After Nearly 1,000 Days of War, Report Estimates Gaza's Initial Losses at $80 Billion

 الأراضي المقدسة الخضراء / GHLands

The Government Media Office in Gaza has estimated the direct preliminary losses caused by the ongoing war, now approaching 1,000 days, at approximately $80 billion, according to a comprehensive statistical report documenting the scale of human, material, and economic damage across the Gaza Strip.

The report stated that losses were recorded across 15 key sectors, with the housing sector suffering the greatest damage, estimated at $34 billion. The health sector incurred losses of approximately $6 billion, while both the municipal services and public services sectors each sustained damages estimated at $6 billion.

Widespread Economic Losses Across Key Sectors

According to the report, the commercial sector suffered losses of approximately $5 billion, a figure comparable to losses in the household sector. Meanwhile, the education, industrial, and agricultural sectors each sustained damages estimated at $4 billion.

The telecommunications and transportation sectors each recorded losses of around $3 billion, while the electricity and tourism, hospitality, and recreation sectors each sustained losses estimated at $2 billion. The religious and media sectors each recorded losses of approximately $1 billion.

Heavy Damage to Education and Religious Institutions

The report highlighted severe losses within the education sector, noting that more than 830 teachers and educational staff members were killed, in addition to 194 academics, researchers, and scholars.

It also documented the deaths of 312 imams, preachers, Qur'an instructors, and religious figures, while noting that a number of religious leaders remain detained or missing. Additionally, 20 members of the Christian community were reported killed.

Regarding places of worship, the report stated that 1,047 mosques were completely destroyed out of 1,275, while 210 mosques sustained partial damage. It also reported repeated attacks on three churches.

Furthermore, 40 of Gaza's 60 cemeteries were reportedly destroyed. The report also cited the theft of thousands of bodies from several cemeteries and the discovery of mass graves within hospital grounds.

Extensive Damage to Housing and Infrastructure

According to the report, more than 227,000 buildings have been damaged, while hundreds of thousands of housing units have been either completely or partially destroyed, displacing hundreds of thousands of families.

More than two million people have been displaced, while hundreds of shelters sustained varying degrees of damage. Tens of thousands of tents have also become uninhabitable.

The report further documented extensive destruction to water, electricity, sewage, and road networks, as well as damage to hundreds of government facilities, public institutions, and archaeological sites.

Humanitarian Crisis Deepens Amid Aid Restrictions

The report stated that the continued closure of border crossings and restrictions on the entry of humanitarian aid and fuel have significantly worsened food insecurity across Gaza. It also documented attacks on aid distribution centers and community kitchens, along with the deaths of hundreds of humanitarian workers.

In addition, the report recorded rising numbers of casualties, injuries, and missing persons around aid distribution points, warning of an increasingly severe humanitarian situation. Hundreds of thousands of children face the risk of malnutrition, including tens of thousands of infants. Thousands of patients—including cancer patients, people with chronic illnesses, pregnant women, and nursing mothers—remain in urgent need of medical treatment outside the Gaza Strip.

Agriculture and Food Security Under Severe Threat

The report concluded that the agricultural sector has suffered extensive losses following the destruction of large areas of farmland, irrigation wells, and agricultural facilities. Agricultural production has declined sharply, while significant losses to livestock and fisheries have further undermined food security across the Gaza Strip.