Palestinian Non-combatant Casualties
The following is a List of Palestinian civilian casualties in the Second Intifada. The portion of the 4,281 Palestinians killed since the beginning of the Second Intifada that were civilians is disputed. B'tselem claims that 2,038 were civilians. However, B'tselem has been accused of inflating Palestinian civilian casualties and repeatedly classifying armed terrorists as civilians. In 2009, professor and historian Benny Morris stated in his retrospective book One States, Two States that about one third of the Palestinian deaths had been civilians. A study conducted by Israel's International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT) concluded that the majority of Palestinian fatalities have been combatants.
Of the Palestinian civilian casualties, 609 were inflicted by other Palestinians.
| Name | Date | Location | Responsible party | Death toll | Victims | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teenagers shot during demonstration | 30 September 2000 | Next to Ramallah | Israeli security forces | 2 | Khaled 'Adli al-Bazian, Iyad Ahmad al-Khashishi | |
| Muhammad al-Durrah incident (some dispute the accuracy of this specific incident) | September 30, 2000 | Netzarim Junction, Deir al-Balah district | Unclear; Israel was initially blamed, though subsequent investigations revealed that the boy was most likely killed by Palestinian fire | 1 | Muhammad al-Durrah (12) | |
| Teenager shot | September 30, 2000 | Next to Ayosh Junction, Ramallah and al-Bira district | Israeli security forces | 1 | Nizar Mahmoud 'Abd ak-'Ayeda | |
| Child and teenager killed in helicopter gunship attack | October 1, 2000 | Nablus | Israeli Air Force | 2 | Samer Samir Sudqi Tabanjeh, Husam Na'im Hassan Bakhit | |
| Teenager shot | October 1, 2000 | Ayosh Junction, Ramallah and al-Bira district | Israeli security forces | 1 | Muhammad Nabil Da'ud Hamed al-'Abasi | |
| Teenager shot | October 1, 2000 | Netzarim Junction, Deir al-Balah | Israeli security forces | 1 | Sami Fathi Muhammad a-Taramsi | |
| October 2000 events | October 2, 2000 | Northern Israel | Israel Police | 1 | Misleh Hussein Abu Jarad | |
| Teenager shot | October 2, 2000 | Nablus | Israeli security forces | 1 | Teysir Qatawi | |
| Teenager shot | October 2, 2000 | Tulkarem | Israeli security forces | 1 | Husam 'Ali Mahmoud al-Hamshari | |
| Child shot | October 4, 2000 | Netzarim Junction, Deir al-Balah district | Israeli security forces | 1 | Muhammad Yusef Zaid Abu 'Aasi | |
| Teenager shot | October 6, 2000 | East Jerusalem | Israeli security forces | 1 | Majdi Samir Mussa Masalmani | |
| Teenager shot | October 7, 2000 | Gaza City | Israeli security forces | 1 | Yusef Thiab Halef | |
| Young man killed during settler riot | October 7, 2000 | Bidya, Salfit district | Israeli settlers | 1 | Fahed Mustafa 'Odeh Bakker | |
| Child shot during demonstration | October 10, 2000 | Rafah | Israeli security forces | 1 | Sami Fathi Abu Jizer | |
| Teenager shot | October 11, 2000 | Tulkarem | Israeli security forces | 1 | Sami Hussein Samil Silmi Salameh | |
| Bystander shot | October 13, 2000 | Al-Fawar camp, Hebron | Israel Defense Forces | 1 | Shadi al-Wawi | |
