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Casualties suffered by Israel in war or conflict:

Conflicts prior to Israel's independence Military deaths Civilian deaths Total deaths Military and/or Civilian wounded Total casualties
1920 Jerusalem riots 0 5 5 216 221
1921 Jaffa riots 0 47[1] 47 146 193
1929 Palestine riots 0 133 133 339 472
1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine 0 415+[2][3] 415 1,200+ 1,615
Palestine Civil War 895 408[4] 1,303+ 2,000[5] 3,303
Conflict Military deaths Civilian deaths Total deaths Military and/or Civilian wounded Total casualties
1948 Arab-Israeli War 4,100 2,400 6,500 15,000[6] 21,500
1951-1955 fedayeen attacks Unknown Unknown 967[7] 900[7] 1,867
1956-1967 fedayeen attacks Unknown Unknown 178[8] Unknown Unknown
1968-1987 fedayeen attacks Unknown Unknown 567[8] Unknown Unknown
Suez Crisis 231[9] None 231 899 1,130
Samu Incident 1 0 1 10 11
Six-Day War 983[10] None 983 4,517 5,500
War of Attrition 1,424[11] 127 1,551 2,700 4,248
Battle of Karameh 28 None 28 68 96
Operation Spring of Youth 2 None 2 None 2
Yom Kippur War 2,656 None 2,656 9,000 11,656
Operation Entebbe 1 4 5 15 20
1978 South Lebanon conflict 20 None 20 None 20
1982 Lebanon War 675 50 725 6,500[12], [13][14] 7,225
South Lebanon conflict (1982–2000) including 1993 Lebanon war and 1996 Lebanon war 546 90 636 1,200 1,836
2000–2006 Shebaa Farms conflict 16 7 23 19 42
First Intifada 1987-1993 60[15] 100[15] 160 500 660
Gulf War 0 2 2 230 232
Palestinian terrorism 1993-2000 170[16] 99 269 400 669
Second Intifada 2000-2008 including 2004 Israel–Gaza conflict, 2006 Israel–Gaza conflict, and 2007–2008 Israel–Gaza conflict 335[17] 727[17] 1,062 3,500 4,562[18]
2006 Lebanon War 121 44 165 2,067 2,237[19]
Gaza War 10[20] 3 13 518 531
Gaza War–present 2[21][22] 6[21][23] 8 At least 10 18+
Terrorism and other attacks 1968-1987 Military deaths Civilian deaths Total deaths Military and/or Civilian wounded Total casualties
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine attacks Athens Airport following the Hijacking of El Al Flight 426. 0 1[24] 1 1 2
September 1968 Tel Aviv bombings 0 1 1 71 72[25]
November 1968 Mahaneh Yehuda car bomb attack 0 12 12 52 64[25]
February 1969 Jerusalem bombing 0 2 2 20 22[25]
October 1969 Haifa apartment bombings 0 4 4 20 24[25]
February 1970 El Al bus attack 0 1 1 8 9[24]
1970 Avivim school bus massacre 0 12 12 25 37[25]
Dawson's Field hijackings 0 0 0 1 1[25]
1971 bombing Ben Yehuda attack 0 0 0 0 0
Hijacking of Sabena Flight 572 5[26] 0 5 1 6[27]
1972 Lod Airport massacre 0 26 26 ~80 non-Israelis 106+[28]
