Statistics related to Al Aqsa Intifada: 29 September, 2000- updated 20 December, 2008

Death and Injuries during the Al Aqsa Intifada:

  • 3741 Palestinians Civilians have been killed by Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) forces in the OPT.

  • A further 1130 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) in armed clashes in the OPT.

  • 12283 Palestinians have been wounded by Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) in the Gaza Strip since the beginning of the Intifada.

  • 13780 Palestinians have been wounded by Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) in the West Bank territory since the beginning of the Intifada.

Breakdown of deaths by specific groups

Groups

Number killed

Percentage of total deaths

Children 852

22%

Females 163

4%

Medical personnel 26

0.7%

Journalists 11

0.34%

 

In addition six internationals have been killed in the OPT[1]

Palestinian Civilians  killed during Al Aqsa Intifada

Location Number As a percentage of total killed in that location
West Bank 1686 46%
Gaza Strip 2055 54%

Israeli Assassinations

Fatalities Total killed
Targeted persons 512
Non-targeted civilians 230
Total 742

House Demolitions in the Gaza Strip

  • Number of Palestinians whose house were totally demolished: 2958

  • Number of Palestinians whose houses were partially demolished: 2909

House Demolitions by district in the Gaza Strip

District Number of houses completely demolished Number of houses partially demolished
Northern Gaza Strip 360 1138
Gaza City 200 376
Central Gaza Strip 183 215
Khan Yunis 695 423
Rafah 1558 1112

Total

2996 3268

 

Land Leveling in the Gaza Strip[2]  41345 Donoms[3]

 

[1] Number of internationals killed not included in total
[2] Approximately 13% of Gaza’s agricultural land has been leveled since the beginning of Al Aqsa Intifada
[3] 1 donum is equal to 1000 square metres