1 of 1 body is recovered from the rubble after Israel’s bombing of the Gaza Strip Photo: Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Portal Body is recovered from the rubble after Israel’s bombing of the Gaza Strip Photo: Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Portal
The information from January 2008 to September 2023 comes from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (Ocha) and concerns deaths in conflict and related to the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories. The data since the conflict began on Saturday (7) is the result of an assessment by local authorities.
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- Since Saturday, when Hamas began attacks on Israeli territory, there have been around 900 deaths 929 in all of 2023.
- The number is three times the total number of deaths in Israel between 2008 and 2022.
According to UN data, more than half of Palestinian and Israeli deaths in that 15year period were civilians.
▶️ How did the conflict between Hamas and Israel begin? The latest dispute in the region began on October 7, when Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel. This was the most violent action against Israeli territory in the last 50 years. The country’s intelligence services could not have suspected that an offensive of this magnitude was being prepared.
▶️ What is Hamas? The armed extremist group is one of the largest Islamic organizations in the Palestinian territories and has controlled the Gaza Strip since 2007. Countries such as the United States and the United Kingdom consider Hamas a terrorist group. Watch the video below to learn more about the group.
▶️ How was the attack? The actions were concentrated near the Gaza border, from where Hamas fired 5,000 rockets. Armed men from the south of the country invaded Israeli territory by land, air and sea, on motorcycles and paragliders. There were reports that the invaders shot people in the streets and kidnapped dozens of Israelis (including women and children) and took them to Gaza as hostages.
▶️ What was Israel’s reaction? Faced with the Hamas offensive, the Israeli government began retaliatory measures. “We are at war and we will win,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said shortly after the attack. “Our enemy will pay a price he has never known.” Also on October 7, Israel launched bombing raids on the Gaza Strip.
▶️ How many people died? According to the report from local authorities, at least 1,587 people had died as of 4 p.m., 900 in Israel, 687 in the Gaza Strip and seven in the West Bank. Thousands of people were injured.
▶️ What is and where is the Gaza Strip? It is Palestinian territory that lies on a narrow piece of land on the west coast of Israel on the border with Egypt. The city, which is characterized by poverty and overpopulation, has 2 million inhabitants who live in an area of 360 km² slightly smaller than Santa Catarina. Gaza was captured by Israel in the SixDay War in 1967 and handed over to the Palestinians in 2005. Gaza is currently experiencing a blockade of goods and services imposed by its border neighbors.
▶️ What is the history of conflict in the region? The dispute between Israel and Palestine has been going on for decades and has resulted in numerous armed clashes and deaths. In its modern form, it dates back to 1947, when the United Nations (UN) proposed the creation of two states, one Jewish and one Arab, in Palestine under a British mandate.