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 on October 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 neighbourhoods.
Here’s a look in numbers at the toll of the Israel-Hamas war as of October 27, sourced from the Gaza Health Ministry and Israeli officials as well as international observers and aid groups:
Number of Israelis killed: 1400
