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suffered by Israel

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

in war

War

War is a state of organized, armed, and often prolonged conflict carried on between states, nations, or other parties typified by extreme aggression, social disruption, and usually high mortality. War should be understood as an actual, intentional and widespread armed conflict between political...

or conflict. Bold indicates conflicts considered wars by the Israeli Ministry of Defense

Ministry of Defense (Israel)

The Ministry of Defence of the government of Israel, is the governmental department responsible for defending the State of Israel from internal and external military threats...

(as they were named by Israel):


Conflicts prior to Israel's independence	Military deaths	Civilian deaths	Total deaths	Military and/or Civilian wounded	Total casualties
1920 Nebi Musa riots 1920 Palestine riots The 1920 Palestine riots, or Nabi Musa riots, took place in British Mandate of Palestine April 4–7, 1920 in and around the Old City of Jerusalem....	0	5	5	216	221
1921 Jaffa riots Jaffa riots The Jaffa riots were a series of violent riots in Palestine on May 1–7, 1921, which began as a fight between two Jewish groups but developed into an attack by Arabs on Jews during which many were killed...	0	47	47	146	193
1929 Hebron–Safed riots 1929 Palestine riots The 1929 Palestine riots, also known as the Western Wall Uprising, the 1929 Massacres, , or the Buraq Uprising , refers to a series of demonstrations and riots in late August 1929 when a long-running dispute between Muslims and Jews over access to the Western Wall in Jerusalem escalated into violence...	0	133	133	339	472
1933 Palestine riots	0	0	0	Unknown	Unknown
1936–1939 Arab revolt	0	415+	415	1,200+	1,615
1938–1948 British–Zionist conflict	At least 34 members of Palmach Palmach The Palmach was the elite fighting force of the Haganah, the underground army of the Yishuv during the period of the British Mandate of Palestine. The Palmach was established on May 15, 1941...	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
1947–1948 Civil War 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine The 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine lasted from 30 November 1947, the date of the United Nations vote in favour of the termination of the British Mandate for Palestine and the UN Partition Plan, to the termination of the British Mandate itself on 14 May 1948.This period constitutes the...	895	408	1,303+	2,000	3,303


Conflict	Military deaths	Civilian deaths	Total deaths (not including foreigners)	Military and/or Civilian wounded	Total casualties
War of Independence	4,100	2,400	6,372	15,000	21,500
1951–1955 fedayeen attacks including Retribution operations Retribution operations The retribution operations were military operations carried out by the Israel Defense Forces during the 1950s and 1960s. These actions were in response to constant fedayeen terror attacks during which the Palestinian militants infiltrated from Syria, Egypt and Jordan into Israel to carry out...	Unknown	Unknown	400-967	900-1,300	1,300–2,267
1956–1967 fedayeen attacks	Unknown	Unknown	178	1,574+	1,752+
1968–1987 fedayeen attacks	Unknown	Unknown	567	Unknown	Unknown
Sinai War	177	None	177	899	1,076
Samu Incident Samu Incident The Samu incident refers to events on November 13, 1966 involving an Israeli military attack on the Jordanian-controlled West Bank village of Samu in response to Fatah raids against Israelis near the West Bank border...	1	0	1	10	11
Six Day War	776	None	776	4,517	5,293
War of Attrition War of Attrition The international community and both countries attempted to find a diplomatic solution to the conflict. The Jarring Mission of the United Nations was supposed to ensure that the terms of UN Security Council Resolution 242 would be observed, but by late 1970 it was clear that this mission had been...	1,424	127	1,551	2,700	4,251+
Battle of Karameh Battle of Karameh The Battle of Karameh was fought on March 21, 1968 in the town of Karameh, Jordan, between the Israel Defense Forces and combined forces of the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Jordanian Army...	28	None	28	68	96
Operation Spring of Youth	2	None	2	None	2
Yom Kippur War Yom Kippur War The Yom Kippur War, Ramadan War or October War , also known as the 1973 Arab-Israeli War and the Fourth Arab-Israeli War, was fought from October 6 to 25, 1973, between Israel and a coalition of Arab states led by Egypt and Syria...	2,656	None	2,656	9,000	11,656
Operation Entebbe Operation Entebbe Operation Entebbe was a counter-terrorist hostage-rescue mission carried out by the Special Forces of the Israel Defense Forces at Entebbe Airport in Uganda on 4 July 1976. A week earlier, on 27 June, an Air France plane with 248 passengers was hijacked by Palestinian and German terrorists and...	1	4 (including foreigners)	5 (including foreigners)	15	20
1978 South Lebanon conflict	20	None	20	None	20
First Lebanon War	675	50	725	6,500	7,225
South Lebanon conflict (1982–2000) including 1993 Lebanon war and 1996 Lebanon war	546	90	636	1,200	1,836
First Intifada 1987–1993 First Intifada The First Intifada was a Palestinian uprising against the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian Territories. The uprising began in the Jabalia refugee camp and quickly spread throughout Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem....	60	100	160	500	660
Gulf War Gulf War The Persian Gulf War , commonly referred to as simply the Gulf War, was a war waged by a U.N.-authorized coalition force from 34 nations led by the United States, against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait.The war is also known under other names, such as the First Gulf...	0	2	2	230	232
Palestinian political violence 1993–2000	170	99	269	400	669
Second Intifada 2000–2008 including Operation Defensive Wall, 2004 Israel–Gaza conflict, 2006 Israel–Gaza conflict, and 2007–2008 Israel–Gaza conflict 2007–2008 Israel–Gaza conflict The 2007–2008 Israel–Gaza conflict refers to a series of battles between Palestinian militants and the Israel Defense Forces that began in mid-May 2007 when Israel responded to militant provocation with airstrikes. Palestinians fired more than 220 Qassam rockets at Israel in over a week...	332	731	1,063	8,800	9,863
2000–2006 Shebaa Farms conflict	16	7	23	19	42
Second Lebanon War	121	44	165	2,067	2,237
Operation Cast Lead	10 (4 by friendly fire Friendly fire Friendly fire is inadvertent firing towards one's own or otherwise friendly forces while attempting to engage enemy forces, particularly where this results in injury or death. A death resulting from a negligent discharge is not considered friendly fire... )	3	13	518	531
Current Palestinian violence (since 19.01.2009)	9	25	34	71	105+
2010 Israel–Lebanon border clash 2010 Israel–Lebanon border clash The 2010 Israel–Lebanon border clash occurred on August 3, 2010, between the Lebanese Armed Forces and Israel Defense Forces , after an IDF team attempted to cut down a tree on the Israeli side of the Blue Line, near the Israeli kibbutz of Misgav Am and the Lebanese village of Adaisseh...	1	0	1	1	2

