The Israel-Hamas war’s devastating toll, by the numbers
The Israel-Hamas war’s devastating toll, by the numbers
Relatives and friends of people killed and abducted by Hamas and taken into Gaza, react to the ceasefire announcement as they take part in a demonstration in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Relatives and friends of people killed and abducted by Hamas and taken into Gaza, react to the ceasefire announcement as they take part in a demonstration in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
Relatives and friends of people killed and abducted by Hamas and taken into Gaza, react to the ceasefire announcement as they take part in a demonstration in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Officials announced that Israel and Hamas have reached a ceasefire agreement to pause more than 15 months of war and release hostages held in Gaza.
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.
The Oct. 7 attack
Number of people killed in Israel: Around 1,200
Number of hostages taken into Gaza: 251
Number of hostages in Gaza believed to be alive: 62, including two from before Oct. 7, 2023
Number of captives in Gaza believed to be dead: 36, including two from before Oct. 7, 2023
The Israel-Hamas war
Number of Palestinians killed in Gaza: Over 46,000 (This figure from the Gaza Health Ministry does not distinguish between combatants and civilians, but the ministry says more than half of the dead were women and children.)
Number of Palestinians wounded in Gaza: Over 109,000
Number of militants the Israeli military says it has killed: Over 17,000 (The military has not provided evidence to support the claim.)
Number of Israeli soldiers killed since Oct. 7, 2023: 840
Number of rockets fired at Israel from Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023: Over 10,000
Displacement
Number of Palestinians displaced in Gaza: Around 1.9 million
Percentage of Gaza’s population that has been displaced: Around 90%
Number of Israelis displaced by attacks from Gaza at their peak: Over 75,500
Number of Israelis currently displaced from homes in the south: Around 7,000
Percentage of Gaza’s territory placed under Israeli evacuation orders at different periods: Around 90%
Destruction in Gaza
Number of structures moderately to severely damaged or destroyed: Over 136,000
Number of housing units damaged or destroyed: Over 245,000
Percentage of structures damaged or destroyed: 69%
Total estimated cost of damage from the war’s first three months: $18.5 billion
Highest GDP ever reported in the West Bank and Gaza, in 2022: $19.17 billion
Damage to Gaza’s infrastructure
Percentage of primary roads damaged or destroyed: Over 92%
Percentage of health facilities damaged or destroyed: Over 84%
Percentage of water and sanitation facilities damaged or destroyed: 67%
Daily amount of untreated water and sewage flowing into the sea from Gaza: 60,000 cubic meters (2.1 million cubic feet)
Length of electrical grid destroyed: 510 kilometers (320 miles)