Gaza Today (August 2025)
Damage and Famine Caused by the Israeli Genocide!
Summary Statistics on Damage and Famine in Gaza (August 2025):
| Dammage | Key Statistics | Source |
| Total Direct Deaths | At least 60,034 Palestinians killed since October 2023, with projections estimating up to 100,000 total deaths including indirect causes. | Al Jazeera , Middle East Monitor |
| Starvation-Related Deaths | At least 317 deaths from starvation and malnutrition, including 121 children; earlier figures noted 303 deaths (117 children) and 147 deaths (88 children). Projections indicate 132,000 children under 5 at risk of death from acute malnutrition by June 2026. | Al Jazeera , Democracy Now! |
| Injuries | At least 97,303 injured, with 22,500 suffering life-altering injuries; over 200,000 total killed or injured. | Al Jazeera , Middle East Eye |
| Population Impact | Gaza’s population declined by 6% (from ~2.3 million to 2.1 million); nearly 1.9 million displaced (over 80% of population). | TRT , Middle East Eye |
| Famine Indicators | Famine confirmed in northern Gaza, affecting over 500,000 in Phase 5 (catastrophic) food insecurity; projected to impact 641,000 (33% of population) by September 2025. 96% of population (2.15 million) facing severe food shortages; 495,000 in starvation phase. Every child under 5 (132,000) at risk of malnourishment; 55,500 malnourished pregnant/breastfeeding women. | Al Jazeera , Mondoweiss , Middle East Eye |
| Infrastructure Destruction | 88-92% of Gaza Strip destroyed; 436,000 homes destroyed (costing $40 billion to rebuild); 150,000 homes completely destroyed; 123 schools/universities destroyed (335 damaged); 34 hospitals and 80 health centers out of service; 611 mosques destroyed; 206 heritage sites destroyed; 3,000 km of electricity networks and 700 water wells destroyed; 75,000-100,000 tons of explosives dropped, creating 42 million tons of debris. | Middle East Monitor , Al Jazeera |
| Food System Damage | 93% of farmland unusable; 1,200 wells, 85% of greenhouses, most poultry/livestock farms destroyed; destruction of bakeries, fishing boats, warehouses, and kitchens; 75% of population infected with diseases due to lack of sanitation. | Quds News Network [post:0], Al Jazeera [web:95? wait, it’s the browse for food destruction, but id from original web:46, but since browsed, cite original ], Middle East Eye |
| Other Casualties | 986 medical workers, 175 journalists, 85 civil defense workers, 11,500 students, 750 teachers, 410 athletes killed; 10,000 feared under rubble; 1,300 killed while seeking aid since May 2025. | Al Jazeera |
Details on Damage and Famine Caused by the Israeli Genocide
The Israeli genocide in Gaza has inflicted catastrophic physical, humanitarian, and societal damage, systematically dismantling infrastructure, food systems, and civilian life while engineering a man-made famine through blockade, bombardment, and aid weaponization. This has unfolded over nearly two years, escalating in 2025 with intensified restrictions and military operations.
Widespread Destruction and Infrastructure Devastation
Israel’s military campaign has razed vast swaths of Gaza, turning it into a rubble-strewn wasteland. Satellite imagery and reports document unprecedented levels of destruction, with 70-92% of the Gaza Strip obliterated, including entire neighborhoods like Al-Zaytoun in Gaza City, where massive devastation occurred in just three weeks (August 8-25, 2025). Over 436,000 homes have been destroyed, leaving hundreds of thousands homeless and creating 42 million tons of debris laced with unexploded ordnance. This aligns with genocidal intent under international law, as noted by experts, where destruction prevents return and sustains conditions of life calculated to bring about physical annihilation.
Key sectors targeted include education, healthcare, and cultural sites: 123 schools and universities completely destroyed (affecting 625,000 children’s education), 34 hospitals and 80 health centers rendered inoperable (leading to untreated injuries and disease outbreaks), and 611 mosques plus 206 heritage sites demolished. Electricity networks (3,000 km) and water infrastructure (700 wells) have been wiped out, exacerbating environmental damage and health crises, with 75% of the population infected with contagious diseases due to sanitation collapse. In northern Gaza, repeated invasions have leveled areas like Jabalia Al-Balad, with artillery and explosive robots causing “massive devastation.” Mondoweiss’s mapping of the genocide highlights this as intentional, with Israeli officials like Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich stating, “Water, electricity, and food must be cut off… those who don’t die by bullets will die of hunger” [post:27].
The human toll includes over 60,000 direct deaths, disproportionately affecting vulnerable groups: 70% women and children, with 16,278 children killed (one every 40 minutes). Injuries exceed 97,000, many life-altering (e.g., 10 children daily losing limbs without anesthesia). Indirect deaths push totals higher; a June 2025 study estimates 84,000-100,000 killed, including those under rubble (10,000) or from disease. Population has dropped 6%, with 1,410 families erased from civil registries. Democracy Now! reports describe hospitals as “horrors,” with doctors witnessing extermination through water deprivation and systematic attacks .
Engineered Famine and Starvation Tactics
Famine in Gaza is “entirely man-made” and “engineered,” per UN experts and NGOs like Oxfam and Save the Children, resulting from Israel’s deliberate starvation strategy as a weapon of war. Confirmed in northern Gaza on August 22, 2025, by the IPC, it meets thresholds: 20% of households in extreme shortages, >30% acute malnutrition, and >2 deaths per 10,000 daily. It affects 500,000 in Phase 5, projected to 641,000 by September, spreading to central/southern areas like Deir el-Balah and Khan Younis.
Israel dismantled Gaza’s food system: 93% farmland unusable, 85% greenhouses destroyed, most livestock/poultry farms eliminated, and fishing curtailed. Bakeries, warehouses, and kitchens were bombed, with aid infrastructure attacked 23 times (March-August 2025). Blockades since March 2025 halted aid, replacing UNRWA with militarized GHF sites—only four “mega-sites” in combat zones, opening sporadically for minimal rations. Over 1,300 killed seeking aid (729 in July), including children shot at sites, described as “regular bloodbaths” by Human Rights Watch.
Malnutrition surges: 20,000 children treated (3,000 severe), with symptoms like oedema and hair loss; 132,000 under-5s at death risk by 2026, doubled from May. Pregnant/breastfeeding women (55,500) face urgent needs. UN OCHA warns the entire Strip is on famine’s brink, with UNICEF noting overwhelmed nutrition centers in Gaza City.
