The Human Cost
93,500
estimated total dead
Each dot below represents 1,000 human lives. Scroll to watch the scale unfold.
47,500 soldiers killed in combat, from wounds, or from disease. Each = 1,000 lives.
46,000 civilians killed — from violence, famine, disease, and displacement. Wars are not fought only by soldiers.
incl. 20,000 civilians
incl. 12,000 civilians
incl. 10,000 civilians
incl. 1,200 civilians
How Gaza War's dead compare to other conflicts and events.
1,200 dead
1,200 Israelis killed on October 7, 2023 — the deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust
5,000 dead
5,000 Palestinian dead by end of October 2023 — the pace of killing was among the fastest in modern urban warfare
15,000 dead
Estimated Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad fighters killed — the majority of military-age male deaths
30,000 dead
30,000 total Palestinian deaths by February 2024 — the conflict surpassed the death toll of the entire Yom Kippur War
46,000 dead
~46,000 Palestinian deaths reported by Gaza Health Ministry through mid-2025 — a majority civilian, dispute over combatant ratio ongoing