Palestinian casualties of war Facts for Kids

This article talks about the number of Palestinians who have been hurt or died in different conflicts and wars. It focuses on people affected by fighting.

Conflicts Before Israel's Independence (1920–1948)
Conflicts from 1948 to 2021
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Conflicts Before Israel's Independence (1920–1948)

This section looks at the number of Palestinians affected by conflicts before the country of Israel was formed in 1948.

Conflicts before Israel became a country
Conflicts	Main Groups Involved	Fighters Who Died	Civilians Who Died	Total People Who Died	People Who Were Hurt	Total People Affected
1920 Palestine riots	British Empire, Arab rioters.	Not known	4	4	23	31
Jaffa riots	British Army, Arab rioters.	Not known	Not known	48	73	121
1929 Palestine riots	British Army, Palestine Police Force, Betar. Arab rioters.	116 Arab rioters	Not known	116 Arabs 133 Jews	232 Arabs 198 Jews	679
1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine	British Army, Haganah, Arab High Command.	British and Jewish forces: 562; Palestinian Arabs: about 5,000	Not known	5,000	15,550 (15,000 Arab Palestinians)	18,000–24,000+
Palestine Civil War	British Army, Army of the Holy War, Arab Liberation Army, Irgun, Haganah, Palmach.	400–600	200–300	At least 720	1,171	1,800

In this time period, a total of 20,631 people were affected, with 6,092 people dying.

Conflicts from 1948 to 2021

This section covers the number of Palestinians affected by conflicts from 1948 until 2021.

Conflicts from 1948 to 2021
Conflicts	Main Groups Involved	Fighters Who Died	Civilians Who Died	Total People Who Died	People Who Were Hurt	Total People Affected
1948 Arab-Israeli War, also called the Nakba or War of Independence.	Israel Defense Forces Kingdom of Egypt Syrian Republic Jordan Lebanon Kingdom of Iraq, Army of the Holy War, Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen, Arab Liberation Army, Muslim Brotherhood.	3,700 foreign Arab troops; 1,953 Palestinians died in battles.	11,047 Palestinians missing, thought to be dead but not confirmed in combat.	3,000-13,000 (The higher number includes missing people thought to be dead, but not confirmed in combat.)	Not known	About 3,000?
1949–1967 fedayeen war	Egyptian Armed Forces Unit 101 Palestinian militants	2,700–5,000	Not known	2,800–5,000+	Many, at least 500	3,200–5,000
Qibya massacre	Israel Defense Forces	Not known	42	42	Not known	42
Battle of Karameh	Israel Defense Forces, Palestine Liberation Organization Jordanian Armed Forces	156	0	156	100	256
War of Attrition	IDF special forces, Palestinian Baathist	At least 100	Not known	100	Not known	100+
Black September in Jordan 1970–1971	Jordan Palestine Liberation Organization	3,400	Not known	3,400	Not known	3,400
1973 Israeli raid on Lebanon	Israel Defense Forces Palestine Liberation Organization	100+	0	100+	Not known	100+
Lebanese Civil War (1975–1977)	Lebanon Fatah Rejectionist Front Lebanese Front Syrian Armed Forces Lebanese Forces	Not known, thousands	5,000+	Not known, At least 5,000	Not known, At least 4,000	5,000–10,000+
1978 South Lebanon conflict	Lebanon Israel Defense Forces Palestinian Liberation Organization	1,000–2,000	0	1,000–2,000	Not known, many	2,000+
1982 Lebanon War	Lebanon Israel Defense Forces Syrian Armed Forces Palestinian Liberation Organization South Lebanon Army Amal	Not known	Not known	5,000–8,000 15,000–20,000	30,000	15,000-20,000
War of the Camps	Lebanon Amal Movement Palestinian Liberation Organization	2,000 killed by Amal, 3,000+ killed by other Palestinians	Not known, many	5,000+	Not known, many	8,000+
First Intifada	Israel Defense Forces Palestinian Liberation Organization Hamas PFLP	1,000 killed by Israeli security forces, 1,000 killed by other Palestinians	Not known	At least 2,000	Not known, many	2,000+
Second Intifada	Israel Defense Forces Fatah Hamas PFLP Islamic Jihad	2,000–3,500+, numbers debated	1,099–2,800	4,791 killed by Israeli security forces, 714 killed by other Palestinians	8,611 (Palestinian claims, not confirmed)	13,400+
Fatah-Hamas conflict	Fatah Hamas	248	At least 98	600	1,000 wounded	1,600
2008–9 Gaza War	Israel Defense Forces Hamas	491–709, numbers debated	295–962	1,166–1,417	5,303	6,400–6,700
March 2012 Gaza-Israel clashes	Israel Defense Forces Popular Resistance Committees	18	3	21	24	45
November 2012 Israeli "Operation Pillar of Defense"-Gaza	Israel Defense Forces Popular Resistance Committees	67–120	109	174–177	Not known	Not known
2014 Israel–Gaza conflict	Israel Defense Forces Hamas	693	1617	2310	Not known	Not known
2021 Israel–Palestine crisis	Israel Defense Forces Hamas	Not known	Not known	275	Not known	Not known