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The war between Israel and Hamas, which began 100 days ago on Sunday, has exposed Dr. Suhaib Alhamss, his team and the rest of Gaza’s population to an unprecedented scale of violence and horror.
ASSOCIATED PRESS / DEC. 3
Family and friends of Staff Sergeant Aschalwu Sama mourn over his grave during his funeral in Petah Tikva, Israel, Sunday, Dec. 3. Sama, 20, died of his wounds after he was injured in a ground operation in the Gaza Strip.
JERUSALEM >> The new 100-day war between Israel and Hamas comes about through the longest, bloodiest and most destructive confrontation between 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 nearly half of Gaza’s hospitals and caused widespread famine, U.N. monitors say.
The IDF says it has now scaled back its operations in the worst-hit north, limiting itself to targeted intelligence-based operations. But in the south, where Hamas leaders are hiding, it is advancing with all its might. Meanwhile, Hezbollah and Israel have engaged in skirmishes almost every day since the war began.
Here is a graphic review of the cost of the war between Israel and Hamas, both from the Palestinian Health Ministry and Israeli officials, as well as from foreign observers and humanitarian groups.
TOTAL DEATHS
Number of Palestinians killed in Gaza: 23,708
Number of people killed in Israel: Over 1,300
Number of Palestinians killed in the West Bank: 347
CIVIL
Civilians killed in Gaza: The civilian toll of 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 7 October: 790
Corps of UN workers killed in Gaza: 148
Medics killed in Gaza: at least 337
Journalists killed in Gaza: 82
SOLDIERS/MILITANTS
Number of Israelis killed on 7 October: 314
Number of militants killed by Israel: Over 8,000
Number of Israelis killed in Gaza offensive: 187
Number of Israelis 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 buildings in Gaza most likely to be damaged or destroyed: 45-56%
Hospitals in Gaza in operation: 15/36
Palestinian civilians “catastrophic famines and famines”: 576,600 (26% of the population)
Percentage of buildings damaged in Gaza: more than 69%
Mosques damaged: 142
Churches damaged: 3
Ambulances damaged: 121
Out-of-school students: 625,000 (100% of students)
INJURIES
Palestinians injured in Gaza: 60,005
Palestinians injured in West Bank: more than 4,000
Total Israeli wounded: 12,415
Israelis wounded in ground offensive: 1,085
Israeli wounded since 7 October: 2,496
CHANGE
Number of Palestinians displaced in Gaza: 1. 8 million (85% of Gaza’s population)
Number of Israelis displaced from northern and southern border communities: 249,263 (2.6% of the population)
Number of Palestinians displaced in the West Bank: 1,208
Hostages/Prisoners
Hostages taken by Hamas on October 7: about 250
Hostages released: 121
Hostages in the gang: 136
1. 111 men, 19 women, 2 children
2. 121 Israelis, foreigners
Hamas hostages killed or held captive: 33
Palestinian prisoners released during weeklong pause in fighting: 240
AMMUNITION
Number of rockets launched toward Israel: 14,000
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