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UCDP recorded 57 eventsP that involve PIJ in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. The best estimate of deaths in these events is 130P.

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, PIJ has the 61st highest count of events in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. PIJ is one of the two sides in 0 percentP of the 22,144P events in all countries with a page. In the 12 months to 30 Sep 2025, UCDP recorded 79 events that involve PIJ. The count for the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026 is 57P, which is down 28 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 100 percentP of the events that involve PIJ 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.

UCDP's words. Source: UCDP Definitions, copied on .

Since the last update

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  • UCDP recorded 57 events that involve PIJ in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026 (preliminary). The count for the 12 months to 31 Aug 2026 was 36 (preliminary).

All changes recorded on 28 Oct 2026

24 months

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Figure 1. Events that involve PIJ, 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 PIJ, by month, newest first
MonthEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Sep 20265P9P
Aug 20264P5P
Jul 20268P16P
Jun 202614P27P
May 20263P6P
Apr 20262P8P
Mar 20262P2P
Feb 20265P11P
Jan 20262P11P
Dec 202522
Nov 2025711
Oct 2025322
Sep 202524
Aug 2025514
Jul 2025654
Jun 2025512
May 2025411
Apr 202523
Mar 2025627
Feb 2025413
Jan 2025938
Dec 20241150
Nov 20241351
Oct 20241232

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 PIJ, in name order
CountryEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Israel and Palestine53P122P
Lebanon4P8P

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

Table 2. Regions of the events that involve PIJ, in name order
RegionCountryEvents
Baalbek-Hermel provinceLebanon1P
Beirut provinceLebanon1P
Beqaa provinceLebanon1P
Gaza StripIsrael and Palestine44P
West BankIsrael and Palestine9P

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

Figure 2. Events that involve PIJ, 1 Oct 2025 to 30 Sep 2026. The map shows 57 events with 130 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 PIJ, in name order
Name, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Government of Israel57P130P

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

Type of violence

Table 4. PIJ: events by type of violence, the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026
Type of violenceEventsShare of events
State-based armed conflict57P100%
Non-state conflict00%
One-sided violence against civilians00%

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

The glossary has the UCDP definition of each type.

Official channels

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Cite this page

ConflictStats. PIJ: events recorded by UCDP. https://conflictstats.com/actor/pij/. 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 PIJ did UCDP record?

UCDP recorded 57 eventsP that involve PIJ 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.