Terrorism against Israel: Pre-2000 - 2000 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005

This page is a partial listing of incidents of violence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in 2005.

• IDT = Israeli (civilians/soldiers) killed by Palestinians; not cumulative
• PDT = Palestinians (unarmed/armed) killed by Israelis; not cumulative.

Note: This compilation includes only casualties of the violence. Attacks which did not result in death or injury are not included.

Cumulative Total

Since the beginning of the Intifada to Aptil 9th, 2005:

• 3,225 Palestinians killed by Israelis (3,135 by military in the occupied territories, 54 by military inside Israel, 34 by settlers in the occupied territories)
• 950 Israeli killed by Palestinians (431 inside Israel, 218 settlers, 218 soldiers on duty in the occupied territories)

Source: B'tselem, BBC [1]

January { IDT: 12 (11/1) PDT: 53 (23/30) }

• January 1: Israeli forces killed one Palestinian in Tal-al Sultan in Gaza. [2] Another was killed in the el-Salam quarter of Rafah and two more by helicopter gunship missile strike in Rafah.[3]
• January 2: one Israeli civilian was seriously wounded when a Palestinian mortar shell hit the Erez crossing. [4]
• January 2: one women was lightly injured when a barrage of Qassam rockets hit Sderot. [5]
• January 2: Vladimir Rubin, a 66 years old security guard of the natural reserve of Beit Jubrin was shot dead. The al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility. [6]
• January 4: 7 Palestinians are killed by a tank shell in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip. The IDF claim 6 of them were armed militants who were launching mortars shells and Qassam rocket, and that in addition to the shell hit a Qassam rocket exploded and caused extra damage to civilians. However, Palestinian claim that they were all civilians - from the same family - who were working in the greenhouses. [7], [8]
• January 4: two Israeli children were injured when a Palestinian mortar shell landed near a school bus. [9]
• January 5: 12 soldier are wounded, when a Qassam rocket hit a base near the Gaze-Israeli border. [10], [11]

• January 6: One Hamas activist was shot dead by Israeli soldiers while he was infiltrating the Ganei Tal settlement in Gush Katif in the Gaza Strip. [12]

• January 7: One Israeli is killed and four Israelis were wounded from in a shooting attack in the West Bank. In Gaza, two Palestinians were killed. [13], [14]

• January 8: One Palestinian police man was shot dead by Israeli forces at a roadblock in southern Gaza. [15]

• January 11: Nissim Arviv, 26, dies from his wounds, after being struck by a Palestinian mortar in the Erez crossing nine days ago. [16]
• January 12: Gideon Rivlin, 50, a father of five, is killed and 4 Israeli soldiers are wounded in attack by 3 Palestinian militants who detonated a roadside bomb near the Morag settlememt greenhouse in Gush Katif. IDF forces returned fire and killed two of the attackers. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility. [17]

• January 12: Two Palestinians was shot dead near Ramallah on the West Bank in an exchange of fire with Israeli soldiers. [18]

