The Ministry of Health in Gaza reported that hospitals received the bodies of 79 martyrs and 379 injured victims over the past 24 hours, as the cumulative death toll from the ongoing Israeli aggression has now exceeded 66,000.
Grieving families bid farewell to their loved ones, including children, killed in Israeli airstrikes overnight on central Gaza. pic.twitter.com/knAaFMRNDI
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) September 28, 2025
In its daily report, the Ministry stated that many more victims are believed to remain trapped under the rubble of destroyed buildings and in the streets, with ambulance and civil defense crews unable to reach them due to the continued bombardment and targeting.
BREAKING: Israeli warplanes bomb a house in the Al-Daraj neighborhood of Gaza City. pic.twitter.com/Ad5jDTofsf
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) September 28, 2025
The report provided updated cumulative figures, announcing that the death toll since the start of the Israeli war on October 7, 2023, has risen to 66,005 martyrs and 168,162 injured. A more recent count, tracking the escalation since March 18, 2025, has reached 13,137 martyrs and 56,121 injuries.
Plumes of smoke are seen from a distance after the Israeli army detontated explosive-laden armoured personnel carriers in the Al-Nassr district of Gaza City. pic.twitter.com/VWOAllgVVQ
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) September 28, 2025
Tragedy Deepens for Aid Seekers
The Ministry also highlighted the ongoing crisis for those awaiting humanitarian aid, noting that the death toll among people killed while struggling for a living has risen in the past few hours. With the arrival of 6 new martyrs and 66 new injuries to hospitals, the total in this category has reached 2,566 martyrs and more than 18,769 injuries.
A child with disabilities struggles to fetch water on his own, a scene that reflects the harsh suffering endured in the displacement camps across the Gaza Strip. pic.twitter.com/LcIUxrSRrD
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) September 28, 2025
Bombardment Continues Unabated
The reports of new casualties come amidst relentless Israeli attacks. Earlier on Sunday, Palestinian media reported that Israeli aircraft launched airstrikes on the Saudi neighborhood northwest of Rafah. Simultaneously, Israeli occupation forces continued their intensive bombing and destruction of civilian homes, with a particular focus on the Tel al-Hawa neighborhood in Gaza City.
A Palestinian moves the body of a slain family member from Gaza City to central Gaza after being unable to bury him in the city due to intense Israeli bombardment. pic.twitter.com/NMrxNHeaEP
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) September 28, 2025
Gaza’s Newborns Fight for Breath Amid Medical Collapse
Newborns in Gaza are facing a rapidly escalating health and humanitarian catastrophe, as a severe surge in respiratory distress cases collides with critically overcrowded hospitals and a dire shortage of essential medical supplies.
VIDEO | The infant Eid Abu Jameh, two and a half months old, passed away at Nasser Medical Complex in south Gaza’s Khan Yunis, due to malnutrition and a lack of treatment amid Israel’s ongoing blockade. pic.twitter.com/mXYaTtod3O
— The Cradle (@TheCradleMedia) September 28, 2025
A heartbreaking video released by Gaza’s Health Ministry on social media has exposed the grim reality inside the external nursery ward of Al-Tahrir Hospital. The footage shows families forced to sleep on the floor beside the beds of their infants, who are struggling to breathe and receive treatment.
🔴 كارثة صحية في ناصر الطبي
الأطفال المرضى يتكدسون في ممرات مجمع ناصر الطبي بخان يونس، بعدما ضاقت الأقسام بأسِرّة لا تكفي، واكتظّت المستشفى نتيجة نزوح آلاف العائلات من شمال القطاع.
في مشهد يفطر القلوب، يضطر ثلاثة أطفال لتقاسم حاضنة واحدة، بينما أنفاسهم البريئة تتصارع مع الموت… pic.twitter.com/qXgVdyHVo4
— Dr.Muneer Alboursh د.منيرالبرش (@Dr_Muneer1) September 22, 2025
The crisis has forced extreme measures within the overwhelmed facility. With resources stretched to the breaking point, three children are now sharing a single bed to access the limited healthcare available.
Source: Agencies and Palestinian media (translated and edited by Al-Manar English Website)
