Event
Gaza war
War in Gaza that followed the 7 October 2023 attack.
- Dates
- 7 Oct 2023 –
Connections 15
interventions
- UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) verifies deaths one by one Primary record 1
involved
- Gaza Strip the ministry's count at 30 April 2024 Primary record 1
- UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) verified fatalities are a floor: a sample limited by method and access Primary record 1
- Israel disclaimed the briefing; claims a civilian-to-militant ratio According to Israel Scholarship & press 2
- Gaza Strip JTA on who relies on and who disputed the ministry's data Scholarship & press 2
- UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) aid trucks: 937 manifested, 807 offloaded, per the Logistics Cluster Primary record 3
- UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) shelter, strikes: as OCHA names the actors Primary record 3
- International Court of Justice the Court's March 2024 order records both Israel's rejection and the warning Primary record 4
- Gaza Strip killings verified by the UN Human Rights Office by 2 September 2024 Primary record 1
- UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) verifies deaths Primary record 1
- UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reports figures with their source Primary record 5
- Gaza Strip the Ministry's count, as OCHA reports it Primary record 3
- UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) famine warning, as the ICJ cited the IPC in March 2024 Primary record 4
- Gaza Strip aid trucks, as OCHA counts them Primary record 3
caused by
- 7 October 2023 attack Primary record 6
Timeline 1 date
- 7 Oct 2023 – Gaza war
Proof 6 sources
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Six-month update report on the human rights situation in Gaza, 1 November 2023 to 30 April 2024, UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR), 6 Nov 2024.
Primary record
Nevertheless, verification work continued, with the number of killings verified by OHCHR by 2 September 2024 standing at 8,119
Hostilities in Gaza had killed 34,535 Palestinians and injured 77,704 between 7 October 2023 and 30 April 2024, according to the Ministry of Health of the State of Palestine
standing at 8,119 Palestinians in Gaza, including 2,036 women and 3,588 children
which requires at least three independent sources
the number of killings verified by OHCHR by 2 September 2024
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IDF official says 71,000 killed in Gaza war, matching Gaza Health Ministry estimate, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, 29 Jan 2026.
Scholarship & press
The IDF clarifies that the details published do not reflect official IDF data
has maintained that it has killed roughly two to three civilians for every militant
Human rights NGOs and the United Nations have long said the ministry’s data is reliable.
Though Israeli officials have not officially disputed the overall Gaza war figures for some time
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Humanitarian Situation Report, 15 October 2026, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, occupied Palestinian territory, 19 Oct 2026.
Primary record
According to the Logistics Cluster, between 29 September and 12 October, 937 trucks carrying humanitarian supplies were manifested and 807 offloaded across five corridors
approximately 8,600 emergency shelter kits it pre-positioned outside Gaza continued to be denied entry by the Israeli authorities
Israeli airstrikes, shelling and gunfire continued to result in reported civilian casualties
According to the Ministry of Health in Gaza, which operates under the de-facto authorities
between 29 September and 12 October, 937 trucks carrying humanitarian supplies were manifested and 807 offloaded across five corridors
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South Africa v. Israel, Order modifying provisional measures, 28 March 2024, International Court of Justice, 28 Mar 2024.
Primary record
Israel rejects “in the strongest terms” South Africa’s claims that incidents of starvation in Gaza are a direct result of its deliberate acts and omissions.
famine is setting in
[f]amine is imminent in the northern governorates
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Reported impact snapshot | Gaza Strip (1 July 2026), UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, occupied Palestinian territory, 3 Jul 2026.
Primary record
Figures that are yet-to-be verified by the UN are attributed to their source.
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Legal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, Advisory Opinion, 19 July 2024, International Court of Justice, 19 Jul 2024.
Primary record
in response to the attack carried out against it by Hamas and other armed groups on 7 October 2023
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