"These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: A proud look, a lying tongue,
and hands that shed innocent blood,
An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren."
Proverbs 6:16-19
As of 12 November 2025, over 69,185 Palestinians and 1,983 Israelis have been reported killed in the Gaza war, according to the Gaza Health Ministry and Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Palestinian death toll has surpassed 60,000 according to the Gaza Health Ministry, which noted that women and children make up about half of the dead. By early September 2025, the Palestinian death toll had reached 64,231, with the ministry confirming the deaths of around 400 individuals previously presumed missing.
The Gaza Health Ministry's figures are considered reliable by U.N. agencies and many independent experts, though Israel disputes them without providing its own comprehensive toll. Scholars estimate that 80% of Palestinians killed are civilians, and a study by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) found that 70% of verified Palestinian fatalities in residential buildings were women and children.
In contrast, Israeli authorities reported that Hamas-led militants killed approximately 1,200 people, mostly civilians, in their attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023. The disparity in casualties has been attributed to factors such as Israel's use of defensive systems like the Iron Dome, bomb shelters, and early warning systems, while Palestinian civilians in Gaza lack comparable protective infrastructure.
The conflict has also resulted in significant casualties among humanitarian and media personnel, including 179 UNRWA employees and 248 journalists or media workers. The daily death rate in Gaza has been described as higher than in any other major 21st-century conflict, with Oxfam reporting an average of over 250 deaths per day in early 2024. Human rights organizations have accused Israel of committing genocide and apartheid, citing the scale of civilian casualties and systematic destruction of infrastructure.
and hands that shed innocent blood,
An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren."
Proverbs 6:16-19
As of 12 November 2025, over 69,185 Palestinians and 1,983 Israelis have been reported killed in the Gaza war, according to the Gaza Health Ministry and Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Palestinian death toll has surpassed 60,000 according to the Gaza Health Ministry, which noted that women and children make up about half of the dead. By early September 2025, the Palestinian death toll had reached 64,231, with the ministry confirming the deaths of around 400 individuals previously presumed missing.
The Gaza Health Ministry's figures are considered reliable by U.N. agencies and many independent experts, though Israel disputes them without providing its own comprehensive toll. Scholars estimate that 80% of Palestinians killed are civilians, and a study by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) found that 70% of verified Palestinian fatalities in residential buildings were women and children.
In contrast, Israeli authorities reported that Hamas-led militants killed approximately 1,200 people, mostly civilians, in their attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023. The disparity in casualties has been attributed to factors such as Israel's use of defensive systems like the Iron Dome, bomb shelters, and early warning systems, while Palestinian civilians in Gaza lack comparable protective infrastructure.
The conflict has also resulted in significant casualties among humanitarian and media personnel, including 179 UNRWA employees and 248 journalists or media workers. The daily death rate in Gaza has been described as higher than in any other major 21st-century conflict, with Oxfam reporting an average of over 250 deaths per day in early 2024. Human rights organizations have accused Israel of committing genocide and apartheid, citing the scale of civilian casualties and systematic destruction of infrastructure.
