The ministry also stated that 113,274 people have been wounded in the ongoing war.
According to Gaza's civil defense agency, the death toll had surpassed 50,000, although these figures have not been independently verified. However, the United Nations has deemed the health ministry's figures reliable.The death toll surged this week after a truce that had largely held since January 19 broke down, prompting Israel to launch heavy airstrikes and renew its ground offensive.In the past 24 hours alone, at least 39 deaths were reported, bringing the total number of casualties to 673 since Israeli operations resumed on Tuesday.A study published in The Lancet in early January suggested that the death toll in Gaza during the first nine months of the conflict was about 40% higher than what the Gaza health ministry had recorded.The health ministry's latest figures also include 233 people who were previously listed as missing but whose deaths have now been confirmed.