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In Numbers | The staggering toll of the Israel-Hamas war

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. Let's understand the toll of this conflict in numbers

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FP Explainers|Nov 02, 2023, 10:36:08 IST

The crisis between Israel and Hamas is approaching a month, and it has only gotten worse with no end in sight. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stated that Israel will continue "until victory."

Israel continues to carry out airstrikes, including one on the Jabalia refugee camp on Gaza City's outskirts on Tuesday, killing more than 195 people and injured around 777 others, according to the Hamas-run government media office.

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With this, the Israel-Hamas conflict has fast become the deadliest and most devastating of the five battles waged between the two sides since Hamas took control of Gaza from the Palestinian Authority in 2007.

The fighting erupted on 7 October 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 neighbourhoods.

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Here's a look at the war's toll in numbers, according to updates by the Gaza Health Ministry and Israeli officials, as well as international observers and humanitarian groups:

8,805

Number of Palestinians killed in Gaza

130

Number of Palestinians killed in West Bank

1,400

Number of people killed in Israel

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16

Number of soldiers killed in Israel's military

21,543

Number of Palestinians injured in Gaza

2,100

Number of Palestinians injured in the West Bank

5,431

Number of Israelis injured

250,000

Number of Israelis displaced

Over 1.4 million

Number of Palestinians displaced in Gaza

At least 240

Soldiers and civilians being held hostage in Gaza

5

Hostages released or rescued

272

Aid trucks let into Gaza

33,960

Residential units destroyed in Gaza

With inputs from AP

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First Published:Nov 02, 2023, 10:36:08 IST
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