A man reacts as others check for survivors at a bombed building in Khan Yunis.MAHMUD HAMS/AFP/Getty Images
Hundreds were killed and thousands injured after militant group Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7. In response, Israel has launched thousands of air strikes in Gaza, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calling for a “full siege.”
The Palestinian death toll in the Israel-Hamas war surpassed 10,000, including more than 4,100 children and 2,640 women, according to the Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza.
More than 1,400 people in Israel have been killed, most of them in the Oct. 7 Hamas attack.
The war that began Oct. 7 has become the deadliest of five Gaza wars for both sides.
Here’s what that looks like in maps and graphics.
Israel-Hamas war - Nov. 6
Israeli troops divided the northern and southern parts of Gaza, as communications across the besieged territory were temporarily cut Monday for a third time since the war started. The troops are expected to enter Gaza City on Monday or Tuesday, Israeli media reported.
The Palestinian death toll in the Israel-Hamas war surpassed 10,000, including more than 4,100 children and 2,640 women, according to the Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza.
The developments came after Israeli airstrikes hit two refugee camps in the central Gaza Strip on Sunday, killing scores of people, health officials said. Israel has so far rejected U.S. suggestions that it take a humanitarian pause from its relentless bombardment of Gaza and the rising civilian deaths.
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In the occupied West Bank, more than 140 Palestinians have been killed in violence and Israeli raids. More than 1,400 people in Israel have been killed, most of them in the Oct. 7 Hamas attack that started the fighting, and 242 hostages were taken from Israel into Gaza by the militant group.
Roughly 1,100 people have left the Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing since Wednesday under an apparent agreement among the United States, Egypt, Israel and Qatar, which mediates with Hamas.
Israel-Hamas conflict
As of Nov. 6
ISRAEL
Military base
Zikim
Border crossing
Reported Israeli ground incursions
Sderot
GAZA STRIP
Closed
military
zone
Refugee
camps
1
2
Gaza City
Israeli-
ordered
evacuation
zone
Nahal Oz
Main
evacuation
routes
Be’eri
Wadi Gaza
Nuseirat
camp
3
Re’im
4
Kisufim
Deir El-Balah
camp
Khan Younis
5
6
Rafah
North
EGYPT
5 KM
Buildings damaged in refugee camps
As of Oct. 29
1
Jabalia camp
Population: 116,011
Damaged
buildings
2
Beach camp
90,713
3
Bureij camp
46,629
4
Al-Maghazi camp
33,255
5
Khan Younis camp
88,854
6
Rafah camp
133,326
MURAT YÜKSELIR / THE GLOBE AND MAIL, SOURCE: OPENSTREETMAPS; GRAPHIC NEWS; Institute for the Study of War; REUTERS
Israel-Hamas conflict
As of Nov. 6
ISRAEL
Military base
Zikim
Border crossing
Reported Israeli ground incursions
Sderot
GAZA STRIP
Closed
military
zone
Refugee
camps
1
2
Gaza City
Israeli-
ordered
evacuation
zone
Nahal Oz
Main
evacuation
routes
Be’eri
Wadi Gaza
Nuseirat
camp
3
Re’im
4
Kisufim
Deir El-Balah
camp
Khan Younis
5
6
Rafah
North
EGYPT
5 KM
Buildings damaged in refugee camps
As of Oct. 29
1
Jabalia camp
Population: 116,011
Damaged
buildings
2
Beach camp
90,713
3
Bureij camp
46,629
4
Al-Maghazi camp
33,255
5
Khan Younis camp
88,854
6
Rafah camp
133,326
MURAT YÜKSELIR / THE GLOBE AND MAIL, SOURCE: OPENSTREETMAPS; GRAPHIC NEWS; Institute for the Study of War; REUTERS
Buildings damaged in refugee camps
As of Oct. 29
Israel-Hamas conflict
As of Nov. 6
ISRAEL
1
Jabalia camp
Population: 116,011
Military base
Zikim
Damaged
buildings
Border crossing
Reported Israeli ground incursions
Sderot
GAZA STRIP
Closed
military
zone
Refugee
camps
1
2
Beach camp
90,713
2
Gaza City
Israeli-
ordered
evacuation
zone
Nahal Oz
Main
evacuation
routes
Be’eri
Wadi Gaza
3
Bureij camp
46,629
Nuseirat
camp
3
Re’im
4
Kisufim
Deir El-Balah
camp
4
Al-Maghazi camp
33,255
Khan Younis
5
Khan Younis camp
88,854
5
6
Rafah
43%
6
Rafah camp
133,326
North
EGYPT
5 KM
MURAT YÜKSELIR / THE GLOBE AND MAIL, SOURCE: OPENSTREETMAPS; GRAPHIC NEWS; Institute for the Study of War; REUTERS
Nov. 2
Israel’s ground troops were advancing toward Gaza City as diplomatic efforts intensified for at least a brief pause in the fighting in Gaza’s deadliest war.
U.S. President Joe Biden suggested a humanitarian “pause” and Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected back in the region on Friday. Arab countries, including those allied with the U.S. and at peace with Israel, have expressed mounting unease with the war.
The opening of the Rafah border crossing, allowing hundreds of foreign passport holders and wounded Palestinians to leave Gaza, followed weeks of talks among Egypt, Israel, the U.S. and Qatar, which mediates with Hamas.
Israeli airstrikes
Israel-Hamas conflict
As of Nov. 2
Clashes
Military base
Zikim
ISRAEL
Reported Israeli ground incursions
Closed border crossing
Sderot
1
GAZA
STRIP
Closed
military
zone
Jabalia camp
Refugee
camps
2
Beach camp
3
Gaza City
Shifa Hospital
Nahal Oz
Israeli-ordered
evacuation
zone
Al Quds Hospital
Main
evacuation
routes
Wadi Gaza
Nuseirat camp
Bureij camp
Detail
4
North
Al-Maghazi camp
2 KM
1
Northern Gaza: Israel’s military claims to have broken through Hamas’s front lines of defence.
Jabalia: Israel strikes refugee camp again, targeting Hamas commander. Palestinian health authorities say two air strikes this week have killed 195 people.
Gaza City: More than 10,000 Israeli munitions dropped since start of war. Israel says death toll among its soldiers has risen to 18.
Rafah crossing: 400 civilians have so far left Gaza.
2
3
4
THE GLOBE AND MAIL, SOURCE: GRAPHIC NEWS
Israeli airstrikes
Israel-Hamas conflict
As of Nov. 2
Clashes
Military base
Zikim
ISRAEL
Reported Israeli ground incursions
Closed border crossing
Sderot
1
GAZA
STRIP
Closed
military
zone
Jabalia camp
Refugee
camps
2
Beach camp
3
Gaza City
Shifa Hospital
Nahal Oz
Israeli- ordered
evacuation
zone
Al Quds Hospital
Main
evacuation
routes
Wadi Gaza
Nuseirat camp
Bureij camp
Detail
4
North
Al-Maghazi camp
2 KM
1
Northern Gaza: Israel’s military claims to have broken through Hamas’s front lines of defence.
