Drawing on Palestinian authorities and international organizations, the report gives estimates of deaths and injuries and describes the condition of hospitals, housing, water systems and schools.
Al Jazeera has published a three-year tally of deaths, injuries and damage in Gaza, drawing on figures from Palestinian health authorities, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the World Health Organization (WHO). Its figures describe a severe humanitarian toll; casualty counts and responsibility for particular incidents are attributed to the cited sources.
According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health figures cited by Al Jazeera, at least 74,000 Palestinians, including at least 21,000 children, have been killed since October 7, 2023. The outlet says this is about 3% of Gaza’s prewar population. The ministry counts deaths recorded in hospitals or officially registered; people missing or believed to remain under rubble are not included. More than 175,000 people have been injured, the report says.
The report cites a WHO estimate that about 24% of those injured have life-changing injuries requiring long-term rehabilitation, and that children make up a quarter of that group. It also says Gaza’s health system has been heavily damaged: citing OCHA, Al Jazeera reports that 94% of hospitals and clinics are fully or partly out of service, with 42 of 666 facilities functioning.
Al Jazeera says attacks have continued after the ceasefire that took effect on October 10, 2025. Its analysis counted reported attacks on 325 of the following 361 days. The outlet cites the Palestinian Health Ministry as saying at least 1,460 Palestinians have been killed and 5,116 injured since the truce began.
The report also cites damage to water and sanitation infrastructure. It says nearly half the population has less than six litres of water per person per day for drinking and cooking. OCHA figures cited by the outlet put damage to structures at 82% and displacement at 1.98 million people, or about 90% of the population.
Education has also been disrupted. Al Jazeera, citing OCHA, says about 93% of schools need full reconstruction and more than 700,000 students lack access to formal education. At least 63 university buildings have been destroyed; some surviving buildings are used as shelters.
The Shireen Abu Akleh Observatory, cited by Al Jazeera, estimates that nearly 300 journalists and media workers have been killed since October 7, including 12 Al Jazeera staff members. The outlet presents the figures as a summary of the war’s humanitarian consequences, based on Palestinian authorities and international organizations.