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     Israelis and Palestinians Injured in the Current Violence

32,744 Palestinians and 8,341 Israelis
have been injured since September 29, 2000.

Chart showing that approximately four times more Palestinians have been injured than Israelis.

“With no shooting from the Palestinian side, and often little or no use of tear gas to disperse the protests, Israeli soldiers have repeatedly fired live ammunition into unarmed crowds.”

- Shoot to Maim

Source: The Palestine Red Crescent Society, is our source for the Palestinian injuries. (Visit their statistics page, which was last updated on April 30, 2008.) Our source for the number of Israelis injured is , the Israel’s Foreign Ministry. (Visit their list, which was last updated on June 2008. Their statistics are probably somewhat inflated as it likely includes non-Israelis injured in the conflict as well as Israelis who were injured in other places or by people who are not Palestinian.)

The exact number of Palestinians injured during the current uprising is very difficult to ascertain. This is caused in part by the chaos that ensued following the re-invasion of the West Bank during March and April 2002. The estimates range from about the number recorded above to 53,000 (Palestine Monitor). It is believed that up to about 10,000 Palestinian children have been injured during this time period.

We have been unable to find details about the breakdown of injury types suffered by Israelis, so the chart below only applies to the Palestinians injured.
(If you know a reliable source for such information, please contact us. Thanks!)

 

Palestinian Injuries

Percentage of those injured that are minors

West Bank: 35.7%; Gaza: 20%
Palestine Monitor

Injured by Live Ammunition

8,753
PRCS

Injured by Rubber-/Plastic-Coated Bullets

7,109
PRCS

Injured by Tear Gas

6,703
PRCS

Injured by Misc. Causes

10,179
PRCS

Number of Permanent Disabilities

2,500+
Palestine Monitor

Israeli Injuries
(Source: Israeli Foreign Ministry)

 

Israeli Injuries

Severely Injured

642

Moderately Injured

940

Lightly Injured

5,263

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