Jabalia: Israel strikes refugee camp again, targeting Hamas commander. Palestinian health authorities say two air strikes this week have killed 195 people.
Gaza City: More than 10,000 Israeli munitions dropped since start of war. Israel says death toll among its soldiers has risen to 18.
Rafah crossing: 400 civilians have so far left Gaza.
2
3
4
THE GLOBE AND MAIL, SOURCE: GRAPHIC NEWS
Israel-Hamas conflict
As of Nov. 2
Israeli airstrikes
Clashes
ISRAEL
Military base
Zikim
Detail
Reported Israeli ground incursions
Closed border crossing
Sderot
4
1
EGYPT
GAZA STRIP
Jabalia camp
Closed
military
zone
Refugee
camps
2
Beach camp
Gaza City
Shifa Hospital
3
Nahal Oz
Israeli-ordered
evacuation zone
Al Quds Hospital
Main
evacuation
routes
Be’eri
Wadi Gaza
Nuseirat camp
Bureij camp
Re’im
North
Al-Maghazi camp
2 KM
Northern Gaza: Israel’s military claims to have broken through Hamas’s front lines of defence.
Jabalia: Israel strikes refugee camp again, targeting Hamas commander. Palestinian health authorities say two air strikes this week have killed 195 people.
Gaza City: More than 10,000 Israeli munitions dropped since start of war. Israel says death toll among its soldiers has risen to 18.
Rafah crossing: 400 civilians have so far left Gaza.
1
2
3
4
THE GLOBE AND MAIL, SOURCE: GRAPHIC NEWS
Oct. 26
The Israeli military says its troops and tanks briefly entered northern Gaza overnight into Thursday, marking the third Israeli raid since the war began more than two weeks ago. Airstrikes have ravaged swaths of the Gaza Strip during that time — leaving it looking like a wasteland from space — and residents are running out of food, water and other supplies.
How Israel’s Iron Sting guided mortar works
Israel’s Iron Sting guided mortar
The Israeli military is using a new weapon system named Iron Sting as it continues its campaign of strikes against Hamas militants
120 mm guided mortar bomb
Homing head
and fuse
10.8-kg
fragmentation
and penetration
warhead
Guidance unit
incorporates both
laser and GPS
technology
Wings extend
after launch,
allowing bomb
to manoeuvre
to its target
Ignition and
propellant
cartridge
Launch
Bomb fired from Cardom mortar system mounted on M113 armoured personnel carrier or Humvee
Trajectory: Bomb follows steep arc, uses dual homing system for precision strikes in open terrain or urban areas
Accuracy: Bomb has maximum deviation level of 10 metres in 90 per cent of cases
Target: Fuse can be set for point detonation, proximity or delay
Range: Up to 12 kilometres
SOURCE: GRAPHIC NEWS
Israel’s Iron Sting guided mortar
The Israeli military is using a new weapon system named Iron Sting as it continues its campaign of strikes against Hamas militants
120 mm guided mortar bomb
Homing head
and fuse
10.8-kg
fragmentation
and penetration
warhead
Guidance unit
incorporates both
laser and GPS
technology
Wings extend
after launch,
allowing bomb
to manoeuvre
to its target
Ignition and
propellant
cartridge
Launch
Bomb fired from Cardom mortar system mounted on M113 armoured personnel carrier or Humvee
Trajectory: Bomb follows steep arc, uses dual homing system for precision strikes in open terrain or urban areas
Accuracy: Bomb has maximum deviation level of 10 metres in 90 per cent of cases
Target: Fuse can be set for point detonation, proximity or delay
Range: Up to 12 kilometres
SOURCE: GRAPHIC NEWS
Israel’s Iron Sting guided mortar
The Israeli military is using a new weapon system named Iron Sting as it continues its campaign of strikes against Hamas militants
120 mm guided mortar bomb
Ignition and
propellant cartridge
10.8-kg fragmentation
and penetration warhead
Homing head
and fuse
Guidance unit
incorporates both
laser and GPS
technology
Wings extend after
launch, allowing
bomb to manoeuvre
to its target
Launch
Bomb fired from Cardom mortar system mounted on M113 armoured personnel carrier or Humvee
Trajectory: Bomb follows steep arc, uses dual homing system for precision strikes in open terrain or urban areas
Accuracy: Bomb has maximum deviation level of 10 metres in 90 per cent of cases
Target: Fuse can be set for point detonation, proximity or delay
Range: Up to 12 kilometres
SOURCE: GRAPHIC NEWS
Of the 40 journalists killed in 2023, 24 have died covering the Israel-Hamas war
Oct. 25
The conflict in the Middle East is in its 18th day.
Estimated number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) as a result of the Israel-Hamas conflict
Estimated number of internally
displaced persons (IDPs) as a result
of the Israel-Hamas conflict
As of Oct. 24
LEBANON
Tyre
1
Kiryat
Shmona
2
Haifa
ISRAEL
Mediterranean Sea
WEST
BANK
Tel Aviv
GAZA STRIP
Just 54 trucks
of aid delivered
since Oct. 21.
Jerusalem
Beach camp
Shifa hospital
JORDAN
4
3
Rafah
50 KM
EGYPT
1
South Lebanon: 19,650 IDPs. 6,000 people seeking refuge in Tyre.
2
Northern Israel: 50,000 people evacuated, including more than 20,000 Kiryat Shmona residents.
3
Southern Israel: 70,000 residents evacuated following Hamas attacks of Oct. 7.
4
Gaza Strip: Estimated 1.4 million IDPs, with more than 90,000 at the Beach refugee camp and about 45,000 at Shifa hospital.
THE GLOBE AND MAIL, SOURCE: GRAPHIC NEWS
Estimated number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) as a result of the Israel-Hamas conflict
As of Oct. 24
LEBANON
Tyre
Kiryat
Shmona
1
2
GOLAN
HEIGHTS
Haifa
ISRAEL
Mediterranean Sea
WEST
BANK
Tel Aviv
GAZA STRIP
Just 54 trucks
of aid delivered
since Oct. 21.
Jerusalem
Beach camp
Shifa hospital
JORDAN
4
3
Rafah
50 KM
EGYPT
1
South Lebanon: 19,650 IDPs. 6,000 people seeking refuge in Tyre.
2
Northern Israel: 50,000 people evacuated, including more than 20,000 Kiryat Shmona residents.
3
Southern Israel: 70,000 residents evacuated following Hamas attacks of Oct. 7.
4
Gaza Strip: Estimated 1.4 million IDPs, with more than 90,000 at the Beach refugee camp and about 45,000 at Shifa hospital.
