JERUSALEM — The latest Israel-Hamas war has quickly become the deadliest and most destructive of the five wars fought between the sides since Hamas seized control of the Gaza Strip in 2007 from the Palestinian Authority.
The fighting erupted on Oct. 7 when Hamas carried out a bloody attack in southern Israel. Since then, Israel has relentlessly pounded the Gaza Strip with airstrikes that have wrought unprecedented destruction, flattening entire neighborhoods.
Here’s a look in numbers at the toll of the Israel-Hamas war as of Oct. 27, sourced from the Gaza Health Ministry and Israeli officials as well as international observers and aid groups:
1,400: Number of Israelis killed
7,326: Number of Palestinians killed
5,431: Number of Israelis injured
18,967: Number of Palestinians injured
250,000: Number of Israelis displaced
1.4 million: Number of Palestinians displaced in Gaza
229: Soldiers and civilians being held hostage in Gaza
4: Hostages released
84: Aid trucks let into Gaza
27,781: Residential units destroyed in Gaza