Jerusalem (AFP) – Now 100 days old The final war between Israel and Hamas is still far away The longest, bloodiest and most destructive conflict Between sworn enemies.
Fighting broke out on October 7 when Hamas carried out a bloody attack in southern Israel. Since then, Israel has been established The bombing of the Gaza Strip is relentless With air strikes and ground attacks that caused unprecedented devastation, leveling entire neighborhoods to the ground. UN observers say the attack displaced the vast majority of Palestinians in Gaza, halted operations in nearly half of Gaza's hospitals and caused widespread famine.
The Israeli army says that it has now reduced its operations in the severely affected north, and has limited itself to targeted operations based on intelligence information. But in the south, where it says Hamas leaders are hiding, it is advancing in full force. Meanwhile, Hezbollah and Israel have been engaged in mutual skirmishes almost every day since the war began.
Here's a look at the toll numbers for the war between Israel and Hamas, obtained from the Palestinian Ministry of Health and Israeli officials as well as international observers and aid groups.
Total deaths
Number of Palestinians who were martyred in Gaza: 23,708
Death toll in Israel: more than 1,300
Number of Palestinian deaths in the West Bank: 347
Civilians
Civilian deaths in Gaza: The number of civilian deaths in the war is unknown. It is believed that two-thirds of those killed in Gaza are women and minors.
Number of civilians killed in Israel on October 7: 790
Number of UN staff killed in Gaza: 148
Death toll of health workers in Gaza: at least 337
Journalists killed in Gaza: 82
Soldiers/militants
Number of Israeli soldiers killed on October 7: 314
Number of militants killed by Israel: more than 8,000
Number of Israeli soldiers killed in the ground attack on Gaza: 187
Number of Israeli soldiers killed on the northern front: 9
Number of Israeli soldiers killed by friendly fire or “accidents” in Gaza and the north: 29
Destruction/humanitarian situation in Gaza
Percentage of damaged/destroyed buildings in Gaza: 45-56%
Hospitals in Gaza Partially operated: 15/36
Palestinian civilians facing “catastrophic hunger and starvation”: 576,600 (26% of population)
Percentage of damaged school buildings in Gaza: More than 69%
Damaged mosques: 142
Affected churches: 3
Damaged ambulances: 121
Out-of-school students: 625,000 (100% of students)
Injuries
Number of Palestinians wounded in Gaza: 60,005
Palestinian wounded in the West Bank: more than 4,000
Total Israeli infections: 12,415
Number of Israeli soldiers wounded in the ground attack: 1,085
Number of Israeli soldiers infected since October 7: 2,496
displacement
Number of displaced Palestinians in Gaza: 1.8 million (85% of Gaza’s population)
Number of Israelis displaced from the northern and southern border towns: 249,263 (2.6% of the population)
Number of displaced Palestinians in the West Bank: 1,208
Hostages/prisoners
Hostages were taken By Hamas on October 7: about 250
Released hostages: 121
Remaining hostages in the Strip: 136
1. 111 men, 19 women and 2 children
2. 121 Israelis, 11 foreigners
Number of hostages who were martyred or died in Hamas captivity: 33
Palestinian prisoners released during the week-long cessation of fighting: 240
Ordnance
Number of missiles launched towards Israel: 14 thousand missiles
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