THE GLOBE AND MAIL, SOURCE: GRAPHIC NEWS
Estimated number of internally displaced persons (IDPs)
as a result of the
Israel-Hamas conflict
As of Oct. 24
LEBANON
Tyre
Kiryat
Shmona
1
2
GOLAN
HEIGHTS
SYRIA
Haifa
1
South Lebanon: 19,650 IDPs. 6,000 people seeking refuge in Tyre.
ISRAEL
Mediterranean Sea
2
Northern Israel: 50,000 people
evacuated, including more than 20,000 Kiryat Shmona
residents.
WEST
BANK
Tel Aviv
GAZA STRIP
Just 54 trucks
of aid delivered
since Oct. 21.
Jerusalem
3
Southern Israel: 70,000 residents evacuated following Hamas attacks of Oct. 7.
Beach camp
Shifa hospital
JORDAN
4
3
Rafah
4
Gaza Strip: Estimated 1.4 million IDPs, with more than 90,000 at the Beach refugee camp and about 45,000 at Shifa hospital.
EGYPT
50 KM
THE GLOBE AND MAIL, SOURCE: GRAPHIC NEWS
Oct. 20
The conflict in the Middle East is in its 14th day.
Israel is bombarding Gaza and evacuating a sizable town near the Lebanese border in the latest sign of a potential ground invasion of Gaza that could trigger regional turmoil.
The Gaza Health Ministry said 3,785 people have been killed in the territory since the war began, the majority women, children and older adults. More than 1,400 people in Israel have been killed, mostly in the initial attack Oct. 7 when Hamas militants stormed into Israel.
Israel-Hamas war
As of Oct. 20
DEAD
INJURED
Israel
Gaza
1,403
3,785
4,200
12,065
1,500 Hamas militants killed in Israel Oct. 7–8
Rocket strikes by Hamas
Israeli air strikes
Military base
Closed bordercrossings
4
3
Mediterranean
Sea
SYRIA
WEST
BANK
Tel Aviv
Jerusalem
5
ISRAEL
EGYPT
JORDAN
50 KM
6
Closed
military
zone
Mediterranean
Sea
Ashkelon
Israeli-ordered
evacuation zone
Zikim
Evacuation routes
Sderot
Wadi Gaza
Kfar Aza
1
Refugee
camps
Nahal Oz
Be’eri
Rahat
Re’im
ISRAEL
Ofakim
GAZA
STRIP
Magen
2
Sufa
EGYPT
8 KM
1
Gaza: Over a million displaced. Israeli Defence Minister tells troops they will soon see city “from inside.”
2
Rafah: Egypt carrying out road repairs for more than 100 aid trucks waiting at border.
3
Syria, Iraq: Iran-backed militants attack U.S. bases.
4
Kiryat Shmona: 20,000 residents evacuated as Hamas and Hezbollah launch attacks from Lebanon.
5
West Bank: Over 80 Palestinians killed since Oct. 7, hundreds detained.
6
Red Sea: USS Carney destroys missiles and drones launched from Yemen, “potentially targeting Israel.”
THE GLOBE AND MAIL, SOURCE: GRAPHIC
NEWS; OPENSTREETMAP; REUTERS
Israel-Hamas war
As of Oct. 20
DEAD
INJURED
Israel
Gaza
1,403
3,785
4,200
12,065
Rocket strikes by Hamas
Israeli air strikes
Closed border crossings
Military base
4
3
Mediterranean
Sea
SYRIA
WEST
BANK
Tel Aviv
Jerusalem
5
ISRAEL
EGYPT
JORDAN
50 KM
6
Closed
military
zone
Mediterranean
Sea
Ashkelon
Zikim
Israeli-ordered
evacuation zone
Evacuation routes
Sderot
Wadi Gaza
Kfar Aza
1
Refugee
camps
Nahal Oz
Be’eri
Rahat
Re’im
ISRAEL
Ofakim
GAZA
STRIP
Magen
2
Sufa
EGYPT
8 KM
1
Gaza: Over a million displaced. Israeli Defence Minister tells troops they will soon see city “from inside.”
2
Rafah: Egypt carrying out road repairs for more than 100 aid trucks waiting at border.
3
Syria, Iraq: Iran-backed militants attack U.S. bases.
4
Kiryat Shmona: 20,000 residents evacuated as Hamas and Hezbollah launch attacks from Lebanon.
5
West Bank: Over 80 Palestinians killed since Oct. 7, hundreds detained.
6
Red Sea: USS Carney destroys missiles and drones launched from Yemen, “potentially targeting Israel.”
THE GLOBE AND MAIL, SOURCE: GRAPHIC NEWS;
OPENSTREETMAP; REUTERS
Israel-Hamas war
As of Oct. 20
Rocket strikes by Hamas
Israeli air strikes
Military base
Closed border crossings
4
3
Mediterranean
Sea
Mediterranean
Sea
ISRAEL
Ashkelon
Closed military zone
WEST
BANK
Tel Aviv
Jerusalem
Israeli-ordered
evacuation zone
Zikim
5
Evacuation routes
Sderot
ISRAEL
1
Kfar Aza
Wadi Gaza
Nahal Oz
Be’eri
Refugee
camps
Netivot
Rahat
Re’im
Kisufim
EGYPT
JORDAN
50 KM
GAZA
STRIP
Ofakim
6
Magen
2
DEAD
INJURED
Sufa
1,403
3,785
4,200
12,065
Israel
Gaza
EGYPT
1,500 Hamas militants killed
in Israel Oct. 7–8
8 KM
1
4
Kiryat Shmona: 20,000 residents evacuated as Hamas and Hezbollah launch attacks from Lebanon.
Gaza: Over a million displaced. Israeli Defence Minister tells troops they will soon see city “from inside.”
2
5
Rafah: Egypt carrying out road repairs for more than 100 aid trucks waiting at border.
West Bank: Over 80 Palestinians killed since Oct. 7, hundreds detained.
3
6
Syria, Iraq: Iran-backed militants attack U.S. bases.
Red Sea: USS Carney destroys missiles and drones launched from Yemen, “potentially targeting Israel.”
THE GLOBE AND MAIL, SOURCE: GRAPHIC NEWS; OPENSTREETMAP; REUTERS
The buildings damaged in Gaza
The destruction of Gaza
Based on satellite data from Oct. 12, 13 and 17
Military base
Zikim
Border crossing
ISRAEL
Sderot
GAZA STRIP
Damaged
buildings
Closed
military
zone
Jabalia camp
Refugee
camps
Beach camp
Gaza City
Nahal Oz
Main
evacuation
routes
Israeli-
ordered
evacuation
zone
Wadi Gaza
Nuseirat camp
Bureij camp
Re’im
Al-Maghazi camp
Deir El-Balah camp
Kisufim
Khan Younis
Khan Younis camp
Rafah
Rafah camp
North
5 KM
Rafah crossing
The Rafah crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt is the only exit that does not lead to Israeli territory, making it the only viable international route for aid to enter Gaza and for Gaza residents seeking to flee.
