Each day of inaction is an injustice, a disservice to peace and betrayal to the voiceless
GAZA
96%
water in Gaza was undrinkable
75%
Palestinians in Gaza were aid recipients
62%
Deficit in medical laboratory supplies in Gaza
54%
Palestinians in Gaza were food insecure
47%
shortage of medications in Gaza
46%
children suffer acute Anemia
45%
unemployment rate in Gaza
4 hours
electricity per day
9,000+
Cancer patients (incl. 350 children) in Gaza were awaiting treatment (Source: Palestinian Center for Human Rights, 16 Feb 2023)
1,000+
Children under the age of 18, killed in Gaza since 2008
100+
Palestinian families have not seen each other for 18+ years or since the Gaza siege was imposed, dividing families living in West Bank and Gaza.
17
Years since the debilitating siege, embargo and blockade began on Gaza
625,000
Number of children & students in Gaza whose education was affected by the blockade, embargo and sanctions
2+ million
Palestinians denied freedom of movement in Gaza
WEST BANK & EAST JERUSALEM
17,000+
Palestinian children (under the age of 18) the Israeli military has arrested, interrogated, prosecuted, and imprisoned since year 2000 (Source: Commission of Detainees Affairs)
12,350+
Palestinian homes and structures demolished in West Bank & Jerusalem since 1967 (over the last 56 years of illegal occupation (Source: Land Research Center of Jerusalem, The Palestinian Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission)
1,500+
Number of cases involving violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinians since 2005 but with only 7% indictment (105 cases)
1,300+
Palestinians held in Israeli prisons as of June 2023, without charge or trial (Source: Palestinian Prisoners’ Club, Supreme Emergency Committee for Palestinian Prisoners & Israel Prison Service)
559+
Palestinian prisoners serving life sentences in Israeli prisons (Source: Prisoners Club)
400+
Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails sentenced to over 20 years jail time (Source: Prisoners Club)
165+
Children, including minors held in Israeli prisons (Source: Prisoners Club)
35+
Palestinian women prisoners held in Israeli jails (Source: Palestinian Center for Prisoner studies)
24+
Palestinian cancer-stricken prisoners held in Israeli jails (Source: Prisoners Club)
17+
Journalists held in Israeli prisons (including 4 held without charge or trial) for doing their job documenting Israeli crimes.
12+
Number of dead bodies of Palestinians prisoners withheld by Israel (Source: Palestinian Prisoners’ Society)
CALENDAR YEAR 2022:
2 million
Olive trees uprooted by Israel since 1967 (Source: Land Research Center)
20,000+
Number of medical treatment abroad applications from Gaza rejected by Israel (Source: International Commission to Support Palestinian Rights)
5,100+
Palestinians detained by Israel
953+
Palestinian homes demolished in West Bank & Jerusalem (Source: European Union)
251+
Palestinians killed by Israel/illegal settlers
47
Palestinian children killed by Israel/illegal settlers.
SINCE 1967:
55
Number of years (1967) since Israel has occupied Palestinian territories in West Bank, & East Jerusalem, in violation of international laws and norms.
238+
Palestinian prisoners have died in Israeli prisons since 1967, due to torture or negligence (Source: OCHA, DCIP & Palestinian Prisoner Society)
4,900+
Palestinians held in Israeli prisons including 31 women; 160 minors; 700+ sick; 15 journalists and 1000+ marked as administrative prisoners i.e., detained without trial or charge).
17,000+
Palestinian women have been detained in Israeli prisons
30,000 vs 750,000
Number of illegal settlers in Occupied Palestinian Territories (1980s vs. 2023).
115,000 vs 750,000
Number of illegal settlers in Occupied Palestinian Territories (1993 Oslo vs. 2023).
750,000
Number of dispossessed Palestinians (1948)
6.3 million
Number of Palestinians refugees registered with UNRWA (2023)
14.3 million
Number of Palestinians today (2023)
SINCE 2000:
US$50 billion+
loss in Palestinian economy since 2000 due to Israeli occupation (Source: UN & World Bank)