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Factfile: Seven weeks of war in Gaza

Deaths, injuries, infrastructure - MEE assesses the losses in Palestine and Israel during 50 days of war
Omar Ibn Abdel Aziz Mosque, one of 70 destroyed during the war (AA)

As a shaky ceasefire takes hold in Gaza and Israel, with the terms yet to be officially confirmed by both sides, we take a look back at the numbers behind over a month and a half of hostilities.

                                                        Palestine                                   Israel

Fatalities:                                       2,165 (West Bank and Gaza)      70

Civilian casualties:                       1,640 (unconfirmed                      4

Whole families killed:                   89                                                 0

Displaced:                                      475,000                                       ~10,000

Places of worship destroyed:      70                                                 2 (damaged)

Rockets fired from Gaza:              4,562

Iron Dome interceptions:              735

Targets hit in Gaza Strip:               5,262

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