Note: Table is not comprehensive


Terrorism and other attacks 1968–1987	Military deaths	Civilian deaths (including foreigners)	Total deaths	Military and/or Civilian wounded	Total casualties
Hijacking of El Al Flight 253 El Al Flight 253 El Al Flight 253, was a Boeing 707 en route from Tel Aviv, Israel, to New York when it was attacked by two Arab terrorists as it was about to depart from a layover in Athens Greece on December 26, 1968. One passenger was killed and one female crew member was seriously injured in the attack...	0	1	1	1	2
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine is a Palestinian Marxist-Leninist organisation founded in 1967. It has consistently been the second-largest of the groups forming the Palestine Liberation Organization , the largest being Fatah... attacks Athens Airport following the Hijacking of El Al Flight 426 El Al Flight 426 El Al Flight 426 was an El Al passenger flight hijacked on July 23, 1968 by three members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, setting off a wave of skyjacking by this organization.- History :... .	0	1	1	1	2
September 1968 Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with... bombings	0	1	1	71	72
November 1968 Mahaneh Yehuda car bomb attack	0	12	12	52	64
February 1969 Jerusalem bombing	0	2	2	20	22
October 1969 Haifa Haifa Haifa is the largest city in northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country, with a population of over 268,000. Another 300,000 people live in towns directly adjacent to the city including the cities of the Krayot, as well as, Tirat Carmel, Daliyat al-Karmel and Nesher... apartment bombings	0	4	4	20	24
February 1970 El Al El Al El Al Israel Airlines Ltd , trading as El Al , is the flag carrier of Israel. It operates scheduled domestic and international services and cargo flights to Europe, North America, Africa and the Far East from its main base in Ben Gurion International Airport... bus attack	0	1	1	8	9
February 13, 1970 Swissair Swissair Swissair AG was the former national airline of Switzerland.It was formed from a merger between Balair and Ad Astra Aero , in 1931... attack	0	47	47	unknown	47+
1970 Avivim school bus massacre Avivim school bus massacre The Avivim school bus massacre was a terrorist attack on an Israeli school bus on May 8, 1970 in which 12 Israeli civilians were killed, nine of them children, and 25 were wounded. The attack took place on the road to Moshav Avivim, near Israel's border with Lebanon. Two bazooka shells were fired...	0	12	12	25	37
Dawson's Field hijackings Dawson's Field hijackings In the Dawson's Field hijackings five jet aircraft bound for New York City were hijacked by members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine...	0	0	0	1	1
1971 bombing Ben Yehuda attack	0	0	0	0	0
Hijacking of Sabena Flight 572	5	0	5	1	6
1972 Lod Airport massacre Lod Airport massacre The Lod Airport massacre was a terrorist attack that occurred on May 30, 1972, in which three members of the Japanese Red Army, on behalf of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine , killed 26 people and injured 80 others at Tel Aviv's Lod airport...	0	26	26	80 non-Israelis	106+
1972 Munich massacre Munich massacre The Munich massacre is an informal name for events that occurred during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Bavaria in southern West Germany, when members of the Israeli Olympic team were taken hostage and eventually killed by the Palestinian group Black September. Members of Black September...	1	11	12	0	12
