Violence in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict 2005

This page is a partial listing of incidents of violence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in 2005.

Note: This compilation does not include all the casualties of the violence. Many of the Attacks which resulted in Death are not included also many of the attacks that did cause injury are not included.

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Cumulative Total

Since the beginning of the Intifada to April 9, 2005:

Source: B'tselem, BBC [1]

According to the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affair 1058 people were killed by Palestinian violence. The list include Israelis who were killed by Palestinian militants abroad as well as foreigners that were killed by Palestinian militants in Israel and the territories. It does not include Palestinians killed by Palestinian militants.

January { IDT: 12 (11/1) PDT: 53 (23/30) }

February { IDT 5 (5/0), PDT 8 (4-2/4-6) }

March

April { IDT (0/1) PDT (0-3/4-1) }

May { IDT (0/1) PDT (0-2/11-9) }

June { IDT (3/2) PDT (4-5/1-0) + 3 }

July { IDT (8/0) PDT (16/6) }

August { IDT (4/1) PDT (4/6) }

September { IDT (0/0) PDT (2/0) }

October { IDT(8/0) PDT(7/7}

Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade claims responsibility and said the attack was in response for military actions in the region. The encirclement of Palestinian cities in the West Bank was reactivated following the attacks. [81] Unrelated to the attacks, a Palestinian militant was killed during an IDF operation that day [82].

[83]

while the IDF claims the Palestinians were armed militants who opened fire, Palestinian security officials said the men were unarmed and were shoot by IDF for throwing stones at a passing IDF jeep. [84]

according to IDF officials 2 Palestinians was placing a suspicious object on the road, thought to be placing a bomb, the soldiers fired on the 2 Palestinians mortally wounding one of them who later died of his wounds. The object was later discovered as a mock-bomb. [85]

Sa'adi is a senior Islamic Jihad member responsible for several militant attacks on Israel. A second armed militant, a senior Fatah member was also killed during the operation [86]

Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it was in retaliation for the killing of Louie Sa'adi. Islamic Jihad commander Louie Sa'adi was killed during an operation by IDF forces on October 23. It is the first suicide bombing in Israel since August 28 when a suicide bombing wounded 20 in Be'er Sheva's central bus station. [87]

The attack was part of an Israli operation in the West Bank and Gaza, against militant infrastructure, mainly the Islamic Jihad, who were responsible for the suicide bombing in Hadera the day before. IDF also deployed forces near the Gaza strip in preparation for a possible launch of Qassam rockets into Israel following the attack. [88]

November { IDT (0/0) PDT (0/0) }

December { IDT (5/0) PDT (0/0) }

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