Residents navigate the devastation in Gaza City on October 11, 2025, a day after a ceasefire took effect. Following Israel’s military withdrawal on October 10, tens of thousands of Palestinians began returning to their shattered neighborhoods.
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Following last week’s announcement of a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, Israeli forces have retreated, Hamas has freed all surviving hostages, and Israel has released Palestinian detainees. As this fragile truce takes hold, here are crucial statistics related to the Gaza conflict and the October 7, 2023, Hamas-initiated assault on Israel that ignited the war. For comprehensive coverage, analysis, and diverse perspectives, visit npr.org/mideastupdates.
All data is current as of October 13, 2025, unless otherwise noted. This situation remains fluid, and figures may be updated.
Casualties from the Hamas-led attack on Israel on October 7, 2023:
Approximately 1,200
(Source: Israeli government)
Palestinian fatalities in Gaza since October 7, 2023:
At least 67,869
(Source: Gaza Ministry of Health)
Number of Palestinian children killed in Gaza since October 7, 2023:
20,179
(Source: Gaza Ministry of Health, October 7, 2025)
Hostages abducted from Israel on October 7, 2023:
251
(Source: Israeli government)
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20
(Source: Israeli government)
Deceased hostages to be returned by Hamas as part of the ceasefire agreement:
28
(Source: 20-point peace plan)
Palestinian detainees freed by Israel under the ceasefire terms:
Nearly 2,000
(Source: 20-point peace plan)
Palestinians injured in Gaza since October 7, 2023:
At least 170,105
(Source: Gaza Ministry of Health)
Palestinians killed while seeking humanitarian aid in Gaza since May 27, 2025:
2,615
(Source: Gaza Ministry of Health, October 10, 2025)
Israeli soldiers killed since the ground offensive in Gaza began on October 27, 2023:
468
(Source: Israeli military)
Humanitarian aid workers killed in Gaza since October 7, 2023:
565
(Source: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, October 9, 2025)
Journalists killed in Gaza by Israeli forces since October 7, 2023:
197
(Source: Committee to Protect Journalists, October 8, 2025)
Journalists killed in Israel by Hamas since October 7, 2023:
2
(Source: Committee to Protect Journalists, October 8, 2025)
Palestinians killed by Israeli forces, settlers, and civilians in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Israel since October 7, 2023:
1,008
(Source: United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, September 28, 2025)
U.S. military aid allocated to Israel from October 2023 through September 2025:
$21.7 billion
(Source: Brown University Watson Institute Costs of War Project, October 7, 2025)
Percentage of buildings in Gaza damaged or destroyed:
78%
(Source: United Nations Satellite Centre preliminary assessment, July 8, 2025)
Number of cultural heritage sites damaged in Gaza:
114
(Source: UNESCO, October 6, 2025)
Proportion of Gaza’s agricultural land still cultivable:
1.5%
(Source: U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization and United Nations Satellite Centre, August 9, 2025)
Hospitals in Gaza currently operational or partially operational:
14 out of 36
(Source: World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, October 2, 2025)
Number of ceasefires between Israel and Hamas in Gaza since October 7, 2023:
3