Ma'alot massacre Ma'alot massacre The Ma'alot massacre was a terrorist attack which included a two-day hostage-taking of 115 people which ended in the deaths of over 25 hostages. It began when three armed Palestinian terrorists of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine entered Israel from Lebanon...	0	27	27	78	105
Kiryat Shmona massacre Kiryat Shmona massacre The Kiryat Shmona massacre was an attack by three members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General Command on civilians in the Israeli town of Kiryat Shmona on 11 April 1974 which resulted in 18 deaths.-The attack:...	0	18	18	Unknown	18+
Hijacking of TWA Flight 841 TWA Flight 841 (1974) On September 8, 1974, a Boeing 707-331B operating as TWA Flight 841 took off from Ben Gurion International Airport, Tel Aviv en route to JFK International Airport, New York City. It was scheduled to land in Athens, followed by Rome, and then proceed to New York. After stopping for 68 minutes in...	2	86	88	0	88
1974 bombing Ben Yehuda attack	0	0	0	13	13
February 10 Munich airport attack	12	0	12	0	12
Savoy hotel attack Savoy Operation The Savoy Hotel Attack was a terrorist attack by members of the Palestine Liberation Organization against the Savoy Hotel in Tel Aviv, Israel, on March 4–5, 1975.- The attack :...	3	8	11	Unknown	Unknown
1975 Ben Yehuda attack	0	15	15	77	92
April 1976 bombing Ben Yehuda attack	0	0	0	0	0
1976 bombing Ben Yehuda attack	0	0	0	33	33
Hijacking of Air France Air France Air France , stylised as AIRFRANCE, is the French flag carrier headquartered in Tremblay-en-France, , and is one of the world's largest airlines. It is a subsidiary of the Air France-KLM Group and a founding member of the SkyTeam global airline alliance... Flight 139, precipitating Operation Entebbe Operation Entebbe Operation Entebbe was a counter-terrorist hostage-rescue mission carried out by the Special Forces of the Israel Defense Forces at Entebbe Airport in Uganda on 4 July 1976. A week earlier, on 27 June, an Air France plane with 248 passengers was hijacked by Palestinian and German terrorists and...	1	4	5	14	19
Coastal Road massacre Coastal Road massacre The Coastal Road massacre of 1978 was an attack involving the hijacking of a bus on Israel's Coastal Highway in which 38 Israeli civilians, including 13 children, were killed, and 71 were wounded. The attack was planned by Abu Jihad and carried out by the PLO faction Fatah...	1	38	39	71	110+
1979 bombing Ben Yehuda attack	0	1	1	13	14
Nahariya attack 1979 Nahariya attack The 1979 Nahariya attack was a raid by four Palestine Liberation Front militants in Nahariya, Israel on April 22, 1979....	1	5	6	Unknown	Unknown
1980 Misgav-Am attack	1	4	5	15	25
1981 bombing Ben Yehuda attack	0	0	0	1	1
1982 Tyre suicide bombing	75	27	102	55	157
1983 Tyre suicide bombing	28	32	60	40	100
1984 bus 300 incident Kav 300 affair The Bus 300 affair , also known as Kav 300 affair, was an affair in which Shin Bet members executed two Palestinian bus hijackers, immediately after the hostage crises incident ended and the two militants were captured....	0	1	1	7	8
1984 bombing Ben Yehuda attack	0	0	0	0	0
1985 Egypt Air attack	0	60	60	unknown	60
1987 Northern Border attack Night of the Gliders Night of the Gliders , or the Kibia action, refers to an incident that took place on November 25, 1987, in which two Palestinian guerillas infiltrated into Israel from South Lebanon using hang gliders to launch a surprise attack against Israel Defense Forces soldiers. Six Israeli soldiers were...	6	0	6	8	14


