Despite the truce, Israel has continued to carry out airstrikes, which it describes as responses to alleged violations of the ceasefire. At the same time, rescue and recovery teams are still pulling bodies from the rubble of buildings destroyed in earlier phases of the war, contributing to the steadily rising toll.
The Health Ministry, which is staffed by medical professionals, maintains detailed casualty records that are widely regarded by the international community as generally reliable. Its latest update underscores the devastating human cost of the conflict and raises renewed concerns over the fragility of the ceasefire arrangement.