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GENOCIDE

The Human Toll of Occupation, Displacement & Destruction

October 7, 2023 – Present

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Geographic overview

Different dates and methods. No combined total. Open any source row for the reporting period and limitations.

Palestinians reported killed

74,382

Gaza · 12 Oct 2026

Source & details

Total: 7 Oct 2023–12 Oct 2026

Ceasefire: 11 Oct 2025–12 Oct 2026

Scope: Gaza · Measure: cumulative / period comparison
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Ministry-reported toll; not independently verified by the UN. Includes retrospective registrations. The 836 recovered bodies reported separately are not added as new ceasefire deaths.

September 19 record: 73,821 / 1,386. Updated or clarified in the 12 October review; previous observation retained in history. Original data.

Palestinians killed since October 2023

1,129

West Bank + E. Jerusalem · 31 Aug 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: 7 Oct 2023–31 Aug 2026

Scope: West Bank incl. East Jerusalem · Measure: derived cumulative
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Calculated: 308 (late 2023) + 499 (2024) + 322 (2025–Aug 2026). Excludes deaths in detention and other exclusions in OCHA’s footnotes.

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Palestinians reported injured

175,416

Gaza · 12 Oct 2026

Source & details

Total: 7 Oct 2023–12 Oct 2026

Ceasefire: 11 Oct 2025–12 Oct 2026

Scope: Gaza · Measure: cumulative / period comparison
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

September 19 record: 174,897 / 4,784. Updated or clarified in the 12 October review; previous observation retained in history. Original data.

Palestinians injured since October 2023

13,056

West Bank + E. Jerusalem · 31 Aug 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: 7 Oct 2023–31 Aug 2026

Scope: West Bank incl. East Jerusalem · Measure: derived cumulative
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Calculated: 4,003 + 3,126 + 5,927. Includes treated tear-gas injuries.

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People remaining displaced

About 1.7 million

Gaza · 24 Sep 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: WHO estimate reported 24 Sep 2026

Scope: Gaza · Measure: estimate
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

People displaced during 2026

4,300+

West Bank + E. Jerusalem · 14 Sep 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: 1 Jan–14 Sep 2026

Scope: West Bank incl. East Jerusalem · Measure: reported displacement
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Demolitions, evictions, settler violence/access restrictions; not the 2025 camp displacement count.

PART I: GAZA

The human toll

Reported deaths and injuries; subgroups overlap.

Palestinians reported killed

Reported total*74,382
Since ceasefire*1,493

Gaza · 12 Oct 2026

Source & details

Total: 7 Oct 2023–12 Oct 2026

Ceasefire: 11 Oct 2025–12 Oct 2026

Scope: Gaza · Measure: cumulative / period comparison
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Ministry-reported toll; not independently verified by the UN. Includes retrospective registrations. The 836 recovered bodies reported separately are not added as new ceasefire deaths.

September 19 record: 73,821 / 1,386. Updated or clarified in the 12 October review; previous observation retained in history. Original data.

Palestinians reported injured

Reported total*175,416
Since ceasefire*5,299

Gaza · 12 Oct 2026

Source & details

Total: 7 Oct 2023–12 Oct 2026

Ceasefire: 11 Oct 2025–12 Oct 2026

Scope: Gaza · Measure: cumulative / period comparison
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

September 19 record: 174,897 / 4,784. Updated or clarified in the 12 October review; previous observation retained in history. Original data.

Children reported killed

Reported total*21,700+
Since ceasefire*300+

Gaza · Jun / Aug 2026

Source & details

Total: Through 30 Jun 2026

Ceasefire: Through 6 Aug 2026

Scope: Gaza · Measure: cumulative / period comparison
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Children are included in the overall toll. These child figures have earlier cut-off dates.

September 19 record: 21,700+ / 300+. Retained dated observation; no newer directly comparable value verified. Original data.

OHCHR-verified ceasefire deaths

1,076

Gaza · 31 Jul 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: 10 Oct 2025–31 Jul 2026 · published 12 Oct 2026

Scope: Gaza · Measure: verified cumulative subset
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Includes 268 children and 126 women. Different verification method and cutoff from the Ministry toll.

Health, Disease & Lasting Injuries

Injuries, disease and health-service capacity.

Explosive ordnance deaths

Reported total*283
Since ceasefire*Not separately reported

Gaza · 30 Aug 2026

Source & details

Total: Oct 2023–30 Aug 2026

Ceasefire: No comparable figure verified

Scope: Gaza · Measure: cumulative / period comparison
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Recorded ordnance incidents; do not add these deaths to the headline toll.

September 19 record: 283 / Not separately reported. Retained dated observation; no newer directly comparable value verified. Original data.

Explosive ordnance injuries

Reported total*1,209
Since ceasefire*Not separately reported

Gaza · 30 Aug 2026

Source & details

Total: Oct 2023–30 Aug 2026

Ceasefire: No comparable figure verified

Scope: Gaza · Measure: cumulative / period comparison
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

September 19 record: 1,209 / Not separately reported. Retained dated observation; no newer directly comparable value verified. Original data.

Explosive ordnance incidents

Reported total*625
Since ceasefire*Not separately reported

Gaza · 30 Aug 2026

Source & details

Total: Oct 2023–30 Aug 2026

Ceasefire: No comparable figure verified

Scope: Gaza · Measure: cumulative / period comparison
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

September 19 record: 625 / Not separately reported. Retained dated observation; no newer directly comparable value verified. Original data.

