Gaza death toll rises above 73,000 as bodies continue to be recovered The death toll from Israel's genocide in Gaza has risen to 73,008, with a further 173,260 people wounded since October 2023, according to medical sources cited by the Palestinian news agency Wafa. Hospitals across the besieged enclave received the bodies of five Palestinians and treated eight wounded people over the past 24 hours, the sources said. They added that since the ceasefire that came into effect on 11 October last year, 997 Palestinians have been killed and 3,152 injured.