1972 Munich massacre 1 11 12 0 12
Ma'alot massacre 0 27 27 78[29] 105
Kiryat Shmona massacre 0 18 18 Unknown 18+
1974 bombing Ben Yehuda attack 0 0 0 13 13
Savoy hotel attack 3 8 11 Unknown Unknown
1975 Ben Yehuda attack 0 15 15 77 92
April 1976 bombing Ben Yehuda attack 0 0 0 0 0
1976 bombing Ben Yehuda attack 0 0 0 33 33
Coastal Road massacre 0 38+ 38+ 71 109+
1979 bombing Ben Yehuda attack 0 1 1 13 14
Nahariya attack 1 5 6 Unknown Unknown
1980 Misgav-Am attack 1 4 5 15 25
1981 bombing Ben Yehuda attack 0 0 0 1 1
1984 bombing Ben Yehuda attack 0 0 0 0 0
1985 Egypt Air attack 0 2 2 0 2
1987 Northern Border attack 6 0 6[30] 8 14
Terrorist attacks against Israeli diplomatic missions Israeli deaths Foreigner deaths Total deaths Israeli and/or foreigner wounded Total casualties
1969 Israel embassies attack[31] 0 0 0 3 3
1970 Israeli Consulate attack in Asuncion[31] 1 0 1 1 2
1971 Israeli Consul assassination[31] 1 0 1 0 0
1972 Israeli Embassy attack in Brussels[31] 0 0 0 1 1
1972 Israeli Embassy employee attack[31] 1 0 1 0 0
1972 Israeli Embassy attack in Bangkok[31] 0 0 0 0 0
1973 Israeli Embassy Air Force Attache attack in Washington[31] 1 0 1 0 0
1979 Israeli Ambassador assassination attempt in Lisbon[31] 1 0 1 3 4
1981 Israeli Embassy attack in Vienna[31] 0 0 0 1 1
1982 Israeli Embassy Attache assassination in Paris[31] 1 0 1 0 0
1982 Israeli Ambassador assassination in London[31] 0 0 0 1 1
1982 Israeli Embassy Charge d'Affaires kidnapping attempt in Malta[31] 0 0 0 1 1
1982 Israeli Embassy attack in Quito[31] 0 2 2 1 3
1982 Israeli Embassy attack in Sydney[31] 0 0 0 2 2
1984 Israeli Embassy attack in Cairo[31] 0 0 0 1 1
1984 Israeli Embassy Interest Section Chief attack in Colombo[31] 0 0 0 0 0
1984 Israeli Embassy attack in Cyprus[31] 0 0 0 0 0
1985 Israeli Embassy employee attack in Cairo[31] 1 0 1 2 3
1986 Israeli Embassy employee attack in Cairo[31] 1 0 1 3 4
1988 Israeli Embassy attack in Manila[31] 0 0 0 0 0
1988 Israeli Embassy failed attack in Nicosia[31] 0 Several policeman Unknown Unknown Unknown
1992 Israeli Embassy employee assassination in Ankara[31] 1 0 1 0 0
1992 Israeli Embassy attack in Buenos Aires 4 25 29 ~300 329+
1994 Israeli Embassy attack in Bangkok[31] 0 1 1 0 0
1994 Israeli Embassy Attack in London 0 0 0 20 20
1997 Israeli Embassy attack in Amman[31] 0 0 0 2 2
1998 Israeli Embassy failed attack in Brussels[31] 0 0 0 0 0
1999 Israeli Consulate attack in Berlin[31] 0 0 0 0 0
2004 Tashkent Israeli embassy bombing 1 4 5[32] 5+[33] 10+
2008 Nouakchott Israeli embassy bombing 0 0 0 3[34] 3