EGYPT
MURAT YÜKSELIR / THE GLOBE AND MAIL, SOURCE: OPENSTREETMAPS; GRAPHIC NEWS; The Humanitarian Data Exchange; United nations relief and works agency; reuters; United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
The destruction of Gaza
Based on satellite data from Oct. 12, 13 and 17
Military base
Zikim
Border crossing
ISRAEL
Sderot
GAZA STRIP
Damaged
buildings
Closed
military
zone
Jabalia camp
Refugee
camps
Beach camp
Gaza City
Nahal Oz
Main
evacuation
routes
Israeli-
ordered
evacuation
zone
Be’eri
Wadi Gaza
Nuseirat camp
Bureij camp
Re’im
Al-Maghazi camp
Deir El-Balah camp
Kisufim
Khan Younis
Khan Younis camp
Sufa
Rafah
Rafah camp
North
5 KM
Rafah crossing
The Rafah crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt is the only exit that does not lead to Israeli territory, making it the only viable international route for aid to enter Gaza and for Gaza residents seeking to flee.
EGYPT
MURAT YÜKSELIR / THE GLOBE AND MAIL, SOURCE: OPENSTREETMAPS; GRAPHIC NEWS; The Humanitarian Data Exchange; United nations relief and works agency; reuters; United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
The destruction of Gaza
Based on satellite data from Oct. 12, 13 and 17
Military base
Zikim
Border crossing
ISRAEL
Sderot
GAZA STRIP
Damaged
buildings
Closed
military
zone
Jabalia camp
Refugee
camps
Beach camp
Gaza City
Nahal Oz
Main
evacuation
routes
Israeli-
ordered
evacuation
zone
Be’eri
Wadi Gaza
Nuseirat camp
Bureij camp
Re’im
Al-Maghazi camp
Deir El-Balah camp
Kisufim
Khan Younis
Khan Younis camp
Sufa
Rafah
Rafah camp
Rafah crossing
The Rafah crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt is the only exit that does not lead to Israeli territory, making it the only viable international route for aid to enter Gaza and for Gaza residents seeking to flee.
EGYPT
North
5 KM
MURAT YÜKSELIR / THE GLOBE AND MAIL, SOURCE: OPENSTREETMAPS; GRAPHIC NEWS; The Humanitarian Data Exchange; United nations relief and works agency; reuters; United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Daily water consumption for Gaza residents
Daily water consumption of Gaza residents
Litres per capita, for domestic purposes
WHO recommendation
2022
81
As of Oct. 16
3
0
20
40
60
80
100
litres
Note: Daily water consumption measures water use for domestic purposes, including drinking, cooking, and hygiene.
SOURCE: REUTERS
Daily water consumption of Gaza residents
Litres per capita, for domestic purposes
WHO recommendation
2022
81
As of Oct. 16
3
0
20
40
60
80
100
litres
Note: Daily water consumption measures water use for domestic purposes, including drinking, cooking, and hygiene.
SOURCE: REUTERS
Daily water consumption of Gaza residents
Litres per capita, for domestic purposes
WHO recommendation
2022
81
As of Oct. 16
3
0
20
40
60
80
100 litres
Note: Daily water consumption measures water use for domestic purposes, including drinking, cooking, and hygiene.
SOURCE: REUTERS
Oct. 19
The conflict in the Middle East entered its 13th day. Israel agreed to allow Egypt to deliver limited humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip while the Israeli military kept up its air strikes on the Palestinian territory.
People in need of humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip
More than 1 million Palestinians, roughly half of Gaza’s population, have fled homes in the north and Gaza City after Israel told them to evacuate. The airstrikes early Thursday continued across the entire territory, including in areas in the south that Israel had declared as “safe zones.”
The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that limited humanitarian aid would be allowed into Gaza from Egypt following a request from U.S. President Joe Biden.
Gaza Strip and the Palestinian territories by the numbers
Gaza Strip and Palestinian Territories – by the numbers
Gaza is facing an “unprecedented humanitarian and human tragedy” amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, the UN Relief and Works Agency has said.
Middle East and North Africa regional average
GDP per capita (2021)
Unemployment rate (2020)
$8,000
60% of the labour force
6,000
45
4,000
30
2,000
15
Gaza Strip
Palestinian
Territories
Gaza Strip
Palestinian
Territories
WHO
recommend.
Food insecurity (2017)
Daily consumed water
per capita (2021)
80% of households
100 litres
60
75
40
50
20
25
Gaza Strip
Palestinian
Territories
Gaza Strip
Palestinian
Territories
Poverty rate (2017)
Electric consumption
per capita (2014)
60% of population
4,000 kWh
45
3,000
30
2,000
15
1,000
Gaza Strip
Palestinian
Territories
Gaza Strip
Palestinian
Territories
Note: Under World Bank metrics, Middle East and North Africa group covers Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Malta, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, West Bank and Gaza, Yemen. MENA poverty rate based on population living below $2.15 a day. No comparable MENA average for food insecurity and daily consumed water per capita. Data is latest comparable period.
Sources: Reuters; Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics,
World Bank, World Health Organization
Gaza Strip and Palestinian Territories – by the numbers
Gaza is facing an “unprecedented humanitarian and human tragedy” amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, the UN Relief and Works Agency has said.
Middle East and North Africa regional average
GDP per capita (2021)
Unemployment rate (2020)
$8,000
60% of the labour force
6,000
45
4,000
30
2,000
15
Gaza Strip
Palestinian
Territories
Gaza Strip
Palestinian
Territories
WHO
recommend.
Food insecurity (2017)
Daily consumed water
per capita (2021)
80% of households
100 litres
60
75
40
50
20
25
Gaza Strip
Palestinian
Territories
Gaza Strip
Palestinian
Territories
Poverty rate (2017)
Electric consumption
per capita (2014)
60% of population
4,000 kWh
45
3,000
30
2,000
15
1,000
Gaza Strip
Palestinian
Territories
Gaza Strip
Palestinian
Territories
Note: Under World Bank metrics, Middle East and North Africa group covers Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Malta, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, West Bank and Gaza, Yemen. MENA poverty rate based on population living below $2.15 a day. No comparable MENA average for food insecurity and daily consumed water per capita. Data is latest comparable period.
Sources: Reuters; Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics,
World Bank, World Health Organization
Gaza Strip and Palestinian Territories – by the numbers
Gaza is facing an “unprecedented humanitarian and human tragedy” amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, the UN Relief and Works Agency has said.
Middle East and North Africa regional average
GDP per capita (2021)
Unemployment rate (2020)
Poverty rate (2017)
$8,000
60% of the labour force
60% of population
6,000
45
45
4,000
30
30
2,000
15
15
Gaza Strip
Palestinian
Territories
Gaza Strip
Palestinian
Territories
Gaza Strip
Palestinian
Territories
WHO
recommend.
