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Casualties of the Israel–Hamas war
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According to the United Nations Development Programme, as of May 2024, at least 5% of Gaza's population has been killed, maimed or injured. [1] As of 22 June 2024[update], over 38,000 people (37,396 Palestinian[2] and 1,478 Israeli[14]) have been reported as killed in the Israel–Hamas war, including 108 journalists (103 Palestinian, 2 Israeli and 3 Lebanese)[15] and over 224 humanitarian aid workers, including 179 employees of UNRWA.[16]
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The vast majority of casualties have been in the Gaza Strip. The death toll reported by the UN OCHA comes from the Gaza Health Ministry.[17] The breakdown of the figures in the UN OCHA report only includes casualties whose identities have been confirmed, while the overall figure is the number of reported deaths.[18] Over 24,000 of the dead have been fully identified by the Gaza Health Ministry;[19] of these, 52% are women and minors, 40% are men, and 8% are elderly of both sexes.[20] Some have speculated that the total death toll in Gaza might be higher than reported, with roughly 10,000 Gazans believed still buried under the rubble.[21][22][23][24] The number of deaths do not include those who have died from "preventable disease, malnutrition and other consequences of the war".[20] Indirect Palestinian deaths from disease are expected to be much higher due to the intensity of the conflict, destruction of health care infrastructure, lack of food, water, shelter, and safe places for civilians to flee, and reduction in UNRWA funding; 186,000 Palestinians or more may die as a result of the conflict according to a July 2024 conservative estimate by Rasha Khatib, Martin McKee, and Salim Yusuf published in The Lancet's correspondence section.[25]
The October 7 attacks on Israel killed 1,139 people, including 764 civilians and 373 Israeli security personnel. A further 251 persons were taken hostage during the initial attack on Israel to the Gaza Strip.[3][26][27] A further 479 Palestinians, including 116 children, and 9 Israelis have been killed in the occupied West Bank (including East Jerusalem).[2] Casualties have also occurred in other parts of Israel, as well as in southern Lebanon, and Syria.[28]