Data, January 1, 2026 - April 12, 2026 – The Gaza Strip
Palestinian Killed
1. Breakdown by timeline:
| Since February 28, 2026 (beginning of the regional war) | Since the beginning of 2026 | Since October 11, 2025 (ceasefire in the Gaza Strip) | Since October 7, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 125Including approx. 20 children | 334 | 750Including 225 children and 86 women | 72,329Including 21,524 children |
‣ Since December 31, 2025, data on the number of women, men and elderly killed has not been updated.
2. Orphans:
| Total since October 7, 2023 | Lost both parents |
|---|---|
| 58,550 | 2,693 |
3. Breakdown of fatalities by sector, since October 7, 2023:
| Journalists | Medical staff | Aid organizations | Rescue and emergency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 262 | 1,700 | 589 | 142 |
Israeli Killed
1. No reports of Israeli fatalities in the Gaza Strip since the beginning of 2026.
2. Since October 7, 2023, 1,162 Israelis and migrant workers killed, 472 of them soldiers during the ground invasion of the Strip.
Palestinian Injured
1. Breakdown by timeline:
| Since February 28, 2026 (beginning of the regional war) | Since the beginning of 2026 | Since October 11, 2025 (ceasefire in the Gaza Strip) | Since October 7, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 397 | 937 | 2,090 | 172,192Including 42,283 children |
2. Evacuation of patients and injured:
‣ 21,367 injured and patients, including 4,000 children, on the waiting list for evacuation for medical treatment outside the Gaza Strip. Since the opening of the Rafah crossing, only 420 evacuated.
| In critical condition | Died while waiting for evacuation |
|---|---|
| 195 | 1,517 |
3. Breakdown by type of injury, since October 7, 2023:
| Amputees | Hearing damage | Head and spine | Oncology patients |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5,000 | 35,000 | 1,268 | 4,100 |
| Including 984 children | Children | Children | Including 300 children |
Israeli and Migrant Workers Injured
1. Approx. 8,500 injured since October 7, 2023, including 3,004 soldiers during the ground invasion. For details and breakdowns, see previous report.
Palestinian Detainees
1. Israel does not provide figures for detainees in the mass arrests carried out since October 7, 2023. According to estimates:
| Arrested in the Gaza Strip | Gaza workers arrested in Israel |
|---|---|
| 3,500 | 4,000–5,000 |
2. Held in detention since October 2023:
| Died in prisons | Medical personnel detained |
|---|---|
| 52 | 38 |
| As far as known | In serious condition |
‣ According to released detainees, detainees are subjected to torture, humiliation, starvation, sexual assaults and medical neglect.
‣ By April 2025, 1,700 detainees had been released.
Israeli and Migrant Workers Captives
1. For details and breakdowns, see previous report.
Humanitarian Crisis
1. Scale of destruction:
‣ Breakdown by percentage of damage (partial or total):
| Buildings | Pumping, sanitation and desalination facilities | Road network |
|---|---|---|
| 81% | 89% | 77% |
| Heritage sites | Agricultural water reservoirs | Agricultural land |
|---|---|---|
| 145 sites | 86% | 87% |
2. Aid:
‣ Since the regional war began on February 28, 2026, Israel has closed the Rafah crossing and the Zikim crossing, and significantly reduced movement through the Kerem Shalom crossing. Toward the end of March, Rafah crossing partially reopened.
‣ Number of aid missions that actually entered out of requests submitted, by timeline since the beginning of 2026:
| January | February | March | First week of April | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Requests submitted | 194 | 231 | 132 | 31 |
| Entered in practice | 117 | 120 | 60 | 13 |
3. Health system:
‣ In early April, the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza published a report warning of the collapse of the health system:
‣ Of 21,367 awaiting evacuation, only 579 patients and injured evacuated since the beginning of 2026 (excluding accompanying persons);
‣ Reports of increase in rodent and pest bites, lice, scabies and skin diseases:
◦ 80% of displacement camps reported lice;
◦ 48% of displacement camps reported skin diseases.
‣ Medicines and medical equipment:
◦ 50% shortage of medicines;
◦ 71% shortage of laboratory testing equipment;
◦ 61% shortage of oncology medications;
◦ Shortage of fuel, oil and spare parts for hospital generators, putting critical departments at risk of closure.
‣ Functioning of hospitals and clinics:
| Medical centers | Hospitals | Field hospitals | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 212 | 37 | 18 |
| Partially functioning | 114 | 19 | 13 |
4. Education system:
‣ 93% of educational institutions damaged, with most learning taking place in tents.
‣ 60% of students face difficulty reaching the learning centers that have been opened.
5. Food:
‣ Since the beginning of the regional war on February 28, 2026, there has been a sharp decline in the variety of food available for sale alongside rising prices.
Sources
Addameer, Al Jazeera, Amar Assadi Telegram, BBC, Colonization & Wall Resistance Commission, Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs, DCI - Palestine, Democracy Now, Genocide in Gaza, Haaretz, HRANA - Human Rights Activists News Agency, IDF (Israel Defence Forces), International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, Jordan Valley Activists, Letters of American healthcare workers who worked in Gaza, Local Call, Looking the Occupation in the Eye, Masafering (Outside the Herd), Middle East Eye, Ministry of Public Health – Gaza, Ministry of Public Health - Lebanon, OCHA Lebanon, OCHA OPT, Palestine Datasets, Palestine Red Crescent Society, Palestinian Health Ministry, Quds News, Reuters, Rosa News, South Hebron Mountain Activists, Ta'ayush, Tasnim News Agency, Tech for Palestine, The Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), The Washington Post, UNICEF, Wafa News Agency, West Bank Notifications, WHO, yNet, Zirat War
