Killed in Gaza
Last updated on September 21, 2024 (see source info 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 single JSON array with an object for each person killed in Gaza. You can also download in CSV format below.
Minified
https://data.techforpalestine.org/api/v2/killed-in-gaza.min.json
Unminified
https://data.techforpalestine.org/api/v2/killed-in-gaza.json
Paging
Given the size of this list, request times may be long. You can fetch the list incrementally in pages of 100 using the following format (keeping in mind that these pages may not have consistent ordering over time):
https://data.techforpalestine.org/api/v2/killed-in-gaza/page-1.json
Fields
Each record will have the following fields:
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
| name | original arabic name from the source list |
| en_name | english name translation |
| id | unique string (do not depend on format, it may change), and it may not be provided |
| dob | date of birth: string in YYYY-MM-DD format, or empty string if not available |
| sex | string of one of m for male or f for female |
| age | age as a number |
| source | string indicating the source of the record (either h for "Ministry of Health", c for "Public Submission", j for "judicial or house committee") |
English Name Translation
For a discussion of our translation methodology, see our February update.
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.
Source
The file is updated when a new list is released by Gaza's Ministry of Health.
This list incorporates four releases from the Ministry of Health:
- The first was as of January 5th for hospitals reporting in the South and November 2nd for the North. Additionally, 21 records were included from an earlier release as noted in our Feburary update.
- 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 13th update.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
It's worth noting that the subsequent list updates likely overweight men relative to the aggregate dataset we track in Daily Casualties - Gaza due to the inclusion of community-reported names. This community sourcing means that the list has started to account for those lost or missing (for which remains were never received by health authorities or hospitals). Both our daily casualties dataset and the initial January version of this list were based on official health ministry records which relied on those that made it to a hospital or reporting center.
Additional details about the list provided by the ministry in the initial January update:
- 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.
Prior Versions
- January list CSV captured prior to the April update: Download CSV
- Our list of names prior to the June update: Download CSV
- Our list prior to the August update: Download CSV