# Palestinian casualties of war

This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict.
This is a list of casualties suffered by Palestinians in war.
Note: Article is not comprehensive. Some records of Palestinian casualties are under dispute. The criteria used for this article: Casualties inflicted by war or combat. Casualties considered to be "unnecessary deaths" not included. Graph only includes casualties of Palestinian Arabs and not other actors. Bold indicates major actors.

## 1920–1948

| Conflicts prior to Israel's independence | Actors involved | Combatant deaths | Civilian deaths | Total deaths | Combatant and/or Civilian wounded | Total casualties |
| 1920 Palestine riots | British Empire, Arab rioters. | Not applicable | 4 | 4 | 23 | 31 |
| Jaffa riots | British Army, Arab rioters. | unknown | unknown | 48 | 73 | 121 |
| 1929 Palestine riots | , British Army Palestine Police Force, Betar. Arab rioters. | 116 rioters | unknown | 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 ca.5,000 | | 5,000 | 15,550 of which,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 |
Total casualties for this period 20,631, including 6,092 fatalities.

## 1948–present

| Conflicts | Actors involved | Combatant deaths | Civilian deaths | Total deaths | Combatant and/or Civilian wounded | Total casualties |
| 1948 Palestine war, also known as the Nakba | Israel Defense Forces Kingdom of Egypt Syrian Republic (1946–1963) 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 during battles. | 11,047 Palestinians missing presumed dead though not known to have died in combat situations | 3,000-13 000 (The higher figure indicate missing and presumed death, though not known to have died in combat situation) | | 3,000? c. 3,000? |
| 1949–1967 fedayeen war | Egyptian Armed Forces Unit 101 Palestinian militants | 2,700–5,000 | unknown | 2,800–5,000+ | 500 (at least) | 3,200–5,000 |
| Qibya massacre | Israel Defense Forces | unknown | 42 | 42 | unknown | 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 | 100 (at least) | unknown | 100 | unknown | 100+ |
| Black September in Jordan 1970–1971 | Jordan Palestine Liberation Organization | 3,400 | unknown | 3,400 | unknown | 3,400 |
| 1973 Israeli raid on Lebanon | Israel Defense Forces Palestine Liberation Organization | 100+ | 0 | 100+ | unknown | 100+ |
| Lebanese Civil War (1975–1977) | Lebanon Fatah Rejectionist Front Lebanese Front Syrian Armed Forces Lebanese Forces | 1,000's. Unknown | 5,000+ | 5,000 (at least). Unknown | 4,000 (at least). Unknown | 5,000–10,000+ |
| 1978 South Lebanon conflict | Lebanon Israel Defense Forces Palestinian Liberation Organization | 1,000–2,000 | 0 | 1,000–2,000 | unknown, heavy | 2,000+ |
| 1982 Lebanon War | Lebanon Israel Defense Forces Syrian Armed Forces Palestinian Liberation Organization South Lebanon Army Amal | unknown | unknown | 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 | unknown, heavy | 5,000+ | unknown, heavy | 8,000+ |
| First Intifada | Israel Defense Forces Palestinian Liberation Organization Hamas PFLP | 1,000 killed by Israel security forces, 1,000 killed by other Palestinians | unknown | 2,000 (at least) | unknown, heavy | 2,000+ |
| Second Intifada | Israel Defense Forces Fatah Hamas PFLP Islamic Jihad | 2,000–3,500+, disputed | 1,099–2,800 | 4,791 killed by Israeli security forces, 714 killed by other Palestinians | 8,611 {unverified-Palestinian claims} | 13,400+ |
| Fatah-Hamas conflict | Fatah Hamas | 248 | 98 (at least) | 600 | 1,000 wounded | 1,600 |
| 2008–9 Gaza War | Israel Defense Forces Hamas | 491–709, disputed | 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 | unknown | |
| 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict | Israel Defense Forces Hamas | 693 | 1617 | 2310 | unknown | |
| 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis | Israel Defense Forces Hamas | | | 275 | | |
| Israel–Hamas war | Israel Defense Forces Hamas | | | 35,562 | | 81,420 |
Total casualties for this period 144,963, including 66,789 fatalities.

## Gallery

* Palestinians returning to Qibya shortly after the Qibya massacre.
* An Arab autobus after being attacked by Irgun during the 1948 Israeli-Arab War.
* Ruins of Lydda after the Israel Defense Forces conquered it in July 1948.
* Destroyed buildings during the Gaza War (2008–09).
* An Israeli armoured bulldozer used in the Battle of Jenin (2002).
* Destroyed and damaged buildings in Gaza City.