ConflictStats

Countries › Israel and Palestine › December 2025

Israel and Palestine: conflict events in December 2025

Monthly report from UCDP event data.

42events60 the month before
66est. deathsrange 64–71
24civilian deaths

In December 2025, UCDP recorded 42 organized-violence events in Israel and Palestine, with 66 estimated deaths. That is -30% compared with 60 events the month before. The death toll range is 64 to 71.

88% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 24.

Events were concentrated in Gaza Strip (30), West Bank (11), Central district (1).

The most active pairing was Government of Israel - Hamas with 35 events.

Where events happened

2025-12-30: Government of Israel vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-12-26: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2025-12-24: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2025-12-22: Government of Israel vs Hamas (2 deaths)2025-12-21: Government of Israel vs Hamas (3 deaths)2025-12-20: Government of Israel vs PIJ (1 deaths)2025-12-20: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2025-12-20: Government of Israel vs Hamas (2 deaths)2025-12-19: Government of Israel vs Hamas (6 deaths)2025-12-18: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2025-12-18: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2025-12-18: Government of Israel vs Hamas (4 deaths)2025-12-17: Government of Israel vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-12-14: Government of Israel vs Hamas (0 deaths)2025-12-14: Government of Israel vs Hamas (0 deaths)2025-12-13: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2025-12-13: Government of Israel vs Hamas (5 deaths)2025-12-13: Government of Israel vs PIJ (1 deaths)2025-12-11: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2025-12-10: Government of Israel vs Hamas (3 deaths)2025-12-10: Government of Israel vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-12-10: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2025-12-09: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2025-12-08: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2025-12-08: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2025-12-08: Government of Israel vs Civilians (2 deaths)2025-12-07: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2025-12-07: Government of Israel vs Hamas (2 deaths)2025-12-06: Government of Israel vs Hamas (2 deaths)2025-12-06: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2025-12-06: Government of Israel vs Hamas (2 deaths)2025-12-06: Government of Israel vs Civilians (2 deaths)2025-12-05: Government of Israel vs Hamas (0 deaths)2025-12-05: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2025-12-04: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2025-12-03: Government of Israel vs Hamas (2 deaths)2025-12-03: Government of Israel vs Hamas (6 deaths)2025-12-02: Government of Israel vs Hamas (0 deaths)2025-12-02: Government of Israel vs Hamas (0 deaths)2025-12-02: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2025-12-02: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)2025-12-01: Government of Israel vs Hamas (1 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Israel and Palestine, December 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Regions, December 2025

RegionEventsEst. deaths
Gaza Strip3055
West Bank119
Central district12

Deadliest events, December 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
19 Dec 2025Gaza governorate
Gaza Strip		Government of Israel vs Hamas
State-based, 6 civilian, 5 sources		6
3 Dec 2025Khan Younis governorate
Gaza Strip		Government of Israel vs Hamas
State-based, 2 civilian, 2 sources		6
13 Dec 2025Gaza governorate
Gaza Strip		Government of Israel vs Hamas
State-based, 4 sources		5
18 Dec 2025Khan Younis governorate
Gaza Strip		Government of Israel vs Hamas
State-based, 1 civilian		4
21 Dec 2025Gaza governorate
Gaza Strip		Government of Israel vs Hamas
State-based		3
10 Dec 2025Gaza ash Shamaliyah governorate
Gaza Strip		Government of Israel vs Hamas
State-based, 2 civilian		3
22 Dec 2025Gaza governorate
Gaza Strip		Government of Israel vs Hamas
State-based		2
20 Dec 2025Gaza StripGovernment of Israel vs Hamas
State-based		2
8 Dec 2025Ramla sub-district
Central district		Government of Israel vs Civilians
One-sided, 2 civilian, 3 sources		2
7 Dec 2025Qalqilya governorate
West Bank		Government of Israel vs Hamas
State-based, 6 sources		2
0–2

Parties

PartyEvents
Government of Israel42
Hamas35
PIJ2

Type of violence

CategoryEvents
State-based37
Non-state0
One-sided5

All months

Monthly reports:Jul 2026Jun 2026May 2026Apr 2026Mar 2026Feb 2026Jan 2026Dec 2025Nov 2025Oct 2025Sep 2025Aug 2025Jul 2025Jun 2025May 2025Apr 2025Mar 2025Feb 2025Jan 2025Dec 2024Nov 2024Oct 2024Sep 2024Aug 2024Jul 2024

← Israel and Palestine overview

Source: UCDP GED and Candidate Events, CC BY 4.0. Counts use the "best" fatality estimate. See methodology.