The ministry adds the deceased to its count when they appear in hospital databases. During this time, Gazan rescuers also managed to recover the bodies of 522 people, both from the rubble and from other hard-to-reach areas. 'Some reached the hospitals, but we have no records of them,' an official stated. He recounted that the process for these individuals to be included in the total death toll begins with a report from their families via the internet. Once confirmed, the reporters receive a text message and can obtain the death certificate from the authorities. In total, 241 Palestinians have died in Israeli attacks since the ceasefire in Gaza took effect on October 10. The total number of deaths from the Israeli offensive in Gaza exceeded 69,000 this Saturday, following the latest update from the enclave's Health Ministry, controlled by Hamas, which added nearly 300 people whose deaths had not yet been registered. '284 deaths have been added to the cumulative death toll, whose information was completed and approved by the Governmental Committee for the accreditation of the dead between October 31 and November 7, 2025,' a communiqué reported, stating the total at 69,169. These are people who died before the start of the ceasefire in Gaza but for various reasons were not yet in the Hamas Health Ministry's records. The head of the health unit in charge of counting the dead, Zaher al-Wahidi, explained that 'some were buried without reaching the hospitals, others are under the rubble. Once confirmed, the documents are sent to a committee in charge of verifying the deceased's data. This committee must verify that the person's death 'is related to the war, a direct result of an attack by the Israeli Army'. Afterwards, they receive a text message to appear in court with evidence and witnesses to confirm the person's death'. In addition, 614 were injured, according to the report.