Newly acquired disabilities

Reported total*33,000+ possible
Since ceasefire*853

Palestine / Gaza · 2025 / Mar 2026

Source discrepancy
Source & details

Total: State of Palestine statement · 15 Aug 2025

Ceasefire: WHO Feb–Mar 2026 report

Scope: Palestine statement / Gaza WHO series; not a matched comparison · Measure: cumulative / period comparison
Evidence: editorial-review · Checked 2026-10-12

The earlier figure describes possible new disability cases in a Palestine-wide statement; Gaza-only scope is not established. WHO’s separate Gaza figure includes 496 amputations, 186 spinal injuries and 171 brain injuries. These are not a compatible cumulative/subset series.

September 19 record: 33,000 / 853. Updated or clarified in the 12 October review; previous observation retained in history. Original data.

Potentially life-changing injuries

43,000+

Gaza · May 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: Cumulative estimate · May 2026

Scope: Gaza · Measure: snapshot
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

People requiring long-term rehabilitation; overlaps with newly acquired disabilities.

September 19 record: 43,000+. Retained dated observation; no newer directly comparable value verified. Original data.

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Health facilities functioning

315 / 670

Gaza · 30 Sep 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: Snapshot · 30 Sep 2026

Scope: Gaza · Measure: snapshot
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

42 fully; 273 partially; 355 non-functioning. Facility coverage differs from the previous snapshot.

September 19 record: 308 / 663. Updated or clarified in the 12 October review; previous observation retained in history. Original data.

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Communicable disease consultations

19%

Gaza · 26 Sep 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: Week ending 26 Sep 2026

Scope: Gaza · Measure: observed period
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Share of 280,000+ consultations; not unique patients.

Laboratory equipment destroyed

52%

Gaza · 4 Oct 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: MoH statement · 4 Oct 2026

Scope: Gaza · Measure: reported assessment
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Laboratory equipment, not all medical equipment.

Medical Evacuation & Return

Patients, companions and border movements are different populations.

Patients medically evacuated

Reported total*About 12,400
Since ceasefire*3,385

Gaza · Sep 2026

Source discrepancy
Source & details

Total: Since Oct 2023 · WHO statement 24 Sep 2026

Ceasefire: 10 Oct 2025–29 Sep 2026

Scope: Gaza · Measure: cumulative / period comparison
Evidence: editorial-review · Checked 2026-10-12

Source discrepancy: WHO’s later approximate cumulative count is lower than the earlier WAFA figure (12,913). These series need reconciliation; do not calculate a change. Patients exclude companions.

September 19 record: 12,913 / 3,072. Updated or clarified in the 12 October review; previous observation retained in history. Original data.

Children medically evacuated

Reported total*6,186
Since ceasefire*Not separately reported

Gaza · 11 Aug 2026

Source & details

Total: Since Oct 2023 · reported 11 Aug 2026

Ceasefire: No comparable figure verified

Scope: Gaza · Measure: cumulative / period comparison
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

September 19 record: 6,186 / Not separately reported. Retained dated observation; no newer directly comparable value verified. Original data.

People who left Gaza

Reported total*150,000
Since ceasefire*About 10,500

Gaza · 2024 / Sep 2026

Source & details

Total: Oct 2023–May 2024

Ceasefire: Since ceasefire · reported 10 Sep 2026

Scope: Gaza · Measure: cumulative / period comparison
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Includes medical and non-medical departures. This is broader than the patient tally.

September 19 record: 150,000 / About 10,500. Retained dated observation; no newer directly comparable value verified. Original data.

People who returned to Gaza

Reported total*About 6,000
Since ceasefire*About 6,000

Gaza · 10 Sep 2026

Source & details

Total: Since Oct 2025 ceasefire · reported 10 Sep 2026

Ceasefire: Since ceasefire · reported 10 Sep 2026

Scope: Gaza · Measure: cumulative / period comparison
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Earlier attributed crossing count. No newer comparable total verified. Protection-assistance contacts cannot substitute for border entries.

September 19 record: 6,000+ / About 6,000. Updated or clarified in the 12 October review; previous observation retained in history. Original data.

Patients awaiting evacuation

21,000+

Gaza · 8 Oct 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: Referral-list snapshot · 8 Oct 2026

Scope: Gaza · Measure: snapshot
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

MoH referral list; not a cumulative count. A current child breakdown was not verified.

September 19 record: 18,500+. Updated or clarified in the 12 October review; previous observation retained in history. Original data.

People awaiting return

Not verified

Gaza · Unverified

No verified figure
Source & details

Reporting period: No dated source supplied or verified as of 12 Oct 2026

Scope: Gaza · Measure: snapshot
Evidence: unverified · Checked 2026-10-12

The former unsourced value is preserved in the September archive; no current numerical claim is displayed.

September 19 record: 115,000. Updated or clarified in the 12 October review; previous observation retained in history. Original data.

Pregnancy, Birth & Newborn Care

Dated maternal indicators and earlier cohort research.

Pregnant women in Gaza

About 50,000

Gaza · 11 Sep 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: UNFPA estimate · updated 11 Sep 2026

Scope: Gaza · Measure: estimate / observed reporting period
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

September 19 record: About 50,000. Retained dated observation; no newer directly comparable value verified. Original data.

Births each day

Up to 180

Gaza · 11 Sep 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: UNFPA estimate · updated 11 Sep 2026

Scope: Gaza · Measure: estimate / observed reporting period
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Daily volume, not a birth rate per 1,000 population or a cumulative birth tally.

September 19 record: Up to 180. Retained dated observation; no newer directly comparable value verified. Original data.

Reported miscarriages

3,950+

Gaza · Jan–Jun 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: Jan–Jun 2026

Scope: Gaza · Measure: estimate / observed reporting period
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

208.5 per 1,000 live births recorded. This denominator is live births, not all pregnancies.

September 19 record: 3,950+. Retained dated observation; no newer directly comparable value verified. Original data.

Severe maternal complications

82 / 1,000

Gaza · Jan–Jun 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: Per 1,000 deliveries · Jan–Jun 2026

Scope: Gaza · Measure: estimate / observed reporting period
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Maternal morbidity: serious illness or complications, not a maternal death rate.

