The latest Israel-Hamas war has quickly become the deadliest and most destructive in the long history of the bitter enemies
ByJULIA FRANKEL Associated Press
October 27, 2023, 6:05 PM
Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
The Associated Press
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 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:
Number of Israelis killed
Number of Palestinians killed
Number of Israeli’s injured
Number of Palestinians injured
Number of Israelis displaced
Number of Palestinians displaced in Gaza
Soldiers and civilians being held hostage in Gaza
Hostages released
Aid trucks let into Gaza
Residential units destroyed in Gaza
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Sources: Associated Press reports, Gaza Health Ministry, Israeli military, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Palestinian Red Crescent