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ISRAEL 1948-2025 // Expansion - Casualties, Displacements - Timeline

 


ISRAEL 1948-2025 // Expansion - Casualties, Displacements - Timeline

V02 - Updated Gaza War, Start Iran War - March 24, 2025



 EXPANSION - LAND





 

 

CASUALTIES & DISPLACEMENTS


1. Israelis Killed

 

~26,000–28,000

2. Opponents Killed

 

~100,000–120,000

 

Palestinians:

~80,000–95,000

 

 

Lebanese (1982,2006):

~25,000-30,000

 

 

Egyptians (1948,1956,1967,1973):

~20,000

 

 

Syrians (1967, 1973, 1982):

~10,000-12,000

 

 

Jordanian/Iraqi (1948, 1967):

Iranian (2026 war)

~3,000

~1,500-3,000+

 

3. Opponents Displaced

 

~5–6 million

 

1948 Nakba:

~700,000 Palestinians

 

1967 War:

~300,000 Palestinians (West Bank/Gaza)
~100,000 Syrians

 

1982 Lebanon War:

~100,000+ Lebanese
~10,000 Palestinians expelled





TIMELINE - 25 Events


1/      1948 Arab-Israeli War


 

Israel

Palestine/Arab

Casualties

~6,000 killed (soldiers and civilians).

 ~10,000–15,000 killed (estimates vary)

Displacements

~800,000–1,000,000 Jewish immigrants arrived in Israel (1948–1951), including Holocaust survivors and Jews from Arab countries

~700,000 refugees (Nakba)

Land

Expanded beyond UN partition plan to 78% of Mandatory Palestine (from 55% allocated by UN).

Egypt occupied Gaza Strip
Jordan
annexed West Bank and East Jerusalem.



2/      1949–1956 Armistice and Fedayeen Raids (Episode)

 

Israel

Palestine/Arab

Casualties

~1,000+ killed in fedayeen raids and reprisals

~2,000–3,000 killed in Israeli reprisals (e.g., Qibya massacre, 1953

Displacements

-

Palestinian refugees remained in camps)

Land

None (armistice lines frozen)



3/      1956 Suez Crisis

 

Israel

Palestine/Arab

Casualties

~230 killed

~3,000 killed (military and civilians).

Land

Temporarily occupied Sinai Peninsula (withdrew in 1957).

 



4/      1957–1967 Cold Peace and Fedayeen Escalation (Episode)

 

Israel

Palestine/Arab

Casualties

~400+ killed in fedayeen attacks

~1,000+ killed in Israeli raids



5/      1967 Six-Day War

 

Israel

Palestine/Arab

Casualties

~800 killed

~15,000–20,000 killed (Egypt, Syria, Jordan)

Displacements

 

Palestinians: ~300,000 new refugees (West Bank and Gaza
Syrians: ~100,000 displaced from Golan Heights

Land

West Bank and East Jerusalem (from Jordan).

Gaza Strip (from Egypt).

Golan Heights (from Syria).

Sinai Peninsula (from Egypt, later returned).

 



6/      1967–1973 Occupation and Resistance (Episode)

 

Israel

Palestine/Arab

Casualties

~1,500+ killed in clashes and PLO attacks

~5,000+ killed in Israeli operations (e.g., Battle of Karameh, 1968)

Displacements

 

~100,000 Palestinians fled Jordan during Black September (1970)

Land

First settlements built in West Bank and Golan Heights (e.g., Kfar Etzion, 1967

 



7/      1973 Yom Kippur War

 

Israel

Palestine/Arab

Casualties

~2,800 killed

~8,000–10,000 killed (Egypt, Syria)

Land

None (ceasefire lines reverted to 1967 borders)



8/      1974–1977 Disengagement and Diplomatic Thaw (Episode)

 

Israel

Palestine/Arab

Casualties

~300+ killed in PLO attacks

~1,000+ killed in Lebanese Civil War and Israeli raids

Land

Withdrew from Parts of Sinai (1974–75 disengagement agreements).

 



9/      1978 Camp David Accords

 

Israel

Palestine/Arab

Land

Returned Sinai Peninsula to Egypt (1982).

 



10/   1982 Lebanon Invasion

 

Israel

Palestine/Arab

Casualties

~650 killed (soldiers).

~17,000–20,000 killed (mostly civilians in Beirut siege).

