Overview of Israeli casualties during armed conflict
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Israel Defense Forces Former Chief of Staff Lt. Gen.Benny Gantz salutesYom Kippur War casualties at an official annual memorial service for fallen soldiers.Israeli casualties of war , in addition to those of Israel'snine major wars , include soldiers and security forces personnel killed in "miscellaneous engagements andterrorist attacks ", which includes security forces members killed during military operations, by fighting crime, natural disasters, diseases, traffic or labor accidents and disabled veterans whose disabilities contributed to their deaths.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] veterans . On the other hand, in 2010Yom HaZikaron , Israel honored the memory of 22,684 Israeli soldiers and people of theYishuv killed since 1860 in the line of duty for the independence, preservation and protection of the nation, and 3,971 civilian terror victims.[ 1] [ 4] [ 5] IDF members deceased, also include fallen members of theShin Bet security service, theMossad intelligence service, theIsrael Police , theBorder Police , theIsrael Prisons Service , otherIsraeli security forces , the pre-stateJewish underground , and theJewish Brigade and theJewish Legion (which served in theBritish army inWorld War II andWorld War I respectively).
According to theIsraeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs and theAnti-Defamation League , a total of 1,194 Israelis and foreigners were killed[ 6] [ 7] [ 8] 2000–2005 Second Intifada ); while more than 3,000 Israelis[ 9] [ 10] Palestinian violence and hostile enemy action (without including wars) since the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948 until today. Another 685 Jewish residents ofMandatory Palestine were killed between 1920 and 1947 as a result of Arab riots,British anti-Zionist operations andWorld War II attacks .[ 11] [ 12] [ 13]
The following tables summarize Israeli casualties by war, conflict, or incident.
Conflicts with Arabs
Sinking of ships carrying Jewish immigrants In theWhite Paper of 1939 the British government limited Jewish immigration to Palestine to 75,000 over the following five years.[ 18] World War II , many countries denied or severely limited Jewish refugees fleeing theHolocaust , andPalestine was one of the few destinations available.[ 19]
In post-Holocaust Europe, the 1,000,000 Jewish survivors were classified as "non-repatrifiable" by the Austrian and German government. In other words, Jews were not "officially allowed to leave the countries of Central and East Europe" by theallied powers , nor were they permitted to settle in Palestine by the British.
An unknown number ofJewish refugees perished en route from European ports to Palestine, and over 30,000 holocaust survivors who successfully immigrated wereinterned by the British in POW camps .[ 20] [citation needed
Note: Graph is not comprehensive
Regular conflicts Bold indicates conflicts considered wars by theIsraeli Ministry of Defense (as they were named by Israel):[ 23] Italic indicates ongoing conflicts.
Conflict Military deaths Civilian deaths Total deaths (not including foreigners) Military and/or civilian wounded Total casualties 1948 Arab–Israeli War 4,000 2,400 6,400 [ 24] 15,000[ 25] 21,400 1951–1955 fedayeen attacks includingRetribution operations Unknown Unknown 400[ 26] [ 27] 900[ 26] [ 28] 1,300–2,267 1956–1967 fedayeen attacks Unknown Unknown 178 [ 11] 1,574+[ 29] 1,752+ 1968–1987 fedayeen attacks Unknown Unknown 567 [ 11] Unknown Unknown Sinai War 172[ 30] 0 172 899 1,072 1966 attack on Samu (1966)1 0 1 10 11 Six-Day War 776[ 31] 20[ 32] 796 4,517 5,293 War of Attrition 1,424[citation needed [ 33] [better source needed 227[ 34] 1,651 2,700 4,251+ Palestinian insurgency in South Lebanon (1968–1982)Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Yom Kippur War 2,656 0 2,656 9,000 11,656 1978 South Lebanon conflict (1978)18[ 35] 0 18 113[ 35] 131 First Lebanon War 657 10 667 6,500[ 36] [ 37] [better source needed 7,167 Security Zone in Lebanon Campaign 256 90 636 1,200 1,836 First Intifada 1987–1993 60[ 38] 100[ 38] 160 500 660 Palestinian political violence 1993–2000 170[ 39] 99 269 400 669 Second Intifada (2000–2008) includingOperation Defensive Wall ,2004 Israeli operation in Rafah and2004 Israeli operation in the northern Gaza Strip (fatalities since the outbreak of the Second Intifada and until the 2008 Gaza War)332[ a] [ 9] 731[ 9] 1,063 8,800[ 40] [ 41] 9,863[ 42] 2000–2006 Shebaa Farms conflict 16 7 23 19 42 2006 Lebanon War 121 44 165 2,067 2,237[ 43] Gaza War (2008–2009) 10[ 44] 3 13 518 531 Current Palestinian and foreigner violence in Israel and the Palestinian Authority and Gaza Strip (since 19 January 2009) including the2012 Gaza War (excluding the2014 Gaza War and the2021 Israel–Palestine crisis ) 18[ 45] [ 46] [ 47] [ 48] 52[ 49] [ 50] [ 51] [ 52] [ 53] [ 54] 70 [ 6] 322[ 55] [ 56] [ 57] [ 58] 392+ 2010 Israel–Lebanon border clash ,Hanikra border clash andGolan clashes 4[ 59] [ 60] [ 61] 1[ 62] 5 17[ 62] [ 63] [ 64] [ 65] [ 66] 22 2014 Gaza War 67[ 67] 5 72 530 602 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis 1 10 11 119 130 Gaza war 829[ b] 888[ 75] 1,717 25,836[ c] [ 77] Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023–2024) Israeli invasion of Lebanon (2024–present) 87[ d] [ e] 46[ 83] 133
Terror and other attacks 1948-1967
Note: Table is not comprehensive
Attacks against Israeli diplomatic missions
Suicide bombings Aftermath of theJaffa Road bus bombings . 26 people were killed in the Hamas suicide attack. From 1993 to 2003, 303Palestinian 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 injuring or killing others.[citation needed Suicide bombings constituted just 0.5% of Palestinian attacks against Israelis in the first two years of the Second Intifada, though this percentage accounted for half of the Israelis killed in that period.[ 91]
Between 2000 and 2006, 521[ 40] Israeli Defense Forces and 540 Israelis were killed by suicide bombings.[ 40]
Non-combat military casualties 171 Israeli soldiers have been killed in training exercises and non-combat roles since 1977.[ 95] [ 96]
Wars ranked by total deaths An IDF medical crew evacuating an injured soldier from the battle field during the Yom Kippur War. The Israel Defense Forces suffered 2,565 fatalities and more than 7,200 soldiers were injured. 1948 Arab–Israeli War Yom Kippur War War of Attrition Gaza war Six-Day War 1982 Lebanon War Suez Crisis 2006 Lebanon War
Timeline chart Israelis killed.[ 97]
Gallery of memorials
Gallery
See also
Notes
^ Includingpolice officers ^ Including: 59Israel police officers, and 10Shin Bet personnel who died in Israel and Gaza,[ 68] [ 69] ^ including at least 5,705 soldiers (as of 8 feb. 2025)[ 76] ^ IDF casualties:[ 78] [ 79] ^ The number includes 7 IDF killed in Lebanon and the North of Israel from operational accidents[ 80] [ 81] [ 82]
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