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Israel Hamas war one year: The biggest attack on Israel took place on 7 October 2023. The attack was carried out by the Palestinian extremist group Hamas, killing more than 1,200 Israelis in just one day and taking 251 hostages by Hamas fighters.
Palestinian extremist group Hamas fired 5,000 rockets into southern Israel at 6:30 am on October 7, 2023. After this, hundreds of Hamas fighters entered Israel. They started firing indiscriminately at people. This was the day when the entire country was celebrating the religious festival called Sukkot. Hamas has named this attack as Flood of Al-Aqsa.
Israel responded to Hamas' attack with air strikes on October 8. Israel launched Operation Swords of Iron and began a complete siege of Gaza and ordered the evacuation of approximately 1.5 million people living in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.
The consequences are still visible a year later, with Gazans suffering severe shortages of water, food and other basic amenities. If we talk about Gaza, about 70 percent of the buildings there have been completely destroyed. According to Gaza's Health Ministry, more than 42 thousand people have been killed so far in the attack. Of these, 16,765 are children. About 98 thousand people have been injured. More than 10 thousand people are missing. At the same time, so far 1,139 Israelis have been killed and 8,730 have been injured in this war. Apart from this, 125 journalists have also been killed in this attack.
How much damage was caused in the Israel-Hamas war?
According to Al Jazeera's report, 80 percent of commercial facilities and 87 percent of school buildings in the Gaza Strip have been destroyed due to the Israeli attack. 144,000 to 175,000 buildings were damaged or destroyed in the Gaza Strip. Only 17 out of 36 hospitals are functioning. 68 percent of the road network has been destroyed and 68 percent of land suitable for agriculture has become barren.
In terms of economic damage, Gaza's GDP has declined by 81 percent. 2.01 lakh people have become unemployed. About 20 lakh people are homeless. 85 thousand Palestinian workers have lost their jobs.
Pile of debris in Gaza Strip
Israeli airstrikes have caused more than 42 million tons of debris to fall on the Gaza Strip. That's enough debris to fill a line of dump trucks stretching from New York to Singapore. Its removal may take several years and cost up to $700 million.