The Israel-Hamas struggle — in maps and charts

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Newest scenario in Gaza: Israel orders extra Gaza evacuations after faculty strike kills 80

The Israeli army ordered tens of hundreds of Palestinians to depart shelters in components of southern Gaza on Sunday, in preparation for an additional raid on areas from which it says Hamas fighters are working.

The pressured evacuation order of components of Khan Younis comes because the demise toll from Saturday’s air strike on a faculty in Gaza Metropolis was confirmed to be at the very least 80, after unique estimates of about 100.

The assault has drawn sharp criticism from Israel’s allies, together with EU international coverage chief Josep Borrell, who described it as an unjustifiable “bloodbath”. US Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris mentioned on Saturday that “far too many civilians have been killed”.

Israel has claimed, with out offering proof, that the varsity the place a whole lot of households have been looking for shelter was getting used as a Hamas “command and management” centre, and that 19 militants have been killed.

Regional tensions: Iran not anticipated to assault Israel if ceasefire agreed with Hamas, says US

US President Joe Biden has mentioned he doesn’t count on Iran to hold out a retaliatory strike on Israel in response to the assassinations of Hamas and Hizbollah leaders if a deal is reached to finish the struggle in Gaza and safe the discharge of Israeli hostages.

Iran has been vowing to “punish” Israel since Hamas’s political chief Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran final month.

In the meantime, Hizbollah, has pledged to retaliate towards Israel for the killing a day earlier of Fuad Shukr — one of many Lebanese militant group’s most senior commanders — in response to a suspected Hizbollah missile strike that killed 12 children on a soccer pitch within the occupied Golan Heights.

The US, Egypt and Qatar plan to mediate ceasefire talks on Thursday in an effort to strain Israel and Hamas to agree a deal to launch the remaining Israeli hostages held in Gaza and finish the 10-month battle.

Influence on inhabitants: Loss of life toll in Gaza nears 40,000; over 100 hostages in captivity

The Israel Protection Forces launched air and land offensives in Gaza in response to Hamas’s October 7 cross-border assault in southern Israel.

Hamas killed greater than 1,200 folks in the course of the assault and seized about 250 hostages, in keeping with Israeli officers, who say round 100 hostages are nonetheless in captivity.

Palestinian and Israeli deaths since October 7 2023

39,897

Palestinians in Gaza

594

Palestinians in West Financial institution

Humanitarian employees inside Gaza have confronted important hazard in the course of the battle, with an unprecedented quantity additionally being killed.

Seven worldwide help employees have been killed in an April strike, with Israel later admitting that its troopers had made errors in focusing on the humanitarian convoy. Greater than 200 workers of UNRWA, a UN company that gives help and help to Palestinians, have additionally been killed.

After October 7, the IDF initially moved into northern Gaza earlier than sweeping south in direction of Khan Younis after which Rafah. On Could 24 the Worldwide Court docket of Justice mentioned circumstances in Rafah have been “disastrous” and ordered Israel to “instantly halt” its army offensive within the metropolis.

Greater than 2mn folks in Gaza have been displaced by the battle, with many leaving Rafah and a few shifting to al-Mawasi or different IDF-declared “humanitarian areas”, whereas others head north in direction of the cities of Khan Younis and Deir al Balah.

Meals and water insecurity: Israel’s allies condemn far-right minister’s Gaza hunger remarks

Israel’s European allies have condemned remarks by far-right finance minister Bezalel Smotrich after he mentioned the nation could also be justified in ravenous 2mn Gazans with the intention to pressure Hamas to launch hostages.

Help deliveries containing urgently wanted meals, water and medical provides haven’t been in a position to enter Gaza at their regular ranges because the struggle started.

The shortages have worsened since IDF troops took “operational management” of the Palestinian aspect of the Rafah crossing on Could 6.

The wrestle to entry meals help, which is urgently wanted to forestall Gazans slipping into famine, is forecast to have reached “catastrophic” ranges.

The US constructed a $230mn floating pier to assist get extra help into Gaza, however shipments have been affected by storms and poor sea circumstances, and the venture is now being mothballed.

Since Israel launched its Gaza offensive, harm to infrastructure and lack of gas and electrical energy have additionally led to a extreme water scarcity.

Earlier than the struggle, Gaza sourced most of its water from an underground aquifer or Israeli state-owned water firm Mekorot. In keeping with an April UN OCHA report, two of the Mekorot pipelines have been closed and the third is working at solely partial capability. Israel has just lately moved in direction of reopening them after strain from the US.

In the meantime, solely one of many six wastewater therapy vegetation and two of three desalination vegetation are partially working.

Infrastructure harm: Greater than half of Gaza’s buildings broken by combating

In keeping with harm assessments from researchers on the CUNY Graduate Heart and Oregon State College, greater than half of all buildings throughout the Gaza Strip have suffered harm, rising to practically 80 per cent in Gaza Metropolis.

The harm in Khan Younis and Rafah has additionally elevated as Israel expanded its offensive from northern Gaza to the remainder of the territory.

October 7 2023: Hamas assaults Israel

As a lot of Israel slept, Hamas militants launched an multipronged daybreak assault on the nation from the Gaza Strip.

The assault started within the early hours of the morning on the Jewish vacation of Simchat Torah, with hundreds of rockets fired at Israeli cities and cities. Many have been intercepted by Israel’s Iron Dome defence system, however satellite tv for pc imagery confirmed fires and smoke rising from areas that have been hit.

A whole bunch of Hamas fighters concurrently attacked by land, air and sea, breaching the fortified barrier between Gaza and Israel.

Militants used motorised paragliders to assault the Supernova music pageant, which was happening not removed from the Gaza border. After flying in, they shot many Israelis and took others as hostages.

After breaching the Gaza fence, armed Hamas fighters focused Israeli communities and army websites at a number of areas, going door-to-door and performing execution-style killings in addition to taking hostages.

Greater than 1,200 Israeli civilians and troops have been killed on October 7, in keeping with Israeli officers — making it the deadliest assault on the nation since its basis.

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