Families of Israeli hostages taken by Hamas held a rally marking the 500th day of captivity on Monday, encouraging supporters to make a 500-minute fast in their recognition.

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

Days of the Israel-Hamas War, by the Numbers 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.

Israel says it killed the head of Hamas' military operations group in Lebanon in a drone strike. The strike Monday came as Israel said its forces will remain in five strategic locations in southern Lebanon near the border after Tuesday’s deadline for their full withdrawal.

The Israeli military on Monday killed a Hamas leader in southern Lebanon's Sidon area, it said in a statement.

Israeli forces carried out an airstrike on the city of Sidon (Lebanon), killing senior Hamas commander Mohammed Shaheen, stated the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), according to The Times of Israel. The IDF claims that Shaheen was the chief of Hamas operations in Lebanon.