Israel’s yearlong offensive in Gaza, launched in response to Hamas’ Oct.7 attack, has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians and caused widespread destruction in the besieged coastal enclave.Here are some figures that show the scale of death and devastation.
Sources include the Israeli government, the Gaza Health Ministry and U.N.agencies.
Number of people killed in Israel: Around 1,200Number taken hostage into Gaza: 251Number of living hostages in Gaza: 66, including 2 from before Oct.7Number of captives in Gaza believed to be dead: 35, including 2 from before Oct.
7Number of Palestinians killed in Gaza: Over 41,000Number of Palestinians wounded in Gaza: Over 96,000Number of militants the Israeli military says it has killed: Over 17,000Number of Israeli soldiers killed since Oct.7: Over 720Number of rockets fired at Israel from Gaza since Oct.
7: Over 9,500Number of Palestinians displaced in Gaza: Around 1.9 millionPercentage of Gaza’s population that have been displaced: Around 90%Number of Israelis displaced by attacks from Gaza at their peak: Over 58,000 Number of Israelis currently displaced from the south: Around 5,300Percentage of Gaza’s territory placed under Israeli evacuation orders: Around 90%Number of structures moderately damaged or destroyed: Over 120,000Number of housing units damaged or destroyed: Over 215,000Percentage of structures damaged or destroyed: 66Total estimated cost of damage from the war's first three months: $18.5 billionHighest GDP ever reported in the West Bank and Gaza, in 2022: $19.17 billionPercentage of primary roads damaged or destroyed: Over 92Percentage of health facilities damaged or destroyed: Over 84Percentage of water and sanitation facilities damaged or destroyed: 67Daily amount of untreated water and sewage flowing into the sea from Gaza: 60,000 cubic metersLength of electrical grid destroyed: 510 kilometers (320 miles)...