The death toll in the Gaza Strip rises to 55,998.

The Ministry of Health in Gaza announced on Monday that the death toll in the Gaza Strip has risen to 55,998, the majority of whom are children and women, since the start of the Israeli occupation's aggression on October 7, 2023.

She added that the death toll has risen to 131,559 since the start of the aggression, while a number of victims remain under the rubble, unable to be reached by ambulances and civil defense teams.

It noted that 3 dead including one whose body was recovered, and 317 injuries arrived at Gaza Strip hospitals over the past 24 hours. The total number of dead and injuries since March 18, after the occupation violated the ceasefire agreement, has reached 5,685 dead and 19,518 injuries.

It indicated that the number of aid victims arriving at hospitals over the past 24 hours reached 17, with more than 136 injured, bringing the total number of livelihood victims arriving at hospitals to 467, and the number of injuries to more than 3,602.

It pointed out that a number of victims are still under the rubble and on the streets, and that ambulance and civil defense crews are unable to reach them.