Displacements

 

Palestinians: ~10,000 PLO fighters and families expelled to Tunisia.

Lebanese: ~100,000+ displaced during siege

Land

Israel occupied southern Lebanon (withdrew to "Security Zone" in 1985).

 



11/   1982–1985 Lebanon Quagmire (Episode)

 

Israel

Palestine/Arab

Casualties

~650+ killed in guerrilla warfare

Lebanese/Palestinians: ~10,000+ killed (including Sabra and Shatila massacre: 800–3,500)

Displacements

 

~300,000 Lebanese civilians fled south

Land

Israel withdrew to "Security Zone" (1985), a self-declared buffer in south Lebanon

 



12/   1987 First Intifada

 

Israel

Palestine/Arab

Casualties

~200 killed (soldiers and civilians).

~1,100–1,500 killed.

Land

Settlement expansion continued in West Bank

 



13/   1987–1993 Intifada and Oslo Process (Episode)

 

Israel

Palestine/Arab

Casualties

~400 killed.

Palestinians: ~1,500–2,000 killed

Land

Doubled to ~100,000 settlers in West Bank/Gaza

 



14/   1993 Oslo I Accords

 

Israel

Palestine/Arab

Land

 

Palestinian Authority (PA) gained limited control over Gaza and Jericho (Area A).



15/   1994 Israel-Jordan Peace Treaty

 

Israel

Palestine/Arab

Land

Border adjustments (minor land swaps)



16/   2000 Second Intifada

 

Israel

Palestine/Arab

Casualties

~1,000 killed (mostly civilians in suicide bombings).

~3,000–3,500 killed

Land

Reoccupation West Bank cities

 



17/   2000–2005 Violence and Unilateralism (Episode)

 

Israel

Palestine/Arab

Casualties

~1,000+ killed

~3,500+ killed

Land

West Bank barrier (2002–2006), annexing ~10% of West Bank land

 



18/   2005 Israel’s Unilateral Disengagement from Gaza

 

Israel

Palestine/Arab

Casualties

~50 killed in settlement removals (clashes with settlers).

 

Displacements

Removed 8,500 settlers from Gaza.

 

Land

Withdrew from Gaza but retained control of borders/airspace

 



19/   2008 Gaza War (Operation Cast Lead)

 

Israel

Palestine/Arab

Casualties

13 killed (10 soldiers, 3 civilians).

~1,100–1,400 civilians

Displacements

 

~50,000 Gazans temporarily displaced

Land

None (Blockade tightened

 



20/   2009–2020 Standoff and Regional Shifts (Episode)

 

Israel

Palestine/Arab

Casualties

~100 killed in rocket attacks and clashes

~3,000+ killed in Gaza wars (2012, 2014, 2021).

Land

Grew to ~450,000 settlers in West Bank and ~220,000 in East Jerusalem

 



21/   2014 Gaza War

 

Israel

Palestine/Arab

Casualties

73 killed (67 soldiers, 6 civilians).

~2,200 killed (including ~1,500 civilians).

Displacements

 

~500,000 Gazans displaced



22/   2020 Abraham Accords

No effects


23/   2021 Israel-Palestine Crisis

 

Israel

Palestine/Arab

Casualties

13 killed

~260 killed in Gaza (including ~60 children)

Displacements

 

~72,000 Gazans displaced



24/    2023 Hamas-Israel War (as of 24 March 2026)

 

Israel

Palestine/Arab

Casualties

~1,200 killed (Oct 7 attack); ~470+ soldiers

~72,000+ killed in Gaza (as of March 2026; estimates may be higher)

Displacements

 

Gazans: ~1.9 million displaced (majority of population).
West Bank: ~37,500 Palestinians displaced due to settler violence/IDF raids/Access restrictions

Land

Israel controls significant parts of Gaza (~50%+ reported control as of March 2026); no formal annexation

 



25/ 2026 Iran War (estimated as of 24 March 2026)

 

Israel

Iran/Lebanon

Casualties

~15–18 killed (missile attacks on Israeli cities); thousands injured

Iran: ~1,500–3,000+ killed
Lebanon:
~1,000+ killed (Hezbollah front)

Displacements

Localized civilian displacement and repeated sheltering

Lebanon: ~1,000,000+ displaced

Land

Israel moving to establish/occupy buffer zone in southern Lebanon (up to Litani River; not internationally recognized)

No territorial gain in Iran



 

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