Food insecurity (2017)
Daily consumed water
per capita (2021)
Electric consumption
per capita (2014)
80% of households
100 litres
4,000 kWh
60
75
3,000
40
50
2,000
20
25
1,000
Gaza Strip
Palestinian
Territories
Gaza Strip
Palestinian
Territories
Gaza Strip
Palestinian
Territories
Note: Under World Bank metrics, Middle East and North Africa group covers Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Malta, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, West Bank and Gaza, Yemen. MENA poverty rate based on population living below $2.15 a day. No comparable MENA average for food insecurity and daily consumed water per capita. Data is latest comparable period.
Sources: Reuters; Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics; World Bank;
World Health Organization
Oct. 18
The conflict in the Middle East entered its 12th day. An explosion on Tuesday at the Al-Ahli Arabi Baptist Hospital in Gaza City killed hundreds of people, according to the Gaza Health Authority, and it is unclear who is responsible. Meanwhile, thousands of people trying to escape Gaza are gathered in Rafah, which has the territory’s only border crossing to Egypt.
U.S. President Joe Biden was in Israel on Oct. 18, but his planned summit with Arab leaders was called off after the hospital attack.
Many hospitals and schools in the Gaza Strip are supervised by UN agenices
Hospitals and schools in Gaza Strip
supervised by United Nations Relief and
Works Agency (UNRWA)
Hospital
School
LEBANON
WEST
BANK
Jerusalem
GAZA
STRIP
ISRAEL
EGYPT
JORDAN
50 KM
Military base
Zikim
Border crossing
ISRAEL
Sderot
GAZA STRIP
Israeli-
ordered
evacuation
zone
Closed
military
zone
Jabalia camp
Refugee
camps
Beach camp
Gaza City
Nahal Oz
Main
evacuation
routes
Be’eri
Wadi Gaza
Nuseirat camp
Bureij camp
Re’im
Al-Maghazi camp
Deir El-Balah camp
Kisufim
Khan Younis
Khan Younis camp
Sufa
Rafah
Rafah camp
North
EGYPT
5 KM
UNRWA statistics for refugee camps
As of July, 2023
Number of people in camps
Refugees registered with UNRWA, in thousands
Rafah
133.3
Jabalia
116.0
Beach
90.7
Khan Younis
88.9
Nuseirat
85.4
Bureij
46.6
Al-Maghazi
33.3
Deir El-Balah
26.7
UNRWA schools in camps
18
Rafah
Jabalia
26
26
Beach
Khan Younis
20
Nuseirat
26
12
Bureij
Al-Maghazi
8
13
Deir El-Balah
UNRWA hospitals in camps
Rafah
2
1
Jabalia
Beach
1
Khan Younis
3
Nuseirat
2
Bureij
1
Al-Maghazi
1
Deir El-Balah
1
MURAT YÜKSELIR / THE GLOBE AND MAIL, SOURCE: OPENSTREETMAPS; GRAPHIC NEWS; The Humanitarian Data Exchange; United nations relief and works agency; new york times
Hospitals and schools in Gaza Strip supervised by
United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)
Hospital
School
LEBANON
WEST
BANK
Jerusalem
GAZA
STRIP
ISRAEL
EGYPT
JORDAN
50 KM
Military base
Zikim
Border crossing
ISRAEL
Sderot
GAZA STRIP
Israeli-
ordered
evacuation
zone
Closed
military
zone
Jabalia camp
Refugee
camps
Beach camp
Gaza City
Nahal Oz
Main
evacuation
routes
Be’eri
Wadi Gaza
Nuseirat camp
Bureij camp
Re’im
Al-Maghazi camp
Deir El-Balah camp
Kisufim
Khan Younis
Khan Younis camp
Sufa
Rafah
Rafah camp
North
EGYPT
5 KM
UNRWA statistics for refugee camps
As of July, 2023
Number of people in camps
Refugees registered with UNRWA, in thousands
133.3
Rafah
Jabalia
116.0
Beach
90.7
88.9
Khan Younis
Nuseirat
85.4
46.6
Bureij
Al-Maghazi
33.3
Deir El-Balah
26.7
UNRWA schools in camps
18
Rafah
Jabalia
26
26
Beach
20
Khan Younis
26
Nuseirat
12
Bureij
8
Al-Maghazi
13
Deir El-Balah
UNRWA hospitals in camps
2
Rafah
1
Jabalia
1
Beach
3
Khan Younis
2
Nuseirat
1
Bureij
1
Al-Maghazi
1
Deir El-Balah
MURAT YÜKSELIR / THE GLOBE AND MAIL, SOURCE: OPENSTREETMAPS; GRAPHIC NEWS; The Humanitarian Data Exchange; United nations relief and works agency; new york times
Hospitals and schools in Gaza Strip supervised by
United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)
LEBANON
Hospital
School
Mediterranean
Sea
Military base
Zikim
Border crossing
ISRAEL
Sderot
WEST
BANK
GAZA STRIP
Jerusalem
GAZA
STRIP
Israeli-
ordered
evacuation
zone
Closed
military
zone
Detail
Jabalia camp
ISRAEL
Refugee
camps
Beach camp
Gaza City
Nahal Oz
EGYPT
JORDAN
50 KM
Main
evacuation
routes
UNRWA statistics for
refugee camps
As of July, 2023
Be’eri
Wadi Gaza
Number of people in camps
Refugees registered with UNRWA,
in thousands
Nuseirat camp
Bureij camp
Rafah
133.3
Jabalia
116.0
Re’im
Al-Maghazi camp
Beach
90.7
Khan Younis
88.9
Deir El-Balah camp
Nuseirat
85.4
Kisufim
Bureij
46.6
Al-Maghazi
33.3
Deir El-Balah
26.7
UNRWA schools in camps
18
Rafah
Jabalia
26
Khan Younis
26
Beach
Khan Younis camp
Khan Younis
20
Nuseirat
26
12
Bureij
Al-Maghazi
8
13
Deir El-Balah
Sufa
UNRWA hospitals in camps
Rafah
Rafah
2
Rafah camp
1
Jabalia
Beach
1
Khan Younis
3
Nuseirat
2
Bureij
1
North
EGYPT
Al-Maghazi
1
5 KM
Deir El-Balah
1
MURAT YÜKSELIR / THE GLOBE AND MAIL, SOURCE: OPENSTREETMAPS; GRAPHIC NEWS; The Humanitarian Data Exchange; United nations relief and works agency; new york times
Oct. 17
The conflict in the Middle East entered its 11th day. It included the bloodiest single incident in Gaza since the war started. An explosion at the Al-Ahli al-Arabi hospital in Gaza City killed hundreds of people, according to the Gaza Health Authority, and it remains unclear who is responsible. Meanwhile, thousands of people trying to escape Gaza are gathered in Rafah, which has the territory’s only border crossing to Egypt.
