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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 Arab Palestinians and not other actors. Bold indicates major actors.

1920-1948

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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 British Empire, Mohammad Amin al-Husayni Not applicable 4 4 23 31
Jaffa riots British Empire British Army, Arab rioters, incited by Mohammad Amin al-Husayni 48[1] unknown 48+ 73 121
1929 Palestine riots British Empire, British Army

Palestine Police Force, Mohammad Amin al-Husayni, Betar, Supreme Muslim Council

116 rioters[2] unknown 116 unknown 116+
1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine British Empire British Army, Mohammad Amin al-Husayni, Haganah, Arab High Command, Ghazi of Iraq, King Abdul Aziz ibn Saud[3] 5,000 [4][5] unknown 5,000 15,000 20,000
Palestine Civil War British Empire British Army, Army of the Holy War, Arab Liberation Army, Irgun, Haganah, Palmach, Arab Legion 400-600 [5] 200-300[6] At least 720[5] 1,171 1,800

1948-2010

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Conflicts Actors involved Combatant deaths Civilian deaths Total deaths Combatant and/or Civilian wounded Total casualties
1948 Arab-Israeli War, also referred to as the Catastrophe Israel Israel Defense Forces

Kingdom of Egypt

SyriaSyria

JordanJordan

LebanonLebanon

Kingdom of Iraq, Army of the Holy War, Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen, Arab Liberation Army, Muslim Brotherhood, John Bagot Glubb

2,000-3,000[7] 800 including POWs[8] 2,800-4,000 1,000 3,800-5,000
1949-1967 fedayeen war Egypt Egyptian Armed Forces

Israel Unit 101,

State of PalestinePalestinian Liberation Organization

Palestinian militants

2,700-5,000[9][10] unknown 2,800-5,000+[11] considered heavy, at least 500[12] 3,200-5,000
Battle of Karameh IsraelIsrael Defense Forces,

State of PalestinePalestine Liberation Organization

JordanJordanian Armed Forces

156[13] 0 156 100 256
War of Attrition Israel IDF special forces, Palestinian Baathist At least 100[14][15] 0 100 unknown 100+
Black September in Jordan 1970-1971 Jordan Jordan

State of PalestinePalestine Liberation Organization

3,400-20,000[16][17] unknown 3,400-20,000 unknown 3,400-20,000+
1973 Israeli raid on Lebanon Israel Israel Defense forces

State of PalestinePalestine Liberation Organization

100+ 0 100+ unknown 100+
Lebanese Civil War (1975–1977) Lebanon Lebanon

State of Palestine Fatah

Rejectionist Front Lebanese Front

SyriaSyrian Armed Forces

Lebanese Forces

unknown, thousands 5,000+[18] unknown, At least 5,000 unknown, At least 4,000[19] 5,000-10,000+
1978 South Lebanon conflict Lebanon Lebanon

Israel Israel Defense Forces

State of Palestine Palestinian Liberation Organization

1,000-2,000 0 1,000-2,000 unknown, heavy 2,000+
1982 Lebanon War Lebanon Lebanon

Israel Israel Defense Forces

SyriaSyrian Armed Forces

State of Palestine Palestinian Liberation Organization

South Lebanon Army

Hezbollah

9,000+ unknown 9,000+[20] unknown, heavy 9,000+
War of the Camps Lebanon Lebanon

Amal Movement

State of Palestine Palestinian Liberation Organization

2,000 killed by Amal, 3,000+ killed by other Palestinians unknown, heavy 5,000+[20] unknown, heavy 8,000+[21]
First Intifada Israel Israel Defense Forces

State of Palestine Palestinian Liberation Organization
Hamas
PFLP

1,000[22] killed by Israel security forces, 1,000[23] killed by other Palestinians unknown At least 2,000 unknown, heavy 2,000+
Second Intifada Israel Israel Defense Forces

22px Fatah
Hamas
PFLP
22px Islamic Jihad

2,000-3,500+[24], disputed 1,099[25]-2,800[26] 4,791 killed by Israeli security forces[27], 714 killed by other Palestinians[28] 8,611[26] 13,400+


References

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  3. ^ http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/History/riots36.html
  4. ^ http://countrystudies.us/israel/17.htm
  5. ^ a b c British Rule in Palestine, http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/History/brits.htm
  6. ^ Gilbert, Martin (2005). Routledge Atlas of the Arab-Israeli Conflict.
  7. ^ http://www.onwar.com/aced/nation/ink/israel/fisrael1948.htm
  8. ^ Morris 2008, pp. 404-406.
  9. ^ Orna Almog (2003). Britain, Israel, and the United States, 1955-1958: Beyond Suez. Routledge. p. 20. ISBN 0714652466.
  10. ^ Benny Morris (1993). Border Wars, 1949-1956: The Sinai-Suez Wars and the end of the Fedayeen. Oxford University Press. p. 419–425. ISBN 0198292627. {{cite book}}: External link in |title= (help)
  11. ^ Thomas G. Mitchell (2000). Native Vs. Settler: Ethnic Conflict in Israel/Palestine, Northern Ireland, and South Africa. p. 133. ISBN 0313313571.
  12. ^ Benny Morris (1993) Israel's Border Wars, 1949-1956: Arab Infiltration, Israeli Retaliation, and the Countdown to the Suez War Oxford University Press, ISBN 0198292627 P 67
  13. ^ Pollack (2002), pp. 331–332
  14. ^ http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/History/greenisle.html The Israeli Commando Assault on Green Island]
  15. ^ Israeli Elite Units since 1948, Sam Katz, Osprey Publishing 1988, p.31-32
  16. ^ Bailey, p.59, The Making of a War, John Bulloch, p.67
  17. ^ Massad, Joseph Andoni. Colonial Effects: The Making of National Identity in Jordan. Page 342.
  18. ^ http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/lebanon.htm
  19. ^ http://www.liberty05.com/civilwar/civil1.html
  20. ^ a b http://www.webcitation.org/5gbBg9Jlu
  21. ^ http://www.liberty05.com/civilwar/civil87.html
  22. ^ http://www.btselem.org/english/statistics/first_Intifada_Tables.asp
  23. ^ http://www.phrmg.org/monitor2001/oct2001-collaborators.htm
  24. ^ http://212.150.54.123/casualties_project/stats_page.cfm
  25. ^ http://212.150.54.123/casualties_project/stats_page.cfm
  26. ^ a b http://israelipalestinian.procon.org/sourcefiles/deathspchr.pdf
  27. ^ http://www.btselem.org/English/Statistics/Casualties.asp
  28. ^ http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/arabs/intrafada.html