September 19 record: 82 / 1,000. Retained dated observation; no newer directly comparable value verified. Original data.

Complications per 1,000 deliveries 82
Full bar = 1,000 deliveries

Pregnant women with anaemia

57.1%

Gaza · Jan–Jun 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: Jan–Jun 2026

Scope: Gaza · Measure: estimate / observed reporting period
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

September 19 record: 57.1%. Retained dated observation; no newer directly comparable value verified. Original data.

Pregnant women in the reported data

Caesarean deliveries

49.2%

Gaza · Jan–Jun 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: Of deliveries · Jan–Jun 2026

Scope: Gaza · Measure: estimate / observed reporting period
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Largely emergency procedures, according to the reporting source.

September 19 record: 49.2%. Retained dated observation; no newer directly comparable value verified. Original data.

Of recorded deliveries

Change in recorded deliveries

−3.2%

Gaza · Jan–Jun 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: First half 2026 vs first half 2025

Scope: Gaza · Measure: estimate / observed reporting period
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

September 19 record: −3.2%. Retained dated observation; no newer directly comparable value verified. Original data.

Jan–Jun 2025 100
Jan–Jun 2026 96.8
Relative volume · 2025 = 100; 3.2% fewer recorded deliveries
Maternal and newborn deaths: what the research can tell us

Earlier cohort · October 2023–June 2024. Researchers followed records for 17,713 refugee women who were pregnant on 8 October 2023 and receiving UNRWA care. These findings do not describe current conditions across all of Gaza or the period since the October 2025 ceasefire.

Pregnancy-related deaths
168 identified · 948 per 100,000 pregnancies
Stillbirths among known outcomes
135 of 13,044 births · 10.3 per 1,000 births
Newborn deaths among known outcomes
121 of 12,909 live births · 9.4 per 1,000 live births

Pregnancy-related deaths include any cause during pregnancy or within 42 days of its end, including trauma. That measure differs from the standard maternal mortality ratio per 100,000 live births. Newborn deaths here refer to the first 28 days. Unknown outcomes and missing records limit these findings.

Maternal and neonatal outcomes · WHO Bulletin cohort study ↗

Hunger & Malnutrition

Separate observations, treatment admissions and forecasts.

Crisis-level hunger or worse

1.4 million+

Gaza · Jul–Dec 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: IPC projection · Jul–Dec 2026

Scope: Gaza · Measure: projection
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

67% of the population.

September 19 record: 1.4 million+. Retained dated observation; no newer directly comparable value verified. Original data.

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Of the population · projected Jul–Dec 2026

Children admitted for malnutrition

2,900+

Gaza · Aug 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: Ages 6–59 months · Aug 2026

Scope: Gaza · Measure: snapshot
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Includes over 390 severe cases. Treatment admissions, not population prevalence.

September 19 record: About 3,000. Updated or clarified in the 12 October review; previous observation retained in history. Original data.

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Acute maternal malnutrition

7.2%

Gaza · Jul 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: Pregnant / breastfeeding women · 2026 SMART survey

Scope: Gaza · Measure: snapshot
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

September 19 record: 7.2%. Retained dated observation; no newer directly comparable value verified. Original data.

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Pregnant / breastfeeding women surveyed

Child stunting

12.2%

Gaza · Jul 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: Children under five · 2026 SMART survey

Scope: Gaza · Measure: snapshot
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

September 19 record: 12.2%. Retained dated observation; no newer directly comparable value verified. Original data.

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Children under five surveyed

Displacement & Daily Survival

Shelter, water, sanitation and physical destruction.

People needing shelter assistance

1.98 million

Gaza · Jun 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: June 2026 assessment · published Aug 2026

Scope: Gaza · Measure: snapshot
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

94% of the population; this measures assistance needs, not a cumulative displacement count.

September 19 record: 1.98 million. Retained dated observation; no newer directly comparable value verified. Original data.

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Of the population · June 2026 assessment

Damaged or destroyed structures

82%

Gaza · 16 Jun 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: UNOSAT assessment · 16 Jun 2026

Scope: Gaza · Measure: snapshot
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

September 19 record: 82%. Retained dated observation; no newer directly comparable value verified. Original data.

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Of assessed structures

Children without sustained formal schooling

658,000+

Gaza · 2026 estimate

Source discrepancy
Source & details

Reporting period: UNICEF 2026 appeal · accessed 12 Oct 2026; observation cutoff not stated

Scope: Gaza · Measure: snapshot
Evidence: editorial-review · Checked 2026-10-12

Out-of-school estimate; differs from the older Education Cluster figure. Not the number receiving informal education support.

September 19 record: 637,475. Updated or clarified in the 12 October review; previous observation retained in history. Original data.

Households facing water insecurity

91%

Gaza · Aug 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: Assessed households · 5–12 Aug 2026

Scope: Gaza · Measure: snapshot
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

September 19 record: 91%. Retained dated observation; no newer directly comparable value verified. Original data.

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Of assessed households · survey not representative of all households

Wastewater treatment plants operating

0 / 6

Gaza · 4 Sep 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: OCHA · 4 Sep 2026 report

Scope: Gaza · Measure: snapshot
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

September 19 record: 0 / 6. Retained dated observation; no newer directly comparable value verified. Original data.

People remaining displaced

About 1.7 million

Gaza · 24 Sep 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: WHO estimate reported 24 Sep 2026

Scope: Gaza · Measure: estimate
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Attacks on Healthcare

Attacks are incidents, not a count of distinct facilities.

Attacks on healthcare

920+

Gaza · 24 Sep 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: Since 2023 · statement 24 Sep 2026

Scope: Gaza · Measure: cumulative
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Incident count; repeat attacks possible.

