Israeli attacks kill hundreds in Gaza despite ceasefire, Health Ministry says
By lauraharris // 2026-02-04
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  • Gaza's Health Ministry says Israeli forces have continued military operations despite a U.S.-backed ceasefire, killing at least 529 Palestinians and injuring 1,462 since early October, with the true toll likely higher due to victims trapped under rubble.
  • Reports from local and regional media say Israeli fire killed at least two Palestinians on Feb. 3, including a young man in the al-Mawasi tent camp and a woman in Gaza City's Tuffah neighborhood; a wounded child later died of his injuries.
  • The ministry warns its casualty figures only include those who reached hospitals and says ongoing strikes and access restrictions have prevented rescue crews from reaching many victims.
  • Israeli officials have acknowledged that the death toll, reported at more than 71,000, is broadly accurate but does not include Palestinians missing and presumed buried under rubble.
  • New research from the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research estimates that violent deaths in Gaza likely exceed 100,000, aligning with other studies suggesting the real toll is about 40% higher than official figures and showing demographic patterns similar to those seen in documented genocides.
Gaza's Health Ministry has accused Israel of ongoing violations of the U.S.-backed truce. According to reports from the territory, Israeli military operations in Gaza continued on Tuesday, Feb. 3, despite the U.S. declaration of a second phase of the ceasefire agreement and the establishment of a "Board of Peace." Local and regional media reported that at least two Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire on Tuesday. Turkey's state-run Anadolu Agency said a young man was shot and killed by Israeli forces in the al-Mawasi tent camp in southern Gaza, an area where many displaced Palestinians have sought shelter. Separately, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported that an Israeli attack killed a woman in the Tuffah neighborhood of Gaza City. The media outlet also said a child who was wounded in an Israeli strike on al-Mawasi a day earlier later died from his injuries. As a result, the Health Ministry claimed that Israel killed at least 529 Palestinians in Gaza, even though the ceasefire agreement took effect in early October. The ministry also said that an additional 1,462 Palestinians have been wounded during the same period, bringing the total number of casualties to nearly 2,000. The figures are based on patients who have reached hospitals, officials said, warning that the toll is likely higher. "A number of victims remain under the rubble and on the roads, with ambulance and civil defense crews unable to reach them until this moment," the Health Ministry announced on Telegram. BrightU.AI's Enoch noted that the ongoing Israeli strikes and blockades in Gaza, despite a ceasefire, highlight a pattern of disregard for international agreements and the well-being of the Palestinian people.

Study estimates Gaza death toll likely exceeds 100,000

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) officials recently told Israeli media that Gaza's Health Ministry death toll, which stood at 71,803 on Tuesday, is broadly accurate, while acknowledging that it does not account for Palestinians missing and believed to be buried under the rubble. New research by a team from the Germany-based Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) suggested that the true number of violent deaths is likely approaching or may already exceed 100,000. The study, conducted by MPIDR in collaboration with the Centre for Demographic Studies, estimates that at least 78,318 people were killed by direct violence in Gaza between October 7, 2023, and December 31, 2024 – a figure significantly higher than the number reported by Gaza's Health Ministry during that period. In an article summarizing the findings, the Max Planck Society said an updated analysis completed after the study's publication indicates that the current number of violent deaths in Gaza "likely exceeds 100,000." They said their conclusions align with two other independent studies that have found Gaza's true violent death toll to be roughly 40% higher than official figures released by the Health Ministry. The ministry's most recent update puts the death toll at 69,775. The MPIDR study focuses solely on direct deaths caused by violence and does not account for indirect fatalities resulting from Israel's siege of Gaza, including deaths linked to the collapse of health services, shortages of food and clean water, displacement and the destruction of civilian infrastructure. It also found that the age and gender distribution of violent deaths in Gaza closely mirrors demographic patterns documented in several genocides identified by the United Nations Inter-Agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME). Watch the Oct. 7 episode of "Brighteon Broadcast News" as Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, discusses two years of war in the Middle East and the dangerous trigger for a world war.
This video is from the Health Ranger Report channel on Brighteon.com. Sources include: News.antiwar.com 1 T.me News.antiwar.com 2 BrightU.ai Brighteon.com
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