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Gaza Strip: conflict events in January 2026

Monthly report from UCDP event data for Gaza Strip, Israel and Palestine. Country-wide report: Israel and Palestine, January 2026.

77events30 the month before
166est. deathsrange 162–167
41civilian deaths

In January 2026, UCDP recorded 77 organized-violence events in Gaza Strip, Israel and Palestine, with 166 estimated deaths. That is +157% compared with 30 events the month before. The death toll range is 162 to 167.

97% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 41.

The most active pairing was Government of Israel - Hamas with 73 events.

Where events happened

2026-01-31: Government of Israel vs Hamas (5 deaths)2026-01-31: Government of Israel vs Hamas (17 deaths)2026-01-31: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-01-31: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-01-31: Government of Israel vs PIJ (8 deaths)2026-01-30: Government of Israel vs Hamas (2 deaths)2026-01-30: Government of Israel vs Hamas (2 deaths)2026-01-30: Government of Israel vs Hamas (4 deaths)2026-01-30: Government of Israel vs Hamas (3 deaths)2026-01-29: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-01-29: Government of Israel vs Hamas (2 deaths)2026-01-29: Government of Israel vs Hamas (2 deaths)2026-01-27: Government of Israel vs Hamas (4 deaths)2026-01-27: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-01-26: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-01-26: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-01-26: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-01-25: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-01-25: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-01-25: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-01-24: Government of Israel vs Hamas (2 deaths)2026-01-24: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-01-24: Government of Israel vs Hamas (3 deaths)2026-01-22: Government of Israel vs Hamas (4 deaths)2026-01-22: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-01-21: Government of Israel vs Hamas (3 deaths)2026-01-21: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-01-21: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-01-21: Government of Israel vs Hamas (3 deaths)2026-01-21: Government of Israel vs Hamas (3 deaths)2026-01-20: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-01-19: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-01-18: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-01-18: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-01-16: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-01-16: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-01-16: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-01-15: Government of Israel vs Hamas (2 deaths)2026-01-15: Government of Israel vs Hamas (6 deaths)2026-01-15: Government of Israel vs Hamas (2 deaths)2026-01-15: Government of Israel vs Hamas (3 deaths)2026-01-15: Government of Israel vs PIJ (3 deaths)2026-01-14: Government of Israel vs Hamas (3 deaths)2026-01-14: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-01-13: Government of Israel vs Hamas (6 deaths)2026-01-12: Government of Israel vs Hamas (3 deaths)2026-01-12: The Popular Forces vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-01-11: Government of Israel vs Hamas (2 deaths)2026-01-11: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-01-11: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-01-11: Government of Israel vs Hamas (2 deaths)2026-01-10: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-01-10: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-01-10: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-01-10: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-01-10: Government of Israel vs Hamas (2 deaths)2026-01-10: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-01-08: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-01-08: Government of Israel vs Hamas (4 deaths)2026-01-08: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-01-08: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-01-08: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-01-08: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-01-08: Government of Israel vs Hamas (4 deaths)2026-01-08: Government of Israel vs Hamas (4 deaths)2026-01-08: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-01-07: Government of Israel vs Hamas (2 deaths)2026-01-07: The Popular Forces vs Hamas (2 deaths)2026-01-06: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-01-05: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-01-05: Government of Israel vs Hamas (4 deaths)2026-01-04: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-01-04: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-01-03: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-01-03: Government of Israel vs Hamas (2 deaths)2026-01-02: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2026-01-02: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Gaza Strip, January 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, January 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
31 Jan 2026Gaza governorate
Gaza Strip		Government of Israel vs Hamas
State-based, 2 civilian, 4 sources		17
31 Jan 2026Khan Younis governorate
Gaza Strip		Government of Israel vs PIJ
State-based, 6 civilian, 4 sources		8
15 Jan 2026Deir al-Balah governorate
Gaza Strip		Government of Israel vs Hamas
State-based, 4 civilian, 5 sources		6
13 Jan 2026Rafah governorate
Gaza Strip		Government of Israel vs Hamas
State-based, 3 sources		6
31 Jan 2026Gaza governorate
Gaza Strip		Government of Israel vs Hamas
State-based, 5 civilian, 3 sources		5
30 Jan 2026Gaza governorate
Gaza Strip		Government of Israel vs Hamas
State-based		4
27 Jan 2026Gaza governorate
Gaza Strip		Government of Israel vs Hamas
State-based		4
22 Jan 2026Gaza governorate
Gaza Strip		Government of Israel vs Hamas
State-based, 2 sources		4
8 Jan 2026Gaza governorate
Gaza Strip		Government of Israel vs Hamas
State-based, 2 sources		4
8 Jan 2026Deir al-Balah governorate
Gaza Strip		Government of Israel vs Hamas
State-based, 2 sources		4
2–4

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Government of Israel75163
Hamas75155
PIJ211
The Popular Forces23

All months

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Source: UCDP GED and Candidate Events, CC BY 4.0. See methodology.