The snapshot provides a comprehensive overview of the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza as of 8 January 2024, including casualties, particularly among women and children.
Significant damage has been inflicted upon critical infrastructure and essential services, affecting people's ability to maintain their dignity and basic living standards.
This snapshot highlights reported figures on the impact of hostilities on people in Gaza, where a major humanitarian crisis has unfolded.
(Cumulative) as of 8 January 2024
*Ministry of Health, Government Media Office
Disclaimer: The UN has so far not been able to produce independent, comprehensive, and verified casualty figures; the current numbers have been provided by the Ministry of Health or the Government Media Office in Gaza and the Israeli authorities and await further verification. Other yet-to-be verified figures are also sourced.