Monday is the 500th day of the war triggered by Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023 attack into southern Israel. A tenuous ceasefire in the Gaza Strip has held for nearly a month. But the current phase of the truce is set to expire in early March and it is unclear if the sides will extend it, begin negotiations for a more lasting ceasefire or resume fighting.

As the sun rose in Tel Aviv on Monday (February 17), families of Israeli hostages waded out to sea to float a flag depicting an hourglass in the Israeli colors to mark 500 days of captivity for hostages seized by Hamas.

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