The Rafah border is vital to Gaza trade
Rafah border has become vital to Gaza trade
In August 2023, 37.1% of commodity imports to Gaza, including 17% of food shipments to the strip, passed through the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, which has since been closed due to the Israel conflict.
40% of imports passing through Rafah crossing
37.1%
All commodities
30
20
Food
10
17%
0
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Note: Latest data as of August 2023.
Source: Reuters; UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Rafah border has become vital to Gaza trade
In August 2023, 37.1% of commodity imports to Gaza, including 17% of food shipments to the strip, passed through the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, which has since been closed due to the Israel conflict.
40% of imports passing through Rafah crossing
37.1%
All commodities
30
20
Food
10
17%
0
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Note: Latest data as of August 2023.
Source: Reuters; UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Rafah border has become vital to Gaza trade
In August 2023, 37.1% of commodity imports to Gaza, including 17% of food shipments to the strip, passed through the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, which has since been closed due to the Israel conflict.
40% of imports passing through Rafah crossing
37.1%
All commodities
30
20
Food
10
17%
0
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Note: Latest data as of August 2023.
Source: Reuters; UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Oct. 16
Israeli bombardments of Gaza intensified ahead of an expected ground invasion, as hopes for a brief ceasefire were dashed.
More than one million people – almost half the total population of Gaza – have been displaced, the United Nations said. Gaza has had no electricity for days, pushing vital services, including health, water and sanitation, to the brink. Food insecurity is also worsening.
The war has claimed more than 4,000 lives since Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7.
Israel-Hamas war
As of Oct. 20
DEAD
INJURED
Israel
Gaza
1,403
3,785
4,200
12,065
1,500 Hamas militants killed in Israel Oct. 7–8
Rocket strikes by Hamas
Israeli air strikes
Military base
Closed bordercrossings
4
3
Mediterranean
Sea
SYRIA
WEST
BANK
Tel Aviv
Jerusalem
5
ISRAEL
EGYPT
JORDAN
50 KM
6
Closed
military
zone
Mediterranean
Sea
Ashkelon
Israeli-ordered
evacuation zone
Zikim
Evacuation routes
Sderot
Wadi Gaza
Kfar Aza
1
Refugee
camps
Nahal Oz
Be’eri
Rahat
Re’im
ISRAEL
Ofakim
GAZA
STRIP
Magen
2
Sufa
EGYPT
8 KM
1
Gaza: Over a million displaced. Israeli Defence Minister tells troops they will soon see city “from inside.”
2
Rafah: Egypt carrying out road repairs for more than 100 aid trucks waiting at border.
3
Syria, Iraq: Iran-backed militants attack U.S. bases.
4
Kiryat Shmona: 20,000 residents evacuated as Hamas and Hezbollah launch attacks from Lebanon.
5
West Bank: Over 80 Palestinians killed since Oct. 7, hundreds detained.
6
Red Sea: USS Carney destroys missiles and drones launched from Yemen, “potentially targeting Israel.”
THE GLOBE AND MAIL, SOURCE: GRAPHIC
NEWS; OPENSTREETMAP; REUTERS
Israel-Hamas war
As of Oct. 20
DEAD
INJURED
Israel
Gaza
1,403
3,785
4,200
12,065
Rocket strikes by Hamas
Israeli air strikes
Closed border crossings
Military base
4
3
Mediterranean
Sea
SYRIA
WEST
BANK
Tel Aviv
Jerusalem
5
ISRAEL
EGYPT
JORDAN
50 KM
6
Closed
military
zone
Mediterranean
Sea
Ashkelon
Zikim
Israeli-ordered
evacuation zone
Evacuation routes
Sderot
Wadi Gaza
Kfar Aza
1
Refugee
camps
Nahal Oz
Be’eri
Rahat
Re’im
ISRAEL
Ofakim
GAZA
STRIP
Magen
2
Sufa
EGYPT
8 KM
1
Gaza: Over a million displaced. Israeli Defence Minister tells troops they will soon see city “from inside.”
2
Rafah: Egypt carrying out road repairs for more than 100 aid trucks waiting at border.
3
Syria, Iraq: Iran-backed militants attack U.S. bases.
4
Kiryat Shmona: 20,000 residents evacuated as Hamas and Hezbollah launch attacks from Lebanon.
5
West Bank: Over 80 Palestinians killed since Oct. 7, hundreds detained.
6
Red Sea: USS Carney destroys missiles and drones launched from Yemen, “potentially targeting Israel.”
THE GLOBE AND MAIL, SOURCE: GRAPHIC NEWS;
OPENSTREETMAP; REUTERS
Israel-Hamas war
As of Oct. 20
Rocket strikes by Hamas
Israeli air strikes
Military base
Closed border crossings
4
3
Mediterranean
Sea
Mediterranean
Sea
ISRAEL
Ashkelon
Closed military zone
WEST
BANK
Tel Aviv
Jerusalem
Israeli-ordered
evacuation zone
Zikim
5
Evacuation routes
Sderot
ISRAEL
1
Kfar Aza
Wadi Gaza
Nahal Oz
Be’eri
Refugee
camps
Netivot
Rahat
Re’im
Kisufim
EGYPT
JORDAN
50 KM
GAZA
STRIP
Ofakim
6
Magen
2
DEAD
INJURED
Sufa
1,403
3,785
4,200
12,065
Israel
Gaza
EGYPT
1,500 Hamas militants killed
in Israel Oct. 7–8
8 KM
1
4
Kiryat Shmona: 20,000 residents evacuated as Hamas and Hezbollah launch attacks from Lebanon.
Gaza: Over a million displaced. Israeli Defence Minister tells troops they will soon see city “from inside.”
2
5
Rafah: Egypt carrying out road repairs for more than 100 aid trucks waiting at border.
West Bank: Over 80 Palestinians killed since Oct. 7, hundreds detained.
3
6
Syria, Iraq: Iran-backed militants attack U.S. bases.
Red Sea: USS Carney destroys missiles and drones launched from Yemen, “potentially targeting Israel.”
THE GLOBE AND MAIL, SOURCE: GRAPHIC NEWS; OPENSTREETMAP; REUTERS
Oct. 15
Hundreds of thousands of Gaza residents sought to heed Israel’s order to evacuate roughly the northern half of the territory. Israeli forces positioned themselves along Gaza’s border and drilled for what Israel said would be a campaign by air, land and sea to dismantle the militant group.
