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Israel's devastating war in Gaza, here is the balance in figures during a year of war

Politiko 2024-10-07 10:09:19

Israel's devastating war in Gaza, here is the balance in figures during a

A year ago, Israel launched one of the deadliest and most destructive bombing campaigns in modern history on the Gaza Strip. It began just hours after Hamas - the Palestinian group that controls Gaza, declared a terrorist by the US and the EU - carried out an unprecedented attack against Israel on October 7, 2023 - the deadliest in the country's history.

Israel's aim to destroy Hamas has resulted in massive damage to civilians and infrastructure in Gaza - one of the most populated areas in the world. On October 7, Hamas launched a several-hour attack on Israel from Gaza. Israel said 1,139 people were killed, including 685 Israeli civilians and 71 foreigners.

Hamas also took 251 Israeli hostages. Almost half of them have been released, some have been rescued and others have been released by Hamas. Just over 100 of the hostages are believed to be in Gaza, while the rest are believed to be dead. Some were killed unintentionally during Israeli airstrikes.

Israel said 346 of its soldiers were killed during the ground offensive in Gaza, which it launched weeks after launching airstrikes on the enclave. More than 41,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since Oct. 7, according to the Health Ministry in the Hamas-run enclave. Most are believed to have been civilians, and a significant number of them children, who make up almost half of Gaza's population of 2 million.

UN Human Rights chief Volker Turk said in April that "every 10 minutes, a child is killed or injured" in Gaza. Children, he said, "are disproportionately paying the price in this war." The death toll is believed to be even higher. More than 10,000 people are believed to be still buried under the rubble of residential buildings in Gaza, according to the UN.

Over 700 Palestinians, including more than 150 children, were also killed in the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. Israeli forces were accused of unlawful use of deadly force during fatal shootings against Palestinians, including the deliberate execution of Palestinians who posed no apparent security threat.

Israel said 1,139 people were killed in the Hamas attack on October 7, including 685 Israeli civilians and 71 foreigners. According to Israel, 346 of its soldiers were killed in the ground invasion of Gaza, which began weeks after the start of its aerial bombardment there. During its attack, Hamas took 251 Israelis hostage. Nearly half were released - some rescued and others released by Hamas itself.

Just over 100 hostages are believed to be still in Gaza, while others are believed to be dead. Some of them were accidentally killed by Israeli attacks. According to the UN, Israel has destroyed over half of all structures in the Gaza Strip. About 360,000 other housing units were damaged. Israel's destruction of Gaza Strip infrastructure Satellite images show that at least 53 schools have been destroyed since the conflict began.

Israel says it is targeting "terrorist" infrastructure and buildings in Gaza and accuses Hamas of using civilians as human shields. Israel's ground and air strikes in Gaza injured over 95,000 Palestinians, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). At least a quarter of them face life-changing injuries, such as amputations and lengthy rehabilitation, the WHO said. At least 116 journalists and media workers were killed in Gaza, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists.

At least five journalists were directly targeted by Israeli forces and the New York-based media watchdog classified them as assassinations. The figures made Israel's war in Gaza the deadliest conflict ever for journalists. Aid workers were also killed during field work. According to the UN, their number is over 250. Almost the entire population of the Gaza Strip faces hunger, due to the extreme lack of food, according to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification.

Human Rights Watch said in December that Israel uses starvation as a weapon of war in the Gaza Strip. Internally Displaced Palestinians More than 85 percent of Gaza's residents, or over 1.9 million people, were displaced within the enclave by the end of 2023, according to the UN./ REL