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Number of internally displaced people in Gaza after Israeli counter air strikes in Gaza against Hamas since October 2023 (in million)

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Release date

February 2026

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Region

Israel, MENA, Palestinian territories

Survey time period

as of February 11, 2026

Supplementary notes

The figures are partially based on reportings by UNRWA. UNRWA is the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East.

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¹ Estimates on internally displaced refugees that are based in the Southern Gaza stripe. Around 1.9 refugees are based in UNWRA schools.

² There was no data available for internally displaced refugees in Gaza outside UNWRA facilities.

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As of February 11, 2026, the UN estimated that around *** million people out of the entire population of *** million are currently sheltered in about 1,000 displacement sites. At least two-third of Gaza's total population has been displaced due to the ongoing conflict. This was caused by Hamas' attacks on Israeli territory and the consequent counterstrikes of the Israeli military.

Hamas attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023

The radical Islamic Palestinian terror organization Hamas attacked Israel in the early hours of October 7, 2023, on Sabbath - the Jewish day of rest. This strategic attack from Gaza was directed towards Israeli civilians and armed forces. An estimated rockets were fired by Hamas from Gaza toward Israeli targets, hitting civilian buildings and military facilities. Hamas fighters entered the Israeli territory, killing around of Israeli citizens. In the weeks that followed, the Israeli military conducted an aerial bombardment and launched a ground offensive in Gaza. Humanitarian pauses allowed aid to get into Gaza, but fighting has continued since a weeklong cease-fire ended on December 1, 2023.

The attacks resulted in a massive escalation of the Middle Eastern conflict, which pushed a political solution further away. The number of civilian casualties in Gaza and Israel is rising each day the conflict continues.

Humanitarian situation in Gaza

Following Hamas' attacks on Israel, the Israeli military responded with airstrikes against positions of Hamas in the Gaza Strip and cut the region's supply. The Israeli military warned parts of Gaza about their air strikes and urged the population to leave their houses and seek refuge in the centers. Israel isolated the Gaza Strip from the outside world and stopped the supply of electricity, food, and fuel. On October 13, 2023, Israel prompted the Palestinian population of Gaza to vacate the region of northern Gaza. Around one million of the **** million Gazans dwelled in northern Gaza in high density. About half of the Gazan population is underaged.

Since the terrorist organization Hamas launched its attacks on Israeli soil on October 7, 2023, around Israelis have died, and have been injured. Through retaliation attacks by the Israeli armed forces against Hamas in Gaza, over ** thousand Palestinians have died, and around ** thousand have been injured. There were confirmed Palestinians killed in the Westbank through the ongoing conflict. Hamas's attack on Israel was the deadliest so far.