Gaza war’s 1,000 days: 90% of strip ‘destroyed’, 80% ‘seized’ by Israel
Key takeaways
- In the 1,000 days since October 7, 2023, Gaza lies in ruins, Board of Peace falters and Israel expands control of enclave.
- Tallying up the extent of the damage since Israel launched its war on October 7, 2023, Gaza’s Government Media Office said in a statement on Thursday that at least 73,066 Palestinians have been killed in the enclave.
- More than 21,500 of those killed in Gaza were children, including 1,022 babies, it added.
Why this matters: an international story with cross-border implications worth tracking.
In the 1,000 days since October 7, 2023, Gaza lies in ruins, Board of Peace falters and Israel expands control of enclave.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo A Palestinian child stands on the rubble of a destroyed building near the Shati refugee camp in western Gaza City [Omar Al Qataa/AFP]By Al Jazeera Staff Published On 2 Jul 20262 Jul 2026More than 90 percent of the Gaza Strip has been destroyed, and Israeli forces are in control of 80 percent of the besieged territory, authorities in the enclave say, as the world marks 1,000 days since Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza began.
Tallying up the extent of the damage since Israel launched its war on October 7, 2023, Gaza’s Government Media Office said in a statement on Thursday that at least 73,066 Palestinians have been killed in the enclave.