Killings
and injuries [1]
According
to PCHR's documentation, Israeli occupying forces
and settlers have killed
2129
[3]
Palestinians Civilians
i n the Occupied P alestinian T erritories (OPT)
[2]
. To read the relevant
Articles in international humanitarian law applying
to killings
and assassinations
, click on the blue words . Read the definition
of civilians
protected under the Fourth Geneva Convention
here.
1253
(59%) were killed in the West Bank (including
40 in occupied East Jerusalem).
876 (41%)
were killed in the Gaza strip.
464
(22%) were children under age 17.
337 (14%)
were killed in assassination operations, including
at least 134 (40% of the total
number of killed in assassinations) bystanders,
of whom 40 (12%) were children.
246 (10.8%)
were on-duty members of PNA security services.
18
were on-duty medical workers, including doctors
and paramedics.
42
were killed by Israeli settlers residing in the
OPT in violation of international humanitarian
law.
6714 Palestinians
have been injured since the outbreak of the intifada
in the Gaza strip.
[Last
updated 03 March 2004]