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Hamas: events recorded by UCDP

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UCDP recorded 816 eventsP that involve Hamas in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. The best estimate of deaths in these events is 1,857P.

The low estimate is 1,804 and the high estimate is 1,967P. The count holds each event in which this actor is one of the two sides. It does not say which side caused a death. UCDP recorded these events in 2 countries.

Among the 133 actors with a page, Hamas has the 8th highest count of events in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. Hamas is one of the two sides in 4 percentP of the 22,144P events in all countries with a page. In the 12 months to 30 Sep 2025, UCDP recorded 3,638 events that involve Hamas. The count for the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026 is 816P, which is down 78 percent. Over the same periods, the count for all countries with a page went from 27,291 to 22,144P, which is down 19 percent. Events of state-based armed conflict are 99 percentP of the events that involve Hamas in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. For all countries with a page, the share is 63 percentP.

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Not all events in UCDP Candidate will make it into the final UCDP GED and new events will be added. The UCDP Candidate is a dataset containing events that have a high probability of being included in the final annual version of UCDP GED.

An incident where armed force was used by an organized actor against another organized actor, or against civilians, resulting in at least 1 direct death at a specific location and a specific date

UCDP's words. Source: UCDP Candidate Events Dataset Codebook, version 1.5 (Introduction) and UCDP GED Codebook, version 26.1 (section 2, the definition of an event), copied on .

This page rests on UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.9, with data through . The figures from January 2026 are from Candidate Events. Candidate Events are preliminary and UCDP revises them.

The pages give counts and their sources. They give no travel, security or safety advice. A count of events is not a measure of danger.

What UCDP calls an actor

A state or a non-state formally organised or informally organised group.

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Since the last update

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  • UCDP recorded 816 events that involve Hamas in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026 (preliminary). The count for the 12 months to 31 Aug 2026 was 1,142 (preliminary).

All changes recorded on 28 Oct 2026

24 months

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Figure 1. Events that involve Hamas, by month. A hollow column is a preliminary month. The line marks the change of dataset: GED to the left, Candidate Events from Jan 2026 to the right. The two datasets are not made in the same way, so a step at the line is not only a change in the events.
Events that involve Hamas, by month, newest first
MonthEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Sep 202690P121P
Aug 202655P95P
Jul 202679P158P
Jun 202659P99P
May 202662P115P
Apr 202667P124P
Mar 202651P95P
Feb 202661P107P
Jan 202669P144P
Dec 20253557
Nov 202545107
Oct 2025143635
Sep 20253872,015
Aug 20253481,685
Jul 20254592,405
Jun 20253401,879
May 20254232,083
Apr 20253351,287
Mar 20252271,031
Feb 20253844
Jan 2025251893
Dec 20242801,322
Nov 20242881,392
Oct 20242622,032

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Countries and regions

Where UCDP recorded the events, the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. The table of regions has 8 regions at most.

Table 1. Countries of the events that involve Hamas, in name order
CountryEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Israel and Palestine810P1,847P
Lebanon6P10P

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Table 2. Regions of the events that involve Hamas, in name order
RegionCountryEvents
Beirut provinceLebanon1P
Central districtIsrael and Palestine1P
Gaza StripIsrael and Palestine772P
North Lebanon provinceLebanon1P
South Lebanon provinceLebanon3P
West BankIsrael and Palestine36P

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Figure 2. Events that involve Hamas, 1 Oct 2025 to 30 Sep 2026. The map shows 816 events with 1,857 estimated deaths. One dot is one event at the place that UCDP gives. When a source names no exact place, UCDP puts the event at the centre of a region or of the country. The area of a dot follows the best estimate of deaths. The largest dot is for 330 deaths or more.1 death10 deaths100 deathsOutlines: Natural Earth, with the first-level areas of the UCDP data. An outline shows where the events are. It is not a statement about a border.

Other sides

The other side of the events, the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. The table has 6 names at most.

Table 3. Other sides in the events that involve Hamas, in name order
Name, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Government of Israel809P1,852P
Group named for a person (name not shown)1P0P
The Popular Forces3P4P

Names are as UCDP writes them, with two labels that the site writes. UCDP does not identify some actors: the site writes "Actor not identified by UCDP" for each of them. UCDP names some groups for a person: the site writes "Group named for a person (name not shown)" for each of them. A line with a label can hold more than one actor.

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Type of violence

Table 4. Hamas: events by type of violence, the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026
Type of violenceEventsShare of events
State-based armed conflict809P99%
Non-state conflict4Punder 1%
One-sided violence against civilians3Punder 1%

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

The glossary has the UCDP definition of each type.

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ConflictStats. Hamas: events recorded by UCDP. https://conflictstats.com/actor/hamas/. Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.9. Data through .

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Questions

How many events that involve Hamas did UCDP record?

UCDP recorded 816 eventsP that involve Hamas in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026.

What is an actor in UCDP data?

UCDP calls each side of an event an actor. An actor is a state, or a non-state group that is formally or informally organised. This site writes the name as UCDP writes it. It replaces the name of a group that is named for a person.

In which countries did UCDP record these events?

UCDP recorded them in Israel and Palestine and Lebanon.

Are the figures of the latest months final?

No. The figures from January 2026 are from UCDP Candidate Events. Candidate Events are preliminary and UCDP revises them.