Israel and Hamas, which rule the Gaza Strip, agreed to a ceasefire that took effect on Friday after 11 days of hostilities that left at least 248 dead on the Palestinian side and 12 dead on the Israeli side.
Here are some facts and figures about the effects of these conflicts, of the deadliest after the war between Israel and Hamas in 2014.
Gaza Strip
From 10 May, 248 Palestinians, including 66 children, were killed Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip in response to rocket fire from the Palestinian enclave into Israel, according to the local health ministry.
Among the dead are two doctors, including the head of the internal medicine department at Shifa Hospital, Gaza City’s main hospital.
More from 1,900 Palestinians were also injured, including 560 children, according to the same source.
Some 91,000 residents of the Palestinian enclave have been displaced, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
Nearly 1,500 buildings were hit by the airstrikes, including 205 high-rise apartment buildings and houses that were completely destroyed., according to Hamas.
Seventy-five government and public facilities were damaged, again according to the Islamic Movement.
Fourteen km of water pipes, 50 wells and 17 km of sewers were damaged.
Nine power lines were cut and 31 substations and 79 km of cables were affected.
More than 450 vehicles were destroyed or severely damaged, according to Hamas.
Three mosques were completely destroyed and one church was damaged.
Israel
As a result of rockets fired by Hamas at Israel from the Gaza Strip, Twelve people were killed, the vast majority of whom were Israelis, including a 6-year-old Israeli child and a 16-year-old Arab-Israeli teenager and her father.
Among the dead are also an Indian national and two Thai nationals.
According to Magen David Adom (MDA), the local equivalent of the Red Cross, 357 people were injured.
Of the 4,070 rockets fired by Hamas, 90% were intercepted by the Iron Dome missile system. said the army.
2,061 homes and 1,367 cars hit by rockets in southern and central Israel have been the subject of claims for compensation, said the Israeli tax service, which handles these claims.
Occupied West Bank
In the West Bank, under Israeli occupation since 1967, clashes between Palestinian and Israeli forces left within eleven days more than 25 Palestinians dead, including four teenagers, according to the Palestinian health authorities.
According to the Israeli army (IDF), at least five attackers were shot and killed after attempting to attack Israeli forces.
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