Sources
OCHA OPT, WHO, Medecins sans frontieres (Physicians without borders), UNICEF, Gaza Ministry of Communication (controlled by Hamas), Gaza Palestinian Ministry of Health (controlled by Hamas)
Palestinians killed
‣ 36,731, bodies rescued or brought to hospitals, of which (according to the Ministry of Communication):
◦ 15,438 children;
◦ 10,231 women;
◦ 498 members of medical staff;
◦ 70 members of rescue teams;
◦ 147 journalists;
◦ 7 mass graves where 520 bodies were found.
‣ About 10,000 are still missing. Of these (according to the Ministry of Health) 26,493 bodies were identified:
◦ 7,701 children, 5,466 women, 2,418 elderly persons, 10,830 men.
Israeli and foreign nationals killed
‣ About 1,210 Israelis and foreign nationals were killed on October 7th
‣ Of which 36 were children.
‣ 294 soldiers killed since the beginning of the ground invasion
‣ An estimated 45 of the hostages have been killed.
Palestinians wounded
‣ 83,530 wounded. Of these, 54,802 were identified:
◦ 2,685 minors;
◦ 14,369 women;
◦ 27,748 men;
◦ 19.6% of the critically wounded were moved to treatment outside Gaza;
◦ According to the World Health Organization, 14,000 await treatment. Only 46% of them have received an evacuation permission from the Israeli authorities;
◦ Since May 7th, no evacuation (the Rafah Crossing was closed).
Israelis wounded
‣ About 5,400 Israelis and foreign nationals were wounded on October 7th.
‣ 1,902 soldiers were wounded during the ground invasion.
Arrests
‣ Between 4,000 (according to Israel) and 5,000 (according to the Gaza Ministry of Communication) were arrested.
‣ Of these, known persons are 310 members of medical staffs and 20 journalists.
‣ The Israeli army has committed itself to establish an inquiry into the Sdeh Teiman facility following petitions on the issue.
Demolition and displacements
‣ Estimated at present are about 2 million displaced persons, many of them several times.
‣ Analysis of satellite images show dimensions of destruction through UNSAT organization. The analysis was carried out on May 3rd:
◦ 137,000 buildings were hit (55% of the buildings in The Gaza Strip);
◦ 36,591 were totally destroyed. This, before the massive bombings and shellings of the past 3 weeks that added about 50,000 damaged buildings according to OCHA OPT report.
Soldiers bragging about money looting
Humanitarian crisis
‣ According to UNICEF, on the basis of 5 sample surveys and estimates (no way to gather real information):
◦ 9 out of every 10 children in The Gaza Strip is suffering malnutrition;
◦ The beds occupied in hospitals that still function as such: 439%;
◦ Medecins sans frontieres note that Al Aqsa Hospital is the only one functioning at the Central Strip as a “sinking ship” - bodies and wounded in critical condition lying on the ground or outside;
◦ 2 waves of bombings on June 4th and 5th have flooded the hospital with the killed and wounded. Its’ medical supplies and fuel are running out;
◦ There are 700 people hospitalized and it is providing services for one million persons.
At Rafah, the central hospitals have shut down, and only the maternity hospital is still partly functional;
◦ The World Kitchen Organization announced that one of its 3 kitchens in Deir Al Balah has been shelled and became inoperable.
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