Israel-Hamas war
As of Oct. 15
Rocket strikes by Hamas
Israeli air strikes
Military base
Clashes
Closed bordercrossings
3
2
5
4
WEST
BANK
Tel Aviv
Jerusalem
DEAD
INJURED
Israel
Gaza
1,300
2,300
3,400
9,700
1,500 Hamas killed in Israel
Oct. 7–8
Closed
military
zone
Mediterranean
Sea
Ashkelon
Israeli-ordered
evacuation zone
Zikim
Evacuation routes
Sderot
Wadi Gaza
Kfar Aza
1
Nahal Oz
Refugee
camps
Be’eri
Rahat
Re’im
ISRAEL
Ofakim
GAZA
STRIP
Magen
Sufa
EGYPT
8 KM
1
Gaza: Up to 400 Palestinians killed in last 24 hours. No new Hamas rocket attacks since Saturday night.
2
Syria: Iranian Revolutionary Guard deploying to Israeli border.
Israeli air strike disables Aleppo airport to prevent incoming Iranian arms and personnel.
3
Shtula: Israel creates 4km buffer zone after one killed by Hezbollah fire.
4
Israel: 126 families of missing and abducted people contacted.
5
Eastern Mediterranean: U.S. sends second aircraft carrier – USS Dwight D. Eisenhower – to deter interference from Iran.
THE GLOBE AND MAIL, SOURCE: GRAPHIC
NEWS; OPENSTREETMAP; REUTERS
Israel-Hamas war
As of Oct. 15
Rocket strikes by Hamas
Israeli air strikes
Military base
Clashes
Closed border crossings
3
2
5
4
WEST
BANK
Tel Aviv
Jerusalem
DEAD
INJURED
Israel
Gaza
1,300
2,300
3,400
9,700
1,500 Hamas killed in Israel
Oct. 7–8
Closed
military
zone
Mediterranean
Sea
Ashkelon
Zikim
Israeli-ordered
evacuation zone
Evacuation routes
Sderot
Wadi Gaza
Kfar Aza
1
Nahal Oz
Refugee
camps
Be’eri
Rahat
Re’im
ISRAEL
Ofakim
GAZA
STRIP
Magen
Sufa
EGYPT
8 KM
1
Gaza: Up to 400 Palestinians killed in last 24 hours. No new Hamas rocket attacks since Saturday night.
2
Syria: Iranian Revolutionary Guard deploying to Israeli border.
Israeli air strike disables Aleppo airport to prevent incoming Iranian arms and personnel.
3
Shtula: Israel creates 4km buffer zone after one killed by Hezbollah fire.
4
Israel: 126 families of missing and abducted people contacted.
5
Eastern Mediterranean: U.S. sends second aircraft carrier – USS Dwight D. Eisenhower – to deter interference from Iran.
THE GLOBE AND MAIL, SOURCE: GRAPHIC NEWS;
OPENSTREETMAP; REUTERS
Israel-Hamas war
As of Oct. 15
Rocket strikes by Hamas
Israeli air strikes
Military base
Clashes
Closed border crossings
3
2
Mediterranean
Sea
ISRAEL
5
4
WEST
BANK
Ashkelon
Closed military zone
Tel Aviv
Israeli-ordered
evacuation zone
Zikim
Jerusalem
Evacuation routes
Sderot
Kfar Aza
Wadi Gaza
1
Nahal Oz
Be’eri
Refugee
camps
Netivot
Rahat
Re’im
Kisufim
GAZA
STRIP
Ofakim
Magen
DEAD
INJURED
Sufa
1,300
2,300
3,400
9,700
Israel
Gaza
EGYPT
1,500 Hamas killed in Israel
Oct. 7–8
8 KM
1
3
Gaza: Up to 400 Palestinians killed in last 24 hours. No new Hamas rocket attacks since Saturday night.
Shtula: Israel creates 4km buffer zone after one killed by Hezbollah fire.
4
Israel: 126 families of missing and abducted people contacted.
2
Syria: Iranian Revolutionary Guard deploying to Israeli border.
5
Israeli air strike disables Aleppo airport to prevent incoming Iranian arms and personnel.
Eastern Mediterranean: U.S. sends second aircraft carrier – USS Dwight D. Eisenhower – to deter interference from Iran.
THE GLOBE AND MAIL, SOURCE: GRAPHIC NEWS; OPENSTREETMAP; REUTERS
Oct. 14
The UN said early Friday that the Israeli military is warning 1.1 million Palestinians to evacuate the northern part of the Gaza Strip within 24 hours. Israeli air strikes continue to target Gaza.
Israel-Hamas war
As of Oct. 14
Rocket strikes by Hamas
Israeli air strikes
Military base
Clashes
Closed bordercrossings
3
WEST
BANK
Tel Aviv
4
Jerusalem
5
DEAD
INJURED
Israel
Gaza
1,300
2,200
3,400
8,700
Israel Defense Forces estimate
1,500 Hamas killed in Israel
Closed
military
zone
Mediterranean
Sea
Ashkelon
Israeli-ordered
evacuation zone
Zikim
2
Evacuation routes
Sderot
Wadi Gaza
Kfar Aza
1
Nahal Oz
Refugee
camps
Shokeda
Be’eri
Rahat
Re’im
ISRAEL
Kisufim
Ofakim
GAZA
STRIP
Magen
Sufa
EGYPT
8 KM
1
Wadi Gaza: Israeli deadline extended to 4 p.m. local time for civilians to move south of river.
2
Gaza: Israel denies reports bodies of some hostages recovered.
Ali Qadhi, leader of Oct. 7 attacks, and Murad Abu Murad, Hamas aerial forces chief, killed in air strikes.
3
Lebanon: Israeli Defense Forces claim drone strike kills number of militants trying to cross into Israel.
4
West Bank: 54 Palestinians killed and 1,100 injured in six days.
5
Israel: Israeli Defense Forces report 265 soldiers killed in Hamas cross-border raid. 120 hostages held in Gaza.
THE GLOBE AND MAIL, SOURCE: GRAPHIC
NEWS; OPENSTREETMAP; REUTERS
Israel-Hamas war
As of Oct. 14
Rocket strikes by Hamas
Israeli air strikes
Military base
Clashes
Closed border crossings
3
WEST
BANK
Tel Aviv
4
Jerusalem
5
DEAD
INJURED
Israel
Gaza
1,300
2,200
3,400
8,700
Israel Defense Forces estimate
1,500 Hamas killed in Israel
Closed
military
zone
Mediterranean
Sea
Ashkelon
Zikim
Israeli-ordered
evacuation zone
2
Evacuation routes
Sderot
Wadi Gaza
Kfar Aza
1
Nahal Oz
Refugee
camps
Be’eri
Shokeda
Rahat
Re’im
Kisufim
ISRAEL
Ofakim
GAZA
STRIP
Magen
Sufa
EGYPT
8 KM
1
Wadi Gaza: Israeli deadline extended to 4 p.m. local time for civilians to move south of river.
2
Gaza: Israel denies reports bodies of some hostages recovered.
Ali Qadhi, leader of Oct. 7 attacks, and Murad Abu Murad, Hamas aerial forces chief, killed in air strikes.
3
Lebanon: Israeli Defense Forces claim drone strike kills number of militants trying to cross into Israel.
