Evidence

Multiple independent news outlets report this exact claim in the same timeframe (around the one-year anniversary of the October 10, 2025 Gaza ceasefire, early October 2026). Al Jazeera (Oct 8, 2026) reported Gaza's Health Ministry saying 1,471 Palestinians had been killed and 5,189 wounded since the ceasefire began. Palestine Chronicle, NPR, Doctors Without Borders, and a joint statement from over 100 NGOs (via Al Jazeera) all cite closely matching figures (1,400–1,471) attributed to the same ministry over the preceding weeks, showing a consistent upward trajectory in the ministry's running tally (93 in late October 2025, 1,185 by mid-2026, 1,300 by September 2026, 1,431 by September 30, 1,460-1,471 by early-to-mid October 2026). The BBC and UN OCHA are also cited elsewhere as treating the ministry's figures as broadly reliable. No dedicated Reuters, AFP, Bellingcat, or EUvsDisinfo fact-check specifically assessing this particular figure was found, likely because it is a straightforward relay of an official ministry statement rather than a disputed viral claim.