Two years of Israel’s genocide in Gaza: By the numbers | Israel-Palestine conflict News

It has been two years since Israel launched its genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.

Israel’s assault on Gaza began on October 7, 2023, in response to attacks on southern Israel by fighters from the Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, and other Palestinian groups, during which 1,139 people died and about 240 were taken into Gaza as captives.

In response, Israel began a bombing campaign on Gaza and tightened its longstanding blockade,…