Statistics related to Al Aqsa Intifada: 29 September, 2000- updated 04 March, 2008

Death and Injuries during the Al Aqsa Intifada:

  • 3615 Palestinians Civilians have been killed by Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) forces in the OPT.

  • A further 1053 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) in armed clashes in the OPT.

  • 12000 Palestinians have been wounded by Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) in the Gaza Strip since the beginning of the Intifada.

  • 13650 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 817

22%

Females 159

4%

Medical personnel 26

0.7%

Journalists 10

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 1655 46%
Gaza Strip 1960 54%

Israeli Assassinations

Fatalities Total killed
Targeted persons 491
Non-targeted civilians 227
Total 718

House Demolitions in the Gaza Strip

  • Number of Palestinians whose house were totally demolished: 2931

  • Number of Palestinians whose houses were partially demolished: 2848

House Demolitions by district in the Gaza Strip

District Number of houses completely demolished Number of houses partially demolished
Northern Gaza Strip 346 870
Gaza City 197 331
Central Gaza Strip 171 175
Khan Yunis 661 355
Rafah 1556 1114

Total

2931 2848

 

Land Leveling in the Gaza Strip[2]  38274 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