Israel has killed around 1.8% of Gaza’s population since 7 October amid a devastating war on the enclave, according to figures released by the Palestinian Center Bureau of Statistics last week.
In a statement, the center said more than 39,000 people have been killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza since October 7, 2023. This constitutes around 1.8% of the total population in the territory.
![Relatives of Palestinian children, who lost their lives following the Israeli attack on Nuseirat refugee camp, mourn as the bodies are brought to al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, Gaza on August 10, 2024. [Ashraf Amra - Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/AA-20240810-35368614-35368582-ISRAELI_ATTACKS_CONTINUE_ON_GAZA.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1)
According to the center, around 24% of the Palestinian victims in Gaza were young people.
The Israeli army on Saturday killed over 100 civilians and injured dozens when a warplane targeted Palestinians performing Fajr (dawn) prayers at the Al-Taba’een School in the Al-Daraj neighborhood in Gaza City, according to health authorities.
More than 10 months into the Israeli onslaught, vast tracts of Gaza lie in ruins amid a crippling blockade of food, clean water and medicine.
Israel is accused of genocide at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which ordered it to immediately halt its military invasion in the southern city of Rafah, where more than 1 million Palestinians had sought refuge from the war before it was invaded on May 6, 2024.
Middle East Monitor / ABC Flash Point News 2024.
They attack the civilians because they can’t defeat the resistance.
Israeli Army still far from victory according to army officers !
Israeli Army still far from victory according to army officers ?
I thought there were like closer to 200,000 counting ones buried under the rubble ? So closer to 10 % ?