By David Ainsworth, Devex.com - 07 October 2024

 

MADRID, 15 Oct. - (ANA) - A year after Hamas attacks precipitated Gaza into a state of war, conflict is still ongoing in the region. How successfully is aid reaching those at risk? Devex breaks down the key figures.

 

 

One year ago, the Gaza-based militant organization Hamas launched a cross-border attack on Israel, which resulted in about 1,200 deaths.

 

That assault precipitated a counterattack that has cost tens of thousands of lives in Gaza, displaced nearly the entire population of 2.1 million, and left many at risk of hunger and disease. The ensuing war now threatens to broaden into a regional conflict between Israel and other countries, including Lebanon and Iran.

 

For a year, international agencies have been trying to get humanitarian aid to civilians in Gaza, but have been largely prevented from doing so by Israel. To mark the first anniversary of the conflict, we looked at some of the key figures.

 

 

 

 

At least 41,000 people have been killed so far in Gaza in the conflict, according to the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. More than 96,000 have been injured. Around 700 Palestinians have also been killed in the nearby West Bank, and 1,000 more in Israel.

 

Around 1.9 million people have been internally displaced, out of a total population of 2.1 million.

 

More than 1,200 Israelis have also been killed, most in the initial assault on Oct. 7, 2023.

 

 

 

 

The amount spent on aid to the occupied Palestinian territory in 2024, according to UNOCHA, which launched a flash appeal at the start of the war. Of this, $1.7 billion has been contributed via the appeal, with the rest outside it.

 

But those figures have not been sufficient. In 2024, UNOCHA estimates that it needs $3.42 billion of total funding, meaning that its appeal is currently only 49.5% funded.

 

In 2023, a total of $1.83 billion was committed, bringing the amount since the start of the war to $3.62 billion.

 

Of the amount contributed to the humanitarian response plan this year, $336 million came from the United States, and another $228.5 million from the United Arab Emirates.

 

 

 

 

- The European Commission: $175.2 million

 

- Germany: $113.2 million.

 

- Japan: $60.3 million.

 

- France: $59.3 million.

 

- Saudi Arabia: $58.6 million.

 

- United Kingdom: $48 million.

 

- Qatar: $45.8 million.

 

- Private donors: $44 million.

 

 

 

 

The percentage of people in Gaza facing acute food insecurity. Of this, around 22% of the population are facing catastrophic levels of food insecurity — the highest possible level, also known as famine — while another 33% are at an emergency level, according to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, a consortium of international organizations and experts who rank food insecurity.

 

This places the territory at high risk of famine, although there has not been a formal declaration of famine.

 

 

 

 

The number of aid workers killed since October 2023, according to the Aid Worker Security Database. Of these, 295 — all but seven — were Palestinian nationals.

 

The war in Gaza accounts for almost three-quarters of the 421 aid worker deaths in the last 12 months. Chiefly as a result of Gaza, 2024 looks likely to be the most deadly year on record for aid workers. Last year, 2023, currently holds the record.

 

 

 

 

 

The number of employees working at UNRWA, the United Nations agency providing the largest humanitarian response in Gaza.

 

UNRWA has faced controversy over the course of the war. At one point, 16 countries withheld funding from UNRWA over accusations that its staff were involved in the initial attack on Israel. All but the United States has now restored funding.

 

 

 

 

The number of trucks that entered Gaza carrying aid on Oct. 1, according to the Israeli government, which controls the land border. Even before the war, 500 trucks of aid crossed the border daily, and at least this number is now needed.

 

 

 

 

The amount spent on a floating pier designed to get aid into Gaza. The pier was constructed despite concerns from the U.S. Agency for International Development about its potential effectiveness. It was operational for just 20 days and fed less than a third of the people it was intended to feed.   - (ANA) -

 

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