Data, October 7, 2023 - November 6, 2025 – The Gaza Strip
- Adi Ronen Argov
- Nov 7
- 6 min read
Updated: 3d
Palestinians killed
1. Since October 11, 2025, the date the recent ceasefire agreement went into effect:
Killed | Rescued from the rubble |
241 | 528 |
‣ During the night between October 28 and 29, 2025, as Israel violated the recent agreement, Palestinians killed numbered:
Children | Women | Men | Total |
46 | 20 | 38 | 104 |
‣ 285 bodies of dead Gazans incarcerated by Israel were returned. Most of them bear signs of harsh abuse: shackled, blindfolded, some of them executed. So far, only 84 of them have been identified.
2. Since October 7, 2023, rescued and documented Palestinians killed numbered 69,176.
‣ Segmentation according to ages and gender, as of October 7, 2025, of the identified only*:
Children | Women | Men | Elderly |
20,179 | 10,427 | 31,754 | 4,813 |
30% | 15.5% | 47.3% | 7.2% |
*The number of identified bodies is lower than the total killed.
‣ Segmentation of children killed according to their age groups:
Less than 1 | 1-5 | 6-12 | 13-18 |
5.14% | 25.01% | 35.98% | 33.87% |
‣ On average, 96 persons were killed daily, among them:
Children | Women | Elderly |
29 | 15 | 7 |
‣ About 9,500-10,00 persons are still missing.
‣ Gazans killed, segmented by their profession|:
Aid workers | Health | Rescue & First Responders | Journalists & communication | Education |
579 | 1,700 | 140 | 252 | 792 |
390 men and 189 women |
‣ 461 Gazans died of starvation since 2023:
2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
4 | 49 | 408 |
On August 22, 2025, the UN declared the Gaza Strip as a starvation crisis area. Since then, 185 have died, including 42 children, of starvation.
‣ Among the persons dying of starvation:
Children | Women | Men | Elderly |
157 | 44 | 72 | 188 |
34.06% | 9.54% | 15.62% | 40.78% |
‣ At the GHF (American-Israeli entity for food distribution) and other aid distribution spots, 2,615 persons were killed. Since these centers were closed down under the ceasefire agreement, no persons were reported killed at various food distributions spots.
3. Additional data of killed persons, as of October 7, 2025:
‣ Families:
At least 1 member lost | Lost more than 1 member | A single survivor | Completely wiped out |
38,034 | 7,504 | 5,943 | 2,613 |
‣ Orphaned:
At least 1 parent | Lost 1 parent | Lost both parents |
58,554 | 55,861 | 2,693 |
49,758 lost the father and 6,103 lost the mother |
‣ Additional reading: No family, no stability, no social fabric: the suffering of wounded Gazan orphans, The Guardian
Israeli and foreign national persons killed
1. 1,671 persons were killed on October 7, 2023 and later, among them:
Soldiers | At home on Oct. 7, 2023 | Re’im & Nirim Music Festivals |
471 | 245 | 400 |
killed after October 7, 2023 and during the ground invasion. |
‣ 83 of the captives were killed either on October 7, 2023 or later.
‣ 37 children were killed on October 7, 2023*:
Less than 1 | 2-9 | 10-17 |
2 | 7 | 28 |
*2 of them killed in captivity.
‣ On October 7, 2023 – 116 children were orphaned:
of 1 parent | of both parents |
96 | 20 |
‣ 643 orphans were added to the list since October 7, 2023.
Palestinians wounded
1. Since the recent ceasefire agreement went into effect on October 11, 2025, 619 persons were wounded.
‣ During the night between October 28 and 29, 2025, as Israel violated the ceasefire agreement, over 250 persons including 78 children were wounded.
2. During October 2025, 2,143 persons were wounded.
3. Since the beginning of 2025, 89,110 persons were wounded, of them 19,182 at the GHF food-distribution centers and other food distribution sites.
4. Since October 7, 2023, 170,690 persons were wounded, 26% of them children.
‣ Among the wounded children, the WCNSF (Wounded Child No Surviving Family category) has been focused by aid organizations, but there not enough data yet about the number of children.
‣ As of October 2, 2025:
Life-changing wounds | Amputations |
42,000 | Over 6,000 |
of which about 25% are children |
5. Data about evacuation of the wounded and ill:
‣ 15,000 persons are awaiting evacuation. One-third of these are children. Most suffer traumas or are cancer patients.
‣ During October 2025, 146 wounded persons have been evacuated.
Israelis and foreign nationals wounded
1. On October 7, 2023 – 3,300 were reported wounded.
2. Since then, 2,978 soldiers have been wounded.
Palestinian captives and incarcerated
1. There are no data of the number of Gaza Strip inhabitants detained or captured since October 7, 2023, but according to an investigation of +972 (Local Call) only 25% of them are defined combatants.
‣ So far in Israeli incarceration, 62 persons have died as far as is known.
