Israel-Gaza war: Thousand dead, thousands displaced | Data Premium
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Israel and Hamas have been locked in a deadly conflict for years. In the latest attack, 600 people have been killed in Israel, including 44 soldiers, and 313 in Gaza. Tens of thousands of soldiers have been deployed around Gaza, and over 20,000 people are sheltering in UNRWA schools. Chart 1 shows that this is the deadliest attack on Israel by a wide margin, with the number of Palestinians killed far outnumbering those on the other side. Map 3 and Chart 4 show the flashpoints of the conflict and the displacement of Palestinians due to demolitions.
Several Israeli media outlets reported on Sunday that the death toll from Hamas’ wide-ranging incursion into Israel has risen to 600.
Israeli soldiers battled Hamas fighters in the streets of southern Israel on Sunday and launched retaliation strikes that levelled buildings in Gaza, while in northern Israel a brief exchange of strikes with Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group raised fears of a broader conflict.
There was still some fighting underway more than 24 hours after an unprecedented surprise attack from Gaza, in which Hamas militants, backed by a volley of thousands of rockets, broke through Israel’s security barrier and rampaged through nearby communities. They took captives back into the coastal Gaza enclave, including women, children and elderly, who they will likely try to trade for thousands of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.
At least 600 people have reportedly been killed in Israel — including 44 soldiers — a staggering toll on a scale the country has not experienced in decades. Officials in Gaza said 313 people had died in the territory. An Israeli official said security forces have killed 400 militants and captured dozens more. Civilians paid a staggering cost for the violence on both sides.
Chart 1 | The chart shows the number of Palestinians and Israelis who were killed since 2008 in the occupied Palestinian territory and Israel in the context of the occupation and conflict. The latest attack is marked separately.
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Chart 1 shows that this is by far the deadliest attack on Israel by a wide margin. It depicts that the number of Palestinians who died in the conflict far outnumber the deaths on the other side every year.
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