4
West Bank: 54 Palestinians killed and 1,100 injured in six days.
5
Israel: Israeli Defense Forces report 265 soldiers killed in Hamas cross-border raid. 120 hostages held in Gaza.
THE GLOBE AND MAIL, SOURCE: GRAPHIC NEWS;
OPENSTREETMAP; REUTERS
Israel-Hamas war
As of Oct. 14
Rocket strikes by Hamas
Israeli air strikes
Military base
Clashes
Closed border crossings
3
Mediterranean
Sea
ISRAEL
WEST
BANK
Ashkelon
Closed military zone
Tel Aviv
4
Israeli-ordered
evacuation zone
Zikim
Jerusalem
2
Evacuation routes
Sderot
5
Kfar Aza
Wadi Gaza
1
Nahal Oz
Be’eri
Refugee
camps
Netivot
Shokeda
Rahat
Re’im
Kisufim
GAZA
STRIP
Ofakim
Magen
DEAD
INJURED
Sufa
1,300
2,200
3,400
8,700
Israel
Gaza
EGYPT
Israeli Defense Forces estimate
1,500 Hamas killed in Israel
8 KM
1
3
Wadi Gaza: Israeli deadline extended to 4 p.m. local time for civilians to move south of river.
Lebanon: Israeli Defense Forces claim drone strike kills number of militants trying to cross into Israel.
2
4
Gaza: Israel denies reports bodies of some hostages recovered.
West Bank: 54 Palestinians killed and 1,100 injured in six days.
5
Ali Qadhi, leader of Oct. 7 attacks, and Murad Abu Murad, Hamas aerial forces chief, killed in air strikes.
Israel: Israeli Defense Forces report 265 soldiers killed in Hamas cross-border raid. 120 hostages held in Gaza.
THE GLOBE AND MAIL, SOURCE: GRAPHIC NEWS; OPENSTREETMAP; REUTERS
Oct. 13
Hamas’s rocket range
Hamas’s long-range M-302 rockets can reach up to 150 km away.
Range of Hamas’s rockets
Palestinian militants in Gaza have acquired long-range missiles that reach beyond Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, putting as many as five million of Israel’s eight-million citizens at risk
LEBANON
GOLAN
HEIGHTS
Haifa
ISRAEL
WEST
BANK
Tel Aviv
JORDAN
Jerusalem
Ashdod
GAZA
STRIP
Hebron
Gaza
City
1
Be’er-Sheva
2
EGYPT
Qassam
15km
1
Grad
20km
2
50 KM
MURAT YÜkselir and john sopinski / THE GLOBE AND MAIL, Sources: graphic news; Israel Missile Defense Association; GLoBAl Security; Wire agencies
Range of Hamas’s rockets
Palestinian militants in Gaza have acquired long-range missiles that reach beyond Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, putting as many as five million of Israel’s eight-million citizens at risk
LEBANON
GOLAN
HEIGHTS
Haifa
ISRAEL
WEST
BANK
Tel Aviv
JORDAN
Jerusalem
Ashdod
GAZA
STRIP
Hebron
Gaza
City
1
Be’er-Sheva
2
EGYPT
Qassam
15km
1
Grad
20km
2
50 KM
MURAT YÜkselir and john sopinski / THE GLOBE AND MAIL, Sources: graphic news; Israel Missile Defense Association; GLoBAl Security; Wire agencies
Range of Hamas’s rockets
Palestinian militants in Gaza have acquired long-range missiles that reach beyond Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, putting as many as five million of Israel’s eight-million citizens at risk
LEBANON
GOLAN
HEIGHTS
Haifa
ISRAEL
WEST
BANK
Tel Aviv
Jerusalem
Ashdod
GAZA
STRIP
Hebron
Gaza
City
JORDAN
Be’er-Sheva
EGYPT
50 KM
MURAT YÜkselir and john sopinski / THE GLOBE AND MAIL, Sources: graphic news; Israel Missile Defense Association; GLoBAl Security; Wire agencies
Population density in the West Bank
Gaza’s 2.3 million people live on about 365 square kilometres, an area of land about same size as Gatineau Park in Ottawa.
LEBANON
WEST
BANK
Jerusalem
GAZA
STRIP
ISRAEL
EGYPT
JORDAN
50 KM
Population density
Low
Dense
Ashkelon
Closed
military
zone
Military base
Zikim
Border crossing
ISRAEL
Sderot
GAZA STRIP
Gaza City
Nahal Oz
Israeli-ordered
evacuation zone
Be’eri
Wadi
Gaza
Refugee
camps
Re’im
Kisufim
Khan Younis
Sufa
Rafah
North
EGYPT
5 KM
Young population
Per cent, 2020 estimates for age brackets
0 to 14
15 to 24
25 and older
22%
Gaza Strip
West Bank
Israel
25%
50%
MURAT YÜKSELIR AND JOHN SOPINSKI / THE GLOBE AND MAIL, SOURCE: OPENSTREETMAPS; GRAPHIC NEWS; european commission; United Nations Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs; REUTERS
LEBANON
WEST
BANK
Jerusalem
GAZA
STRIP
ISRAEL
EGYPT
JORDAN
50 KM
Population density
Low
Dense
Ashkelon
Closed
military
zone
Military base
Zikim
Border crossing
ISRAEL
Sderot
GAZA STRIP
Gaza City
Nahal Oz
Israeli-ordered
evacuation zone
Be’eri
Wadi
Gaza
Refugee
camps
Re’im
Kisufim
Khan Younis
Sufa
Rafah
North
EGYPT
5 KM
Young population
Per cent, 2020 estimates for age brackets
0 to 14
15 to 24
25 and older
22%
Gaza Strip
West Bank
Israel
25%
50%
MURAT YÜKSELIR AND JOHN SOPINSKI / THE GLOBE AND MAIL, SOURCE: OPENSTREETMAPS; GRAPHIC NEWS; european commission; United Nations Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs; REUTERS
Population density
Low
Dense
Ashkelon
LEBANON
Closed
military
zone
Military base
WEST
BANK
Zikim
Jerusalem
GAZA
STRIP
Border crossing
ISRAEL
Sderot
GAZA STRIP
ISRAEL
EGYPT
JORDAN
50 KM
Gaza City
Nahal Oz
Israeli-ordered
evacuation zone
Be’eri
Wadi Gaza
Ofakim
Refugee
camps
Re’im
Kisufim
Magen
Khan Younis
Sufa
Rafah
Young population
Per cent, 2020 estimates for age brackets
0 to 14
15 to 24
25 and older
22%
Gaza Strip
West Bank
North
EGYPT
Israel
5 KM
25%
50%
MURAT YÜKSELIR AND JOHN SOPINSKI / THE GLOBE AND MAIL, SOURCE: OPENSTREETMAPS; GRAPHIC NEWS; european commission; United Nations Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs; REUTERS