Health workers killed

1,700+

Gaza · 24 Sep 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: Since 2023 · statement 24 Sep 2026

Scope: Gaza · Measure: cumulative
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Overlaps with overall deaths and aid-worker counts.

Coverage gaps

Unique attacked hospitals/clinics, worker injuries and detention, ambulance damage, patients dying awaiting treatment and current specialist-care gaps remain incomplete.

Research and verification report

Education & Children

Children’s needs and education loss.

Children needing education support

About 771,200

Gaza · Sep 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: School year 2026/27 · Sep 2026 assessment

Scope: Gaza · Measure: needs estimate
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Includes preschool children.

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Children reported injured

45,000

Gaza · 2026 appeal

Source & details

Reporting period: Since Oct 2023 · UNICEF 2026 appeal; cutoff not specified

Scope: Gaza · Measure: cumulative
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Includes 11,000+ life-altering injuries.

Children needing psychosocial support

About 1 million

Gaza · 2026 appeal

Source & details

Reporting period: UNICEF 2026 appeal · reviewed 12 Oct 2026

Scope: Gaza · Measure: needs estimate
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Coverage gaps

Current teacher/university student casualty and detention counts, and a unified damaged-school denominator, remain incomplete.

Research and verification report

Economic Destruction & Loss of Livelihoods

Measured indicators and estimates retain their original baseline.

GDP decline

84%

Gaza · 2025

Source & details

Reporting period: 2025 compared with 2023 · PCBS preliminary estimate

Scope: Gaza · Measure: estimate
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Real GDP; 2023 already includes conflict months.

Prices above pre-October 2023 levels

204%

Gaza · Sep 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: Market monitoring · Sep 2026

Scope: Gaza · Measure: observed period
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Coverage gaps

Current measured unemployment/poverty, unique job losses, livestock, and economic-loss attribution remain incomplete. Gaza household labour survey interruption prevents a like-for-like annual comparison.

Research and verification report

Cultural Heritage & Religious Sites

Verified damage is not synonymous with complete destruction.

Cultural sites with verified damage

164

Gaza · 24 Mar 2026

Source discrepancy
Source & details

Reporting period: 7 Oct 2023–24 Mar 2026

Scope: Gaza · Measure: verified damage
Evidence: editorial-review · Checked 2026-10-12

14 religious sites; 128 historic/artistic buildings; 3 repositories; 9 monuments; 2 museums; 8 archaeological sites. UNESCO’s page also displays an inconsistent 153-site heading.

Violence Against Women & Girls

Service reports cannot establish population prevalence.

Increase in reported gender-based violence

60%

Gaza · Jan–Jun 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: First half of 2026 · UNFPA statement 23 Sep

Scope: Gaza · Measure: service reporting
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Reporting and service expansion affect this change; it is not a prevalence estimate.

Increase in reported forced / child marriage

123%

Gaza · Jan–Jun 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: Jan–Jun 2026 · UNFPA statement 23 Sep

Scope: Gaza · Measure: service reporting
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Reported cases; not the share of girls married.

Coverage gaps

Current comprehensive deaths/injuries by sex, widowhood, maternal deaths and family-separation counts remain incomplete. Maternal cohort research describes 2023–2024, not current prevalence.

Research and verification report

Humanitarian Access & Aid Restrictions

Access restrictions, logistics and funding are distinct drivers.

Aid workers reported killed

597

Gaza · 30 Sep 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: Since Oct 2023 · OCHA snapshot 30 Sep 2026

Scope: Gaza · Measure: cumulative
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Overlaps with health-worker and overall deaths.

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Aid truckloads successfully offloaded

88%

Gaza · 27 Sep 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: 21–27 Sep 2026 · Kerem Shalom

Scope: Gaza · Measure: observed period
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

UN/partner manifested loads only; not all aid.

Food parcels covered caloric needs

About 50%

Gaza · Sep 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: September 2026 household distributions

Scope: Gaza · Measure: assistance coverage
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Coverage of minimum needs, not a delivery-denial rate.

Coverage gaps

Complete delivered/denied aid totals by cause and aid-worker injury/detention figures remain incomplete.

Research and verification report

PART II: WEST BANK & EAST JERUSALEM

Deaths & Injuries

West Bank including East Jerusalem unless explicitly narrowed.

Palestinians killed since October 2023

1,129

West Bank + E. Jerusalem · 31 Aug 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: 7 Oct 2023–31 Aug 2026

Scope: West Bank incl. East Jerusalem · Measure: derived cumulative
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Calculated: 308 (late 2023) + 499 (2024) + 322 (2025–Aug 2026). Excludes deaths in detention and other exclusions in OCHA’s footnotes.

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Palestinians injured since October 2023

13,056

West Bank + E. Jerusalem · 31 Aug 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: 7 Oct 2023–31 Aug 2026

Scope: West Bank incl. East Jerusalem · Measure: derived cumulative
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Calculated: 4,003 + 3,126 + 5,927. Includes treated tear-gas injuries.

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Children killed / injured

74 / 946

West Bank + E. Jerusalem · 31 Aug 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: 1 Jan 2025–31 Aug 2026

Scope: West Bank incl. East Jerusalem · Measure: cumulative
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Subsets; not full since-October-2023 totals.

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Deaths by perpetrator attribution

284 / 25 / 13

West Bank + E. Jerusalem · 31 Aug 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: 1 Jan 2025–31 Aug 2026

Scope: West Bank incl. East Jerusalem · Measure: cumulative
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Forces / settlers / forces-or-settlers unresolved. Not all unknown-perpetrator deaths.

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Killed attempting to cross the Barrier

21

West Bank + E. Jerusalem · 14 Sep 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: 7 Oct 2023–14 Sep 2026

Scope: West Bank incl. East Jerusalem · Measure: cumulative
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Reportedly crossing for work; 300+ injured. Subset of casualties.

