As of October 2025, over 68,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israel in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank since the war escalated on October 7, 2023. Specifically, the Gaza Ministry of Health reported around 67,000 deaths in Gaza alone, with an additional roughly 1,000 killed in the West Bank due to Israeli military actions. Approximately 80% of those killed are estimated to be civilians, and about 30% of the casualties are children. The conflict- related deaths include a significant number of women and children, with multiple sources confirming these high civilian casualty rates. These numbers reflect direct fatalities from military operations and do not account for excess deaths caused by indirect consequences such as disease or malnutrition due to the destruction of infrastructure and blockade conditions.