In the latest toll released by the government media office in Gaza on Wednesday, approximately 20,000 martyrs have been reported, including 8,000 children and 6,200 female martyrs, since the beginning of the Israeli aggression on October 7. The office noted that "more than 1.8 million people in the Gaza Strip have become displaced, and about 2.4 million people are struggling to secure food, medicine, and clean water." It also mentioned that around "310 martyrs from the medical staff, 35 from civil defense, and 97 journalists have fallen, in addition to 6,700 missing persons due to the aggression on Gaza."