The ministry said it had added 220 martyrs to the cumulative tally after their data was approved by the judicial committee responsible for reporting and missing persons. It noted that hospitals in the Gaza Strip had received 19 martyrs and seven wounded in the past 48 hours, including four who were killed in direct attacks by Israeli forces and 15 who were pulled from the rubble.
The ministry's statement did not mention the circumstances surrounding the deaths of the four Palestinians and the injury of seven others. However, previous statements by the government media office in Gaza and Hamas confirmed that Israel had committed dozens of violations of the ceasefire agreement that went into effect on October 10, including the killing and wounding of Palestinians.
According to the ministry, 93 Palestinians have been killed and 324 others injured since October 11. Search and identification efforts are ongoing for the bodies received by Gaza authorities from the Israeli side via the Red Cross as part of a prisoner exchange deal. To date, 64 of the 195 bodies have been identified.
Continuous Israeli violations
Despite the ceasefire agreement that went into effect on October 10, based on a plan proposed by US President Donald Trump and reached between Hamas and Israel in indirect negotiations in Sharm el-Sheikh, Israeli forces continue to violate the ceasefire in various areas of the Gaza Strip.
The Palestinian Red Crescent reported on Saturday that two people were injured in a bombing of a civilian vehicle in the town of Bani Suhaila, east of Khan Yunis, and that a child was seriously injured northwest of Rafah.
Another Palestinian was injured by army gunfire east of al-Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, while a vehicle belonging to the Abu Ta'ima family was targeted east of Khan Yunis, and forces opened fire on civilian homes east of Deir al-Balah.
In a related context, the Israeli Navy arrested three fishermen off the coast of Gaza City today, Saturday, after destroying their equipment, according to the Palestinian News Agency (WAFA).
UN warnings of worsening humanitarian crisis
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) renewed its call for aid to be allowed into Gaza, warning that the suffering of the displaced will worsen as winter approaches, as "the need for shelter and warmth increases." UNRWA confirmed that shelter materials and winter supplies are available in its warehouses in Jordan and Egypt, but are prohibited from entering.
The agency also confirmed that Israel continues to prevent the entry of vital supplies into the Gaza Strip, noting that the recent International Court of Justice ruling emphasized that no party can replace UNRWA in supporting the population of Gaza.
For its part, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned that the water, sanitation, and hygiene sectors in Gaza are in an extremely critical situation, with half of all families receiving less than the minimum humanitarian water requirement daily. It explained that its efforts over the past two years have only succeeded in preventing the system's complete collapse, without meeting basic needs.
During the two-year war of extermination, Israel, with US support, destroyed approximately 90% of the civilian infrastructure in the Gaza Strip. Economic losses are estimated at approximately $70 billion, while humanitarian suffering continues under the blockade, closed crossings, and denial of aid.