| Teenager shot on his way to school | October 16, 2000 | Bethlehem | Israeli security forces | 1 | Mueid Osama 'Ali Jawarish | |
| Teenager shot during demonstration | October 16, 2000 | Nablus | Israeli security forces | 1 | Ashraf Ahmad 'Abd al-Majid Habayeb | |
| Man shot while harvesting olives | October 17, 2000 | Beit Furik, Nablus district | Israeli settlers | 1 | Farid Mussa 'Issa Nesasreh | |
| Teenager shot during demonstration | October 20, 2000 | Ayosh Junction, Ramallah and al-Bira district | Israeli security forces | 1 | Thaar 'Ali Dahud 'Omer Mu'ala | |
| Teenager shot during demonstration | October 20, 2000 | Qalqilya | Israeli security forces | 1 | Samer Talal al-'Awessi | |
| Child shot during demonstration | October 20, 2000 | Salfit | Israeli security forces | 1 | 'Alaa Bassem 'Abdallah Bani Namra | |
| Teenager shot | October 20, 2000 | Tulkarem | Israeli security forces | 1 | Muhammad 'Adel Hassan Abu Tahun | |
| Teenager shot while harvesting olives | October 20, 2000 | Kafr Qalil, Nablus district | Israeli security forces | 1 | Sa'ed 'Adnan 'Abdallah a-Tanbour | |
| Teenager shot during demonstration | October 21, 2000 | Kfar Darom, Deir al-Balah district | Israeli security forces | 1 | 'Omar Isma'il 'Omar al-Buheisi | |
| Teenager shot during demonstration | October 21, 2000 | al-Bireh | Israeli security forces | 1 | Majed Ibrahim Hassan Hawamdeh | |
| Teenager shot during demonstration | October 22, 2000 | Kfar Darom, Deir al-Balah district | Israeli security forces | 1 | Salah Fawzi a-Nijam | |
| Child shot during demonstration | October 22, 2000 | North Gaza district | Israeli security forces | 1 | Wa'el Mahmoud 'Imad a-Nashit | |
| Civilian shot in his home | October 23, 2000 | Hebron | Israel Defense Forces | 1 | Abdul Aziz Abu Snainah | |
| Teenager shot | October 24, 2000 | Khan Yunis | Israeli security forces | 1 | Iyad Osama Sha'th | |
| Teenage bystander shot during clashes | October 24, 2000 | Khan Yunis | Israeli security forces | 1 | Nidal Muhammad Zuhdi a-Dabeiqi | |
| Man killed while working | November 11, 2000 | Shalala Street, Hebron | Israel Defense Forces | 1 | Munib Abu Munshar | |
| Man killed by stone-throwing | November 14, 2000 | Kfar Malik, Ramallah and al-Bira district | Israeli settlers | 1 | Mustafa Mahmoud Mussa 'Alian | |
| Man shot near checkpoint | November 16, 2000 | Beit Umar | Israel Defense Forces | 1 | Yusuf Abu Awad | |
| Child bystander shot | December 31, 2000 | Haret es-Sheikh neighborhood, Hebron | Israel Defense Forces | 1 | Muath Abu Hadwan | |
| Woman shot in her home | January 5, 2001 | Hebron | Israel Defense Forces | 1 | Arij al-Jabali | |
| Workers on a collective farm killed in crossfire | February 17, 2001 | Abu Snainah neighborhood, Hebron | Israel Defense Forces | 2 | Shaker al-Manasra, Ahmad Farajallah | |
| Driver caught killed in crossfire | February 17, 2001 | Abu Snanah neighborhood, Hebron | Israel Defense Forces | 1 | Issam al-Tawil | |
| Baby killed by mortar fire | May 1, 2001 | Khan Yunis | Israel Defense Forces | 1 | Imam Mustafa Haggo | |
| Man shot while driving with his family | June 13, 2001 | Next to Hizma, al-Quds district | Israelis | 1 | 'Awani 'Ali Hadad | |
