More than 900 killed in Gaza this year despite ceasefire, Hamas-run health ministry says

More than 900 radical person been killed successful Israeli attacks successful Gaza this twelvemonth contempt the ceasefire, according to latest figures from the territory's Hamas-run Ministry of Health.

It brings the full fig of radical killed successful the Strip since the 10 October ceasefire was declared to much than 1,300, including 301 children, the ministry says.

Hamas and Israel agreed to halt the warfare aft accepting US President Donald Trump's 20-point bid plan. That program included a suspension of "all subject operations, including aerial and artillery bombardment".

Since then, BBC Verify has analysed dozens of videos which amusement the interaction of Israeli strikes connected locations including a beachside cafe, tents wherever displaced radical person been sheltering, and a reported ceremonial procession successful cardinal Gaza.

Recent months person been immoderate of the astir deadly according to the figures, with much than 100 radical recorded killed each period betwixt April and August.

The wellness ministry attributes the deaths straight to Israeli subject action, but does not separate betwixt civilians and combatants.

The UN considers the figures reliable, and experts person told BBC Verify that their autarkic investigation is accordant with the ministry's data.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) disputes the ministry's figures. It told BBC Verify determination is "no ground to assume" that each those listed were killed arsenic a effect of IDF activity.

It said it operates successful "a precise mode to region threats and support its troops and Israeli civilians, successful accordance with the agreement", and that it works to mitigate immoderate civilian harm "to the top grade possible".

At the commencement of this twelvemonth Israeli media reported that an Israeli information authoritative acknowledged more than 70,000 radical had been killed in the Gaza war, which it said included much than 20,000 combatants.

From the commencement of the ceasefire statement connected 10 October to the extremity of that month, the ministry recorded 251 deaths. Since past the deadly Israeli attacks person continued each month. The highest monthly decease toll this twelvemonth was recorded successful July, erstwhile 152 radical were killed including 21 children, according to the figures.

The IDF says 5 of its soldiers person been killed successful combat since the ceasefire and 1 contractor was killed successful an "operational accident".

It besides says it has killed hundreds of subject operatives since October.

Conflict monitoring radical Armed Conflict Location and Event Data (Acled), which uses authoritative statements, media reports and societal media to verify attacks, says it has recorded astir 200 Israeli strikes during the ceasefire that person reportedly killed Hamas operatives oregon different equipped "militants" successful targeted strikes.

Acled said this includes commanders progressive successful readying the Hamas-led 7 October 2023 onslaught connected Israel, which triggered the warfare and killed astir 1,200 radical with 251 taken hostage.

Hugh Lovatt, elder argumentation chap astatine the European Council connected Foreign Relations deliberation tank, said "Gaza has seen a ceasefire successful sanction only" since past October. He said the Israeli subject has continued its astir regular aerial and drone strikes, and "though it claims to beryllium targeting Hamas oregon imminent threats, it is Gaza's civilians that person continued to carnivore the brunt".

This could present beryllium a "central stumbling block" successful planetary efforts to instrumentality Trump's ceasefire deal, helium added.

The IDF told BBC Verify it "remains committed" to the ceasefire statement and that determination person been "continued violations and threats posed by Hamas and different panic organizations" successful Gaza.

BBC Verify has analysed dozens of videos of attacks successful Gaza carried retired since the ceasefire.

In one, exigency services are seen attending to radical successful the aftermath of a onslaught astatine a beachside cafe successful Gaza City connected 18 August, wherever six radical were killed, according to the wellness ministry. The adjacent time 9 people, including a 13-year-old, were reportedly killed successful a onslaught connected a constabulary office successful the al-Tuffah neighbourhood.

The IDF said it was targeting Hamas commanders and terrorists successful the 2 incidents and that "steps were taken to mitigate harm to civilians".

One of the deadliest azygous incidents successful July was a onslaught connected a reported ceremonial procession successful Nuseirat. Seven radical were killed and 22 injured, according to the Al-Awda Hospital wherever casualties were taken. Several verified images amusement 9 radical covered successful humor lying connected the street. Two radical look to inactive beryllium live and are being treated by bystanders.

The IDF said it was targeting a "significant subject operative" of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad radical who was progressive successful the 7 October 2023 attacks.

In a onslaught connected an flat artifact connected the occidental borderline of Gaza City overnight connected 1 August, a large woman, her hubby and their young lad were killed, according to section reports. Verified footage showed the assemblage of an unborn babe successful the rubble.

A antheral searching the ruins said helium had heard a onslaught overnight and saw fume coming from the building. "I broke the doorway and went up and I recovered dormant bodies scattered," helium said. The IDF said it had targeted an acting Hamas commander.

UN bureau Unicef has besides reported much than 300 children person been killed since the ceasefire. The assistance organisation has been tracking each disposable reports of incidents affecting children successful Gaza, including via UN unit connected the ground.

James Elder, Unicef planetary spokesperson, said the fig of kid deaths was "absurd and devastating".

He added that hundreds much person been injured. "A ceasefire that paints specified a grim representation tin lone beryllium failing children."

Unicef and different humanitarian organisations operating wrong Gaza person besides reported Israeli strikes connected their workers since the ceasefire. This includes 2 h2o motortruck drivers contracted by Unicef killed successful April by Israeli occurrence astatine the Mansoura h2o filling constituent successful bluish Gaza.

The IDF said its soldiers "identified suspects approaching" the Yellow Line country during the incident, who were aboriginal identified arsenic UN contractors who had not "coordinated successful advance". Unicef said the drivers were carrying retired regular h2o trucking operations with "no changes successful question oregon procedures".

Aid Worker Security Database, whose figures person been cited by the UN and UK government, told BBC Verify it has recorded 22 assistance workers killed successful Gaza since 10 October 2025.

Independent probe radical Airwars works to place civilian deaths from a scope of unfastened sources including quality agencies, NGOs and societal media, matching names it finds to those published by the wellness ministry.

Director Emily Tripp told BBC Verify the ministry's information connected decease tolls is accordant with its ain tracking and research, and that it recorded much than 60 deadly incidents successful July.

"This is the highest fig of fatal incidents we've seen successful a period since the ceasefire," Tripp said. "Our ain findings constituent to an expanding fig of civilian harm incidents a month."

Professor Michael Spagat from Royal Holloway, University of London, is the seat of Every Casualty Counts, a foundation that studies decease tolls successful wars. He told BBC Verify that the figures recorded by the wellness ministry are "testable" due to the fact that it publishes names, ages and ID numbers of the dead.

He said that since April, the monthly decease toll successful Gaza has been astir treble what was seen successful December. "July was the worst period but adjacent August's little toll is inactive precocious compared with the November to March period," helium added.

Additional reporting Paul Brown, Benedict Garman and Lamees Altalebi