Numbers show deadly toll of Israel-Hamas war

Here is a look in numbers at the toll of the war as of October 27, sourced from the Gaza health ministry and Israeli officials as well as international observers and aid groups

Smoke rises after an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip (Ariel Schalit/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 on October 7 when Hamas carried out a bloody attack in southern Israel.