Palestinians have been killed since 1948

Since 7 October 2023

What was destroyed in Gaza

Source: Gaza Government Media Office · Tech for Palestine · October 5, 2025

From 1948 until today

Where historians disagree, the range is shown.

1. 1947–1949 Nakba (1947-49 war, expulsions and massacres) 13,000–16,000 Source: Aref al-Aref, al-Nakba (vol.6), via Rashid Khalidi, Palestinian Identity (1997) · Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Nakba 71st anniversary press release (13 May 2019) · Henry Laurens, La question de Palestine (2005) p.194; Caplan (2019) p.114; Mattar, Encyclopedia of the Palestinians (2005) p.329
   Massacres and events in this period (14)

   • 1947 al-Khisas raid 10–15 Benny Morris, 1948 and After (1990)
   • 1947–1948 Balad al-Shaykh massacre 21–70 Benny Morris, The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited (2004), citing Haganah reports
   • 1948 Sa'sa' raid (Feb 1948) 11–60 Walid Khalidi, All That Remains (1992/2006 ed.), p.496
   • 1948 Deir Yassin massacre 93–140 Sharif Kana'ana & Nihad Zeitawi, Deir Yassin (Destroyed Palestinian Villages series no.4), Birzeit University Documents & Research Centre, 1987/88
   • 1948 Ein al-Zeitun massacre 23–70 Benny Morris (2004), as summarised by Abbasi (2004)
   • 1948 Abu Shusha massacre 30–70 Benny Morris, Birth Revisited (2004) pp.256-257
   • 1948 Tantura massacre 40–230 Theodore Katz, MA thesis, University of Haifa (1998)
   • 1948 Lydda massacre (incl. Dahmash mosque) 250–426 IDF records / Sefer Ha-Palmach via Benny Morris (2004)
   • 1948 al-Dawayima massacre 80–455 IDF intelligence chief Isser Be'eri investigation (via Morris)
   • 1948 Safsaf massacre 52–70 Israeli government sources (Aharon Cohen's notes of Mapam meeting; Erem) via Morris (2008)
   • 1948 Saliha massacre 60–94 Israeli archival sources via Benny Morris (2004)
   • 1948 Eilabun massacre 14 UN Archives 13/3.3.1 box 11 (via Wikipedia); Morris (2004)
   • 1948 Arab al-Mawasi massacre 14 Benny Morris (2004) via Wikipedia
   • 1948 Killings at Majd al-Krum, al-Bi'na and Deir al-Asad no reliable count Adel Manna, Nakba and Survival (2022), pp.75-83
2. 1949–1956 Killings at the armistice lines and raids 2,700–5,000 Source: Benny Morris, Israel's Border Wars 1949-1956 (OUP 1993), as reviewed by Avi Shlaim, LRB 16/16 (1994) · Jordanian government claim (via UNISPAL S/635/Rev.1 context)
   Massacres and events in this period (4)

   • 1953 al-Bureij refugee camp raid (Unit 101) 20–50 Salman Abu Sitta, 'The origins of Sharon's legacy' (Palestine Land Society, 2006)
   • 1953 Qibya massacre 69 Ganin, An Uneasy Relationship (2005) p.191; Shlaim, The Iron Wall (1999)
   • 1954 Nahalin raid 9 UNTSO report S/3251 (June 1954) and Jordanian letter S/3195
   • 1955 Gaza raid (Operation Black Arrow) 37–38 UNTSO Chief of Staff report on the incident of 28 Feb 1955 near Gaza
3. 1956 Kafr Qasim massacre 48–49 Source: Israeli military court verdict (1958) / Wikipedia summary · Arabic Wikipedia victims table, from 'Kafr Qasem: Past, Present and Future' (Kafr Qasem municipality site)
4. 1956–1957 Occupation of Gaza 1956–57 452–592 Source: UNRWA Director, Special Report 1 Nov - mid-Dec 1956, UN doc A/3212/Add.1 (GAOR 11th session, Suppl. 14A)
   Massacres and events in this period (3)

   • 1956 Khan Yunis massacre 275–415 UNRWA Special Report A/3212/Add.1, para 23
   • 1956 Rafah massacre 111 UNRWA Special Report A/3212/Add.1, para 27
   • 1956 Other killings in Gaza, 1-21 Nov 1956 66 UNRWA Special Report A/3212/Add.1, para 29
5. 1966 Attack on al-Samu 3–19 Source: Wikipedia summary of Jordanian/UN figures
6. 1967 1967 war (the Naksa) no reliable count Source: Akevot Institute / Adam Raz investigation (Haaretz), reported by Anadolu Agency 5 Jun 2026 · Bowker (2003) p.81 via Wikipedia 'Naksa' · David McDowall (1989) p.84
   Massacres and events in this period (1)

   • 1967 Palestinians killed trying to return from Jordan 150 Akevot/Raz via Anadolu
7. 1967–1987 Occupation years 1967–87 650 Source: Neve Gordon (Ben-Gurion Univ.), 'How Israel's occupation has changed in the past 20 years', HNN (2008); Israel's Occupation (UC Press 2008)
8. 1976 Land Day 6 Source: BBC News, 'Remembering Land Day' (2001) · Jerusalem Post (Halpern) / Haaretz (Khouri 2008) via Wikipedia · Parlmany.com (30 Mar 2024), names list
9. 1987–1993 First Intifada 1,162–1,284 Source: B'Tselem, Fatalities in the first Intifada (table; archived 2023-12-31) · Same B'Tselem table, Wayback snapshot · Rami Nasrallah, 'The First and Second Palestinian Intifadas' (in Newman & Peters eds.)
   Massacres and events in this period (2)

