Bulletin 2026-08UCDP data through GED 26.1, Candidate Events 26.0.8Changes in the data

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Israel and Palestine: events and estimated deaths in August 2026

Monthly reportDataset: UCDP Candidate Events, preliminaryData through

UCDP recorded 61 eventsP of organized violence in Israel and Palestine in August 2026. The best estimate of deaths in these events is 102P. The low estimate is 101 and the high estimate is 127P. UCDP counts 17P of these deaths as deaths of civilians. The count for July 2026 was 96 eventsP.

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 26.0.8, 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, August 2026: events and estimated deaths by region, in name order
RegionEventsPEstimated deathsP
Gaza Strip5897
West Bank35

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

Figure 1. Events in Israel and Palestine, August 2026. The map shows 61 events with 102 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.

No event of this month has 10 or more estimated deaths. The CSV file has each event.

Actors, as UCDP names them

Names as UCDP writes them.

Table 2. Israel and Palestine: actors, as UCDP names them, in the events of August 2026, in name order
Name, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Government of Israel59P102P
Group named for a person (name not shown)1P0P
Hamas55P94P
PFLP-GC1P2P
PIJ4P5P

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. Names are as UCDP writes them, with two labels that the site writes. UCDP does not identify some actors: the site writes "Actor not identified by UCDP" for each of them. UCDP names some groups for a person: the site writes "Group named for a person (name not shown)" for each of them. A line with a label can hold more than one actor.

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

Type of violence

Table 3. Israel and Palestine: events by type of violence, August 2026
Type of violenceEventsShare of events
State-based armed conflict58P95%
Non-state conflict1P2%
One-sided violence against civilians2P3%

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

The glossary has the UCDP definition of each type.

All months

Table 4. Monthly reports of Israel and Palestine, newest first: events and estimated deaths
MonthEventsEstimated deathsDataset
August 202661P102PCandidate Events
July 202696P176PCandidate Events
June 202674P143PCandidate Events
May 202673P131PCandidate Events
April 202678P143PCandidate Events
March 202663P120PCandidate Events
February 202681P136PCandidate Events
January 202689P175PCandidate 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

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events. A report of a month more than 24 months before the data end stays online. Search engines are asked not to list it.

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ConflictStats. Israel and Palestine: events and estimated deaths in August 2026. https://conflictstats.com/country/israel-and-palestine/month/2026-08/. Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.8. Data through .

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