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Israel and Palestine: events and estimated deaths in December 2024

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UCDP recorded 300 events of organized violence in Israel and Palestine in December 2024. The best estimate of deaths in these events is 1,379. The low estimate is 1,344 and the high estimate is 1,384. UCDP counts 272 of these deaths as deaths of civilians. The count for November 2024 was 309 events.

Among the 26 months with a report for Israel and Palestine, December 2024 has the 9th highest count of events. Israel and Palestine holds 15 percent of the events that UCDP recorded in all countries with a page in December 2024.

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.

Regions

The table has 10 regions at most.

Table 1. Israel and Palestine, December 2024: events and estimated deaths by region, in name order
RegionEventsEstimated deaths
Gaza Strip2821,346
West Bank1833
Figure 1. Events in Israel and Palestine, December 2024. The map shows 300 events with 1,379 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.

Events

The table lists the events with 10 or more estimated deaths. The CSV file of Israel and Palestine has each event.

Table 2. Israel and Palestine, December 2024: events with 10 or more estimated deaths (31 of 300 events), in the order of their dates
DatePlaceSides, as UCDP writes themType of violenceEstimated deathsLowHigh
1 Dec 2024Gaza ash Shamaliyah governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based252525
1 Dec 2024Khan Younis governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based121212
2 Dec 2024Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based181818
4 Dec 2024Khan Younis governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based232323
4 Dec 2024Gaza governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based252525
5 Dec 2024Gaza ash Shamaliyah governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based151515
6 Dec 2024Deir al-Balah governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based352235
6 Dec 2024Gaza ash Shamaliyah governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based333333
8 Dec 2024Deir al-Balah governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; PIJState-based251125
8 Dec 2024Gaza governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based101010
9 Dec 2024Gaza ash Shamaliyah governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based252525
10 Dec 2024Gaza ash Shamaliyah governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based222222
11 Dec 2024Gaza ash Shamaliyah governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based303030
12 Dec 2024Rafah governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based131313
12 Dec 2024Khan Younis governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based111111
12 Dec 2024Deir al-Balah governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based151515
12 Dec 2024Deir al-Balah governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based343434
12 Dec 2024Gaza governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based101010
14 Dec 2024Deir al-Balah governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based121212
15 Dec 2024Gaza ash Shamaliyah governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based202020
15 Dec 2024Khan Younis governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based202020
15 Dec 2024Gaza governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based101010
17 Dec 2024Gaza governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based101010
19 Dec 2024Gaza governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based101010
19 Dec 2024Gaza governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based131315
20 Dec 2024Gaza ash Shamaliyah governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based101010
21 Dec 2024Deir al-Balah governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based121112
23 Dec 2024Deir al-Balah governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based505050
26 Dec 2024Gaza governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based151515
26 Dec 2024Gaza ash Shamaliyah governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based505050
28 Dec 2024Gaza ash Shamaliyah governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based101010

Actors, as UCDP names them

Names as UCDP writes them.

Table 3. Israel and Palestine: actors, as UCDP names them, in the events of December 2024, in name order
Name, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Fatah36
Government of Israel3001,379
Hamas2781,313
Palestinian Mujahideen Movement11
PIJ1150

An event has two sides, so one event can be in two rows. The deaths are the deaths in the events of a side. The table does not say which side caused a death.

Type of violence

Table 4. Israel and Palestine: events by type of violence, December 2024
Type of violenceEventsShare of events
State-based armed conflict29398%
Non-state conflict00%
One-sided violence against civilians72%

The glossary has the UCDP definition of each type.

All months

Table 5. Monthly reports of Israel and Palestine, newest first: events and estimated deaths
MonthEventsEstimated deathsDataset
September 202696P130PCandidate Events
August 202661P103PCandidate Events
July 202691P178PCandidate Events
June 202677P130PCandidate Events
May 202671P126PCandidate Events
April 202672P138PCandidate Events
March 202660P118PCandidate Events
February 202672P121PCandidate Events
January 202678P160PCandidate Events
December 20254266GED
November 202560129GED
October 2025153666GED
September 20253952,036GED
August 20253581,712GED
July 20254742,471GED
June 20253661,960GED
May 20254332,108GED
April 20253431,297GED
March 20252431,096GED
February 20255276GED
January 2025271946GED
December 20243001,379GED
November 20243091,453GED
October 20242942,094GED
September 20242681,062GED
August 20243061,528GED

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ConflictStats. Israel and Palestine: events and estimated deaths in December 2024. https://conflictstats.com/country/israel-and-palestine/month/2024-12/. Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.9. Data through .

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