Three years have passed since Israel launched its military operation in Gaza following the October 7, 2023 attacks by Hamas and other Palestinian groups that killed 1,139 people in southern Israel and took about 240 captives. Israel responded with relentless bombardment and tightened its blockade into a total stranglehold. A ceasefire took effect on October 10, 2025, but attacks and killings have continued, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health and an Al Jazeera analysis.
According to the Ministry of Health, which counts only deaths recorded at hospitals or officially registered, the true death toll is likely much higher as it excludes thousands still buried under rubble or missing. The war has killed approximately one in every 30 people in Gaza, or about 3 percent of the pre-war population. More than 21,000 children are among the dead.
Injury figures are equally stark: more than 175,000 people have been wounded, about one in every 13 residents. A conservative World Health Organization estimate suggests roughly 24 percent of the injured have life-changing injuries requiring long-term rehabilitation, a quarter of them children. Gaza's remaining health facilities are overwhelmed and running on dwindling supplies.
Since the ceasefire took effect at noon on October 10, 2025, Israel has killed at least 1,460 Palestinians and injured 5,116, the Ministry reported. An Al Jazeera analysis found that Israel attacked Gaza on 325 of the past 361 days, leaving only 36 days with no reported attacks, deaths or injuries. The United States has insisted that the ceasefire is still holding despite the continued attacks.
Nearly all of Gaza's healthcare infrastructure has been damaged. The article states that 94 percent of hospitals and clinics have been affected by Israeli attacks. The full extent of damage to schools, homes and other civilian infrastructure is not detailed in the source but remains severe.