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Israel casualties since 1948

In addition to the seven major wars, 9,047 civilians and soldiers have been killed in "miscellaneous engagements and terrorist attacks",[35] which includes security forces members killed during military operations, by fighting crime, traffic or work accidents and disabled veterans whose disabilities contributed to their deaths.[36] Between 1948 and 1997, 20,093[37] Israeli soldiers were killed, 75,000 Israelis have been wounded, and nearly 100,000[38] Israelis are considered disabled army veterans. On the other hand, in 2009, Israel honored the memory of 22,570 soldiers killed since 1860 in the line of duty for the independence, preservation and protection of the nation and 1,723 civilian terror victims.[36] The memorial roll also include fallen members of the Shin Bet security service, the Mossad intelligence service, the Israel Police, the Israel Prisons Service, the pre-state Jewish underground, and the Jewish Brigade and the Jewish Legion (which served alongside British forces in World War II and World War I respectively).

Palestinian War

Approximately 1,185 Israelis were killed[39] and 3,000[40] wounded between September 2000 and 2008.

According to the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, more than 3,500 Israelis[41][42] have been killed and 25,000 have been wounded as a result of Palestinian violence since the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948.[43][44]

Suicide Bombings

Main article: List of Palestinian suicide attacks

From 1993-2003, 303 Palestinian suicide bombers attacked Israel. More than 80% of all suicide bombings occurred after the year 2000. 55% of all suicide attacks were deemed "successful" - that is, resulted in killing themselves and others.[45]

2000

Successful suicide bombing attacks Foiled suicide bombing attacks Total Plots Killed Wounded
4 0 4 6 10

2001

Successful suicide bombing attacks Foiled suicide bombing attacks Total Plots Killed Wounded
35 56 91 94 323

2002

Successful suicide bombing attacks Foiled suicide bombing attacks Total Plots Killed Wounded
60 112 172 237 119[46]
Israeli police performing a security exam on Palestinians who were entering Israel in the same car with a suicide bomber and his explosives.

2003

Successful suicide bombing attacks Foiled suicide bombing attacks Total Plots Killed Wounded
26 209 235 144 105

2004

Successful suicide bombing attacks Foiled suicide bombing attacks Total Plots Killed Wounded
19 367 386 73 172

2005

Successful suicide bombing attacks Foiled suicide bombing attacks Total Plots Killed Wounded
7 96 103 32 63

2006

Successful suicide bombing attacks Foiled suicide bombing attacks Total Plots Killed Wounded
6 187 193 15 31


Over 1,100[47][48] suicide bombing plots were thwarted by the Israeli Defense Forces between the year 2000 and 2006.[49] More than 800 Israelis have been killed and 2,000 wounded by suicide bombings since the first intifada.

Wars ranked by total deaths

  1. 1948 Arab-Israeli War
  2. Yom Kippur War
  3. War of Attrition
  4. Six-Day War
  5. 1982 Lebanon War
  6. Suez Crisis
  7. 2006 Lebanon War

Casualties during the British occupation of Palestine

Following the White Paper of 1939, the British government prohibited Jewish immigration to Palestine. The British denied the Jews safe haven from Nazi atrocities they so desperately needed at the time.[50] European Jews were anxious for ways to leave Europe, but for the most part there were few options. No countries were willing to take Jewish immigrants. However, some Eastern European states were willing to give transit visas. During World War 2, many countries denied or severely limited Jewish refugees fleeing the Holocaust, and Palestine was one of the few destinations available.[51]

In post-Holocaust Europe, the 1,000,000 Jewish survivors were classified as "non-raptrifiable" by the Austrian and German government. In other words, Jews were not "officially allowed to leave the countries of Central and East Europe" by the allied powers, nor were they permitted to settle in Palestine by the British.

Tens of thousands of Jewish refugees perished en route from European ports to Palestine, and over 30,000 holocaust survivors who successfully immigrated were interned by the British in POW camps.[52] Many immigrant ships were sunk during the British blockade.

Note: Graph is not comprehensive

Casualties attributed to Britain's naval blockade of Palestine Deaths Survivors
Patria disaster 260[53] unknown
Struma sinking 768 1[54]
SS Bulgaria 280 70
Thielbek sinking 2,750 50[55]
Cap Arcona 4,150[56] 350

Memorial gallery

Beit Lid memorial

Ashdod Port memorial

Avivim school bus memorial

Munich massacre memorial

Avshalom Feinberg memorial

Hill 69 memorial

Mahal memorial

Ma'alot memorial

Six Day War memorial

Coastal Road memorial

Latrun memorial

Be'erot Izhak memorial

Haganah memorial

Second Lebanon War memorial

War of Independence memorial

Combat Engineering Corps memorial

Gallery

The charred remains of an Israeli bus, attacked by Palestinian terrorists in Coastal Road Massacre

Remains of armored supply convoys used during the siege of Jerusalem

Aftermath of the Sbarro restaurant suicide bombing

Scene of destruction in the Jewish Quarter after the Hebron massacre

Crime scene after the Mercaz HaRav massacre

Eli Cohen, an intelligence agent hanged by Syria for espionage.

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