| Men killed in drive-by shooting attack | July 19, 2001 | South of Hebron | Israeli settlers | 3 | Mohammed Salameh Etnizi, Mohammed Hilmy Etnizi, Wael Etnizi | |
| Man killed in drive-by shooting attack | August 29, 2001 | Northeastern Jerusalem | Israeli settlers | 1 | Haidar Gedu Kanaan Khatib | |
| Man shot at the bank | December 2, 2001 | East Jerusalem | Bank security guard | 1 | Ibrahim Nabulsi | |
| Workers killed in an ambush on their truck | April 1, 2002 | Next to Kocha Hashahar, Ramallah and al-Bira district | Israeli settlers | 2 | 'Issa Mahmoud Salim, 'Ata 'Abd al-Hai | |
| Battle of Jenin | April 1–11, 2002 | Jenin | Israel Defense Forces | 22 (Disputed) | Hani Abu Rumaila, Farwa Jammal, Imad Musharaka, Muhammad Hawashin, Ahmad Hamduni, Atiya Abu Rumaila, Abd al-Nasr Gharaib, 'Afaf Disuqi, Abd al-Karim Sa`adi, Wadah Shalabi, Munir Wishahi, Mariam Wishahi, Yusra Abu Khurj, Nizar Mutahin, Jamal Fayid, Jamal al-Sabbagh, Ali Muqasqas, Muhammad Abu Saba'a, Nayif 'Abd al-Jabr, 'Amid Fayid, Kamal Zghair, Faris Zaiban | |
| Family killed in Home demolition | April 20, 2002 | Nablus | Israel Defense Forces | 5 | Samir Sha'by, Mrs. Sha'by, 'Abdullah Samir Sha'by, 'Uzzam Samir Sha'by, Anis Samir Sha'by | |
| Man shot during settler riot | June 21, 2002 | Huwara, Nablus district | Israeli settlers | 1 | Adnan 'Odeh (See also:Faris Odeh) | |
| Civilians killed in the assassination of Salah Shahade | July 22, 2002 | Gaza City | IDF | 14 (+1 militant) | Subhi Mahmoud al-Huti (5), Dunia Rami Matar (5), Muhammad Ra'id Matar (4), Aiman Ra'id Matar (2), Yusef Subhi 'Ali a-Shawa (42), Zaher Saleh Nassar (37), Laila Khamis Shahadeh (41), Alaa Muhammad Matar (11), Iman Salah Shahadeh (14), Muna Fahmi al-Huti (22), Iman Hassan Matar (27), Dina Ra'id Matar (<1), Muhammad Mahmoud al-Huti (3) | |
| Teenager shot in settler attack on Palestinian neighborhood | 29 July 2002 | Hebron | Israeli settlers | 1 | Nivin Jamjoum | |
| Young man shot while harvesting olives | October 6, 2002 | 'Aqraba, Nablus district | Israeli settlers | 1 | Hani Bani Maniya | |
| Grandmother shot on her doorstep | October 11, 2002 | Nablus | Israel Defense Forces | 1 | Shaden Abu Hijleh (61) | |
| Man shot in field | January 25, 2003 | Next to Budrus, Ramallah and al-Bira district | Not specified | 1 | Ahmad 'Abd a-Rahman Subah | |
| Grandmother killed in home demolition | February 3, 2003 | al-Maghazi refugee camp, Deir al-Balah district | Israel Defense Forces | 1 | Camilla Abu Sa'id | |
| Nurses killed by helicopter gunfire in medical clinic | February 5, 2003 | Al-Wafa Hospital, Gaza City | Israel Defense Forces | 2 | 'Omar Sa'ad a-Din 'Ali Hassan, 'Abd al-Karim Hamed Anur Lubad | |
| Civilians killed in invasion of refugee camp | March 3, 2003 | Jabalia refugee camp, Gaza | Israel Defense Forces | 6 | Naji Isma'il Abu Jalila (24), Muhammad Hassan Mahmoud a-Zinati (36), Muhammad Shahadeh al-Biari (61), Tareq Maher Ahmad a-Najar(13), Muhsen 'Awad Abu 'Odeh (30), al-Mansi 'Abd Rabo Saleh al-Mabhut (84) | |
