A Palestinian checks the damage at a building inside the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital after an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, on April 13, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]

The death toll of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip has climbed to 51,000 since the outbreak of the conflict on Oct. 7, 2023, the Gaza-based health authorities said on Tuesday.

In a press statement, the health authorities added that 116,343 others have been wounded in the ongoing Israeli military assaults.

During the past 24 hours, at least 17 Palestinians were killed and 69 others wounded due to Israeli airstrikes and artillery shelling in various areas in the enclave, the health authorities said.

The health authorities said that many victims remain under the rubble, as continuing hostilities and the absence of safe corridors have hampered rescue work.

Since the resumption of Israeli military operations on March 18 this year, 1,630 Palestinians have been killed and 4,302 others wounded, it added.

The Gaza Strip continues to face a worsening humanitarian situation amid deteriorating security conditions and restricted access to relief efforts, according to the health authorities.