THE APEX TIMES
The ministry says more than a thousand people have died during the period after Israel and Hamas reached a ceasefire agreement last year, while Israeli forces continue operations across the Gaza Strip.
Israeli operations in the Gaza Strip have killed 1,005 Palestinians since a ceasefire was reached between Israel and the militant group Hamas last October, the Gaza Health Ministry said Wednesday, citing the number of people reported killed during the current campaign period. The ministry’s figure was described as covering deaths attributed to Israeli operations since the ceasefire began.
The Health Ministry statement, reported by The Washington Times, said the toll includes people killed in the weeks following the ceasefire, despite the continued fighting and military activity. It did not describe specific incidents in the report, but it framed the total as the cumulative count of fatalities during that post-ceasefire period.
The Gaza Health Ministry is the civilian authority that tracks casualties in the territory, and its figures are widely used in international reporting as a primary source for death tolls. Because the ministry bases its totals on reports from hospitals and local officials, the numbers are often treated as indicative while independent verification can be limited by access constraints and active hostilities.
The ceasefire arrangement first announced last October did not result in a sustained cessation of all violence, according to the ministry’s count of deaths linked to Israeli operations. In Gaza, repeated exchanges and military actions have continued to affect neighborhoods, hospitals, and emergency response capacity, according to past reporting on the broader conflict.
Wednesday’s update came as diplomatic efforts and public debate continue over whether a durable arrangement can be maintained and how casualties are reduced. The Health Ministry’s reported figure adds to pressure on the parties to clarify the operational boundaries of the ceasefire and to provide protected access for medical care and civilian evacuation routes where possible.
The Israeli government and military did not appear in the supplied material for comment on the Health Ministry’s tally. Without additional official figures or battlefield-accounting from Israeli authorities in the report, the ministry’s number stands as the central casualty claim in the public record cited here.
If the death toll figure is used in negotiations or international monitoring, it also raises questions about compliance with any ceasefire terms, including the definition of what constitutes prohibited activity and the mechanisms for investigating allegations of strikes that lead to civilian deaths. Further public clarification from both sides would be expected before the figure is treated as a conclusive measure of the operational impact since the ceasefire began.