The toll of killing, destruction, and starvation in Gaza since the Israeli aggression

The Israeli occupation launched a war on the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023, leaving a large number of dead and massive destruction to the Strip and its infrastructure.

Deaths

According to the Ministry of Health in Gaza, at least 58,000 Palestinian civilians, half of them women and children, have been killed and 138,520 others injured since October 2023.

The United Nations reported that 798 Palestinians have been killed while trying to obtain food since late May, when the US-based Gaza Humanitarian Foundation began distributing food.

615 Palestinian civilians were killed near the organization's sites, while 183 were killed on the routes of UN aid convoys.

The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics said that Gaza's population decreased to 2,129,724 people, down from 2,226,544 people in 2023.

displacement

Since March 18, the Israeli occupation army has issued 54 displacement orders, covering approximately 81% of the Gaza Strip.

The World Food Programme said this means that more than 700,000 people have been displaced during this period. Since July 8, Israel has occupied 86% of the Gaza Strip.

starvation

The World Food Programme said it has sent more than 1,200 trucks carrying 18,247 tons of food aid since May 21, when border crossings reopened to limited quantities of its aid.

According to the UN, approximately 470,000 Palestinians are expected to face "catastrophic hunger" between May and September of this year. Some 90,000 children and women are in urgent need of treatment.

Damages

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reported that an estimated 436,000 housing units (92% of the total) were damaged or destroyed, with 70% of all buildings and 81% of all roads in the Strip damaged or destroyed.

A UN report issued last April stated that 83% of arable land, 83% of agricultural water wells, and 71% of greenhouses were destroyed.

health care

According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 18 of Gaza's 36 hospitals are still only partially functioning.

Ten of Gaza's 16 field hospitals are operating, and just over a third of Gaza's primary health care centers are partially functioning.

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said that more than one million children need some form of psychosocial support.

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs revealed that 1,580 healthcare workers were killed in the occupation's bombing of health facilities and the Gaza Strip.