The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip has risen to 61,158, with 151,442 others injured, since the conflict between Hamas and Israel erupted on Oct 7, 2023, Gaza's health authorities said in a statement on Wednesday.
The death toll since March 18 this year, following a brief ceasefire, has reached 9,654, while the number of injured stood at 39,401, the statement added.
Nearly two years into the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Gaza is unraveling under the weight of starvation and siege. Aid remains scarce, the death toll keeps rising, and famine is no longer a warning but a reality.
Statistics released by the Gaza-based media office on Wednesday showed that since Israel's announcement of allowing aid supplies into the enclave on July 27, only 853 trucks had been allowed in, a daily average of just 85.
The office pointed out that at least 600 trucks carrying aid and fuel should be allowed into the Gaza Strip every day to meet residents' minimum needs of food, health services and other public services.
It also called on the international community to take emergency action to ensure aid supplies enter the enclave in a timely manner to alleviate an increasingly severe humanitarian crisis in the territory.
Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 61,158
