The facts and figures that are too "boring" to be presented in the Israeli media

By: Tamim Abu Hit

How do you feel when you hear a discussion on an Israeli television channel between two panelists arguing about the number of Palestinians killed yesterday, Saturday, by IDF soldiers – while they were waiting in line to receive a meal for their family, or while trying to push or rush to get it – and one of the debaters says that he heard that the number of people killed on Saturday was 34, and then the other responds with a reprimand:

"No, there's no need to exaggerate – the number was only 17!"

Only 17?! And why were they killed 34 or 17 (they are just numbers)?

Because the soldiers felt they posed a danger to their lives, and shot them!

This helpless hunger, all he thinks about is the fairies waiting for him in the tent, or above the ruins of the house, or under the tree in the valley – posed a danger to soldiers armed to the teeth?!

This number of deaths, killed every day by IDF soldiers, and whose names and ID numbers the Palestinian Ministry of Health publishes, appears to the presenters and participants in the panels, and to most viewers at home – unfortunately – only as data, which is disputed, and which slips from memory within seconds. And the discussion focuses on the question of whether there were 17 or 34.

But the children, women, mothers, and families who waited for a slice of bread – with folded stomachs – receive the forgotten bodies.

All that remains is to record for history and those who argue that since the beginning of food distribution using this method, 751 Palestinians have been killed while waiting to receive aid.

This is what we got out of the continued war in Gaza:

More deaths on both sides, more bereavement, more orphans, more hunger in Gaza, and more moral deterioration of the young soldiers, who are turning into killing machines, as a prelude to fascism.

The severity of the situation cannot be described in less than that.

And as for the additional numbers I promised you in the title of my remarks – these are statistics from the Gaza war until the end of last month, June, from the website

Palestinian deaths:

Note: The data is based on reports from the Gaza Ministry of Health and includes the number of bodies brought to the hospital or registered by relatives.

They do not include those who died not from "violent action" / who were not reported / who are missing.

The number of missing people is estimated at 11,000.

According to recently published estimates, the death toll is 100,000 people.

57,418 dead (updated to 5.7) 56% of them women and children.

Of which 2,505 in June 2025

Fatalities breakdown:

17,127 children (up to 14.6): 4520 aged 1-5, 941 under 1 year old, 486 under 6 months old.

31% of those killed are children.

9,120 women

4137 elderly

24,818 men

1581 medical staff

122 rescue workers

479 aid workers (107 since the beginning of the year)

41,329 orphans (as of May 2025) from at least one parent, 1,945 from both parents.

13,700 families lost at least one parent.

2483 families (as of April 2025) were completely wiped out

5620 families (as of April 2025) with one survivor

Since 27.5 (the date of opening of the GHF assistance centers)

751 Palestinians were killed while waiting for aid.

16% of them are children

70% of them are in aid centers

30% of them are waiting for food distribution in other places.

Since March 18 (the date Israel broke the ceasefire)

6,860 killed

Israeli casualties

1,637 Israelis and foreign nationals have been killed, including 437 soldiers, in the ground invasion since the end of October 2023.

Among the dead, 38 were minors.

30 soldiers killed since 18.3.25

Palestinian detainees/kidnapped

There are no exact figures for the number of Palestinians arrested in Gaza since October 7, 2023, but the estimate is in the thousands.

Among those arrested are 360 known medical personnel.

As of April 2025, 1506 detainees have been released, including 43 children and 84 women.

Reports of very harsh detention conditions, torture, abuse, and starvation.

About 50 of the detainees are known to have died during their return.

Israeli hostages

On October 7, 2023, 251 men, women, and children were kidnapped.

205 hostages were returned alive/dead - the vast majority of them in the deal (including hostages who were there previously).

50 hostages are being held in Gaza, 28 of whom are presumed dead.

Reports from returned abductees and signs of life from those being held indicate that the abductees are being held in harsh conditions, abuse, and starvation.

Palestinian wounded:

136,261 injured

7835 of them during the month of June.

As of May 27, 4,931 were injured while waiting for food.

As of March 18, 24,220 people have been injured.

Over 10,000 are waiting to be evacuated,

Since March 18, only 339 have been evacuated.

Israeli wounded

On 7.10.23, approximately 5400 people were injured.

Since the ground invasion of Gaza, 2,745 soldiers have been injured.

161 injured since March 18.

Displaced persons

Since 7.10.23, approximately 2 million displaced people, most of them multiple times.

Since March 18, 714,000 displaced people in 50 evacuation orders.

85% of the Gaza Strip under military control/evacuation orders.

The displaced population is being directed to 9 square kilometers of Al-Mawasi (southwestern Gaza Strip), where about half a million people are crowded together (a density of about 48,000 people per square kilometer), most of them in displaced persons' tents.

March 18-June 16, 112 attacks were recorded on the Al-Mawasi area, which is defined as "safe", in which 380 people were killed, including 158 women and children.

From March 18 to July 1, 64 schools serving as shelters for displaced people were attacked.

destruction

The data refers to complete/significant destruction:

92% of housing units

70% of the buildings

83% of agricultural land

83% of water wells

71% of greenhouses

72% of fishing boats

89% of desalination, water pumping and sanitation facilities

88% of schools

50% of hospitals are operating partially

62% of field hospitals are partially operational

38% of clinics operate part-time

Fuel supplies have run out, severely affecting the operations of intensive care units, dialysis, water pumping facilities, and rescue and recovery vehicles.

This is accompanied by power outages and intermittent internet service blackouts.

Hunger and health crisis

93% of the population suffers from a lack of clean water.