Hamas said Thursday the death toll in the Palestinian territory had reached 14,854 since war began on October 7.
The Hamas government said 6,150 children and 4,000 women were among the dead, with another 36,000 people wounded.
The health ministry has previously said it can no longer give exact tolls as intense fighting has prevented bodies from being recovered, according to AFP.
Meanwhile, a four-day truce in the Israel-Hamas war took effect early Friday.
The cease-fire kicked off at 7 a.m. local time (0500 GMT) and is to last at least four days. During this period Hamas pledged to free at least 50 of the about 240 hostages it and other fighters took on Oct. 7. Hamas said Israel would free 150 Palestinian prisoners.
Both sides will release women and children first. Israel said the truce would be extended an extra day for every additional 10 hostages freed.
