This is an entry from: Live: Palestinian death toll in Gaza nears 26,000
The scale of Israel's devastating war on Gaza, in numbers
14 January 2024 16:42 GMT
The Palestinian government media office in Gaza has released figures showing the extent of Israel's devastating "genocidal" war on Gaza, now in its 100th day.
Here are the key numbers:
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(2,000) Massacres committed by the Israeli army (a massacre refers to an attack that leads to the mass killing of at least three people)
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(31,000) People killed and missing
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(23,968) Deaths recorded by hospitals
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(10,600) Children killed
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(7,200) Women killed
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(337) Health professionals killed
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(45) Emergency responders killed
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(117) Journalists killed
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(7,000) Missing, 70 percent of whom are children and women
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(60,582) Wounded
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(11,000) Wounded and need urgent travel to receive life-saving treatment
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(10,000) Cancer patients facing the risk of death
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(99) Health professionals detained
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(9) Known journalists detained
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(2,000,000) Internally displaced
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(400,000) Diagnosed with infectious diseases as a result of displacement
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(134) Government offices destroyed
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(95) Schools and universities completely destroyed
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(295) Schools and universities partially damaged
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(150) Mosques completely destroyed
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(245) Mosques partially damaged
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(3) Churches targeted and damaged
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(70,000) Housing units completely destroyed
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(290,000) Housing units partially damaged and made uninhabitable
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(65,000) Tonnes of explosives dropped by the Israeli army
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(30) Hospitals put out of service
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(53) Health centres put of service
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(150) Health institutions targeted
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(121) Ambulances destroyed
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(200) Archaeological and heritage sites destroyed