Statistics
Three years of Al Aqsa Intifada:
September 29, 2000- September 29, 2003[1]
Palestinians killed by Israeli occupying forces in the OPT
|
Year |
Percentage of total deaths |
Number killed |
|
First year |
26.5% |
591 |
|
Second year |
46.9% |
1045 |
|
Third year |
26.6% |
593 |
|
|
Total |
2229 |
Breakdown of number of Palestinians killed in the West Bank and Gaza Strip
|
Area |
Percentage of total deaths |
Number killed |
|
Gaza Strip |
42.5% |
947 |
|
West Bank |
57.5% |
1282 |
Context in which Palestinians have been killed
|
Context of killings |
Percentage of total deaths |
Number killed |
|
Demonstrations |
15.9% |
355 |
|
Israeli incursions |
55.6% |
1240 |
|
Assassinations |
13.8% |
309 |
|
Other |
14.7% |
328 |
Breakdown of deaths in specific groups
|
Groups |
Number killed |
Percentage of total deaths |
|
Children |
433 |
19.4% |
|
Females |
129 |
5.8% |
|
Medical personnel |
18 |
0.8% |
|
Journalists |
8 |
0.35% |
|
Internationals[2] |
6 |
|
Palestinian children killed during Al Aqsa Intifada[3]
|
Year |
Number |
As a percentage of total killed in that year |
|
First year |
140 |
23% |
|
Second year |
163 |
15.5% |
|
Third year |
130 |
22 % |
|
Location |
Number |
As a percentage of total killed in that location |
|
West Bank |
210 |
16.3% |
|
Gaza Strip |
223 |
23.5% |
Assassinations[4]
|
Fatalities |
First year |
Second year |
Third year |
Total killed |
|
Targeted persons |
35 |
70 |
90 |
195 |
|
Non-targeted civilians |
19 |
44 |
51 |
114 |
|
|
309 |
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House Demolitions in the Gaza Strip
|
Year |
Number of houses demolished |
|
First year |
321 |
|
Second year |
307 |
|
Third year |
614 |
|
Total |
1242 |
|
District |
Number of houses completely demolished |
Number of houses partially demolished |
|
Northern Gaza Strip |
132 |
228 |
|
Gaza City |
138 |
138 |
|
Central Gaza Strip |
110 |
74 |
|
Khan Yunis |
221 |
174 |
|
Rafah |
641 |
459 |
|
Total |
1242 |
1073 |
House demolitions from September 2002-2003
|
District |
Number |
|
Northern Gaza Strip |
83 |
|
Gaza City |
36 |
|
Central Gaza Strip |
48 |
|
Khan Yunis |
84 |
|
Rafah |
356 |
|
Total |
607 |
Number of Palestinians whose house were totally demolished: 10491
Number of Palestinians whose houses were partially demolished: 11466
Number of Palestinians whose houses were totally demolished in Rafah: 6247
House Demolitions in the West Bank during attacks on Palestinian residential areas
|
Number of houses completely demolished |
Number of houses partially demolished |
| 1200 | 1500 |
House Demolitions on the ground of the lack of building licenses in the West Bank and Jerusalem
|
Date |
Jerusalem |
West Bank |
Total |
|
28-Sep–31 Dec. 2000 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
|
Year 2001 |
49 |
54 |
103 |
|
Year 2002 |
42 |
350 |
392 |
|
Year 2003 |
54 |
83 |
137 |
|
Total |
146 |
489 |
635 |
House demolitions as a collective punishment measure in the West Bank and Jerusalem
|
Jerusalem |
West Bank |
Total |
|
7 |
210 |
217 |
Land Leveling in the Gaza Strip[5]
|
District |
Dunoms[6] |
|
Northern Gaza Strip |
8852 |
|
Gaza City |
2486 |
|
Central Gaza Strip |
2360 |
|
Khan Yunis |
4665 |
|
Rafah |
2484 |
|
Total |
20847 |
[2] Number of internationals killed not included in total. The inclusion of this figure brings the total number of people killed by Israeli occupying forces since the beginning of Al Aqsa Intifada to 2235
[3] Palestinian children account for 19.3% of the total number of Palestinians killed by Israeli occupying forces during Al Aqsa Intifada
[4] Total number of assassination attempts during al Aqsa Intifada = 271
[5] Approximately 13% of Gaza’s agricultural land has been leveled since the beginning of Al Aqsa Intifada
[6] 1 donum is equal to 1000 square meters.