Annual Palestinian deaths

West Bank incl. East Jerusalem

PeriodDeaths
2022 · context154
1 Jan–6 Oct 2023 · context198
7 Oct–31 Dec 2023308
2024499
2025240
Jan–Aug 2026 · partial year82

Same OCHA series; partial years are not annual rates.

Monthly deaths and injuries · 2026

West Bank incl. East Jerusalem

MonthDeathsInjuries
Jan6240
Feb6246
Mar21306
Apr11243
May11243
Jun7151
Jul14238
Aug6276

OCHA snapshot through August; no projection for remaining months.

Coverage gaps

Full-period sex/age, journalists, medical staff, disability, withheld bodies, demonstration/checkpoint/demolition deaths, and a compatible post-October-2025-ceasefire subtotal remain unverified. Available 2025–2026 child and perpetrator breakdowns are shown separately.

Research and verification report

Military Incursions & Operations

Prolonged operations and individual raids are not added together.

People displaced from three refugee camps

34,176

West Bank + E. Jerusalem · Aug 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: 2025 operations · UNRWA count as of Aug 2026

Scope: West Bank incl. East Jerusalem · Measure: displacement count
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Jenin 12,557; Tulkarm 12,412; Nur Shams 9,207. Jenin includes Palestinian and Israeli forces’ operations.

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Students affected by a military operation

About 2,500

West Bank + E. Jerusalem · 13 Sep 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: 12–13 Sep 2026 · Deir Abu Da’if, Jenin

Scope: Deir Abu Da’if · Jenin governorate · Measure: documented incident
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Five schools disrupted during a 14-hour operation; three arrests. Local incident, not territory total.

Military airstrikes

109

West Bank + E. Jerusalem · 31 Dec 2025

Source & details

Reporting period: 7 Oct 2023–31 Dec 2025

Scope: West Bank incl. East Jerusalem · Measure: cumulative
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Protection Cluster reports 261 killed by airstrikes. Mainly Jenin, Tulkarm, Tubas and Nablus camps; not a count of raids.

Coverage gaps

No deduplicated territory-wide raid total, homes entered, arrest breakdown by operation, facility raids, curfew hours or school/ambulance obstruction series was verified. Camp figures must not be attributed entirely to Israeli forces where the source includes Palestinian forces.

Research and verification report

Settler Violence & Attacks on Palestinian Communities

OCHA incidents involve casualties or property damage; severity varies.

Settler attacks in 2026

1,623

West Bank + E. Jerusalem · 31 Aug 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: 1 Jan–31 Aug 2026

Scope: West Bank incl. East Jerusalem · Measure: observed period
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

About 6.7 per day (1,623 ÷ 243 days); severity varies.

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Communities affected by settler attacks

275

West Bank + E. Jerusalem · 14 Sep 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: 1 Jan–14 Sep 2026

Scope: West Bank incl. East Jerusalem · Measure: observed period
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Killed / injured in settler-attack contexts

72 / 5,728

West Bank + E. Jerusalem · Aug 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: Jan 2023–Aug 2026 · includes pre-October context

Scope: West Bank incl. East Jerusalem · Measure: historical context
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Deaths: 36 settlers, 19 forces, 17 unresolved between them. Injuries: 2,449 settlers, 3,250 forces, 29 unresolved.

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Trees / saplings damaged

About 88,000

West Bank + E. Jerusalem · Aug 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: Jan 2023–Aug 2026 · includes pre-October context

Scope: West Bank incl. East Jerusalem · Measure: historical context
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

All tree types; not exclusively olives.

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Vehicles damaged

3,100+

West Bank + E. Jerusalem · Aug 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: Jan 2023–Aug 2026 · includes pre-October context

Scope: West Bank incl. East Jerusalem · Measure: historical context
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Damage does not imply all vehicles were burned.

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Communities fully / partly displaced

49 / 83

West Bank + E. Jerusalem · Aug 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: Jan 2023–Aug 2026 · includes pre-October context

Scope: West Bank incl. East Jerusalem · Measure: historical context
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Settler violence and access restrictions.

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Annual settler attacks

West Bank incl. East Jerusalem

PeriodIncidents
2023 · includes pre-October context1291
20241449
20251836
Jan–Aug 2026 · partial year1623

Casualties and/or property damage. Revised OCHA series; not all threats or access violations.

Context & legal sources

OHCHR’s March 2026 report found Israeli authorities directing, participating in or enabling settler violence. This is a UN human-rights finding, not an individual criminal conviction.

Coverage gaps

No complete breakdown of attacks on homes, arson, businesses, mosques, churches, schools, livestock or water assets was verified. Tree and vehicle totals include pre-October-2023 context. OHCHR documents state participation/enabling; incident-level responsibility still requires case evidence.

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Settlements, Land Seizure & Territorial Fragmentation

Approvals, outposts, land declarations and construction are distinct.

New outposts established

86

West Bank + E. Jerusalem · 2025

Source & details

Reporting period: Calendar year 2025

Scope: West Bank incl. East Jerusalem · Measure: observed annual
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

New settlements approved

54

West Bank + E. Jerusalem · 2025

Source & details

Reporting period: Calendar year 2025

Scope: West Bank incl. East Jerusalem · Measure: approval
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Includes recognition of existing outposts or neighborhoods; not 54 newly built sites.

Housing units advanced in planning

27,941

West Bank + E. Jerusalem · 2025

Source & details

Reporting period: Calendar year 2025

Scope: West Bank incl. East Jerusalem · Measure: approval
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Deduplicated deposit/final-approval stages, not construction completions.

