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West Bank, Israel and Palestine: events and estimated deaths recorded by UCDP

Data through Name of the region as UCDP writes it: West Bank

UCDP recorded 3 eventsP of organized violence in West Bank, Israel and Palestine in September 2026. The best estimate of deaths in these events is 2P. The low estimate is 2 and the high estimate is 4P. The count for August 2026 was 3 eventsP.

In the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, UCDP recorded 82 eventsP in West Bank, Israel and Palestine. The best estimate of deaths in the events of the 12 months is 77P. The low estimate is 71 and the high estimate is 107P. UCDP counts 37P of these deaths as deaths of civilians.

Among the 6 regions of Israel and Palestine with a page, West Bank has the 2nd highest count of events in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. West Bank holds 9 percentP of the events that UCDP recorded in Israel and Palestine in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. In the 12 months to 30 Sep 2025, UCDP recorded 139 events in West Bank. The count for the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026 is 82P, which is down 41 percent. Over the same periods, the count for Israel and Palestine as a whole went from 3,838 to 933P, which is down 76 percent. Events of one-sided violence are 44 percentP of the events in West Bank in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. For Israel and Palestine, the share is 5 percentP.

Table 1. West Bank, Israel and Palestine: events and estimated deaths that UCDP records
FigureSeptember 2026PAugust 2026P12 months to 30 Sep 2026P
Events3382
Estimated deaths, best estimate2577
Low estimate of deaths2571
High estimate of deaths45107
Deaths of civilians0137

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 26.0.9, 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.

Since the last update

The log has no change for West Bank, Israel and Palestine on record. ConflictStats read the UCDP files on . The data cover events through . Changes in the data

24 months

02550Jan 2025Jan 2026GEDCandidate
Figure 1. Events in West Bank by month. A hollow column is a preliminary month. The line marks the change of dataset: GED to the left, Candidate Events from Jan 2026 to the right. The two datasets are not made in the same way, so a step at the line is not only a change in the events. The figures are in Table 5.
Figure 2. Events in West Bank, 1 Oct 2025 to 30 Sep 2026. The map shows 82 events with 77 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.

Actors, as UCDP names them

Names as UCDP writes them.

Table 2. West Bank: actors, as UCDP names them, in the events of the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, in name order
Name, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Fatah1P1P
Government of Iran1P4P
Government of Israel79P71P
Government of Israel, Government of United States of America1P4P
Hamas36P19P
PIJ9P12P
PNA1P2P

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.

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

Second-level areas

The areas in West Bank that UCDP names in the events. The table has 10 areas at most.

Table 3. Second-level areas of West Bank in the events of the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, in name order
Area, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths
Hebron governorate20P17P
Jenin governorate12P16P
Jericho governorate1P1P
Jerusalem governorate11P10P
Nablus governorate14P11P
Qalqilya governorate4P5P
Ramallah and al-Bireh governorate13P8P
Salfit governorate1P1P
Tubas governorate4P8P
Tulkarm governorate1P0P

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

Type of violence

Table 4. West Bank: events by type of violence, the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026
Type of violenceEventsShare of events
State-based armed conflict46P56%
Non-state conflict00%
One-sided violence against civilians36P44%

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

The glossary has the UCDP definition of each type.

Monthly reports

One report for each month with events. Search engines list a report of a month in the last 12 months that has 30 or more events.

Table 5. Monthly reports of West Bank, newest first: events and estimated deaths
MonthEventsEstimated deathsDataset
September 20263P2PCandidate Events
August 20263P5PCandidate Events
July 20263P4PCandidate Events
June 20265P2PCandidate Events
May 20266P4PCandidate Events
April 20266P1PCandidate Events
March 202610P13PCandidate Events
February 20268P8PCandidate Events
January 20266P5PCandidate Events
December 2025119GED
November 20251314GED
October 2025810GED
September 202568GED
August 202522GED
July 2025710GED
June 2025910GED
May 2025812GED
April 202556GED
March 20251012GED
February 20251623GED
January 20252567GED
December 20241833GED
November 20241124GED
October 20242247GED
September 20242552GED
August 20243579GED

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events. Search engines list a report of a month in the last 12 months that has 30 or more events. The other reports stay online and ask search engines not to list them.

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ConflictStats. West Bank, Israel and Palestine: events and estimated deaths recorded by UCDP. https://conflictstats.com/country/israel-and-palestine/west-bank/. Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.9. Data through .

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Questions

How many events did UCDP record in West Bank, Israel and Palestine in September 2026?

UCDP recorded 3 eventsP of organized violence in West Bank, Israel and Palestine in September 2026. The count for August 2026 was 3 eventsP.

How does UCDP count deaths?

UCDP gives a best estimate, a low estimate and a high estimate for each event. This page uses the best estimate. For West Bank, Israel and Palestine in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, the best estimate is 77P. The low estimate is 71 and the high estimate is 107P.

Are the figures of the latest months final?

No. The figures from January 2026 are from UCDP Candidate Events. Candidate Events are preliminary and UCDP revises them. UCDP releases the reviewed dataset, the GED, one time each year.