(C) Common Dreams This story was originally published by Common Dreams and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Israel-Gaza war in maps and charts: Live Tracker [1] [] Date: 2023-10-09 Israel has pounded the Gaza Strip for a 27th day in a row as the besieged Palestinian enclave faces a growing humanitarian catastrophe. Internationally accepted rules of armed conflict were passed under the Geneva Conventions in 1949, which state children must be protected and treated humanely. However, Israeli air strikes on Gaza have killed one child every 10 minutes since the start of the war. Here are the latest casualty figures as of October November 2, 1:45pm local time (10:45 GMT): Gaza Killed: At least 9,061 Including at least: 3,760 children 2,326 women Injured: At least 32,000 Including at least: 6,360 children 4,891 women Occupied West Bank Killed: At least 132 Injured: At least 2,000 Israel Killed: At least 1,405 Injured: At least 5,431 The figures have been reported by the Palestinian health ministry, Palestine Red Crescent Society and Israeli Medical Services. Residents in Gaza have flocked to hospitals and United Nations schools for safety, hoping that Israel will abide by international law and not attack those coordinates. However, places of shelter and medical care have also not been free from Israeli attacks. 135 medical staff have now been killed, and 25 ambulances destroyed. 16 hospitals are out of service in Gaza, and 32 medical care facilities are out of operation. Israeli warplanes began a series of raids in the vicinity of the Al-Quds Hospital at dawn, according to the Palestinian news agency, Wafa, citing the Palestinian Red Crescent Society. The Indonesian Hospital in Gaza City has been forced to switch to a backup generator after its main generator stalled because of a lack of fuel. The situation at the Al-Shifa Hospital has also been described as “bleak”. Every hour in Gaza: 15 people are killed - 6 are children 35 people are injured 42 bombs are dropped* 12 buildings are destroyed *Based on the first six days of the war, according to the Israeli army Sixteen years of Israeli blockade Gaza has a population of about 2.3 million people living in one of the most densely populated areas in the world. Located between Israel and Egypt on the Mediterranean coast, the strip is about 365sq km (141sq miles). Since 2007, Israel has maintained strict control over Gaza's airspace and territorial waters and restricted the movement of goods and people in and out of Gaza. Following Hamas's attack, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has threatened to turn Gaza into a “deserted island” and warned its residents to “leave now”. How the Hamas attack unfolded On Saturday morning, at about 6:30am (03:30 GMT), Hamas fired a huge barrage of rockets into southern Israel with sirens heard as far away as Tel Aviv and Beersheba. The group said it launched 5,000 rockets in the initial barrage. Israel’s military said 2,500 rockets were fired. About an hour later, fighters crossed into Israel in an unprecedented multipronged operation through land, air and sea. Most fighters entered through breaches in security barriers separating Gaza and Israel. Hamas’s surprise attack came after Israeli settlers stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in recent days and a record number of Palestinians were killed by Israel in recent months. At 9:45am (06:45 GMT), blasts were heard in Gaza and at 10am (07:00 GMT), Israel’s military spokesperson said the air force was carrying out attacks in Gaza. Gun battles continued between Israeli forces and Palestinian fighters in several areas of southern Israel. Israeli air attacks continued late into the night as did rocket fire into southern Israel. Gaza's densely populated neighbourhoods The Gaza Strip comprises five governorates: North Gaza, Gaza City, Deir el-Balah, Khan Younis and Rafah. North Gaza extends for 10km (6 miles) and shares the only crossing into Israel through Beit Hanoon, also known as the Erez crossing. North Gaza is home to the Jabalia refugee camp, the largest in the strip. Gaza City is the largest and most populous city within the Gaza Strip, with more than 750,000 residents. Rimal, Shujaiya and Tel al-Hawa are among its most well-known neighbourhoods. At the heart of the Rimal neighbourhood is al-Shifa Hospital – the largest medical facility in the Gaza Strip. Deir el-Balah is one of Gaza’s largest agricultural producers. It is also home to four refugee camps: Nuseirat, al-Bureij, al-Maghazi and Deir el-Balah. Gaza’s only operating power plant is located along the district’s boundary with Gaza City. Khan Younis is home to some 430,000 people. At its centre is the Khan Younis refugee camp, where about 90,000 people live. Rafah is the southernmost district of Gaza with a population of about 275,000. Rafah is also the name of the crossing with Egypt that is located here. Both Israel and Egypt have kept their borders largely shut, and are responsible for further deteriorating the already weakened economic and humanitarian situation. [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/longform/2023/10/9/israel-hamas-war-in-maps-and-charts-live-tracker Published and (C) by Common Dreams Content appears here under this condition or license: Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND 3.0.. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/commondreams/