E1 housing units approved

3,401

West Bank + E. Jerusalem · 2025

Source & details

Reporting period: Final approval Aug 2025; tenders Dec 2025

Scope: E1 · West Bank east of Jerusalem · Measure: approval
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Approval and tendering do not establish construction completion.

Land declared “state land”

2,595.9 ha

West Bank + E. Jerusalem · Q1 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: Government’s 2023–2025 period; report updated through Q1 2026

Scope: West Bank incl. East Jerusalem · Measure: historical context
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

25,959 dunams ÷ 10. Includes pre-October 2023; not all land seizure.

Land effectively controlled by farm outposts

110,000+ ha

West Bank + E. Jerusalem · Q1 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: Report published 6 Jul 2026; findings through Q1 2026

Scope: West Bank incl. East Jerusalem · Measure: assessment
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

1.1 million+ dunams ÷ 10; de facto control, not formal confiscation.

Outposts established in Area B

At least 21

West Bank + E. Jerusalem · 20 Jul 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: Previous 2½ years · reported 20 Jul 2026

Scope: West Bank incl. East Jerusalem · Measure: cumulative
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Settlement housing units advanced / approved

36,973

East Jerusalem · 31 Oct 2025

Source & details

Reporting period: 1 Nov 2024–31 Oct 2025

Scope: East Jerusalem · Measure: approval
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Rest of West Bank: about 27,200 under the same reporting window. Do not add to calendar-2025 Peace Now counts.

Israeli settler population

778,567

West Bank + E. Jerusalem · 2024

Source & details

Reporting period: End-2024 stock · PCBS release Mar 2026

Scope: West Bank incl. East Jerusalem · Measure: population stock
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Israeli settler population

243,716

East Jerusalem · 2024

Source & details

Reporting period: End-2024 stock · annexed East Jerusalem (J1)

Scope: East Jerusalem · Measure: population stock
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Subset of the West Bank total; Jerusalem governorate is a larger area.

Settlements / outposts

151 / 256

West Bank + E. Jerusalem · 2024

Source & details

Reporting period: End-2024 inventory · PCBS release Mar 2026

Scope: West Bank incl. East Jerusalem · Measure: inventory
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Outpost count has 29 sites classified as neighborhoods of existing settlements. Do not add categories to the release’s 580-site aggregate.

Context & legal sources

In its 19 July 2024 advisory opinion, the ICJ found the transfer and maintenance of Israeli settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem contrary to Article 49(6) of the Fourth Geneva Convention, and called for new settlement activity to cease. Domestic recognition does not change this international-law assessment.

Coverage gaps

The latest stock verified here is end-2024; a current stock, since-October-2023 additions, completed housing units, military seizure orders, threatened homes and inaccessible farmland area remains incomplete. Jordan Valley impacts are covered by the OCHA community register, not an invented regional total.

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Forced Displacement & Destruction of Homes

Repeat displacement is possible. Structures are not all homes.

People displaced during 2026

4,300+

West Bank + E. Jerusalem · 14 Sep 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: 1 Jan–14 Sep 2026

Scope: West Bank incl. East Jerusalem · Measure: reported displacement
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Demolitions, evictions, settler violence/access restrictions; not the 2025 camp displacement count.

Structures demolished

2,702

West Bank + E. Jerusalem · 31 Aug 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: 1 Jan 2025–31 Aug 2026

Scope: West Bank incl. East Jerusalem · Measure: cumulative
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

2,540 lack-of-permit; 132 punitive/other; 30 operations. Incomplete operation assessments.

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Inhabited residential structures demolished

672

West Bank + E. Jerusalem · 31 Aug 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: 1 Jan 2025–31 Aug 2026

Scope: West Bank incl. East Jerusalem · Measure: cumulative
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Subset of 2,702 structures.

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Agricultural / livelihood / WASH structures demolished

862 / 576 / 289

West Bank + E. Jerusalem · 31 Aug 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: 1 Jan 2025–31 Aug 2026

Scope: West Bank incl. East Jerusalem · Measure: cumulative
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

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People displaced by demolitions

15

East Jerusalem · 14 Sep 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: 8–14 Sep 2026

Scope: East Jerusalem · Measure: observed period
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Three households; local weekly count.

Coverage gaps

Evictions, displaced women/children by cause, schools demolished, unique people repeatedly displaced, and families still unable to return need further disaggregation. Assessments of destruction during operations are incomplete.

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Checkpoints & Restrictions on Movement

Physical barriers, access incidents and affected people are separate measures.

Movement obstacles

925

West Bank + E. Jerusalem · Dec 2025

Source & details

Reporting period: Inventory · Dec 2025; published Apr 2026

Scope: West Bank incl. East Jerusalem · Measure: inventory
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Excludes Green Line checkpoints, agricultural Barrier gates and closed military zones.

Permanent / partial checkpoints

89 / 218

West Bank + E. Jerusalem · Dec 2025

Source & details

Reporting period: Inventory · Dec 2025

Scope: West Bank incl. East Jerusalem · Measure: inventory
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Partial means intermittently staffed, not flying.

Road gates / roadblocks

232 / 105

West Bank + E. Jerusalem · Dec 2025

Source & details

Reporting period: Inventory · Dec 2025

Scope: West Bank incl. East Jerusalem · Measure: inventory
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Also 167 earthmounds and 114 linear closures.

Flying checkpoints each week

15 average

West Bank + E. Jerusalem · 2025

Source & details

Reporting period: Calendar year 2025

Scope: West Bank incl. East Jerusalem · Measure: observed average
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Deployments, not a fixed stock of physical barriers.

Communities requiring farmland coordination

98

West Bank + E. Jerusalem · Apr 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: Reported Apr 2026

Scope: West Bank incl. East Jerusalem · Measure: snapshot
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Across nine governorates.

