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 war as of Oct. 29, sourced from the Gaza Health Ministry and Israeli officials as well as international observers and aid groups:
- 1,400 Number of people killed in Israel
- 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
Sources: AP reports, Gaza Health Ministry, Israeli military, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Palestinian Red Crescent
