In October of 2024, after about 12 months of war, the IDF had struck 40,000 targets in Gaza. It is hard to know an accurate numbers of deaths per strike. Assuming a minimum of 4 kills per strike, there would be about at least 160,000 dead, by the end of the first year of war.
The 160,000 deaths does not include other causes, such as:
– collateral kills by the IDF
– collateral kills by about 15% of the jihadi rockets landing within the enclave
– collateral kills by non combatants triggering booby-traps
– jihadi killing of suspected collaborators
– jihadi killing of deserters
– non jihadis killing jihadis
– killings between clans
– killings between families
– spouse killings
– taking one’s own life
– old age
– sickness
– handling unexploded ordnance
– dying during tunnel digging operations
– etc. etc. etc.
So after a year adding all of the above to the minimum of 160,000 dead, that number could greatly increased.
All the more reason, to avoid triggering war.