The Israel-Hamas war's devastating toll, by the numbers

Mediators have announced that Israel and Hamas have reached a ceasefire agreement to pause more than 15 months of war and release hostages held in Gaza.

The deal is yet to be officially finalised in Israel.

Here are some figures that show the scale of death and devastation, based on sources including the Israeli government, the Gaza Health Ministry and UN agencies.

The October 7 attack:

Number of people killed in Israel: Around 1,200

Number of hostages taken into Gaza: 251

Number of hostages in Gaza believed to be alive: 62, including two from before October 7, 2023

Number of captives in Gaza believed to be dead: 36, including two from before October 7, 2023

The Israel-Hamas war:

Number of Palestinians killed in Gaza: Over 46,000 (This figure from the Gaza Health Ministry does not distinguish between combatants and civilians, but the ministry says more than half of the dead were women and children.)

Number of Palestinians wounded in Gaza: Over 109,000

Number of militants the Israeli military says it has killed: Over 17,000 (The military has not provided evidence to support the claim.)

Number of Israeli soldiers killed since October 7, 2023: 840

Number of rockets fired at Israel from Gaza since October 7, 2023: Over 10,000

Displacement:

Number of Palestinians displaced in Gaza: Around 1.9 million

Percentage of Gaza's population that has been displaced: Around 90 per cent

Number of Israelis displaced by attacks from Gaza at their peak: Over 75,500

Number of Israelis currently displaced from homes in the south: Around 7,000

Percentage of Gaza's territory placed under Israeli evacuation orders at different periods: Around 90 per cent

Destruction in Gaza:

Number of structures moderately to severely damaged or destroyed: Over 136,000

Number of housing units damaged or destroyed: Over 245,000

Percentage of structures damaged or destroyed: 69 per cent

Total estimated cost of damage from the war's first three months: $18.5 billion

Highest GDP ever reported in the West Bank and Gaza, in 2022: $19.17 billion

Damage to Gaza's infrastructure:

Percentage of primary roads damaged or destroyed: Over 92 per cent

Percentage of health facilities damaged or destroyed: Over 84 per cent

Percentage of water and sanitation facilities damaged or destroyed: 67 per cent

Daily amount of untreated water and sewage flowing into the sea from Gaza: 60,000 cubic metres

Length of electrical grid destroyed: 510 kilometres