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

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.
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.
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
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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