• January 13: Two Palestinian suicide bombers explode themselves and a truck ladden with explosives in the Karni crossing - a terminal in the eastern Gaza Strip allowing Palestinian merchants to export goods. At least 6 civilians, all Israelis, were killed and about 10-20 were wounded in the attack. The six were Hertzle Shlomo (50), Ivan Shmilov (53), Dror Gazari (31) from Sderot, Ofer Tiri (23) of Ashkelon, Muna'am Abu-Sabia (33) of Daburia and Ibrhim Kahili (46) of Um-al-Ghanem. Palestinian terrorists launched mortar shells and automatic weapsons fire against ambulances who came to evacuate the wounded and treat the casualties. Fatah's al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, Hamas and The Popular Resistance Committees claimed joint responsibility. About 3 terrorists were killed during the attack. Palestinian President-elect Mahmoud Abbas is the chairman of Fatah. [19] [20]
• January 15: Eight Palestinian militants have been killed in three separate clashes in the Gaza strip: 4 were killed in al-Zaytoun neigborhood, a Hamas stronghold in Gaza City, 2 were killed in Rafah and other 2 were killed near Kissufim junction. [21], [22]
• January 15: On noon, an Israeli child living on a settlement was injured from a Qassam rocket, loosing his hand. In the afternoon, aQassam rocket hit Sderot and wounded 6 people. An Israeli 17-years-old woman suffered critical wounds. Hamas claimed responsibility. [23]
• January 18: Palestinian suicide bomber killed one security officer and wounded six Israelis in Gush Katif junction in the Gaza Strip. Hamas claimed responsibility. (Haaretz)
• January 21: Ella (Chaya) Abukasis, 17, who sustained critical wounds from a Qassam rocket on January 15 when she tried to shield her 10-years-old brother from the rocket, died from her wounds in the Soroka hospital. [24]
• January 31: 2 people suffered shock injuries as 7 mortar shells hit Neve Dekalim settlement in the Gaza Strip. [[Hamas claimed responsibility and say the shooting was a revenge for the killing of a 10-years-old girl in Rafah earlier this morning. Palestinians initially claimed she was killed from IDF tank shell but it was letter revealed that she was killed by Palestinian pilgrims, who shot spontanously into the air. [25], [26]
• According to Haaretz, 53 Palestinian were killed during January, 23 of them were civilians.

February { IDT 4 (4/0), PDT 8 (4-2/4-6) }

• February 3: 6 Israeli soldiers were hurt in two separate incidents southwest to Hebron and in the Gaza Strip, when Palestinian gunmen opened fire on their cars. In the Gaza Strip, Givati Brigade soldiers returned fire and killed the terrorist. The Fatah's al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility. [27]
• February 25 - February 26: A Palestinian suicide bomber explodes himself at the entrance of the near-coast "Stage" club in Tel Aviv, killing at least 5 Israelis and wounding 38 more. Responsibility is reportedly claimed by Palestinian Islamic Jihad and Fatah's al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades. The al-Aqsa Brigades said that Hizbullah was involved in the attack. All three groups subsequently deny responsibility. However, on the 26th, the Islamic Jihad HQ in Damascus, Syria claimed responsibility. [28], [29], [30]
• February 28: two Israelis are wounded by a Palestinian shooting attack eastern to the city of Modi'in. [31]
• According to Haaretz, 5 Israelis and 8 Palestinians were killed during February. At least 4 Palestinians were combatants and other 2 died from injuries sustained months ago.

March

• March 7: Two Israeli soldiers were shot in Hebron, the two were injured, one seriously. [32]
• March 10: Israeli troops kill Mohammed Abu Hazneh, a member of Palestinian Islamic Jihad and one of the plotter of the recent Tel Aviv "Stage" nightclub suicide bombing. After he shot and killed a K9 dog, the troops bulldozed his house, crushing him to death. Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the recent suicide bombing at a Tel Aviv Nightclub. [33]
• March 20: Three Israeli soldier and one police officer are wounded (two of them seriously) after they were shot by Palestinians in Ramallah. They entered the city by accident during a search for stolen cars. The Fatah's al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claim responsibility. [34]

April

• April 5: one Israeli citizen is shot in the chest and critically wounded in the settlement of Morag (northwest to Rafah). The Popular Resistance Committees claimed responsibility. [35]
• April 7: a Qassam rocket hit a cemetary in Sderot, but causes no casualties. [36]
• April 9: Israeli soldiers shoot dead three Palestinian teenagers on the edge of Rafah refugee camp in southern Gaza. Palestinians say the boys were trying to retrieve a football. Israeli radio reported that Palestinian security services notified Israel they had detained two boys who were not hit by IDF fire, and that the group of five youths were smugglers. The IDF is investigating this incident.[37], [38]
• April 18: Two Israelis, one engineering NCO and one civilian, where wounded by a Palestinian sniper in attack on Philadelphi Route of southern Gaza. The Popular Resistance Committees claimed responsibility. [39]
• April 21: Three Israeli soldiers were hurt in blast when there jeep went on an IED roadside bomb, near Karni Crossing , on the edge of the Gaza Strip. [40]