22 years old, resident of Gaza city, killed on 15 Jan 2009 in Gaza City, by live ammunition. . Additional information: Killed in the building where he worked as a guard.
17 years old, resident of Gaza city, killed on 14 Jan 2009 in Gaza City, by a shell. . Additional information: Killed in an open area next to his house.
16 years old, resident of Gaza city, killed on 13 Jan 2009 in Gaza City, by a shell. . Additional information: Killed as he went to check an apartment belonging to relatives.
21 years old, resident of Khuza'a, Khan Yunis District, injured on 13 Jan 2009 in Khuza'ah, Khan Yunis District, by a missile fired from an helicopter, and died on 15 Jan 2009. . Additional information: Killed in a-Najar neighborhood, together with five other persons, while he was on his way to work. Armed men were operating in the area.
22 years old, resident of Gaza city, killed on 13 Jan 2009 in Gaza City, by a missile. . Additional information: B'Tselem does not have sufficient information to determine whether he took part in the hostilities or not.
30 years old, resident of Gaza city, killed on 13 Jan 2009 in Gaza City, by a missile. . Additional information: B'Tselem has insufficient information to determine whether he was participating in the hostilities.
43 years old, resident of Jabalya R.C, North Gaza District, killed on 12 Jan 2009 in Jabalya R.C, North Gaza District, by a missile. . Additional information: A taxi driver, he was killed in a car on his way to fill water containers.
36 years old, resident of Gaza city, killed on 11 Jan 2009 in Gaza City, by a missile. . Additional information: Went with his brother had gone to a neighbor's house that had been bombed, and was killed when another missile was fired at the house.
16 years old, resident of Jabalya, North Gaza District, killed on 10 Jan 2009 in Jabalya, North Gaza District, by a missile. . Additional information: Killed by a missile that struck the grocery store of the 'Abd Rabo family. His name is mentioned on the Islamic Jihad website.
19 years old, resident of Jabalya, North Gaza District, killed on 10 Jan 2009 in Jabalya, North Gaza District, by a missile. . Additional information: Killed by a missile that struck the grocery store of the 'Abd Rabo family. His name is mentioned on the Islamic Jihad website.
18 years old, resident of Jabalya, North Gaza District, killed on 10 Jan 2009 in Jabalya, North Gaza District, by a missile. . Additional information: Killed when a missile struck the grocery store of the 'Abd Rabo family. His name is mentioned on the Islamic Jihad website.
17 years old, resident of Beit Lahiya, North Gaza District, killed on 08 Jan 2009 in Beit Lahiya, North Gaza District, by a missile. . Additional information: Killed while in the street. Armed persons were present in the area.
25 years old, resident of Gaza city, killed on 07 Jan 2009 in Gaza City, by a missile. . Additional information: Killed with his brother-in-law when they returned to check the family's house in a-Zeitun neighborhood.
21 years old, resident of al-'Atatrah, North Gaza District, killed on 06 Jan 2009 in al-'Atatrah, North Gaza District, by a missile. . Additional information: Killed while on his way to a bakery located next to his house.
26 years old, resident of Gaza city, killed on 06 Jan 2009 in Gaza City, by a missile. . Additional information: Killed while sitting with relatives at the entrance to his house, by a missile fired from an airplane.
34 years old, resident of Jabalya R.C, North Gaza District, killed on 06 Jan 2009 in Jabalya, North Gaza District, by mortar fire. . Additional information: Killed by mortar fire that hit the street next to UNRWA's al-Fakhura school, in the Jabalya refugee camp, where persons had gone for refuge after they had to leave their houses. Earlier, militants had fired rockets from the area. More on the incident
21 years old, resident of Gaza city, killed on 05 Jan 2009 in Gaza City, by a missile. . Additional information: Killed by a missile while trying to close a water pipe next to his house.
29 years old, resident of Gaza city, killed on 05 Jan 2009 in Gaza City, by shelling. . Additional information: Killed while standing at the entrance to his house in a-Zeitun neighborhood.
26 years old, resident of Gaza city, killed on 04 Jan 2009 in Gaza City, by a missile. . Additional information: A policeman, he was killed while standing on the roof of a house with his family in a-Zeitun neighborhood. His name is mentioned on the website of the military wing of Hamas, but as far as B'Tselem knows, he did not take part in the hostilities.
23 years old, resident of Gaza city, killed on 04 Jan 2009 in Gaza City, by a missile. . Additional information: A paramedic, he was killed while treating combatants who had been wounded.
25 years old, resident of Gaza city, killed on 04 Jan 2009 in Gaza City, by a missile. . Additional information: A paramedic, he was killed while treating combatants who had been wounded.
19 years old, resident of Gaza city, killed on 04 Jan 2009 in Gaza City. . Additional information: His body was found after the army withdrew.
24 years old, resident of Gaza city, killed on 04 Jan 2009 in Gaza City. . Additional information: His body was found after the army withdrew.
21 years old, resident of Gaza city, killed on 04 Jan 2009 in Gaza City, by a missile. . Additional information: A fisherman, he was killed by a missile fired towards the coast that struck his nearby house. Ten minutes earlier, a missile had been fired at Ashkelon from that area.
19 years old, resident of Gaza city, killed on 04 Jan 2009 in Gaza City, by a missile. . Additional information: A student, he was killed by a missile fired towards the coast that struck his nearby house. Ten minutes earlier, a missile had been fired at Ashkelon from that area.
36 years old, resident of Gaza city, killed on 03 Jan 2009 in Gaza City, by a missile. . Additional information: Killed while on his way home carrying a container of fuel. He had been standing in the street with a group of armed operatives.
20 years old, resident of Khuza'a, Khan Yunis District, injured on 31 Dec 2008 in Khuza'ah, Khan Yunis District, by live ammunition, and died on 06 Jan 2009. . Additional information: Struck in his head while on his way home. He was taken to Egypt for treatment, and died there from his wounds.
19 years old, resident of Gaza city, killed on 31 Dec 2008 in Gaza City, by a missile. . Additional information: A paramedic, he was killed with Dr. Ihab al-Madhun, after they got out of an ambulance on their way to treat armed operatives who had been wounded.
43 years old, resident of Rafah, killed on 27 Dec 2008 in Rafah, by shelling. . Additional information: Killed, along with six other persons, in a bombing of a police station.
25 years old, resident of a-Nuseirat Camp, Deir al-Balah District, killed on 27 Dec 2008 in Gaza City, by a missile. . Additional information: A paramedic, he was killed with seven other persons in a bombing of the former Preventive Security Headquarters in the Tel al-Hawa neighborhood, while he was nearby.
36 years old, resident of Khan Yunis, injured on 27 Dec 2008 in Khan Yunis, by a missile, and died on 30 Dec 2008. . Additional information: Killed in the bombing of a Hamas base.
23 years old, resident of Gaza city, killed on 27 Dec 2008 in Gaza City, by a missile. . Additional information: Killed when the army bombed a farm in which he worked as a guard. Previously, rockets had been fired from the farm towards Israel, wounding two armed militants. He tried to treat the wounded and then a missile struck, killing him and one of the militants, whose identity is not known to B'Tselem.
32 Palestinian killed by Israeli security forces, Not known if involved in fighting in the Gaza Strip, during Operation Cast Lead
Israel’s regime of apartheid and occupation is inextricably bound up in human rights violations. B’Tselem strives to end this regime, as that is the only way forward to a future in which human rights, democracy, liberty and equality are ensured to all people, both Palestinian and Israeli, living between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea.