On 7 October last year, 1200 people were killed and around 250 taken hostage in a Hamas terror attack on Israel launched from the Gaza strip.

In response, the Israeli Government led by Benjamin Netanyahu launched a devastating year-long bombing and ground campaign in Gaza.

As a result, around 1.9 million people, representing 90 per cent of the population, have now been forcibly displaced, with many living in refugee camps where they face food shortages and an unsure future.

Figures from the Hamas-run health ministry indicate that almost 42,000 Palestinians have been killed – a quarter of them children.

Another 97,000 people have been injured, according to the health ministry. Attacks on medical facilities have damaged 31 out of 36 of the hospitals that previously operated in Gaza.

The World Health Organisation has reported that 12,000 patients are currently in need of treatment, with many suffering from burns and amputated limbs.

Despite international attempts to end the violence, no ceasefire deal has been successfully negotiated.

During a brief pause in the war last November, the militant group released 110 hostages in exchange for 240 Palestinian prisoners, but the onslaught soon resumed.

The lack of a ceasefire has seen violence spread to the West Bank and Lebanon amid fears of a full-scale regional was.

In September, over 3,000 people were injured and at least 32 killed when pagers and walkie-talkies linked to the Iran-backed Hezbollah, an ally of Hamas, exploded.

Israel and Hezbollah have been exchanging cross-border fire since the attack by Hamas, who are also backed by Iran. But the conflict has escalated in recent weeks.

Top Hezbollah commanders have been killed by Israel, including leader Hassan Nasrallah. In response, Iran has launched 200 missiles at Israel.

Recently, the Israeli military has launched ground incursions into southern Lebanon, while also bombing Gaza and Lebanon.

One report from the NGO ACLED says there have been more than 20,000 strikes, artillery attacks, missiles and explosions in the region between October 7, 2023, and September 27, 2024.

Israel has carried out more than 10,500 of these cross-border attacks through drone or aircraft strikes, artillery and missile attacks, and remote explosions or in Palestinian territory.

Meanwhile, attacks on Israel by foreign actors, including Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran and the Houthis number more than 2,000.

Overall, Israel has carried out five times as many armed attacks on Palestinian territory, compared to all attacks on Israel combined.

By the numbers

The number of people killed in the 7 October attack according to Israeli tallies, including hostages killed in captivity: 1205.

The number of hostages seized during the attack, of which 101 are still believed to still be in Gaza. Israel believes more than 30 of those have died: 251.

The number of people evacuated from their homes in southern Israel, on or immediately after 7 October: 150,000.

The number of Palestinians killed in Gaza since 7 October, according to Gaza’s health ministry. Including 11,000 children and more than 6,000 women: 41,870.

The number of people in Gaza forced from their homes: 1.9 million.

The number of people facing hunger across Gaza: 495,000.

The number of aid workers killed inside Gaza since 7 October: 304.

The number of patients that need medical evacuation from Gaza, according to the World Health Organisation: 12,000.

The number of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank killed by Israeli forces or settlers since 7 October, including 24 Israelis killed in Palestinian militant attacks: 701.

The number of people killed in Lebanon since the Hamas attack, including 27 children and 261 women: 2000.