152 killed in Gaza in July, highest monthly death toll this year: Gaza’s Health Ministry

Palestinians injured in the attack are taken by ambulances to Nasser Hospital for treatment as two Palestinians were killed after an Israeli drone strike targeted tents sheltering displaced people in the Al-Mawasi area of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, Palestine, on July 29, 2026. [Abed Rahim Khatib – Anadolu Agency]

Gaza’s Health Ministry said Saturday that 152 people were killed in the enclave during July, marking the highest monthly death toll recorded since the beginning of this year, Anadolu reports.

In a statement, the ministry said data from its Health Information Center showed a sharp increase in fatalities across the Gaza Strip during the past month, with 152 people killed in various governorates.

The ministry said the victims included 21 children, 14 women and four elderly people, saying the figures reflected the direct impact of the continued escalation on civilians and densely populated residential areas.

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Despite a ceasefire agreement that took effect on Oct. 10, 2025, Israel has continued to violate the truce, killing 1,222 people and injuring 4,053 others, according to the ministry.

The ministry said the overall death toll since the start of Israel’s war on Gaza in October 2023 has risen to 73,349, with 174,162 people injured.

In addition to the human toll, Israel’s military campaign has destroyed about 90% of Gaza’s civilian infrastructure, while the UN has estimated reconstruction costs at around $70 billion.

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