Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza reaches 100-day mark, here’s the conflict by numbers

Now 100 days old, the latest Israel-Hamas war is by far the longest, bloodiest, and most destructive conflict between the bitter enemies.

The fighting erupted on Oct. 7 when Hamas carried out a deadly attack in southern Israel. Since then, Israel has relentlessly pounded the Gaza Strip with airstrikes and a ground offensive that have wrought unprecedented destruction, flattening entire neighborhoods. The offensive has displaced the vast majority of Palestinians in Gaza, shuttered operations in more than half of Gaza’s hospitals and caused widespread hunger, U.N. monitors say.

Here’s a look in numbers at the toll of the Israel-Hamas war, sourced from Palestinian Health Ministry and Israeli officials as well as international observers and aid groups.

TOTAL DEATHS

Number of Palestinians killed in Gaza: 23,843 (Experts say at least that many are under the rubble)

Number of people killed in Israel: more than 1,200

Number of Palestinians killed in the West Bank: 347

CIVILIANS

Civilians killed in Gaza: The civilian toll of the war is unknown, however, with women and minors making up an estimated 90% those killed

Number of civilians killed in Israel on Oct. 7: 390

U.N. staff killed in Gaza: 148

Health workers killed in Gaza: at least 337

Journalists killed in Gaza: 82

Everything to know about South Africa’s genocide case against Israel

Two days of public hearings in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel began at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday, as pro-Palestine campaigners hope the World Court might halt Israel’s devastating military campaign in Gaza. Since October 7, over 23,000 people have died in the Gaza Strip due to the siege, with approximately 10,000 of those deaths being children. South Africa filed the first lawsuit related to this issue at the ICJ, setting a precedent. In its application submitted on December 29, Pretoria accuses Israel of committing genocide in contravention of the 1948 UN Genocide Convention, which both

SOLDIERS/MILITANTS

Number of Israeli soldiers killed on Oct. 7: 314

Number of militants killed by Israel: Over 2,000

Number of Israeli soldiers killed in the Gaza ground offensive: 188

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 Gaza’s buildings likely damaged/destroyed: 45-56%

Hospitals in Gaza partially functioning: 15/36

Palestinian civilians facing “catastrophic hunger and starvation”: 576,600 (26% of the population)

Percentage of school buildings in Gaza damaged: over 69%

Mosques damaged: 142