostilities cease.

Dr. Marwan al-Hams, the director of field hospitals at Gaza's Health Ministry, has stated that efforts to fully assess the human cost of the conflict will continue as conditions allow.

in Gaza, recent violence has intensified with at least eight Palestinians killed and 80 others feared dead under rubble from an Israeli strike on the Bureij refugee camp. Additionally, 22 people were reported killed in other Israeli attacks across the enclave on Tuesday.

Furthermore, Hezbollah has pledged to continue its operations to support Gaza and its people despite recent explosions that have resulted in at least 11 deaths and injured 2,750 individuals across Lebanon and Syria.

It has condemned the pager attacks, which have left about 200 people in critical condition, and held Israel responsible.

Israel has yet to comment on the situation.

The overall death toll in the ongoing conflict now stands at 41,252 Palestinians killed and 95,497 wounded.

In Israel, the number of fatalities has reached at least 1,139, with over 200 individuals taken captive since the onset of the October 7 attack.