At least 62,895 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s genocidal war on the Gaza Strip since October 2023, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday.

A statement from the ministry said 76 people were killed and 298 others injured in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of injuries to 158,927.

The ministry also reported ten new fatalities from starvation and malnutrition, including two children, raising the total famine-related deaths to 313, among them 119 children.