Gaza war after 10 months: A look at human cost in Israel and Palestine

The Gaza war, which started over 10 months ago, has resulted in a staggering loss of life. According to the Hamas-run health ministry in the Palestinian territory, at least 40,005 people have been killed in Gaza due to Israel‘s retaliatory campaign following the October 7 attack. In Israel, 1,198 Israelis and foreigners, mostly civilians, have died as a result of the unprecedented Hamas raid on southern Israel, according to official Israeli figures.
In the occupied West Bank, Israeli soldiers and settlers have killed at least 632 Palestinians, according to an AFP tally based on data from the Ramallah-based health ministry. Israel claims to have struck around 37,000 targets in Gaza from the air since the war began, targeting “terrorist infrastructure and launch sites.”
The Israeli military claims to have killed and captured around 14,000 militants as of July 16, including high-ranking commanders from Hamas’s armed wing, the Ezzedine Al-Qassam Brigades.
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Israel has suffered significant losses among its security forces, with 306 soldiers, 60 police officers, and 10 members of the Shin Bet internal security service killed during the initial attack and subsequent days of violence. Since the war began, 690 Israeli troops have died, with 330 of those deaths occurring since the launch of ground operations in Gaza on October 27. Additionally, 18 Israelis have been killed in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, and 48 have died in northern Israel due to Hezbollah attacks from Lebanon.
The conflict has also impacted neighboring countries, with Israeli fire killing 570 people in Lebanon, mostly Hezbollah fighters but also at least 118 civilians. Hezbollah has announced the loss of more than 370 of its fighters. The cross-border fire has displaced tens of thousands of people in both southern Lebanon and northern Israel. Furthermore, at least 25 Hezbollah fighters and seven Iranian Revolutionary Guards have been killed in Israeli strikes in Syria.
Ceasefire talks begin in Qatar
Discussions aimed at achieving a ceasefire in Gaza are taking place in Doha, Qatar, on Thursday afternoon, according to Reuters. The closed-door meeting was attended by Israel’s intelligence chief, along with representatives from the United States, Egypt, and Qatar’s prime minister.
The primary objectives of the talks were to put an end to the 10-month-long conflict in the Palestinian enclave and secure the release of 115 Israeli and foreign captives. The meeting was organized amidst rising tensions between Iran and Israel, following the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on July 31, which had raised concerns about potential retaliation from Iran against Israel.