The Ministry of Health in Gaza announced, on Saturday, that the death toll from the ongoing Israeli war on the Strip has risen to 40,074 dead and 92,537 wounded, since October 7, 2023.

The ministry said in its statistical report for the 316th day of the war: "The death toll from the Israeli aggression has risen to 40,074 dead and 92,537 injuries since October 7th."

It explained that "the Israeli occupation committed 5 massacres against families in the Gaza Strip during the past 48 hours, with 69 dead and 136 injuries arriving at hospitals."

The ministry said, "A number of victims are still under the rubble and on the roads, and ambulance and civil defense crews cannot reach them."

With American support, Israel is waging its bloody war on the Gaza Strip, which has entered its 11th month, and has led to the death and injury of tens of thousands of Palestinians, most of them children and women, and more than 10,000 missing, amidst massive destruction and deadly famine.