Monday is the 500th day since Oct. 7, 2023. Here are some numbers that show the scale of death and devastation that followed.

Relatives and supporters of Israelis held hostage in the Gaza Strip, block a freeway during a protest demanding their release from Hamas captivity as they mark 500 days of the Israel-Hamas war in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. Monday marks the 500th day of the war triggered by Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 attack into southern Israel.

Israel will begin negotiations on a permanent end to the war in Gaza and freeing the remaining living hostages held there, its foreign minister said.