The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza reported on October 17, 2026, that 6 new martyrs and 43 injuries arrived at Gaza Strip hospitals in the past 48 hours. Since the ceasefire of October 11, 2025, totals stand at 1,511 martyrs, 5,375 injuries, and 838 retrievals, while the official toll of the Israeli aggression since October 7, 2023 has risen to 74,469 martyrs and 175,492 injuries, with a note that 67 martyrs were added to the cumulative statistics after completion of their data and approval by the Martyrs Approval Committee since the last addition to the statistics on October 10, 2026.