Gaza death toll from Israel's deadly aggression surpasses 72,560

A Palestinian man reacts as he and others carry the body of a victim at the Nasser Hospital following an Israeli airstrike in the city of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. Three Palestinian residents were killed in an Israeli strike that targeted the Al-Zaqzouq intersection in the Al-Amal neighborhood, west of Khan Yunis. -- Photo by Bashar Taleb / AFP

GAZA (Bernama-WAFA): Gaza death toll from Israel’s ongoing aggression since October 7, 2023, has risen to 72,560, Palestinian news agency, WAFA reported, citing medical sources.

It reported that the number of those wounded has climbed to 172,317.

Medical sources said hospitals in the Strip received seven more slain victims and 21 others injured in the past 24 hours.

They said that many victims were believed to be still trapped under the rubble, as ambulance and civil defence teams are still unable to reach them.

-- BERNAMA-WAFA