   • 1990 Al-Aqsa (Haram al-Sharif) killings 17–22 Middle East Watch on the Kama inquest; PHRIC count
   • 1990 Rishon LeZion (Uyun Qara) killings 7 Wikipedia
10. 1993–2000 Oslo years 1993–2000 389 Source: B'Tselem - Fatalities in the first Intifada (table runs to 28.9.2000)
    Massacres and events in this period (2)

    • 1994 Ibrahimi Mosque (Cave of the Patriarchs) massacre, Hebron, and aftermath 29–55 Shamgar Commission (Israeli state commission of inquiry), as summarised by Wikipedia
    • 1996 Al-Aqsa (Western Wall) tunnel clashes 57–70 Wikipedia, Western Wall Tunnel riots (citing NYT)
11. 2000 October 2000 uprising inside the 1948 lands 13 Source: Adalah - The 13 Palestinian Citizens of Israel Killed by Israeli Police Forces in October 2000 (name list PDF) · Adalah - The October 2000 Killings · Or Commission (Israeli state commission of inquiry), via Wikipedia
12. 2000–2005 Second (al-Aqsa) Intifada 3,386–3,973 Source: B'Tselem press release 4 Jan 2006 (197 Palestinians and 50 Israelis killed in 2005) · PCBS - Killed Palestinians (Martyrs) in Al-Aqsa Intifada by year 2000-2022 · PCBS table (source: Palestine Red Crescent Society) - Injured Palestinians by year and tool of injury 29.9.2000-31.12.2008
    Massacres and events in this period (1)

    • 2002 Jenin refugee camp (Operation Defensive Shield) 52–55 UN Secretary-General report A/ES-10/186 (30 July 2002)
13. 2006–2007 2006–2007 1,030–1,109 Source: B'Tselem press release 28 Dec 2006 · B'Tselem press release 31 Dec 2007 · PCBS yearly martyrs table
    Massacres and events in this period (2)

    • 2006 Operation Summer Rains and Gaza operations after the capture of Cpl. Shalit 405 B'Tselem press release 28 Dec 2006
    • 2006 Beit Hanoun shelling 19 UN Human Rights Council High-Level Fact-Finding Mission (Tutu/Chinkin), A/HRC/9/26 - UN news summary
14. 2008–2023 2008 – 6 October 2023 6,346–6,412 Source: UN OCHA PoC database (Power BI), queried 2026-11-02 · Carwil Bjork-James chart (OCHA data as of Sept 2024) · PCBS yearly martyrs 2008-2022 (2023 not in table)
    Massacres and events in this period (8)

    • 2008–2009 War on Gaza 2008–09 1,166–1,417 UN OCHA Protection of Civilians database (Power BI behind ochaopt.org/data/casualties), queried 2026-11-02
    • 2012 War on Gaza, November 2012 167–174 OHCHR report A/HRC/22/35/Add.1 (advance, 6 Mar 2013)
    • 2014 War on Gaza 2014 2,125–2,310 UN OCHA - Key figures on the 2014 hostilities (23 Jun 2015)
    • 2018–2019 Great March of Return, Gaza 189–215 UN OCHA Protection of Civilians report 24 Dec 2019-6 Jan 2020
    • 2021 War on Gaza, May 2021 235–261 UN OCHA Overview November 2021 (citing OHCHR)
    • 2022 War on Gaza, August 2022 46–51 UN Secretary-General report A/78/502 (2 Oct 2023)
    • 2023 War on Gaza, May 2023 30–33 UN Secretary-General report A/78/502 (2 Oct 2023)
    • 2023 Assault on Jenin, July 2023 12–13 UN OCHA Situation Report #2 (11 Jul 2023), citing Palestinian MoH
15. 2023–Since 7 October 2023 75,738 Source: Gaza Ministry of Health · UN OCHA · Tech for Palestine

Outside Palestine (not in the total)

1. 1976 Tel al-Zaatar siege and massacre 1,500–4,280 Source: Wikipedia summary of contemporary estimates · William Harris, Faces of Lebanon (1996) p.165 · Yezid Sayigh, Armed Struggle and the Search for State (1997)
2. 1982 Sabra and Shatila massacre 460–3,500 Source: Lebanese official inquiry (Germanos), via Washington Post 21 Jun 1983 · Israeli intelligence estimate cited in Kahan Commission report (1983) · Bayan Nuwayhed al-Hout, Sabra and Shatila: September 1982 (Pluto, 2004) p.296

Names

They were not numbers. Search the names of Palestinians killed since 2000. 83,071 named people

Children (under 18) Under 5 Women 60 and older Journalists West Bank

Killed in Gaza by age

• 0 1,072
• 1–4 4,221
• 5–9 5,485
• 10–17 10,859
• 18–29 19,360
• 30–44 18,831
• 45–59 7,833
• 60–74 4,039
• 75+ 1,135

Names: Gaza Ministry of Health lists (Tech for Palestine, Airwars) since 2023; B'Tselem for 2000 – September 2023.