Gaza: The Health Ministry in Gaza said Saturday that the death toll from the Israeli assault on the Strip has climbed to 70,100, with 170,983 people wounded since the war began on Oct. 7, 2023.

According to Qatar News Agency, the ministry said in a statement that two bodies reached Gaza hospitals in the past 48 hours, one person newly killed and another whose remains were recovered, along with 11 wounded.

The ministry further reported that 354 people have been killed and 906 wounded since a cease-fire took effect in October. It added that 606 bodies have been recovered during that period.

Additionally, the ministry included 299 names to its cumulative death toll after their information was verified and approved by the government committee responsible for certifying the dead between Nov. 21 and 28.