The number of fatalities amongst the Palestinian population in the West Bank and Gaza between 2008 and September 2023 stood at 6,407 and the number of injured people was 152,560. While the majority of fatalities amongst the Palestinians was in the Gaza Strip, more than half of the injured were based in the West Bank.
Hamas attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023
The radical Islamic Palestinian terror organization Hamas attacked Israel in the early hours of October 7, 2023, on Sabbath - the Jewish day of rest. This strategic attack from Gaza was directed towards Israeli civilians and armed forces. An estimated 2,200 rockets were fired by Hamas from Gaza toward Israeli targets, hitting civilian buildings and military facilities. Hamas fighters entered the Israeli territory, killing around 1,200 of Israeli citizens. In the weeks that followed, the Israeli military conducted an aerial bombardment and launched a ground offensive in Gaza. Humanitarian pauses allowed aid to get into Gaza, but fighting has continued since a weeklong cease-fire ended on December 1, 2023.
The attacks resulted in a massive escalation of the Middle Eastern conflict, which pushed a political solution further away. The number of civilian casualties in Gaza and Israel is rising each day the conflict continues.
Before October 2023, there had been four wars between Israel and Hamas. The current conflict is already the deadliest, and the death toll is certain to rise.
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¹ According to the source, only casualties that either died or were injured in the context of the direct confrontation of the occupation and conflict were reported.
Cases of indirect casualties of the conflict (caused by the circumstances like lack of access to food and water) were not listed. Furthermore, only cases of people in the context of the occupied territories were listed.
The figures are based on reportings by UNRWA. UNRWA is the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East.
The source does not provide a publication date. The publication date reflects the most recent data point.
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UNOCHA. "Number of Palestinian Fatalities and Injuries Caused by The Conflict¹ between Israel and The Palestinians between 2008 and 2023 (as of September 19, 2023)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1414629/palestinian-territories-number-of-fatalities-and-injuries-caused-by-the-middle-east-conflict/
UNOCHA, Number of Palestinian fatalities and injuries caused by the conflict¹ between Israel and the Palestinians between 2008 and 2023 (as of September 19, 2023) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1414629/palestinian-territories-number-of-fatalities-and-injuries-caused-by-the-middle-east-conflict/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of Palestinian fatalities and injuries caused by the conflict¹ between Israel and the Palestinians between 2008 and 2023 (as of September 19, 2023) [Graph], UNOCHA, September 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1414629/palestinian-territories-number-of-fatalities-and-injuries-caused-by-the-middle-east-conflict/
