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Two years of Genocidal War
Source
Ministry of Health / Gaza Strip

Genocide Victims: Martyrs and Missing Persons

  • Total number of martyrs and missing persons
    More than 77,500
  • Number of martyrs who reached hospitals
    More than 68,000
  • Number of missing persons
    More than 9,500
  • Number of families completely or almost completely wiped out
    More than 39,000
  • الممرضين الشهداء
    314
  • Number of child martyrs
    More than 20,000
  • Number of female martyrs
    More than 12,000
  • Number of infants born and martyred during the war
    450
تنويه: الأعداد الإجمالية المؤكدة من عدة مصادر حتى التاريخ المذكور

Destruction of Infrastructure

  • Percentage of destroyed civilian infrastructure
    More than 90%
  • Initial direct losses in all sectors
    More than 70 billion USD
  • Amount of rubble in the Gaza Strip
    More than 61 million tons
  • Amount of explosives dropped on Gaza
    More than 200,000 tons
  • Number of unexploded ordnances / bombs
    More than 20,000
  • Area of the Gaza Strip seized by occupation through invasion and fire
    More than 80%
  • Number of hospitals destroyed or disabled
    38
  • Number of destroyed universities and educational institutions
    165
  • Number of destroyed schools
    670
  • Number of mosques completely destroyed
    835

Martyrs from Humanitarian and Service Sectors

  • Number of martyrs from medical personnel
    1,670
  • Number of martyrs from Civil Defense crews
    140
  • Number of martyred municipal employees, including 4 mayors
    176
  • Number of martyred police and aid security personnel
    787
  • Number of martyred UNRWA employees
    203
  • Number of martyred journalists
    254
  • Number of martyred scientists, academics, and teachers
    1,023
  • Number of martyred athletes
    894

Siege, Starvation, and Denial of Aid and Treatment

  • Number of days border crossings were closed
    More than 600
  • Number of aid trucks denied entry by the occupation
    More than 120,000
  • Number of food kitchens and aid distribution centers targeted
    108
  • Number of martyrs due to hunger and malnutrition
    More than 140
  • Number of martyrs due to cold in forced displacement camps
    More than 17
  • Number of martyrs in “death traps” while trying to access aid
    More than 2,600
  • Percentage of kidney patients who died due to lack of treatment
    More than 42%
  • Number of children at risk of death from malnutrition
    650,000
  • Number of patients at risk of death due to denied medical treatment
    More than 350,000
Image of some of the destruction of Soha’s house. Image courtesy of the author.
The author's niece and nephew during a tutoring session in 2024. Photo courtesy of the author.

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