The Palestinian Ministry of Health reported on Saturday that at least seven martyrs and 28 wounded individuals were admitted to hospitals across the enclave within the last 48 hours, as Israeli occupation military aggression continue. The casualties include six recovered bodies and the remains of a seventh person, according to the Ministry’s official update.
In a recurring humanitarian crisis, the Ministry lamented that countless additional victims remain trapped under the rubble or abandoned in the streets, with ambulance crews and civil defense units consistently unable to access the hardest-hit areas due to ongoing combat and infrastructural destruction.
The latest figures raise the death toll since the ceasefire agreement took effect on October 11, 2025, to 1,098, alongside 3,535 injuries and 800 retrieved bodies. Extending the lens to the broader conflict that ignited on October 7, 2023, cumulative fatalities have now climbed to 73,221, with 173,643 wounded since the start of the hostilities. The Ministry added that 96 additional deaths have been retrospectively incorporated into the official registry after the Martyrs’ Accreditation Committee completed data verification at the beginning of June.
Compounding the immediate tragedy, the Ministry issued a stark warning over the rapid degradation of Gaza’s emergency medical transport network. Official records indicate that approximately 70% of all ambulance and rescue vehicles are currently out of service—a direct consequence of repeated targeting, accumulated mechanical breakdowns, and the severe lack of replacement spare parts.
Highlighting the systemic implications, the Ministry stressed that the remaining fleet is inadequate to meet the daily transport needs of either patients or health workers. It further cautioned that the sustained ban on importing essential items such as tires and spare components threatens to bring the entire transportation system to a grinding halt, warning that continued restrictions “could lead to a complete paralysis of the transportation system.”
Source: Palestinian media (edited by Al-Manar)