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More than 800 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since Ramadan began on March 11, showing the stark human cost of failed attempts by the US and others to secure a ceasefire before the holy month.
Civilians have continued to bear the brunt of Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza, despite the onset of Ramadan, usually a time for reflection and family gatherings.
Between the morning of March 11 and the afternoon of March 21, a total of 876 Palestinians were killed in Gaza, according to data from the Gaza Ministry of Health.
A further 1,428 people were injured, reported the Hamas-run ministry, which provides daily casualty updates that are considered broadly reliable by the UN and other humanitarian agencies.
The data is based on hospital data and does not distinguish between civilian and militant casualties.
The ministry had reported a total of 31,112 Palestinians killed in Gaza and 72,760 injured between the outbreak of the war on October 7 and the morning of Ramadan on March 11, which had risen to 31,988 killed and 74,188 injured on the afternoon of March 21.
The most deadly 24 hours since Ramadan began were overnight on March 14 into March 15, when 149 people were killed and 300 injured. The next day, the first Friday of Ramadan, an Israeli air strike reportedly killed 36 members of an extended family as they gathered together to celebrate in central Gaza.
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