Press Release April 2006

 

(19) Palestinians were killed by Israeli Security Forces.

(14) Palestinians were killed by Palestinians.

(9) Israelis were killed by a Palestinian.

 

Summary Report for April 2006

 

 

 

 

The statistics below represent a summary of the number of the Palestinian and Israeli fatalities during April 2006 according to PHRMG Research. The fatalities are classified as the following:

 


Monthly Statistics

April 2006

 

 

 

Summary of Palestinian Fatalities

Inflicted by Israelis

 

Total Fatalities

19

Classification of Palestinian Dead

§     Palestinian leaders (executions/assassinations only)

9

§     Palestinian bystanders (18yrs+)

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§     Palestinian children (age 0-14yrs)

4

§     Palestinian youths (age 15-17yrs)

4

§     Palestinian journalists

---

§     Unclassified Palestinian adults

2

 

Summary of Palestinian Fatalities

Inflicted by Palestinians

 

Total Fatalities

14

Cause of Death

§     Suspected collaborators killed by armed Palestinians in the street (vigilante assassinations)

---

§     Suspected collaborators killed by PA Security Forces (extra-judicial assassinations)

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§     Palestinian deaths as a result of gunfire

14

-         Family Dispute (6)

-         Militant Dispute (5)

-         Accidental Death (3)

 


 

Summary of Israeli Fatalities

Inflicted by Palestinians

 

Total

9

Israeli Deaths inside the Territories

§     Israeli military, security, or police forces

---

§     Israeli civilians

---

§     Israeli children (under 18)

---

Israeli Deaths inside the Green Line

§     Israeli military, security, or police forces

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§     Israeli civilians*

8

§     Israeli children (under 18)

1

* Among those killed two foreigners where reported

 

 

 

Unclassified Conditions*

 

Palestinian suicide bombers

1

Palestinians deaths by unknown assailants

2

 

*denotes self-inflicted deaths and deaths caused by neither side

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