If there is a war, it didn’t start on October 7th. The following table lists by nationality the number of violent deaths for each period:
| Period | Palastini | Israeli |
| 2025-2026 | 1300 | 4 |
| 2023-2025 | 71803 | 471 |
| Oct 7th day | 1064 | 1195 |
| 2008-2023 | 6407 | 308 |
| 2000-2010 | 6371 | 1083 |
| 1987-2000 | 1551 | 412 |
Numbers are approximate; after October 7th 2023 they relate to the Gaza conflict; for October 7th 2023 and before that they also include the Westbank and Israel.
References by table row
[1] “Israeli strike kills 2 people in Gaza, medics say”. CBC News.13 September 2026. Retrieved 15 September 2026.
[2] “Gaza death toll: how many Palestinians has Israel’s offensive killed?”. Reuters. 24 March 2025. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
“Humanitarian Situation Update #353 | Gaza Strip”. 14 January 2026 March 2025. Retrieved 25 March 2025. — Archived from the original on 26 May 2026. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
[3] “Incursions_into_southern_Israel”. Wikipedia. Table shows break down of Israeli and Palestinian deaths : total of Palestinians deaths estimates 1064. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
“October 7 Crimes Against Humanity, War Crimes by Hamas-led Groups”. Human Rights Watch. 17 July 2024. Archived from the original on 24 September 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
[4] “Data on casualties”. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs – occupied Palestinian territory (OCHAoPt). United Nations. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
[5] “B’Tselem: Since 2000, 7,454 Israelis, Palestinians killed”. The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
[6] “Fatalities in the first Intifada”. B’Tselem. Archived from the original on 29 April 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2022.