Over the last couple of years, Palestinians across the Gaza Strip have faced unrelenting bombardment, mass hunger and recurring displacement as Israeli fighting continues in the territory.
Israel's war on Gaza has killed more than 67,000 Palestinians and seriously injured nearly 170,000, according to the Gaza Health Ministry. The offensive followed the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, which killed nearly 1,200 people and took 251 hostages, according to Israeli tallies.
While negotiations to begin implementing efforts to halt the fighting under U.S. President Donald Trump's peace plan appeared to advance quickly in recent days, bombing continued in Gaza over the weekend, just days before the two-year anniversary of the Oct. 7 attacks.
These maps and charts illustrate the extent of destruction, Israeli control of the territory and the death toll after 731 days of war.
Destruction
As of Oct. 2, roughly 60 per cent of buildings in the Gaza Strip have been destroyed or damaged since Oct. 12, 2023, according to an analysis of satellite imagery by researchers at Oregon State University.
The figure marks a significant increase from nearly 13 per cent in November 202
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