One Year Since October 7 Attack: Swords of Iron War in Numbers

As Israel marks a year since the Hamas attack of October 7, 2023, the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit is publishing updated data on its operational activity in the past year. As of September 19, 2024, a total of approximately 300,000 reservists have been enlisted from the beginning of the war. Approximately 18% of reservists are women, and approximately 82% of reservists are men.

Since the start of the war and as of September 25, 2024, eight terrorist brigade commanders have been eliminated in Gaza. About 30 terrorist battalion commanders have been eliminated, and about 165 terrorist company commanders have been eliminated.

In the northern arena, more than 800 terrorists have been eliminated, and about 90 commanders have been eliminated. In the central arena, about 690 terrorists have been eliminated. Over 7,000 interrogations have been conducted by Unit 504 since the beginning of the war.

As of October 2, 2024, approximately 13,200 launches from Gaza toward Israeli territory have been recorded. Approximately 12,400 launches from Lebanon toward Israeli territory have been recorded. There have been approximately 60 launches from Syria, approximately 180 launches from Yemen, and approximately 400 launches from Iran toward Israeli territory.

726 soldiers have fallen since the start of the war whose names have been cleared for publication, including 346 since the beginning of ground operations on October 27, 2023. (INN / VFI News)

“Lord, we pray fervently for all the families and individuals who have been afflicted by the year-long war. We hope that they will find Your peace and rebuild their lives with very few memories of the devastating situations they have witnessed. We pray in Yeshua’s name for an end to the war and a permanent cessation of all hostilities so that we may live in peace in the land You have given us.”

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