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In numbers: The scale of Israel's devastating war on Gaza after 170 days

The Palestinian government media office in Gaza has released figures showing the extent of Israel's devastating "genocidal" war on Gaza, now in its 170th day. 

Here are the key numbers:

  • (2,848) Massacres committed by the Israeli army (a massacre refers to an attack that leads to the killing of at least three people)
  • (39,226) People killed and missing
  • (32,226) Deaths recorded by hospitals 
  • (14,280) Children killed
  • (27) Children died due to starvation and malnutrition
  • (9,340) Women killed
  • (364) Health professionals killed
  • (48) Emergency responders killed
  • (136) Journalists killed
  • (7,000) Missing, 70 percent of whom are children and women
  • (74,518) Wounded
  • (17,000) Children lost one or both parents 
  • (11,000) Wounded and need urgent travel to receive life-saving treatment
  • (10,000) Cancer patients facing the risk of death
  • (269) Health professionals detained
  • (12) Journalists detained
  • (2,000,000) Internally displaced
  • (700,000) Diagnosed with infectious diseases as a result of displacement
  • (168) Government offices destroyed
  • (100) Schools and universities completely destroyed
  • (305) Schools and universities partially damaged
  • (224) Mosques completely destroyed 
  • (290) Mosques partially damaged
  • (3) Churches targeted and damaged 
  • (70,000) Housing units completely destroyed 
  • (290,000) Housing units partially damaged and made uninhabitable
  • (70,000) Tonnes of explosives dropped by the Israeli army
  • (32) Hospitals put out of service 
  • (53) Health centres put out of service 
  • (158) Health institutions targeted 
  • (126) Ambulances destroyed
  • (200) Archaeological and heritage sites destroyed