Israel-Hamas war has taken a devastating toll

Here are some figures that show the scale of death and devastation following Hamas's October 7 attack and Israel's resulting offensive in Gaza.

Sources include the Israeli government, the Gaza health ministry and UN agencies.

ATTACK ON OCTOBER 7, 2023

* Number of people killed in Israel: about 1200

* Number taken hostage into Gaza: 251

* Number of living hostages in Gaza: 66, including 2 from before October 7

* Number of captives in Gaza believed to be dead: 35, including two from before October 7

ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR

* Number of Palestinians killed in Gaza: more than 41,000

* Number of Palestinians wounded in Gaza: more than 96,000

* Number of militants the Israeli military says it has killed: more tha 17,000

* Number of Israeli soldiers killed since October 7: more than 720

* Number of rockets fired at Israel from Gaza since October 7: more than 9500

DISPLACEMENT

* Number of Palestinians displaced in Gaza: about 1.9 million

* Percentage of Gaza's population that have been displaced: about 90 per cent

* Number of Israelis displaced by attacks from Gaza at their peak: more than 58,000

* Number of Israelis displaced from the south: about 5300

* Percentage of Gaza's territory placed under Israeli evacuation orders: about 90 per cent

DESTRUCTION IN GAZA

* Number of structures moderately damaged or destroyed: more than 120,000

* Number of housing units damaged or destroyed: more than 215,000

* Percentage of structures damaged or destroyed: 66

* Total estimated cost of damage from the war's first three months: $US18.5 billion ($A27.3 billion)

* Highest GDP ever reported in the West Bank and Gaza, in 2022: $US19.17 billion

DAMAGE TO GAZA'S INFRASTRUCTURE

* Percentage of primary roads damaged or destroyed: more than 92

* Percentage of health facilities damaged or destroyed: more than 84

* Percentage of water and sanitation facilities damaged or destroyed: 67

* Daily amount of untreated water and sewage flowing into the sea from Gaza: 60,000 cubic metres

* Length of electrical grid destroyed: 510km