More than 400 days of genocide

Today, we are 402 days into Israel’s genocide against Gaza. It has been 402 days since the launch of the Al Aqsa Flood on October 7, 2023. More than a year into this devastating genocide, during which we have seen daily photos and videos that challenge our worst nightmares, I would like to share with you some of the statistics published by the Government Media Office in Gaza on the 400th day of the Gaza genocide.

The statistics below are devastating and paint a clear picture of Israel’s (and its US, UK, German, and other allies) goals in this protracted aggression. The point has never been to defeat a political party or guerilla fighting force — something Israeli forces are simply not capable of doing. The point has always been to sow as much devastation and destruction as possible: to kill, imprison, and torture as many Palestinians as possible and to make life impossible in Gaza. This is made clear with the regular, targeted attacks on shelters, healthcare, sewage systems, and water wells — if it is not already illuminated by the sheer number of infants and children Israel has killed since October 7, 2023. Unfortunately, many of the mortality-related statistics are likely undercounts, as we know well at this point (we indicate this below by using the term “known” to mark statistics that are likely or potential undercounts).

I don’t share these numbers to impose feelings of helplessness or depression, though this is a natural reaction. Statistics can also be tools to educate each other and rally our community into action — something that must be done with increasing intensity.

One way folks can always help is by adopting a campaign from Gaza Funds and sharing it with your family, friends, and community to help those in Gaza get some of the support they need.

Statistics from the Government Media Office in Gaza, as of November 9, 2024:

General:

• 400 days of genocide.

-⁠ ⁠3,798 massacres committed by Israel.

• ⁠53,552 known martyrs and missing persons.

• ⁠10,000 known missing individuals.

• ⁠43,552 total martyrs who reached hospitals.

• ⁠17,385 known child martyrs.

• ⁠209 known infant children born and martyred during the last 400 days.

-⁠ ⁠825 known children under the age of one martyred.

• ⁠1,367 Palestinian families completely wiped out by the genocide, removed from the civil registry.

• ⁠38 known to be martyred due to famine.

• ⁠1,054 known martyrs from medical teams.

• ⁠85 known martyrs from the civil defense teams.

• ⁠184 known martyred journalists.

-⁠ ⁠7 mass graves established by Israeli forces inside hospitals.

-⁠ ⁠520 martyrs retrieved from 7 mass graves inside hospitals.

-⁠ ⁠102,765 wounded individuals who arrived to hospitals.

-⁠ ⁠398 wounded journalists and media personnel.

• ⁠202 shelters targeted by the Israeli forces.

• ⁠35,055 children living without one or both parents.

Imposed Famine and Border closures:

• ⁠3,500 children at risk of death due to malnutrition and food scarcity.

-⁠ ⁠186 days of total closure of all Gaza Strip crossings.

-⁠ ⁠12,000 wounded individuals in need of medical treatment abroad.

• ⁠12,500 cancer patients at risk of death and in need of treatment.

• ⁠3,000 patients with various diseases in need of treatment abroad.

• ⁠1,737,524 people affected by infectious diseases due to displacement.

• ⁠71,338 cases of hepatitis infection due to displacement.

• ⁠60,000 pregnant women at risk due to lack of healthcare.

• ⁠350,000 chronic disease patients at risk due to Israel’s prevention of medication entry.

Abduction and Detention:

• ⁠5,300 known detainees from the Gaza Strip alone.

• ⁠310 abductions of medical staff, 3 of whom were assassinated.

-⁠ ⁠38 journalist detainees whose names have been confirmed.

Displacement:

• ⁠2 million forcibly displaced persons across the Gaza Strip.

-⁠ ⁠100,000 tents damaged and rendered unsuitable for displaced persons.

• ⁠206 government facilities destroyed by occupation forces.

Education:

-⁠ ⁠129 schools and universities completely destroyed.

• ⁠344 schools and universities partially destroyed by Israeli forces.

-⁠ ⁠12,700 known students killed by occupation forces.

-⁠ ⁠785,000 students deprived of education by Israel.

-⁠ ⁠750 known teachers and education staff killed by occupation forces during the war.

• ⁠138 known scholars, academics, university professors, and researchers executed by Israeli forces.

Religious:

• ⁠815 mosques completely destroyed by Israeli forces.

-⁠ ⁠151 mosques severely damaged.

-⁠ ⁠3 churches destroyed by Israeli forces.

• ⁠19 cemeteries completely or partially destroyed by occupation forces out of 60 cemeteries.

• ⁠2,300 bodies known to be stolen by occupation forces from various cemeteries.

Infrastructure:

-⁠ ⁠159,000 housing units completely destroyed.

-⁠ ⁠83,000 housing units rendered uninhabitable.

-⁠ ⁠193,000 housing units partially destroyed.

-⁠ ⁠86,400 tons of explosives dropped by occupation forces on the Gaza Strip.

-⁠ ⁠34 hospitals rendered out of service.

• ⁠80 health centers rendered out of service.

• ⁠162 healthcare facilities targeted by Israeli forces.

• ⁠134 ambulances targeted by Israeli forces.

-⁠ ⁠206 archaeological & heritage sites destroyed by Israeli forces.

-⁠ ⁠3,130 kilometers of electrical networks destroyed by occupation forces.

-⁠ ⁠125 ground-level power transformers destroyed.

-⁠ ⁠330,000 linear meters of water networks destroyed.

-⁠ ⁠655,000 linear meters of sewage networks destroyed by occupation forces.

-⁠ ⁠2,835,000 linear meters of roads and streets destroyed by occupation forces.