As Arabs and Jews brace for Tuesday’s eight-month anniversary of the Palestinian “intifada,” the Israeli Defense Force announced that 183 Palestinians had been killed and about 2,100 wounded by IDF gunfire in approximately 13,750 uprising-related incidents.
The casualty figures reported by Palestinian sources in the West Bank and Gaza Strip are higher, but according to the IDF, the Palestinians’ totals include deaths found not to have resulted from army action. The IDF said a number of Palestinians were shot and killed by Jewish settlers in the territories.
According to the IDF, some 5,500 Palestinians have been jailed, of whom over 3,000 are said to be detained without trial under administrative orders.
The IDF said that 456 soldiers and 282 Jewish civilians have been injured in the West Bank and Gaza Strip since the uprising began Dec. 9. Most of the soldiers were struck by stones, while others were burned by bombs.
No Jewish deaths were reported as a direct result of intifada rioting, though a small number of Jews have died as a result of injuries and burns sustained by Arab action. One Israeli soldier died as the result of sniper fire.
The IDF figures indicate that there have been seven shooting attacks against soldiers and 17 grenade attacks, 29 knife attacks, 57 incidents involving makeshift and roadside bombs, 252 cases of arson within the territories and 1,004 gasoline bomb attacks.
The army recorded over 5,990 stone-throwing incidents and 6,463 violent demonstrations.
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