Here’s the best-available, verifiable data on how many Palestinians have been killed in Gaza by Israeli military action over the past three years (noting the most intense phase of this period has been the Israel–Hamas war that began on 7 October 2023):

🧮 Estimated Palestinian fatalities in Gaza (October 2023 – early 2026)

• According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, the cumulative death toll in the Gaza Strip attributable to the Israeli military offensive since 7 October 2023 has exceeded ~71,000 people by late 2025 / early 2026. This figure includes all deaths recorded in Gaza during the conflict period reported by official Palestinian sources.
• Reuters and other international sources similarly report that over 67,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza as a result of the Israel–Hamas war up to late 2025.
• Some independent academic estimates suggest the actual number of deaths (due to traumatic injuries alone) may exceed 70,000 and could be higher when indirect deaths (e.g., from lack of medical care, starvation or infrastructure collapse) are included.

🧾 Important notes on these figures

• These statistics cover mostly the period from October 2023, when the current major conflict escalated, through 2024 and 2025, and into early 2026.
• International reporting and UN-linked casualty monitoring typically rely on figures published by Gaza’s Ministry of Health, humanitarian agencies, and corroborating reporting from Reuters, AP, and other major outlets.
• These raw figures do not always distinguish between combatants and civilians, and different sources may include or exclude indirect deaths attributable to the broader humanitarian crisis.

📌 Key takeaway

While casualty counts vary somewhat depending on source and methodology, the widely referenced and reported range for Palestinians killed in Gaza by the Israeli offensive since October 2023 through late 2025 / early 2026 is about 67,000 to over 71,000 people