These numbers show the staggering toll of the Israel-Hamas war
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Julia Frankel, Associated Press
JERUSALEM (AP) — 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 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
8,005
Number of Palestinians killed in Gaza
116
Number of Palestinians killed in West Bank
5,431
Number of Israelis injured
20,242
Number of Palestinians injured in Gaza
2,000
Number of Palestinians injured in the West Bank
250,000
Number of Israelis displaced
1.4 million
Number of Palestinians displaced in Gaza
239
Soldiers and civilians being held hostage in Gaza
4
Hostages released
117
Aid trucks let into Gaza
27,781
Residential units destroyed in Gaza