![A view of bodies of 4 Palestinians, buried following the Israeli raid on Kamal Adwan Hospital months ago, as they are taken out of the ground to be buried in the official cemeteries in Beit Lahia, Gaza on January 29, 2025. [Khalil Ramzi Alkahlut - Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/AA-20250129-36899254-36899248-BODIES_OF_4_PALESTINIANS_KILLED_BY_ISRAELI_FORCES_MONTHS_AGO_FOUND_IN_BEIT_LAHIA-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1)
The bodies of 63 martyrs were taken to Gaza hospitals over the past 24 hours, in addition to eight people who were wounded, the Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday.
The ministry explained that 59 of the bodies were of martyrs retrieved from under the rubble of destroyed buildings. Two had succumbed to serious wounds and two were martyred in separate incidents, said the Palestinian Information Centre.
It added that the number of martyrs in Gaza since the Israeli genocide war was launched on 7 October 2023 has thus reached 47,417, with the number of those wounded reaching 111,571.
An unspecified number of casualties are still under the rubble of destroyed homes and other civilian infrastructure.