It has been 467 days since Israel began its war against the Palestinians in Gaza. This represents more than 15 months of daily bombings, deaths, injuries, displacement and starvation.
The Israeli assault began on October 7, 2023, after attacks on southern Israel carried out by the Palestinian group Hamas.
More than 1,100 people were killed in these attacks and around 240 were captured. Many captives were released in a prisoner exchange in November 2023 or were killed in subsequent Israeli attacks.
Israel launched a brutal offensive with air raids after the attacks and further tightened its blockade on the enclave, in place since 2007.
46,707 Palestinians killed
Over the past 15 months, at least 46,707 people have been killed in Gaza, including around 18,000 children. The death toll means one in 50 people have been killed in Gaza. Many analysts and rights groups believe the real number of victims is much higher.
Despite global condemnation and calls from international organizations and rights groups, Israel has continued its campaign of collective punishment against the besieged enclave, where half the population is under 18. In doing so, Israel has wiped out several generations of families in the region. marital status.
More than 100,000 people injured
At least 110,265 people have been injured in Gaza as a result of the war. This represents one in 20 people.
According to the World Health Organization, nearly a quarter of the injured, or about 22,500 people, suffer life-altering injuries that require but do not benefit from rehabilitation. Severe limb injuries are the main type of injury requiring rehabilitation.
According to UNRWA, the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, every day, 10 children lose one or both legs following operations and amputations carried out with little or no anesthesia due to the Israeli blockade .
The Palestinian Health Ministry said that by the end of 2024 there had been at least 4,500 amputations.
In addition to the confirmed victims, thousands of people are believed to be buried under the rubble. With few tools to remove rubble and rescue those trapped under the concrete, Palestinian Civil Defense volunteers and workers can only rely on their hands. It is impossible to know how many people died under the rubble.
An estimated 85,000 tons of explosives were dropped on Gaza, according to the Palestinian Environmental Quality Authority. Experts predict it may take more than a decade to clear the debris left by the bombings, which totals more than 42 million tons, according to the United Nations Development Program. Added to the clearance work is the risk of dealing with unexploded bombs.
Gaza is starving
Under the Rome Statute, a treaty that created the International Criminal Court, intentionally starving a population constitutes a war crime when committed during armed conflict.
An Tel Aviv Tribune investigation Fault lines found that Israel has systematically withheld aid and water from starving people in Gaza.
In January, the United Nations humanitarian agency said efforts to deliver aid to Gaza were at a “breaking point.”
Israel restricts aid deliveries and has carried out attacks on aid workers, creating a hungry people heavily dependent on outside aid.
At least eight babies have also died of hypothermia as Palestinians in Gaza struggle to survive in shelters unsuitable for winter conditions.
Nearly 1.9 million people in Gaza are internally displaced, almost 80 percent of whom live in makeshift shelters without adequate clothing or protection from the cold.
United Nations agencies estimate that nearly half a million people are in flood-prone areas. Gaza authorities have said that around 110,000 of the 135,000 tents used as shelters in the Gaza Strip are worn out and unusable.
