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These numbers show the staggering toll of the Israel-Hamas war
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Date:2025-04-15 22:34:48
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
7,326
Number of Palestinians killed
5,431
Number of Israeli’s 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
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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
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