| Civilians killed in assassination of Yasser Muhammed Salah Taha | June 12, 2003 | Gaza City | Israeli security forces | 4 (+1 militant) | Islam Sa'id Isma'il 'Abd Allah – Taha (20), Efnan Yasser Muhammad Taha (<1), Saad Zuheir Muhammad Ghabain (30), Ahmad Muhammad 'Abdal-Fatah Samur (23) | |
| Man killed in crossfire | December 1, 2003 | Next to Hebron | Israeli security guards | 1 | Hazam 'Adnan Fanun | |
| Pregnant woman killed | March 3, 2004 | Bureij refugee camp | Israel Defense Forces | 1 | ||
| Elderly shepherd killed | March 4, 2003 | South of Gaza City | Israel Defense Forces | 1 | Abdullah al-Ashab | |
| Journalist shot | April 19, 2003 | Nablus | Israel Defense Forces | 1 | Nazeh Darwazi | |
| Man shot near settlement | April 4, 2003 | Peza'el, Jericho | Settlement security officer | 1 | Rayiq Ma'sud Dagharmeh | |
| Man shot while driving | September 2004 | Road 557 in the West Bank | Yehoshua Elitzur, Israeli settler | 1 | Sael Jabara al-Shatiya | |
| Man shot while driving his taxi | September 27, 2004 | Salem, Nablus district | Israeli settler | 1 | Sa'il Mustafa Ahmad Jabarah | |
| Shooting of Iyman Hams | October 4, 2004 | Gaza Strip | Israel Defense Forces | 1 | Iyman Hams (13) | |
| Teenager shot on his family's land | July 8, 2005 | Beit Liqya, Ramallah and al-Bira district | Separation Barrier security guard | 1 | Mahyoub Ahmad Nemer 'Asi | |
| Workers shot in settler spree | August 18, 2005 | Shilo settlement in the West Bank | Asher Weissgan, Israeli settler | 4 | Khalil Muhammad Ra'uf Saleh Wleiwel, Ahmad 'Ali Hassan Mansur, Bassam Mussa Ahmad 'Odeh Tawafshah, Osama Mussa Ahmad 'Odeh Tawafshah | |
| Civilians killed in missile attack | June 13, 2006 | Gaza | Israeli Air Force | 10 | Ibrahim Ibrahim a-Da'alseh Muhammad (38), Muhammad Hussein Faraj al-Wadiyah (24), 'Adnan Da'ud Hassan Taleb (46), Mussa Muhammad Mussa Nasrallah (21), 'Ali 'Ali Hussein al-'Umari (32), Husam Isma'il 'Abd a-Rahman Hamad (37), Ashraf Faruk 'Ali al-Mughrabi (39), Hisham Rajab Muhammad al-Mughrabi (14), Shauqi 'Ali 'Omar a-Seikali (41), Maher Ashraf Faruk al-Mughrabi (7) | |
| Akram Ibrahim Abu Sba’ | September 6, 2006 | Jenin | Islamic Jihad | 1 | Palestinian Arab ISM member Akram Ibrahim Abu Sba’ | See also ISM |
| Sleeping extended family killed in artillery attack | November 8, 2006 | Beit Hanoun | Israel Defense Forces | 18 | Manal Muhammad Muhammad al-'Athamneh (29), Sabah Mahmoud Hassan al-'Athamneh (44), Ayman Mahmoud Mustafa Abu Suliman (32), Sa'ad Majdi Sa'ed al-'Athamneh (9), Mahdi Sa'ed 'Abdallah al-'Athamneh (16), Sana' Ahmad 'Abdallah al-'Athamneh (33), 'Arafat Sa'ed 'Abdallah al-'Athamneh (19), Na'ama Ahmad Muhammad al-'Athamneh (Abu Rukbeh) (57), Ma'sud 'Abdallah Muhammad al-'Athamneh (55), Maysa' Ramez Ma'sud al-'Athamneh (<1), Muhammad Ramadan Hussein al-'Athamneh (29), Saqer Muhammad Ibrahim 'Adwan (45), Samir Ma'sud 'Abdallah al-'Athamneh (26), Maram Ramez Ma'sud al-'Athamneh (3), Fatma Ma'sud 'Abdallah al-'Athamneh (16), Mahmoud Amjad Sa'ed al-'Athamneh (10), Nihad Muhammad 'Abdallah al-'Athamneh (32), Fatma Ahmad Saleh al-'Athamneh (84) | |
| Palestinian rockets kill 2 schoolgirls | December 26, 2008 | Gaza | Palestinian militiants | 2 | Hanin Abu Khoussa (5), Sabah Abu Khoussa (12) |
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