Monday is the five hundredth day of the conflict triggered by Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 attack into southern Israel.
A tenuous ceasefire within the Gaza Strip has held for almost a month. However the present section of the truce is ready to run out in early March and it’s unclear if the perimeters will prolong it, start negotiations for a extra lasting ceasefire or resume preventing.
Listed below are some numbers that present the dimensions of loss of life and devastation. Sources embody the Israeli authorities, the Gaza Well being Ministry and U.N. companies.
Individuals killed in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023: Round 1,200
Hostages taken into Gaza: 251
Hostages remaining in Gaza: 73, together with 3 taken earlier than Oct. 7, 2023
Hostages in Gaza believed to be lifeless: 36, together with one from earlier than Oct. 7, 2023
Palestinians killed in Gaza: Over 48,200 (This determine from the Gaza Well being Ministry doesn’t distinguish between combatants and civilians, however the ministry says greater than half of the lifeless have been ladies and kids)
Palestinians wounded in Gaza: Over 111,600
Israeli troopers killed since Oct. 7, 2023: 846
Rockets fired at Israel from Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023: Over 10,000
Share of Gaza’s inhabitants displaced: Round 90%
Palestinians who’ve crossed into northern Gaza for the reason that ceasefire started: 586,000
Israelis displaced by assaults from Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon at their peak: Over 75,500
Housing models broken or destroyed in Gaza: Over 245,000
Major roads broken or destroyed in Gaza: Over 92%
Well being services broken or destroyed in Gaza: Over 84%
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