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Section sizes Section size for Israeli–Palestinian conflict (58 sections) Section name Byte count Prose size (words) Header Total Header Total (Top) 35,763 35,763 634 634 History 8,442 83,137 388 3,366 1920s 3,725 3,725 209 209 1936–1939 Arab revolt 5,943 5,943 294 294 1940–1947 4,004 4,004 306 306 1947 United Nations partition plan 4,150 4,150 198 198 1948 Arab–Israeli War 1,374 1,374 172 172 1956 Suez Crisis 1,053 1,053 136 136 1967 Six-Day War 2,651 2,651 165 165 1973 Yom Kippur War 7,887 7,887 182 182 1982 Lebanon War 14,556 14,556 203 203 First Intifada (1987–1993) 2,195 2,195 211 211 Second Intifada (2000–2005) 2,764 2,764 157 157 Fatah–Hamas split (2006–2007) 5,069 5,069 234 234 2023–present Gaza war 17,524 19,324 423 511 September 2025 developments 1,800 1,800 88 88 Attempts to reach a peaceful settlement 5,681 42,094 395 2,604 The peace process 3,573 6,370 247 473 Creation of the Palestinian Authority and security cooperation 2,797 2,797 226 226 Oslo Accords (1993, 1995) 5,833 5,833 428 428 Camp David Summit (2000) 8,263 8,263 399 399 Developments following Camp David 2,616 2,616 228 228 Taba Summit (2001) 949 949 136 136 Road map for peace (2002–2003) 4,643 4,643 225 225 Arab Peace Initiative (2002, 2007, 2017) 7,739 7,739 320 320 Current status 21 54,081 0 2,518 Apartheid 4,348 4,348 178 178 Occupied Palestinian territory 3,895 18,601 243 667 Israeli settlements 12,501 12,501 247 247 Israeli military police 2,205 2,205 177 177 Separation of the Gaza Strip 7,908 19,459 554 1,377 Blockade of the Gaza Strip 11,551 11,551 823 823 United Nations and recognition of Palestinian statehood 4,975 4,975 143 143 Incitements to violence 6,677 6,677 153 153 Issues in dispute 7,315 83,962 286 4,070 Status of Jerusalem 6,642 11,139 397 573 Holy sites and the Temple Mount 4,497 4,497 176 176 Palestinian refugees 19,705 19,705 783 783 Israeli security concerns 22,236 22,236 792 792 Water resources 7,023 8,690 535 682 Water infrastructure financing 1,667 1,667 147 147 Agricultural rights 4,094 4,094 213 213 Israel's West Bank barrier 2,582 2,582 118 118 Palestinian violence outside of Israel 2,075 2,075 115 115 Palestinian-on-Palestinian violence 1,697 1,697 150 150 Overriding authority and international status 2,018 2,018 260 260 Economic disputes and boycotts 2,411 2,411 98 98 Fatalities 9,505 14,822 406 728 Criticism of casualty statistics 3,919 3,919 183 183 Landmines and unexploded ordnance 1,398 1,398 139 139 Public opinion 21 2,971 0 242 Domestic 2,012 2,012 178 178 International 938 938 64 64 See also 1,115 1,115 0 0 Notes 48 48 0 0 References 505 6,847 0 0 Bibliography 6,342 6,342 0 0 External links 7,085 7,085 0 0 Total 331,925 331,925 14,162 14,162

7 October 2023

The 1,200 deaths (a figure often quoted as being the number of Israelis killed during the Hamas incursion) always fails to mention that many were actually killed by 'friendly fire' from the Israeli military as they tried to flee Hamas militants. 122.108.116.196 (talk) 03:58, 30 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I see no mention of Hamas friendly fire incidents in the numbers so this seems fair to leave as is. How many are dead because Hamas martyred them? 71.17.181.34 (talk) 16:17, 30 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request 26 June 2025

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Addition of Iran-Israel 12 day war that has recently culminated into a ceasefire agreement.

