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The Government Media Office issues an update on key statistics of the genocidal war waged by the Israeli occupation against the Gaza Strip on Day 650 – from Saturday, October 7, 2023, to Friday, July 18, 2025

1. Demographics and General Context:

Over 2.4 million people in the Gaza Strip are subjected to genocide, starvation, and ethnic cleansing.

650 days of genocide and ethnic cleansing targeting civilians in Gaza.

Over 88% of Gaza has been destroyed by Israeli attacks.

Over $62 billion in initial direct losses due to the genocide.

77% of the Gaza Strip's area has been seized by the occupation through invasions, firepower, and forced displacement.

63 Israeli bombings targeted Al-Mawasi area, which the occupation falsely claims to be "safe."

125,000 tons of explosives dropped by the Israeli occupation on Gaza.

2. Martyrs, Missing Persons, and Massacres:

67,880 total martyrs and missing persons since the start of the genocide.

58,380 martyrs have arrived at hospitals since the beginning of the war.

9,500 missing persons – some confirmed martyrs under the rubble, others still unaccounted for.

Over 19,000 child martyrs, over 18,000 of whom reached hospitals.

Over 12,500 women martyrs, 9,497 of whom reached hospitals.

8,150 mothers were killed.

953 infant martyrs under the age of one.

400 babies were born and killed during the genocidal war.

1,590 medical personnel were martyred by the Israeli occupation.

122 civil defense personnel were martyred.

228 journalists were killed by Israeli forces.

171 municipal workers were martyred, including 4 mayors.

777 police and aid distribution personnel were killed.

38,000 families were targeted in Israeli massacres.

2,613 families were completely wiped out from the civil registry (7,563 martyrs).

5,943 families were mostly annihilated with only one survivor (11,901 martyrs).

Over 60% of the martyrs are children, women, and the elderly.

68 child martyrs died from malnutrition.

41% of kidney patients died due to lack of food and medical care.

Over 3,500 miscarriages due to severe malnutrition.

17 martyrs died from cold in displacement camps, including 14 children.

3. Injuries, Arrests, and Humanitarian Conditions:

139,355 wounded and injured people have arrived at hospitals.

18,500 injured persons require long-term rehabilitation.

Over 4,700 cases of amputation, 18% of them children.

Over 421 journalists have been injured.

6,633 civilians have been arrested since the start of the genocide.

362 medical personnel have been arrested.

48 journalists have been arrested.

26 civil defense personnel have been arrested.

Over 16,646 war widows (women whose husbands were martyred).

Over 44,537 orphaned children (lost one or both parents).

Over 2.142 million cases of infectious diseases due to forced displacement.

71,338 cases of hepatitis infections.

4. Health Sector:

38 hospitals bombed, destroyed, or rendered inoperative.

96 healthcare centers bombed or put out of service.

144 ambulances were targeted by Israeli forces.

55 civil defense vehicles (fire and rescue) were targeted.

5. Education and Academic Institutions:

156 schools, universities, and educational institutions completely destroyed.

382 partially destroyed.

Over 13,400 student martyrs killed by Israeli forces.

Over 785,000 students have been denied access to education.

Over 800 teachers and educational staff killed.

Over 173 scientists, academics, and researchers killed during the war.

6. Houses of Worship and Cemeteries:

833 mosques completely destroyed.

178 mosques partially destroyed.

3 churches targeted multiple times.

40 cemeteries destroyed out of 60.

2,420 bodies of martyrs and deceased were stolen by the occupation.

7 mass graves established by the occupation inside hospitals.

529 martyrs were recovered from mass graves in hospitals.

6. Houses of Worship and Cemeteries:

833 mosques completely destroyed.

178 mosques partially destroyed.

3 churches targeted multiple times.

40 cemeteries destroyed out of 60.

2,420 bodies of martyrs and deceased were stolen by the occupation.

7 mass graves established by the occupation inside hospitals.

529 martyrs were recovered from mass graves in hospitals.

7. Housing, Forced Displacement, and Sheltering:

(≈223,000) housing units were completely destroyed by the Israeli occupation.

(≈134,000) housing units were heavily damaged and rendered uninhabitable.

(≈212,000) housing units were partially damaged.

(288,000) Palestinian families are now homeless.

(117,000) tents have become completely unusable out of a total of (135,000).

Over (2 million) civilians have been forcibly displaced due to the occupation's systematic policy of expulsion.

(261) shelters and displacement centers were targeted by the Israeli occupation.

8. Starvation, Blockade, and Denial of Aid and Medical Treatment:

(139) days of total closure of all Gaza Strip crossings by the occupation.

(76,450) humanitarian aid and fuel trucks have been blocked from entering Gaza during these 139 days.

(42) soup kitchens were deliberately targeted as part of the occupation's starvation policy.

(57) food and aid distribution centers were targeted as part of the starvation campaign.

(121) documented attacks on aid convoys and humanitarian deliveries.

(877) civilians were killed and over (5,666) injured, with (42) missing, in so-called “American-Israeli aid centers,” described by locals as death traps.

(650,000) children are at risk of death due to severe malnutrition and food scarcity.

(22,000) patients require urgent treatment abroad but are denied exit by the Israeli occupation.

Over (16,000) patients have completed all referral procedures but remain unable to travel for treatment.

(12,500) cancer patients are facing death without access to life-saving treatment.

(350,000) patients with chronic illnesses are at risk due to the occupation's ban on medicine entry.

(3,000) patients with various conditions require treatment abroad.

(≈60,000) pregnant women are at risk due to lack of medical care and access to safe delivery services.

9. Infrastructure and Public Utilities:

(722) central water wells were destroyed and rendered non-operational.

(113) fresh water projects were targeted, with mass casualties reported.

(3,780 km) of electricity networks were destroyed.

(2,105) ground and overhead electrical transformers were destroyed.

Over (1.88 billion) kilowatt-hours of electricity were denied to Gaza throughout the war.

Over (500,000 linear meters) of water pipelines were destroyed.

Over (655,000 linear meters) of sewage networks were destroyed.

Over (3 million linear meters) of roads and streets were destroyed.

(236) government facilities were targeted and destroyed.

(53) sports facilities, stadiums, and athletic halls were destroyed.

(208) historical and archaeological sites were targeted by the occupation.

10. Agriculture, Livestock, and Fisheries:

Over ($2.2 billion) in direct losses to Gaza’s agricultural sector due to the genocide.

Over (92%) of farmland destroyed out of a total (178,000) dunams.

(1,218) agricultural wells were destroyed and rendered non-operational.

(665) livestock and poultry farms were destroyed by the Israeli occupation.

Over (93,000) dunams of vegetable crops reduced to only (4,000) dunams.

Over (85%) of greenhouses destroyed across the Gaza governorates.

Annual vegetable production dropped from (405,000 tons) to just (28,000 tons).

(100%) of Gaza's fisheries have been destroyed due to systematic attacks on fishing zones.

*Government Media Office*

Gaza Strip – Palestine

Friday, July 18, 2025

Day 650 of the genocide against the people of Gaza
Mike