The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza announced, on Saturday, that the death toll from the Israeli war on the Strip had risen to 21,672 persons and 56,165 injured since last October 7.

The ministry said in a statement on the Telegram platform: “On the 85th day, the toll of the Israeli aggression has risen to 21,672 dead and 56,165 injuries.”

It added, "The occupation committed 14 massacres during the past 24 hours, which led to the death of 165 and the injury of 250."

The Israeli army is escalating its war on the Gaza Strip’s hospitals and health teams, as part of a devastating war on Gaza that it has been waging since last October 7, which has left material and human losses, massive infrastructure destruction and an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe, according to the Gaza Strip authorities and the United Nations.