Coverage gaps

No complete totals for people unable to work, patients delayed, ambulance denial incidents, emergency-care deaths, or unique Palestinians excluded from East Jerusalem verified. Religious access example is historical, not a 2026 attendance count.

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Economic Destruction & Loss of Livelihoods

West Bank measures; no combined Gaza and West Bank percentages.

GDP decline

13%

West Bank + E. Jerusalem · 2025

Source & details

Reporting period: 2025 compared with 2023 · preliminary estimate

Scope: West Bank incl. East Jerusalem · Measure: estimate
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Real GDP; same baseline as Gaza card.

Unemployment rate

27.9%

West Bank + E. Jerusalem · Q2 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: April–June 2026 · labour-force survey

Scope: West Bank incl. East Jerusalem · Measure: survey
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Labour-force participants aged 15+; Gaza annual survey unavailable.

Households reporting income decline

76%

West Bank + E. Jerusalem · Q1 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: WFP · first quarter 2026

Scope: West Bank incl. East Jerusalem · Measure: survey
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Households with poor food consumption

12%

West Bank + E. Jerusalem · Q1 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: WFP · first quarter 2026

Scope: West Bank incl. East Jerusalem · Measure: survey
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

5% in June 2022; different survey windows.

Clearance revenues withheld

About US$6 billion

West Bank + E. Jerusalem · 28 Sep 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: UN briefing · 28 Sep 2026

Scope: Palestinian Authority · fiscal system · Measure: reported stock
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Palestinian Authority revenues; not a West Bank-only GDP loss.

Employed in Israel / Israeli settlements

About 53,000

West Bank + E. Jerusalem · Q2 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: West Bank workers · Q2 2026

Scope: West Bank incl. East Jerusalem · Measure: survey
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Employment stock, not permits issued or people excluded from work.

Unemployment among young graduates

38.3%

West Bank + E. Jerusalem · Q2 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: Ages 19–29 with intermediate diploma or higher · Q2 2026

Scope: West Bank incl. East Jerusalem · Measure: survey
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

51.2% among women; 23.1% among men. This is a subgroup rate.

Unemployment over time

West Bank

YearRate
2022 · baseline13.1%
2023 · mixed period18.3%
202431.4%
202528.7%

Annual report table p. 35; the PCBS homepage instead displays 31.3% for 2024. No comparable current Gaza survey value supplied. The current card shows Q2 2026, not an annual rate.

Coverage gaps

Jobs lost, business closures, farmers displaced, livestock losses, current poverty/extreme poverty and measured losses specifically caused by restrictions need comparable territorial series. Forecasts have not been presented as measured outcomes.

Research and verification report

Attacks on Healthcare

WHO incident definitions include obstruction of medical access.

Patient permits denied or pending

36%

West Bank + E. Jerusalem · 2025

Source & details

Reporting period: 87,427 applications · calendar 2025

Scope: West Bank incl. East Jerusalem · Measure: observed annual
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Applications for East Jerusalem/Israel care, not unique patients.

WHO-documented healthcare attacks

233

West Bank + E. Jerusalem · 2025

Source & details

Reporting period: Calendar year 2025

Scope: West Bank incl. East Jerusalem · Measure: cumulative annual
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

196 involved access obstruction; incidents can affect multiple assets.

Facilities / ambulances affected

25 / 165

West Bank + E. Jerusalem · 2025

Source & details

Reporting period: Calendar year 2025

Scope: West Bank incl. East Jerusalem · Measure: observed annual
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Health workers detained in healthcare attacks

66

West Bank + E. Jerusalem · Sep 2025

Source & details

Reporting period: Jan–Sep 2025

Scope: West Bank incl. East Jerusalem · Measure: observed period
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Also 18 patients; incomplete-year count.

Coverage gaps

Current 2026 comprehensive attacks, worker deaths/injuries, clinic closures and untreated patient totals require WHO series retrieval. Earlier annual figures are retained with dates.

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Education & Children

Dated needs estimates and documented local disruptions.

Children facing education barriers

About 140,000

West Bank + E. Jerusalem · 2026 appeal

Source discrepancy
Source & details

Reporting period: UNICEF 2026 appeal · cutoff not specified

Scope: West Bank incl. East Jerusalem · Measure: needs estimate
Evidence: editorial-review · Checked 2026-10-12

Appeal body separately says 84,000 students affected; definitions require reconciliation.

Coverage gaps

Comprehensive killed/injured/detained teacher totals, university damage and student detention, school demolition threats and separated-child totals remain unverified; appeal figures differ within the source.

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Cultural Heritage & Religious Sites

Damage, access restrictions and threats are recorded separately.

West Bank worshippers crossing for Al-Aqsa

About 10,000

East Jerusalem · 28 Mar 2025

Source & details

Reporting period: 28 Mar 2025 · final Ramadan Friday

Scope: Access from West Bank to East Jerusalem · Measure: observed event
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Crossings, not unique annual worshippers or a denial count.

Coverage gaps

No current comprehensive UNESCO damage inventory for West Bank/East Jerusalem was verified. Individual mosque arson is documented by UNAOC (20 July 2026); no territory-wide destruction total inferred.

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Violence Against Women & Girls

Separate dated incident counts from population estimates.

Women injured during reporting week

4

West Bank + E. Jerusalem · 28 Sep 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: 22–28 Sep 2026

Scope: West Bank incl. East Jerusalem · Measure: observed period
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Subset of 45 injured Palestinians; not a cumulative total.

Coverage gaps

No comprehensive current sex-specific injury/displacement, maternal death, miscarriage, stillbirth, malnutrition, widowhood or female-headed household series verified. Service reports and incident examples cannot supply prevalence.

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Humanitarian Access & Aid Restrictions

Aid access and delivery gaps.

