For more than a month, Gaza’s night sky has been lit by the red glow of missile flashes, causing death and destruction to its 2.3 million residents. It’s the same during the day, except the colors are different, as Gaza’s blue sky is blackened by plumes of smoke rising from newly razed houses.
Since the start of the latest Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip, following Hamas’ surprise attack on October 7, its army has killed more than 10,500 people, including at least 4,300 children. Thousands more are missing or buried under rubble.
Israel says it struck at least 12,000 targets across the besieged Palestinian territory from October 7 to November 1, marking one of the most intense bombing campaigns in recent history.
Destruction equivalent to two nuclear bombs
According to the Euro-Med Human Rights Observatory, Israel has dropped more than 25,000 tons of explosives on the Gaza Strip since October 7, the equivalent of two nuclear bombs.
By comparison, the Little Boy nuclear bomb dropped by the United States on Hiroshima during World War II produced 15,000 tons of powerful explosives and destroyed everything within a 1 mile radius.
The graph below compares the cumulative explosive power of Israeli bombs dropped on Gaza to other powerful explosions.