The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/civilian-deaths/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:08:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png civilian deaths | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/civilian-deaths/ 32 32 Gaza medics say at least 60 killed over past day as IDF forges ahead with new offensive https://www.timesofisrael.com/gaza-medics-say-at-least-60-killed-over-past-day-as-idf-forges-ahead-with-new-offensive/ Tue, 20 May 2025 15:22:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3553471 Military says more than 100 'terror targets' hit, as Hamas health authorities report strikes on civilian infrastructure, including school-turned-shelter

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]]> Hamas fatality figures for Gaza war are ‘clear disinformation,’ according to new study https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-fatality-figures-for-gaza-war-are-clear-disinformation-according-to-new-study/ Mon, 05 May 2025 23:58:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3542426 In contast to Hamas claims, paper finds female and child fatalities are underrepresented relative to their proportion of the Strip's general population, demonstrating IDF efforts to avoid civilian casualties

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]]> Israel and US to establish channel for discussing incidents of IDF harm to civilians https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-and-us-to-establish-channel-for-discussing-incidents-of-idf-harm-to-civilians/ Wed, 20 Nov 2024 03:44:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3423219&preview=true&preview_id=3423219 Washington asked for new panel in letter that warned of potential arms embargo; US wanted first meeting by end of October but spokesperson says it won't happen until early December

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]]> Gaza video shows apparent airstrike hitting group of men trying to help wounded boy https://www.timesofisrael.com/gaza-video-shows-apparent-airstrike-hitting-group-of-men-trying-to-help-wounded-boy/ Thu, 24 Oct 2024 19:56:54 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3404146 Palestinian records 2 strikes that seemed to hit 13-year-old Mohammed Salem, then the men who rushed to try to help him; IDF does not offer details on incident

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]]> 12 children killed as Hezbollah rocket hits soccer field, sparking wider war fears https://www.timesofisrael.com/11-killed-mostly-children-dozens-more-hurt-as-rocket-hits-soccer-field-in-majdal-shams/ Sat, 27 Jul 2024 19:40:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3341322 Iranian-made rocket fired from Lebanon hits Golan Druze town Majdal Shams; Israel dismisses Hezbollah denial; dozens more wounded; officials signal response could be unprecedented

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]]> Israeli parents killed as Hezbollah rocket hits their car in Golan Heights https://www.timesofisrael.com/two-civilians-killed-in-hezbollah-rocket-attack-on-golan-heights/ Tue, 09 Jul 2024 19:11:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3328371 Noa and Nir Baranes's car directly hit as they drove home to Kibbutz Ortal; terror group says barrage was retaliation for death of ex-bodyguard of Nasrallah in Syria strike

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]]> Hamas’s Sinwar said to laud high civilian death toll in Gaza as ‘necessary sacrifice’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamass-sinwar-said-to-laud-high-civilian-death-toll-in-gaza-as-necessary-sacrifice/ Tue, 11 Jun 2024 12:56:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3310040 Wall Street Journal report details messages to interlocutors in which Gazan terror chief exalts Palestinian deaths as helping increase pressure on Israel

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]]> UN cuts by more than half the number of women, children ‘identified’ as killed in Gaza https://www.timesofisrael.com/un-drastically-revises-downward-number-of-identified-women-children-killed-in-gaza/ Mon, 13 May 2024 20:58:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3289258 New data on Gazan fatalities cited by UN agency separates 'identified' deaths in hospitals from some 10,000 alleged deaths based on Hamas 'media sources'

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]]> Israeli academics slammed for signing letter accusing Israel of ‘plausible genocide’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-academics-slammed-for-signing-letter-accusing-israel-of-plausible-genocide/ Sun, 14 Apr 2024 18:38:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3267100 Two dozen members of academia call on the US to stop arming Israel in its war against Hamas in Gaza; students from the country's devastated south demand their firing

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]]> IDF probing leaked video of soldiers appearing to discuss killing of unarmed Gazan https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-probing-leaked-video-of-soldiers-appearing-to-discuss-killing-of-unarmed-gazan/ Sun, 10 Mar 2024 18:17:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3242347 Military claims Al Jazeera footage of troops in Gaza City from November is edited and that Israeli forces were shot at from location where man was found

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]]> Body of Gaza girl found days after recordings emerged of her pleas for help under fire https://www.timesofisrael.com/body-of-gaza-girl-found-days-after-recordings-emerged-of-her-pleas-for-help-under-fire/ Sat, 10 Feb 2024 17:14:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3220992 Remains of six-year-old Hind Rajab, family members and rescue workers are recovered, allegedly after they were killed by Israeli fire; IDF has no immediate comment

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]]> Top EU diplomat: Gaza destruction proportionally ‘even greater’ than in WWII Germany https://www.timesofisrael.com/top-eu-diplomat-gaza-destruction-proportionally-even-greater-than-in-wwii-germany/ Mon, 11 Dec 2023 20:54:56 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3176024 Josep Borrell says EU also 'alarmed by the violence in the West Bank by extremist settlers,' calls approval of 1,700 Jerusalem housing units a violation of international law

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]]> IDF officials: 2 civilian deaths for every 1 Hamas fighter killed in Gaza https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-officials-2-civilian-deaths-for-every-1-hamas-fighter-killed-in-gaza/ Tue, 05 Dec 2023 07:43:54 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3170805 IDF believes some 5,000 terrorists killed so far; says new high-tech mapping software should help to further reduce civilian casualties as war moves into crowded southern Gaza

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]]> White House says Israel ‘making effort’ to better protect Gaza civilians https://www.timesofisrael.com/white-house-says-israel-making-effort-to-protect-gaza-civilians/ Sun, 03 Dec 2023 21:36:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3169784 National Security Council spokesman Kirby credits IDF for publishing online map to help Gazans avoid fighting; 'There's not a whole lot of modern militaries that would do that'

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]]> Hamas says purpose of massacres was a ‘permanent’ state of war on Israel’s borders https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-says-it-staged-massacres-to-cause-permanent-state-of-war-on-israels-borders/ Wed, 08 Nov 2023 15:25:39 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3148339 As Israel is pressured to agree to pause in fighting, top officials in terror group laud 'great act' of Oct. 7 and say they never intended to 'improve the situation in Gaza'

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