‣ Within the recent ceasefire agreement in October 2025 – 1,718 inhabitants of the Gaza Strip incarcerated without indictment were released, except for 16 tried and sentenced to terms of imprisonment. There are at least 1,000 others held in Israel.
‣ The reports of released persons and their physical condition bear witness to torture, starvation, sexual assaults and humiliation.
‣ 362 medical staff members have been detained, 19 remain incarcerated without indictment.
Israeli and work migrants in captivity
1. On October 7, 2023, 251 Israelis and work migrants were captured, 36 of them children. In addition, in the Gaza Strip prior to October 7, 2023 were 4 added Israelis, 2 dead and 2 captives.
‣ 83 of the captives were either killed on October 7, 2023 or during their captivity, including a baby and a toddler. 81 of the dead bodies have been returned. 4 bodies are still held in the Gaza Strip.
‣ 166 captives were returned alive, the absolute majority of them in captive return deals (8 live captives were released without a deal).
‣ Detailed release of the captives:
November 2023 | January 2025 | May 2025 | October 2025 |
104 | 36 | 1 | 44 |
80 women and children, and 24 foreign workers | 28 alive and 8 dead | An Israeli holding US citizenship | 20 alive and 24 dead |
‣ Accumulating evidence of released captives shows starvation, physical violence, sexual assaults and humiliation.
Demolition, displacement and humanitarian crisis
1. Demolition:
‣ 60 million tons of rubble and 260,000 tons of accumulating rubble.
‣ 85% of the heavy engineering equipment has been annihilated. A severe limitation of the entry of heavy equipment makes the removal of rubble and rescue of dead bodies difficult. At the same time, Israel continues to bomb and demolish houses in its areas of control in the eastern part of the Gaza Strip and east Khan Yunis.
‣ The following data relate to what has been totally or significantly destroyed:
◦ 81% of the total number of structures;
◦ 77% of the road system;
◦ 91.8% of schools;
◦ 87% of farmland;
◦ 79.5% of greenhouses;
◦ 86.7% of farming water reservoirs;
◦ 89% of sanitation and desalination facilities.
2. Displaced persons
‣ 1.48 million persons need shelter as they lost their homes.
‣ Since the recent ceasefire agreement took effect on October 11, 2025 – 553,000 inhabitants returned to the Northern Strip, 113,000 inhabitants returned to the eastern part.
3. Hunger and aid crisis
‣ 49% of the Strip’s inhabitants have limited access to water.
‣ According to the 60-day plan and ceasefire agreement, Israel was expected to enable the entry of 600 aid trucks a day. In fact, only 24% of this quota enters and reaches its destination, since only 2 of the 5 crossings are open. Israel has been rejecting entry requests and movement on the ground is difficult. In addition, Israel strictly limits the types of food entered:
◦ No fresh meat, eggs, vegetables and fruits, milk formulas allowed;
◦ Allowed are processed foods, refreshment drinks and chocolate.
‣ So far, 51,196 cases of malnutrition have been reported among children;
‣ One of every 5 births is either premature or the newborn at a low birth weight.
4. The health system
‣ Only 18 of the 36 hospitals are active, and even these only partially. There are no active hospitals in the Northern Strip and Rafah;
‣ Only 10 of the 16 field hospitals are active, and even these only partially.
‣ 65 of the 178 Red Crescent centers are active;
‣ The entry of equipment has begun, but here too there is strict limitation of the types and quantity of medication and medical equipment brought in, and some of the medication approved is ineffective.
‣ 40% of patients with kidney disorders died due to the lack of dialysis equipment of equipment malfunction.
‣ 615 cancer patients died die to the cessation of their treatment.
5. The “yellow line”
‣ The “yellow line” that separates areas in Israeli control and such that no longer are, is a line that is not actually delineated, and the maps available to the public are not accurate.
‣ 93% of the persons killed since the ceasefire agreement and the definition of the “yellow line” were shot inside it;
‣ 7% of these were shot on it.
Sources: Addameer, Al Jazeera, Amar Assadi Telegram, Colonization & Wall Resistance Commission, Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs, DCI - Palestine, Democracy Now, Genocide in Gaza, Haaretz, IDF (Israel Defence Forces), HRANA-Human Rights Activists News Agency, International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, The Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), Jordan Valley Activists (Media groups), Letters of American healthcare workers who worked in Gaza, Local Call, OCHA OPT, Looking the Occupation in the Eye, Masafering (Outside the Herd), Middle East Eye, Ministry of Public Health – Gaza, Ministry of Public Health - Lebanon, Palestinian Health Ministry, Palestine Datasets, Palestine Red Crescent Society, Quds News, South Hebron Mountain Activists (Media groups), Ta’ayush, Tasnim News Agency, Tech for Palestine, UNICEF, Wafa News Agency, The Washington Post, WHO, yNet, Zirat War.
