Casualties of the Israel–Hamas war: Difference between revisions

The Gaza Strip suffered massive civilian casualties from Israeli bombardment., <ref>{{cite news |date=17 October 2023 |title=Dozens killed as Israeli strikes hit southern Gaza refuge areas |language=en-GB |publisher=[[BBC News]] |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-67133803 |access-date=17 October 2023}}</ref>and some of these casualties were also caused by Hamas misfired rockets. <ref name="Bachner Fabian 2023 o675">{{cite web |last=Bachner |first=Michael |last2=Fabian |first2=Emanuel |date=2023-12-05 |title=IDF officials: 2 civilian deaths for every 1 Hamas fighter killed in Gaza |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-officials-2-civilian-deaths-for-every-1-hamas-fighter-killed-in-gaza/ |access-date=2023-12-05 |website=The Times of Israel}}</ref> As of 1 December, the [[Gaza Health Ministry]] reports that at least 15,000 Palestinians (including 6,150 children) have been killed, 36,000 injured, and 7,000 missing under rubble, totaling over 58,000 casualties since the war began, is about 2.4% of Gaza's 2.3 million people. Within four weeks, the war became the bloodiest ever fought in Gaza's history, eclipsing the combined death toll of the [[First Intifada]], [[Second Intifada]], [[Operation Cast Lead]], and [[Operation Protective Edge]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Gaza death toll reaches 3,478: Health Ministry |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/10/17/israel-hamas-war-live-anger-after-israeli-strike-kills-500-in-hospital |publisher=[[Al Jazeera English|Al Jazeera]] |access-date=18 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=WHO cites reports of 1,000 unidentified bodies under Gaza rubble |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/israel-palestinians-un-who/who-cites-reports-of-1000-unidentified-bodies-under-gaza-rubble-idUSL8N3BX3AT |publisher=[[Reuters]] |date=27 October 2023 |access-date=28 October 2023}}</ref> The Hamas-run [[Gaza Health Ministry]] does not distinguish between combatant and civilian casualties in its reports,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stancati |first=Dov Lieber and Margherita |date=2023-12-05 |title=Israel Presses Assault on Hamas’s Last Major Gaza Bastion |url=https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/israel-presses-assault-on-hamass-last-major-gaza-bastion-aabd85b8 |access-date=2023-12-05 |website=WSJ |language=en-US}}</ref> nor between different cause of death, though when examined the death toll of women, children, and elderly lies at about 11,000.{{cn|date=November 2023}}