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Israel and Palestine: events and estimated deaths in May 2025

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UCDP recorded 433 events of organized violence in Israel and Palestine in May 2025. The best estimate of deaths in these events is 2,108. The low estimate is 2,018 and the high estimate is 2,205. UCDP counts 575 of these deaths as deaths of civilians. The count for April 2025 was 343 events.

Among the 26 months with a report for Israel and Palestine, May 2025 has the 2nd highest count of events. Israel and Palestine holds 19 percent of the events that UCDP recorded in all countries with a page in May 2025.

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, May 2025: events and estimated deaths by region, in name order
RegionEventsEstimated deaths
Gaza Strip4252,096
West Bank812
Figure 1. Events in Israel and Palestine, May 2025. The map shows 433 events with 2,108 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, May 2025: events with 10 or more estimated deaths (54 of 433 events), in the order of their dates
DatePlaceSides, as UCDP writes themType of violenceEstimated deathsLowHigh
2 May 2025Gaza ash Shamaliyah governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based10810
2 May 2025Deir al-Balah governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based11311
3 May 2025Khan Younis governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based111111
3 May 2025Gaza governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based101010
4 May 2025Khan Younis governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based101010
4 May 2025Gaza governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based151515
5 May 2025Gaza ash Shamaliyah governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based151515
6 May 2025Deir al-Balah governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based323254
7 May 2025Gaza governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based211721
7 May 2025Gaza governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based333233
7 May 2025Gaza ash Shamaliyah governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based101010
7 May 2025Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based282832
12 May 2025Gaza ash Shamaliyah governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based161516
12 May 2025Gaza ash Shamaliyah governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based141414
13 May 2025Khan Younis governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based292949
14 May 2025Gaza ash Shamaliyah governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based514551
15 May 2025Khan Younis governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based272727
15 May 2025Khan Younis governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based131313
15 May 2025Gaza ash Shamaliyah governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based151515
15 May 2025Khan Younis governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based121212
15 May 2025Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based232323
15 May 2025Gaza ash Shamaliyah governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based13013
16 May 2025Gaza ash Shamaliyah governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based242424
16 May 2025Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based191919
16 May 2025Gaza ash Shamaliyah governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based181818
16 May 2025Khan Younis governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based13313
17 May 2025Deir al-Balah governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based101010
17 May 2025Khan Younis governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based513651
17 May 2025Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based108108108
18 May 2025Khan Younis governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based202020
18 May 2025Gaza ash Shamaliyah governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based101010
18 May 2025Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based696969
19 May 2025Khan Younis governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; PRCState-based10710
19 May 2025Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based131313
20 May 2025Deir al-Balah governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based131213
20 May 2025Deir al-Balah governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based151515
20 May 2025Gaza governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based131144
20 May 2025Gaza ash Shamaliyah governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based141414
21 May 2025Gaza ash Shamaliyah governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based111111
21 May 2025Khan Younis governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based131313
21 May 2025Gaza governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based101010
22 May 2025Deir al-Balah governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based101010
22 May 2025Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based111111
22 May 2025Gaza ash Shamaliyah governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based161616
23 May 2025Khan Younis governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based101010
23 May 2025Deir al-Balah governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based101010
23 May 2025Khan Younis governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based111111
23 May 2025Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based131313
26 May 2025Gaza governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based363136
26 May 2025Gaza ash Shamaliyah governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based191919
29 May 2025Deir al-Balah governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based232325
29 May 2025Gaza governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based101010
29 May 2025Gaza governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based131313
30 May 2025Khan Younis governorate, Gaza StripGovernment of Israel; HamasState-based141414

Actors, as UCDP names them

Names as UCDP writes them.

Table 3. Israel and Palestine: actors, as UCDP names them, in the events of May 2025, in name order
Name, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Fatah32
Government of Israel4332,108
Hamas4222,082
PIJ411
PRC211

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, May 2025
Type of violenceEventsShare of events
State-based armed conflict431over 99%
Non-state conflict00%
One-sided violence against civilians2under 1%

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 May 2025. https://conflictstats.com/country/israel-and-palestine/month/2025-05/. Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.9. Data through .

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