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Jonologist (talk) 10:25, 26 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This is an article about the Israeli–Palestinian conflict and unless you have text that connects this war to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict and a reliable source that confirms your text, I don't think that this should be included. But I won't close your edit request just now, in case an editor comes along who agrees with you and disagrees with me. Lova Falk (talk) 10:37, 26 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Charliehdb (talk) 13:50, 26 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

"Israeli-palestine" listed at Redirects for discussion

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"Israel/Palestine" listed at Redirects for discussion

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Edit request 13 October 2025

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Description of suggested change:

In the "Casualties and losses" section of the infobox, the separate Israeli deaths in the war 2006-2014 are omitted. Shouldn't there be deaths on both sides?

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...402 Palestinians were killed in the [[2006 Gaza–Israel conflict]]. <br />1,116–1,417 Palestinian deaths in the [[Gaza War (2008–2009)]].<br /> 2,125–2,310 Palestinian deaths in the [[2014 Gaza War]]...

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...402 Palestinians and 11 Israelis were killed in the [[2006 Gaza–Israel conflict]]. <br />1,116–1,417 Palestinian and 13 Israeli deaths in the [[Gaza War (2008–2009)]].<br /> 2,125–2,310 Palestinian and 73 Israeli deaths in the [[2014 Gaza War]]...

Editguy417 (talk) 13:55, 13 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Day Creature (talk) 16:18, 13 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

References

1. "Palestinians killed by Israeli security forces in the Gaza Strip, before Operation "Cast Lead"". B'Tselem. Archived from the original on 10 March 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
2. Lappin, Yaakov (2009). "IDF releases Cast Lead casualty numbers". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on 26 March 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
3. "Confirmed figures reveal the true extent of the destruction inflicted upon the Gaza Strip; Israel's offensive resulted in 1,417 dead, including 926 civilians, 255 police officers, and 236 fighters". Palestinian Centre for Human Rights. 12 March 2009. Archived from the original on 12 June 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
4. "Palestinians killed by Israeli security forces in the Gaza Strip, before Operation "Cast Lead"". B'Tselem. Archived from the original on 10 March 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
5. Lappin, Yaakov (2009). "IDF releases Cast Lead casualty numbers". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on 26 March 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
6. "Confirmed figures reveal the true extent of the destruction inflicted upon the Gaza Strip; Israel's offensive resulted in 1,417 dead, including 926 civilians, 255 police officers, and 236 fighters". Palestinian Centre for Human Rights. 12 March 2009. Archived from the original on 12 June 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2024.

move discussion at New antisemitism

I have proposed moving New antisemitism → Anti-Zionism as antisemitism. Please feel free to join the discussion and share your thoughts. إيان (talk) 04:31, 15 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Edit request 17 November 2025

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Description of suggested change: At the end of the first section when the article talks about genocide it should be noted that its Palestinians calling for the genocide of the jews, not the other way around. It would be best to remove talks of genocide all together in my opinion since there has been no attempt at any genocide.

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~2025-31999-29 (talk) 15:12, 17 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not done. This last sentence is not about anybody "calling for genocide" - it simply says that Israel's actions have been described as genocide, which is also supported by the sources. Lova Falk (talk) 15:58, 17 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Why is there no mention of the hostages taken on October 7th?

This extremely biased article references the Hamas terror attack which killed over 1,000 Israelis, but the area describing the most recent part of the conflict, initiated by this Hamas attack, makes no mention that hundreds of hostages were stolen from Israel, with many kept for years and many murdered. It seems very odd to not mention the fact that Hamas took so many hostages and continued to refuse their release for years during an alleged “genocide”. ~2025-35188-70 (talk) 05:39, 21 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Have a look at WP:EDITXY to see how to write edit requests. You don't need to include statements like 'This extremely biased article' because a) there really isn't any reason for you to assume that you can reliably measure neutrality in the way Wikipedia treats neutrality and b) it is not relevant for WP:EDITXY-type requests, which is all you are permitted to submit as a non-extendedconfirmed account. Secondly, it is better to read articles before submitting a request. Or at least do a word search for 'hostage' for example. That way you can avoid making incorrect statements like 'no mention that hundreds of hostages'. Sean.hoyland (talk) 07:34, 21 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]