Now 100 days old, the latest Israel-Hamas war is by far the longest, bloodiest, and most destructive conflict between the bitter enemies.
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The fighting erupted on October 7 when Hamas carried out a deadly attack in southern Israel.
Since then, Israel has relentlessly pounded the Gaza Strip with air strikes and a ground offensive that have wrought unprecedented destruction, flattening entire neighbourhoods.
The offensive has displaced the vast majority of Palestinians in Gaza, shuttered operations in more than half of Gaza's hospitals and caused widespread hunger, United Nations monitors say.
The Israeli military says it has now scaled back operations in the hard-hit north but in the south, where it says Hamas' leaders are hiding, it presses forward at full strength.
Meanwhile, Lebanon's Hezbollah militia and Israel have engaged in cross-border skirmishes almost every day since the war began.
Here's a look in numbers at the toll of the Israel-Hamas war, sourced from the Palestinian Health Ministry and Israeli officials as well as international observers and aid groups.
* TOTAL DEATHS
- Number of Palestinians killed in Gaza: 23,843
- Number of people killed in Israel: more than 1200
- Number of Palestinians killed in the West Bank: 347
* CIVILIANS
- Civilians killed in Gaza: The civilian toll of the war is unknown, with women and minors making up an estimated two-thirds of those killed
- Number of civilians killed in Israel on October 7: 790
- UN staff killed in Gaza: 148
- Health workers killed in Gaza: at least 337
- Journalists killed in Gaza: 82
* SOLDIERS/MILITANTS
- Number of Israeli soldiers killed on October 7: 314
- Number of militants killed by Israel: more than 8000
- Number of Israeli soldiers killed in the Gaza ground offensive: 188
- Number of Israeli soldiers killed on the northern front: nine
- Number of Israeli soldiers killed by friendly fire or "accidents" in Gaza and the north: 29
* DESTRUCTION/HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN GAZA
- Percentage of Gaza's buildings likely damaged/destroyed: 45 to 56 per cent
- Hospitals in Gaza partially functioning: 15 of 36
- Palestinian civilians facing "catastrophic hunger and starvation": 576,600 (26 per cent of the population)
- School buildings in Gaza damaged: more than 69 per cent
- Mosques damaged: 142
- Churches damaged: three
- Ambulances damaged: 121
- Students out of school: 625,000 (100 per cent of students)
* INJURIES
- Palestinians injured in Gaza: 60,005
- Palestinians injured in West Bank: more than 4000
- Total Israeli injuries: 12,536
- Israeli soldiers injured in ground offensive: 1085
- Israeli soldiers injured since October 7: 2496
* DISPLACEMENT
- Number of Palestinians displaced in Gaza: 1.9 million (85 per cent of Gaza's population)
- Number of Israelis displaced from northern and southern border communities: 249,263 (2.6 per cent of the population)
* HOSTAGES/PRISONERS
- Hostages taken by Hamas on October 7: 253
- Hostages released: 121
- Hostages taken October 7 who remain in the Gaza Strip: 132 (111 men, 19 women and two children; 121 of them Israeli and 11 foreigners)
- Hostages who were killed or died in Hamas captivity: 33
- Palestinian prisoners released during a week-long pause in fighting: 240
* MUNITIONS
- Number of rockets launched toward Israel: 14,000.
Australian Associated Press
