How many Israeli citizens have been killed?
According to B’tselem between the start of the Second Intifada and Operation Cast Lead, 731 Israeli civilians and 332 members of the Israeli security services have been killed.
How many civilians live in Gaza?
Home to about two million people, Gaza is 41km (25 miles) long and 10km wide, an enclave bounded by the Mediterranean Sea, Israel and Egypt.
How many people died in Gaza 2008?
Casualties of the Gaza War (2008–2009)
| Human Rights NGOs | ||
|---|---|---|
| B’Tselem | Palestinian Centre for Human Rights | |
| Palestinian TOTAL | 1391* | 1417 |
| Palestinian combatants | 350 | 236 |
| Palestinian non-combatants | 759 | 926 |
Why does Israel occupy Gaza?
Following the takeover of Gaza by Hamas, the territory has been subjected to a blockade, maintained by Israel and Egypt. Israel maintains that this is necessary: to impede Hamas from rearming and to restrict Palestinian rocket attacks; Egypt maintains that it prevents Gaza residents from entering Egypt.
Who Owns the West Bank?
With varying levels of autonomy, the Palestinian Authority controls close to 40 per cent of West Bank today, while the rest is controlled by Israel. It is in West Bank that 160-odd Israeli settlements and outposts now exist.
Has Israel ever invaded Gaza?
The IDF launched Operation Protective Edge on 8 July 2014, in response to Hamas rocket attacks, which were launched following an earlier Israeli air strike against Gaza and on 17 July 2014, Israel troops entered the Gaza Strip.
How many Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza War?
The 50-day Hamas war against Israel left 66 Israeli soldiers and six civilians dead; there were a total of 842 Israeli casualties during the conflict. 1 On the other side, UN and Palestinian sources claimed that some 2,100 Palestinians in Gaza were killed, of whom 72 to 84 percent were civilians. 2
Are civilians suffering in Gaza?
“Civilians are suffering”, spokesperson Jens Laerke told journalists earlier, at a media briefing in Geneva, noting that extensive damage has been reported to civilian property in densely populated areas all across the Gaza Strip, with over 200 housing units destroyed or severely damaged. Growing #humanitarian crisis in #Gaza.
How many people died in the Khan Younis attack on Gaza?
The Astal family in Khan Younis lost 10 members – all men between the ages of 18 and 27. Tayseer al-Batsh’s family in Gaza City lost 18 members, but many were men between the ages of 17 and 28. Brig.-Gen. Tayseer Batsh, appointed by Hamas as chief of Gaza’s police, was wounded in the attack.
How many Palestinians were killed in Operation Protective Edge?
On December 1, 2014, the Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center reported on its detailed, name-by-name analysis of 1,598 Palestinian fatalities in Operation Protective Edge that amounted to 75 percent of those who were killed.