Devastating Toll of Israeli Attacks in Gaza

The scale of human suffering in Gaza is becoming increasingly evident as over 40,000 Palestinians, including almost 17,000 children, have been killed in the 320 days since October 7. This staggering number accounts for 2.6 percent of all children in Gaza, with at least 53 children and 72 men and women being killed every day. The missing under the rubble, mostly presumed dead, number in excess of 10,000. The total number of casualties in Gaza has filled up the iconic Madison Square Garden in New York City twice, creating a line of 24 kilometers if placed end to end from Notre-Dame in Paris to Versailles. Driving through this line would take an average car over an hour to pass entirely, at a speed of 50 kilometers per hour.

Key Takeaways:

• Over 40,000 Palestinians have been killed in the 320 days since October 7, with 17,000 being children, accounting for 2.6 percent of all children in Gaza.
• On average, at least 53 children and 72 men and women are killed by Israeli strikes every day since October 7.
• More than 10,000 people are considered missing, presumed dead, under the rubble in Gaza.
• The scale of the killings could fill up 550 classrooms, with over 17,000 children killed.
• The Israeli war has caused at least 500 schools to be targeted and damaged or destroyed, resulting in an entire school year missed by Palestinian children in Gaza.
• These numbers are part of a larger human cost of the conflict, with Twitter users highlighting the scale of the killings.

Statistics:

• Over 40,000 Palestinians have been killed in the conflict, with 2.6 percent being children.
• The death toll since October 7 stands at half of Gaza's pre-conflict population of two million.
• Palestine's pre-conflict population included almost half children, meaning that over 8,000 children under the age of 18 have been killed, exceeding the capacity of 550 classrooms.
• There have been 72 men and women killed in Israeli strikes every day since October 7.
• More than 10,000 people are still missing under the rubble, with most presumed dead.
• The scale of the killings is so large it has filled up the iconic Madison Square Garden twice.
• The line of 24 kilometers, if people killed were to stand end to end, would stretch from Paris to Versailles.
• A human chain, created by over 40,000 people joining hands, could surround the entire island of Manhattan.
• Walking at a speed of 5 kilometers per hour, it would take an average person 12 hours to walk the entire chain.
• Driving through the line at 50 kilometers per hour would take a sedan car over an hour to pass.

Sources:

• [www.aljazeera.com/news/longform/2023/10/9/israel-hamas-war-in-maps-and-charts-live-tracker](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/longform/2023/10/9/israel-hamas-war-in-maps-and-charts-live-tracker)
• [twitter.com/ajlabs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw](https://twitter.com/ajlabs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
• [twitter.com/AJEnglish/status/1828070528420282449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw](https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/status/1828070528420282449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)