The Facts of the War in Gaza

 After the 'Black Saturday' and one month of fighting, here are the numbers that tell the story of Israel's war against Hamas so far

One month ago, on October 7th at 6:29 in the morning, the terrorist organisation Hamas launched a combined attack on Israel. Sirens sounded in all the Gaza border communities, southern Israel, and its centre. Thousands of terrorists crossed the border, infiltrating from the air, the sea and on the ground. 

They had one primary goal: to murder Israelis. They also abused people, raped women, and kidnapped everyone they could — men, women, children, babies, and elderly people. They burned houses with families tied together inside, brutally tortured innocent civilians, and beheaded children, babies and soldiers. 

On that morning, Israel was shocked by the attack, and immediately declared war with Hamas — “Swords of Iron.” Hundreds of thousands of reservists left everything, on that morning of "Black Shabbat" (Black Saturday), on the holiday of Simchat Torah  — the last of the High Holidays — and went to the fight. 

• 1,400 people were murdered in the opening days of the war, including 314 soldiers who died in combat

• 34 soldiers have since died during the ground operation inside Gaza that began on October 27

• The families of 241 hostages have been informed that their loved ones are kidnapped in Gaza, including 33 children under age 18. 10 of them are toddlers under the age of 5 

• 7,075 people have been wounded during the war

• 20 children under the age 18 became orphans after losing both of their parents, and 96 children lost one parent. 18 young people between the ages of 18 to 25 have lost both parents in the war

• More than 9,200 rockets have been launched into Israel. There were more than 900 misfires landing in Gaza, and more than 400 directs hits have been counted on Israeli territory 

• More than 30 communities were infiltrated (full control has since been regained)

• Since the beginning of the war, more than 500,000 Israeli residents have been displaced from their homes

• IDF has attacked more than 2,950 targets in Gaza since the ground operation began, and more than 13,000 targets since the war began

• More than 1,350 wanted terror suspects have been arrested in the West Bank since the war began, at least 850 of whom are affiliated with the Hamas terror organisation

• More than 16,000 helmets and 5,000 protective vests were supplied to the troops inside Gaza in 10 days