People receiving WFP food aid after cuts

200,000

West Bank + E. Jerusalem · Sep 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: From Sep 2026

Scope: West Bank incl. East Jerusalem · Measure: assistance coverage
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Reduced from 400,000 because of funding constraints.

Coverage gaps

Aid-worker casualties/detention, convoy obstruction, inaccessible communities and supplies delayed by cause remain incomplete; assistance delivered is not a measure of unmet need.

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PART III: PALESTINIANS IN ISRAELI DETENTION

Arrests, Detention & Imprisonment

Current prison counts and cumulative arrest events are distinct.

Palestinians held in Israeli prisons

About 9,265

Detention · 6 Oct 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: Latest count in Addameer release · 6 Oct 2026

Scope: Palestinian detainees · all origins · Measure: snapshot
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

The accompanying report rounds this to about 9,300. Current detainees, not cumulative arrests; full Gaza military-camp coverage unavailable.

September 19 record: About 9,350. Updated or clarified in the 12 October review; previous observation retained in history. Original data.

Administrative detainees

3,101

Detention · Oct 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: Snapshot · Oct 2026

Scope: Detainees from the West Bank incl. East Jerusalem · Measure: snapshot
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Held without charge or trial; part of current detention totals.

September 19 record: 3,176. Updated or clarified in the 12 October review; previous observation retained in history. Original data.

Children in detention

350

Detention · Oct 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: Snapshot · Oct 2026

Scope: Palestinian detainees · all origins · Measure: snapshot
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

September 19 record: 350+. Updated or clarified in the 12 October review; previous observation retained in history. Original data.

Held under “unlawful combatants” law

1,419

Detention · Oct 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: Snapshot · Oct 2026

Scope: Predominantly Gaza; also detainees from Syria and Lebanon · Measure: snapshot
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Not a Palestinian-only geographic subtotal. Military-camp coverage remains incomplete.

September 19 record: 1,393. Updated or clarified in the 12 October review; previous observation retained in history. Original data.

Documented arrests

About 26,000

Detention · 6 Oct 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: Oct 2023–6 Oct 2026

Scope: West Bank incl. East Jerusalem · Measure: arrest events
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

West Bank/Jerusalem only; excludes Gaza and brief field interrogations. Not established as unique persons.

Arrests of women / children

800+ / 2,000

Detention · 6 Oct 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: Oct 2023–6 Oct 2026

Scope: West Bank incl. East Jerusalem · Measure: arrest events
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Subsets of documented arrests; not current detainees.

Imprisoned Mothers, Childbirth & Family Separation

Verified dated reporting; no extrapolation to all detained mothers.

Mothers detained

35

Detention · 20 Sep 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: Snapshot · 20 Sep 2026

Scope: Palestinian detainees · all origins · Measure: snapshot
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Children affected cannot be inferred from the number of mothers.

Pregnant women detained

2

Detention · 20 Sep 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: Snapshot · 20 Sep 2026

Scope: Palestinian detainees · all origins · Measure: snapshot
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Earlier June count was three; release/birth changes this snapshot.

Birth in detention documented

1 case

Detention · 20 Sep 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: Reported 20 Sep 2026

Scope: Palestinian detainees · all origins · Measure: documented case
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Dana Joudeh gave birth in hospital while detained, then was released. Not a comprehensive birth total; newborn custody outcomes not verified.

Coverage gaps

No comprehensive count of births, newborn deaths, children separated from detained parents, or women denied reproductive care verified. Named cases establish occurrence only.

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Deaths in Custody & Reported Abuse

Human rights documentation is distinguished from judicial findings.

Identified deaths in custody

At least 92

Detention · 6 Oct 2026

Source discrepancy
Source & details

Reporting period: 7 Oct 2023–6 Oct 2026

Scope: Palestinian detainees · all origins · Measure: documented cumulative
Evidence: editorial-review · Checked 2026-10-12

Addameer lists 53 from Gaza; OHCHR’s September tally lists 56. Geographic reconciliation pending.

Prisoners’ bodies withheld

100

Detention · Oct 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: Snapshot · Oct 2026; includes pre-October 2023 deaths

Scope: Palestinian detainees · all origins · Measure: historical stock
Evidence: source-checked · Checked 2026-10-12

Not all withheld Palestinian bodies.

Sexual-violence cases documented by Addameer

41

Detention · 6 Oct 2026

Source & details

Reporting period: Reporting since Oct 2023 · release 6 Oct 2026

Scope: Palestinian detainees · all origins · Measure: documented allegations
Evidence: documented-allegations · Checked 2026-10-12

NGO documentation based on testimonies; not a judicial determination or prevalence estimate.

Coverage gaps

No comprehensive denominator for torture, medical denial, sexual violence, incommunicado detention, enforced disappearance or family-visit denial verified. Claims and documented testimonies must not be relabelled judicial findings.

Research and verification report

Sources & reporting notes

Reviewed through 12 October 2026. A review date is not a shared cutoff: each source row contains the observation date, reporting period, geographic scope and evidence status. Missing figures mean not verified, never zero.

*Comparison cards retain their individual windows. Since-ceasefire figures are included in cumulative totals. The Ministry’s daily series starts on 11 October 2025; other sources use the 10 October announcement. Recovered bodies and retrospective registrations are not automatically new deaths on the date reported.

Gaza Ministry of Health reports and OCHA’s West Bank incident monitoring use different methods. East Jerusalem is included only where specified. Counts of children, women, staff, detainees and injuries may overlap; do not add them to headline totals. Arrests, repeated displacement, aid deliveries and medical contacts are not necessarily unique people.

Survey samples, estimates, projections and administrative records remain distinct. NGO testimonies and UN findings are attributed to their authors and are not described as individual judicial determinations. Legal context links to the ICJ advisory opinion. Historical context predating October 2023 is labelled.

Sources may revise older totals; dated observations are preserved rather than silently replaced.

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