Al Mayadeen English

  • Ar
  • Es
  • x
Al Mayadeen English

Slogan

  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Features
  • Videos
    • NewsFeed
    • Video Features
    • Explainers
    • TV
    • Digital Series
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Features
Videos
  • NewsFeed
  • Video Features
  • Explainers
  • TV
  • Digital Series
Infographs
In Pictures
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • MENA
  • Palestine
  • US & Canada
BREAKING
Leaders of the United States, Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey sign a ceasefire agreement in Gaza.
Trump arrives in Sharm el-Sheikh
Israeli PM's office: PM informed Trump he would not attend Sharm el-Sheikh Summit on account of Jewish holidays.
Israeli media: Netanyahu makes last-minute decision to cancel trip to Sharm el-Sheikh.
Al Mayadeen's correspondent: Large crowds gather in Khan Younis to welcome the liberated Palestinian detainees, waving flags of Hamas and Islamic Jihad in celebration
Buses of released prisoners arrive in Ramallah
Israeli media: Netanyahu gifts Trump a "Golden Dove".
Israeli media: Netanyahu will take part in Sharm el-Sheikh Summit.
Trump's Air Force One lands in Tel Aviv
Al-Qassam: To our free prisoners: Gaza, its Resistance, have given their most precious possessions, have striven with all their might to break your chains; we pledge that your cause will remain at the top of our national priorities until you are all freed.

Population in Gaza drops by around 6% due to genocide

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 3 Jan 2025 13:01
  • 2 Shares
4 Min Read

The population of Gaza has decreased by about six percent, while eighteen Palestinians have been killed in a series of Israeli raids on Gaza City and central Gaza.

Listen
  • x
  • A man mourns over the body of a Palestinian man killed during an Israeli army strike in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, on January 2, 2025. (AP)
    A man mourns over the body of a Palestinian man killed during an Israeli army strike in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, on January 2, 2025. (AP)

Palestinian officials estimate that the population of the Gaza Strip has decreased by six percent over the past 15 months due to the genocide in Gaza. This decline is attributed to more than 200,000 people either being displaced, killed, or injured by the occupation forces.

According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the population of Gaza is now estimated at 2.1 million, down by at least 160,000 from the population before October 7, 2023. Additionally, the number of martyrs is estimated at more than 45,000 people, including 17,500 children. 

Moreover, 11,000 Palestinians were missing and presumed dead, while at least 100,000 people had been displaced from the besieged area. Another 107,000 Palestinians have been injured in Israeli attacks, according to Gaza officials.

The population decline, which averaged nearly a full percentage point every 10 weeks, is a horrific display of "Israel’s" genocidal brutality – which has also included the destruction of Gaza’s infrastructure, economy, and prospects.

Experts argue that these estimates are likely conservative, as officials often fail to account for all casualties resulting from attacks. They primarily rely on death tolls from strikes reported by hospitals, while other deaths, such as those caused by starvation and disease, are largely excluded from the count.

Martyrs, wounded in Israeli aggression on Gaza City, central 

Eighteen Palestinians have been killed in a series of Israeli raids on Gaza City and the central Gaza Strip since dawn today.

Related News

Five killed, 100s injured as Pakistan suppresses pro-Palestine rally

Liberation of prisoners possible because of Resistance: PIJ's Nakhala

Al Mayadeen's correspondent reported that nine martyrs, including a journalist, were killed, and several injuries were recorded following the occupation's bombing of three houses in the central Gaza Strip in under two hours. One of the targeted homes belonged to the al-Diraoui family in al-Zawaida, central Gaza Strip.

Our correspondent confirmed the martyrdom of four people, along with several others wounded, following an Israeli bombardment that targeted a house in the city of Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip.

One martyr was killed, and several injuries were recorded in the bombing of a residential apartment at the Abd al-Aal intersection on al-Jalaa Street in Gaza City, located north of the Strip. The Israeli attacks were accompanied by shelling from the occupation's warships targeting the coast of Gaza City.

Number of journalist martyrs rises to 202

On Friday, the Government Media Office in Gaza said that the number of martyred journalists has risen to 202 after the martyrdom of journalist Omar al-Diraoui.

In a statement, the Government Media Office strongly condemned the targeting and killing of Palestinian journalists by the Israeli occupation. It called on the International Federation of Journalists, the Federation of Arab Journalists, and all journalistic organizations worldwide to denounce these systematic crimes against Palestinian journalists and media professionals in the Gaza Strip.

It also held the Israeli occupation, the US administration, and countries complicit in the genocide, such as Britain, Germany, and France, fully responsible for perpetrating this heinous and brutal crime.

Read next: 2024 deadliest year for journalists: 104 killed, over half in Gaza

The office called on the international community, international organizations, and bodies related to journalism and media work worldwide to condemn the occupation's crimes, take action to deter it, and prosecute those responsible in international courts, holding the occupation's criminals accountable for their ongoing crimes.

It also called on them to exert serious and effective pressure to halt the genocide, protect journalists and media professionals in Palestine, especially in the Gaza Strip, and put an end to the crime of targeting and killing them.

  • Gaza Strip
  • Palestine
  • journalists in Gaza
War on Gaza

War on Gaza

Most Read

The Palestinian resistance and the people of Gaza showed that after combating Israeli aggression for two years, they remain victorious in the face of oppression (Mahdi Rteil/Al Mayadeen English)

Al-Aqsa Flood two years on, a tale of victory

  • Politics
  • 6 Oct 2025
Taylor Swift: The Life of a Showgirl

The Life of a No-Girl: The one verse Taylor Swift refuses to sing

  • Arts and Culture
  • 8 Oct 2025
Palestinian journalist Saleh al-Jaafarawi in an undated image in Gaza, occupied Palestine (Social media)

Gaza Palestinian journalist Saleh al-Jafarawi killed by collaborators

  • Politics
  • 12 Oct 2025
Ceasefire in Gaza takes effect amid conflicting signals and bombings

Gaza ceasefire takes effect; 'Israel' resumes bombing, timing disputed

  • Politics
  • 9 Oct 2025

Coverage

All
War on Gaza

Read Next

All
'Israel' used fake 3D tunnel footage to justify Gaza genocide: LaSexta
Palestine

'Israel' used fake 3D tunnel footage to justify Gaza genocide: LaSexta

drop site
Politics

New report details extensive Israeli arson in Gaza after ceasefire

ap
Politics

SDF, Damascus reach preliminary deal to integrate forces

Palestinians search through the rubble of buildings destroyed by Israeli airstrikes in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, on October 12, 2025. (AFP)
Politics

Gaza families return to ruins, searching for their loved ones

Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • x
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS