Killed in Gaza
Latest data available is until July 31st, 2025 (see updates detailed below).
The names & numbers we publish here are not fully representative of the human toll of Israel's actions in Gaza. Read more about other factors you should consider.
Usage
The dataset is available as a CSV and JSON array. For programmatic use cases, we recommend sequentially requesting segments of the list using the paged JSON option, but a full minified JSON list is also provided below.
Minified JSON
https://data.techforpalestine.org/api/v3/killed-in-gaza.min.json
CSV
https://data.techforpalestine.org/api/v3/killed-in-gaza.csv
You can replace the v3 path in these links with v2 for our older format. For JSON we recommend v3 as it's a faster download. See versions.
Paging
You can dynamically fetch the current page size and number of pages using our Summary JSON. We recommend fetching this resource before & after a sequential fetch to confirm that the page count was stable (makes sure the list wasn't updated while you were requesting all the pages).
https://data.techforpalestine.org/api/v2/killed-in-gaza/page-1.json
Fields
Each record will have the following fields:
| Key | Value | Version |
|---|---|---|
| name | original arabic name from the source list | v2,v3 |
| en_name | english name translation | v2,v3 |
| id | unique string (do not depend on format, it may change), and it may not be provided | v2,v3 |
| dob | date of birth: string in YYYY-MM-DD format, or empty string if not available | v2,v3 |
| sex | string of one of m for male or f for female | v2,v3 |
| age | age as a number | v2,v3 |
| source | string indicating the source of the record (either h for "Ministry of Health", c for "Public Submission", j for "judicial or house committee", u for "unknown") | v2 |
| update | number corresponding to the list update noted below under sources | v3 |
Versions
We maintain two formats of this dataset: a v2 and v3 version. Both receive updates as we receive list updates from the ministry. These versions represent data format changes and not unique list updates. For unique list update numbering refer to the update field noted above (only available for the v3 format).
v2 has the paged format noted above alongside CSV and JSON. v3 provides CSV & JSON in a condensed format. The v3 format does not include the "source" field that's in v2. We removed the source field after the ministry stopped using it in the sixth list update. To keep the v3 JSON format small, we've switched the format from an array of JSON objects to an array of arrays, similar to a CSV. The first array specifies the fields and their order for the rest of the records in the main array.
Source
The dataset is updated when a new list is released by Gaza's Ministry of Health. Typically, this has been done in PDF format via their Telegram channel. Refer to the list of updates below for an idea of frequency.
In their initial January 2024 update, the Ministry indicated the following about the list:
- The missing persons and the bodies of those trapped under the rubble were not counted.
- The unidentified people who arrived at hospitals were not counted.
- The unidentified persons whose bodies were handed over by the occupation were not counted.
- Those who were buried by their families without passing through hospitals were not counted.
- The victims in Gaza and North Gaza were not counted after the date of stopping the information system in November.
Where the ministry's format has changed since the first update, we've tried to document this in our update posts linked below. The above bullets are presented to give you insight into their initial methodology and constraints, which have mostly held true (with the exception of #5 as the list was updated over time). The above caveats should make it clear that this list will be an undercount. You can read more about other factors you should consider.
The aggregate numbers in the Daily Casualties - Gaza dataset will necessarily diverge from this list due to the number of unidentified people.
Updates
This list incorporates the following releases from the Ministry of Health:
- The first was as of January 5th, 2024 for hospitals reporting in the South and November 2nd 2023 for the North. Additionally, 21 records were included from an earlier release as noted in our Feburary update. (CSV / JSON)
- The second was as of March 29th, 2024 and it included submissions from the public to the Ministry (ie: families of those killed). We detailed the changes in our April 29th update. (CSV / JSON)
- The third was as of April 30th, 2024 and released on May 5th from the Ministry. We detailed the changes in our June 26th update. (CSV / JSON)
- The fourth was as of June 30th, 2024 and released on July 24th from the Ministry. We detailed the changes in our September 7th update. (CSV / JSON)
- The fifth was as of August 31st, 2024 and released around September 15th by the Ministry. We detailed the changes in our September 21st update. (CSV / JSON)
- The sixth was as of March 23rd, 2025, and released on the same day by the Ministry via Iraq Body Count. We detailed the changes in our May 11th update. (CSV / JSON)
- The seventh was as of June 15th, 2025, and released on June 23rd from the Ministry via Iraq Body Count. We detailed the changes in our July 6th update. (CSV / JSON)
- The eighth was as of July 15th, 2025, and released on July 16th from the Ministry via Iraq Body Count. We detailed the changes in our July 20th update. (CSV / JSON)
- The ninth was as of July 31st, 2025, and released on August 4th from the Ministry via Iraq Body Count. We detailed the changes in our August 17th update. (CSV / JSON)
Child Name Counts
For counts of the top 10 translated first names by age group (man, woman, boy, and girl), you can reference this JSON API:
https://data.techforpalestine.org/api/v2/killed-in-gaza/name-freq-en.json
This dataset is used to derive estimates of children killed for our home page name cards as documented on our Summary dataset page.