The ministry said that there are 5,759 people among the dead who have been killed on March 18 after Israel’s two -month ceasefire and the fight was rejuvenated. The ministry has not clarified the difference between citizens and fighters among the dead, but it says that more than half of the dead were women and children.

It is believed that many more people will be buried under the rubble or will be in places where local doctors have not reached. Israel says that it only targets militants and is Hamas guilty for the deaths of citizens.

Israel alleges that militants are hidden among citizens and they run their activities from densely populated areas. Israel started its campaign in Gaza after Hamas’s attack on October 7, 2023.

Hamas militants killed about 1,200 people hostage on October 7, 2023 by attacking about 1,200 people in South Israel. Most of the people killed in the attack of militants were common citizens. Most of the hostages were released under the ceasefire agreements.