Over 26,000 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza since October 7

The latest toll includes 183 fatalities over the past 24 hours, a ministry statement said.

The grandfather of a Palestinian girl killed in an Israeli air strike, kisses her head at a hospital in Rafah in the southern of Gaza Strip, on October 19, 2023. (Photo | AFP)

The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Friday at least 26,083 people have been killed in the war between the militant group and Israel.

The latest toll includes 183 fatalities over the past 24 hours, a ministry statement said, while 64,487 people have been wounded in Gaza since the war erupted on October 7.

"Many people are still under the rubble and rescuers cannot reach them," the ministry added.