Historical Organization
Gaza Ministry of Health
Gaza Ministry of Health
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Organization Timeline
Israeli airstrikes begin across Gaza after the attacks
📅 7 October 2023Israel began airstrikes in Gaza after the 7 October attacks. OCHA reported strikes on residential areas and civilian infrastructure, casualties and damage to water and sanitation services. The Israeli...
Israeli operation in Rafah rescues two hostages amid deadly bombardment
📅 12 February 2024Israeli forces said they rescued two Israeli hostages from Rafah in a predawn operation. OCHA reported that the operation involved intensive airstrikes and that Gaza health authorities reported dozens...
Palestinians seeking food aid killed and injured near Gaza City convoy
📅 29 February 2024A crowd gathered near an aid convoy on Rashid Street, southwest of Gaza City, as people sought food. Gaza health authorities reported 112 Palestinians killed and 760 injured. UN human-rights officials...
UN Human Rights Office calls for investigation into aid-seeker deaths
📅 1 March 2024The UN Human Rights Office deplored reports that at least 112 Palestinians were killed and 760 injured during food-aid distribution in Gaza City. Its statement cited reported Israeli fire, as well...
Israeli operation in Nuseirat frees four hostages amid mass casualties
📅 8 June 2024Israeli forces carried out a daytime operation in Nuseirat to recover four Israeli hostages. OCHA reported that Gaza’s Ministry of Health counted 274 Palestinians killed and 698 injured in intensive...
Israeli strike hits Al-Taba’een school during dawn prayer
📅 10 August 2024An Israeli strike hit a mosque inside Al-Taba’een School in Gaza City, where displaced Palestinians were sheltering. The UN Human Rights Office reported an initial figure of at least 93 Palestinians...
Airstrike in Jabalya Al Balad kills 11 Palestinians, according to OCHA
📅 1 January 2025OCHA reported that a house in Jabalya Al Balad was hit at about 02:00 on 1 January, killing 11 Palestinians, including women and children, with others injured. The strike opened the year amid...
Strike on Al-Mawasi tent site kills at least 11 displaced Palestinians
📅 2 January 2025At about 01:15 on 2 January, tents sheltering displaced people in Al-Mawasi, western Khan Younis, were hit. OCHA reported at least 11 Palestinians killed, including four children and three women,...
Thirty-five-day-old infant dies from cold and lack of warm shelter
📅 6 January 2025Gaza’s Ministry of Health reported the death of a 35-day-old baby from cold and lack of warm shelter on 6 January; the reported number of hypothermia deaths across Gaza reached eight. Winter...
Strike on Al-Mawasi tent kills a mother and her four children
📅 7 January 2025OCHA reported that an internally displaced family’s tent in Al-Mawasi, western Khan Younis, was hit at about 19:15 on 7 January. A mother and her four children were reported killed. The attack...
Strike on school shelter in Gaza City kills two children and injures 30
📅 16 January 2025OCHA reported that a school sheltering displaced Palestinians in Az Zaytoun, southern Gaza City, was hit at about 11:00 on 16 January. Two children were reported killed and 30 people injured. The...
Strike on displaced family’s tent kills a couple and their three children
📅 18 January 2025At about 00:35 on 18 January, a tent sheltering displaced Palestinians in western Al-Qarara, Khan Younis, was hit. OCHA reported that a married couple and their three children were killed. The...
OCHA reports more than 1,000 Palestinian deaths since ceasefire announcement
📅 19 June 2026OCHA reported that Gaza’s Ministry of Health had recorded 1,005 Palestinian deaths and 3,157 injuries since the 10 October 2025 ceasefire announcement. These figures were attributed to the Ministry...
OCHA reports 1,259 deaths since the ceasefire announcement
📅 14 August 2026OCHA reported that Gaza’s Ministry of Health had recorded 1,259 fatalities and 4,148 injuries since 10 October 2025. The same report described continuing military activity, displacement, and damage to...
OCHA reports ongoing attacks and 1,303 deaths since ceasefire announcement
📅 28 August 2026OCHA reported that the Ministry of Health’s cumulative count since the ceasefire announcement had reached 1,303 Palestinian fatalities and 4,336 injuries. The report also described continuing attacks,...
OCHA describes ongoing attacks and severe humanitarian needs nearly a year into ceasefire
📅 18 September 2026Nearly a year after the ceasefire announcement, OCHA said civilians continued to face strikes, restrictions on essential supplies, widespread destruction, and critical humanitarian need. It reported a...
OCHA reports more than 1,400 deaths since ceasefire agreement
📅 2 October 2026OCHA reported that Gaza’s Ministry of Health had recorded 1,431 fatalities and 5,026 injuries since the ceasefire agreement was announced on 10 October 2025. OCHA also warned that funding shortages...
OCHA documents continuing violence and displacement one year after ceasefire announcement
📅 15 October 2026OCHA reported continued airstrikes, shelling, gunfire, and displacement. It cited OHCHR verification of 1,076 conflict-related deaths between 10 October 2025 and the end of July 2026, including 331...
At least four Palestinians are reported killed in Gaza attacks
📅 20 October 2026Reuters reported that Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least four Palestinians on 20 October, including a married couple in Gaza City and a 17-year-old in Khan Younis, citing health officials....
WAFA reports updated Gaza casualty figures and deaths since ceasefire
📅 22 October 2026WAFA reported that Gaza medical sources put the cumulative toll since October 2023 at 74,498 Palestinians killed and 175,616 injured. The sources said the count remained incomplete because victims...
Gaza health ministry reports three deaths and 21 injuries over 48 hours
📅 4 November 2026The Gaza Ministry of Health reported three deaths and 21 injuries in the preceding 48 hours, bringing its reported total since 7 October 2023 to 74,618 killed and 175,920 injured. WAFA’s French...
Israeli drone attack in Jabalia kills Waheeb al-Adham; Anadolu reports 19 injured across Gaza
📅 9 November 2026On 9 November 2026, 55-year-old Waheeb Khalil al-Adham died from wounds sustained when an Israeli drone struck civilians in Jabalia al-Nazla, according to a medical source at Al-Shifa Hospital cited...
51 Palestinians, including 23 patients, leave Gaza through Rafah crossing
📅 9 November 2026On 9 November, WAFA reported that 51 Palestinians left Gaza through Rafah: 23 patients and 28 companions. It recorded no returnees and said four cases were turned back. Regional outlet Arab News...
Gaza Health Ministry updates cumulative toll to 74,645 killed and 175,978 injured
📅 10 November 2026On 10 November, Gaza Health Ministry figures relayed by WAFA and Wattan reported 74,645 Palestinians killed and 175,978 injured since 7 October 2023, up from the previous day’s reported totals of...
Japan and WHO sign $1.97 million grant to strengthen Gaza’s emergency medical response
📅 10 November 2026Japan and the World Health Organization signed a 294 million yen (about $1.97 million) grant on 10 November to strengthen Gaza’s health response. The project will create an emergency medical team...