Gaza death toll climbs above 72,900 as hospitals face fuel shortages

The health ministry in Gaza reports that the death toll from Israeli attacks since the cease‑fire of 10 October 2025 has risen to 72,993, with 173,230 people injured. Since the cease‑fire, 983 people have been killed and 3,122 wounded, and 783 bodies have been recovered from rubble, while thousands of corpses remain buried under debris.

Hospitals in the Gaza Strip are on the brink of collapse due to Israeli restrictions on fuel and medical supplies. The Al‑Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al‑Balah has lost its fourth generator, leaving half a million residents without reliable health services. Generators, heavily used for three years, are failing, and limited deliveries of fuel and equipment are insufficient to keep facilities operating beyond minimal capacity. Health officials say the systematic shortage policy is deliberately maintaining a humanitarian crisis.

The combined impact of mass casualties and the crippling of medical infrastructure deepens the humanitarian emergency in Gaza.