Mediators push for truce as Gaza toll climbs

The U.S., Qatar and Egypt are mediating to secure a ceasefire deal in Gaza, as the death toll from Israel’s war on Hamas passes 40,000 – two-thirds of them women and children


PALESTINIANS KILLED IN GAZA
    
Men
Children 16,500
Women 11,000
Total* 40,099
 
People killed in Israel: 1,139†
    

IMPACT OF WAR ON GAZA’S POPULATION

92,600+ Number of injured Palestinians

10,000+ Number of people missing (presumed dead, buried under rubble)

495,000 Minimum number of Palestinian civilians facing “catastrophic” food insecurity, according to UN

1.9 million Number of people displaced (86% of Gaza’s prewar population)

59% Estimated percentage of buildings damaged or destroyed, including more than 215,000 homes

65% Percentage of road network damaged
 
85% Percentage of school buildings damaged
 
65% Percentage of cropland area damaged
 
16 of 36 Number of hospitals partially functioning
 

*Gaza health ministry figure as of Aug 18, 2024. †Excludes Israeli soldiers


Sources: Al Jazeera, The Independent 
Picture: Getty Images 
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