1,417 Palestinians were killed, including 926 civilians and 255 civilian police officers. 313 children and 116 women were killed. 236 combatants were killed, just 16.7% of the total

2,400 homes destroyed

28 public facilities destroyed, including several ministry, municipality, and governate buildings, fishing harbors and the building of the Palestinian Legislative Council

21 private businesses destroyed including hotels, cafeterias, and wedding halls

30 mosques completely destroyed, 15 partially

10 charitable societies, 5 media organizations, and 2 health organizations’ offices destroyed

121 commercial workshops destroyed, 200 damaged

5 concrete factories and 1 juice factory destroyed

60 police stations destroyed

29 educational institutions completely or partially destroyed

(Source: Palestinian Center for Human Rights-Gaza.)

In the present Convention, genocide means any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such:

(a) Killing members of the group;

(b) Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group;

(c) Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part.

(Source: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.)