Terrorist attacks against Israeli diplomatic missions	Israeli deaths	Foreigner deaths	Total deaths	Israeli and/or foreigner wounded	Total casualties
1969 Israel embassies attack	0	0	0	3	3
1970 Israeli Consulate attack in Asuncion	1	0	1	1	2
1972 Israeli Embassy attack in Brussels	0	0	0	1	1
1972 Embassy attack in Istanbul	1	0	1	0	1
1972 Israeli Embassy employee attack	1	0	1	0	0
1972 Israeli Embassy attack in Bangkok	0	0	0	0	0
1973 Israeli Embassy Air Force Attache attack in Washington	1	0	1	0	1
1979 Israeli Ambassador assassination attempt in Lisbon	1	0	1	3	4
1981 Israeli Embassy attack in Vienna	0	0	0	1	1
1982 Israeli Embassy Attache assassination in Paris	1	0	1	0	0
1982 Israeli Ambassador assassination in London	0	0	0	1	1
1982 Israeli Embassy Charge d'Affaires kidnapping attempt in Malta	0	0	0	1	1
1982 Israeli Embassy attack in Quito	0	2	2	1	3
1982 Israeli Embassy attack in Sydney	0	0	0	2	2
1984 Israeli Embassy attack in Cairo	0	0	0	1	1
1984 Israeli Embassy Interest Section Chief attack in Colombo	0	0	0	0	0
1984 Israeli Embassy attack in Cyprus	0	0	0	0	0
1985 Israeli Embassy employee attack in Cairo	1	0	1	2	3
1986 Israeli Embassy employee attack in Cairo	1	0	1	3	4
1988 Israeli Embassy attack in Manila	0	0	0	0	0
1988 Israeli Embassy failed attack in Nicosia	0	Several policeman	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
1992 Israeli Embassy employee assassination in Ankara	1	0	1	0	0
1992 Israeli Embassy attack in Buenos Aires	4	25	29	242	271
1994 Israeli Embassy attack in Bangkok	0	1	1	0	0
1994 Israeli Embassy Attack in London	0	0	0	20	20
1997 Israeli Embassy attack in Amman	0	0	0	2	2
1998 Israeli Embassy failed attack in Brussels	0	0	0	0	0
1999 Israeli Consulate attack in Berlin	0	0	0	0	0
2004 Tashkent Israeli embassy bombing	1	4	5	5+	10+
2008 Nouakchott Israeli embassy bombing	0	0	0	3	3

Israel casualties since 1948

In addition to the seven major wars, 9,745 soldiers and security forces personnel have been killed in "miscellaneous engagements and terrorist attacks", which includes security forces members killed during military operations, by fighting crime, natural disasters, traffic or labor accidents and disabled veterans whose disabilities contributed to their deaths. Between 1948 and 1997, 20,093 Israeli soldiers were killed in combat, 75,000 Israelis were wounded, and nearly 100,000 Israelis were considered disabled army veterans. On the other hand, in 2010 Yom Hazikaron

Yom Hazikaron

Yom Hazikaron is Israel's official Memorial Day. In 2011, Israel honored the memory of soldiers killed in the line of duty and the civilian casualties too.-Observance:...

, Israel honored the memory of 22,684 soldiers killed since 1860 in the line of duty for the independence, preservation and protection of the nation, and 3,971 civilian terror victims. The memorial roll, in addition to IDF

Israel Defense Forces

The Israel Defense Forces , commonly known in Israel by the Hebrew acronym Tzahal , are the military forces of the State of Israel. They consist of the ground forces, air force and navy. It is the sole military wing of the Israeli security forces, and has no civilian jurisdiction within Israel...

members deceased, also include fallen members of the Shin Bet security service, the Mossad

Mossad

The Mossad , short for HaMossad leModi'in uleTafkidim Meyuchadim , is the national intelligence agency of Israel....

intelligence service, the Israel Police

Israel Police

The Israel Police is the civilian police force of Israel. As with most other police forces in the world, its duties include crime fighting, traffic control, maintaining public safety, and counter-terrorism...

, the Border Police, the Israel Prisons Service, other Israeli security forces

Israeli Security Forces

Security forces in Israel include a variety of organizations, including law enforcement, military, paramilitary, governmental, and intelligence agencies.-Military:...

, the pre-state Jewish underground

Zionist political violence

Zionist political violence refers to acts of violence committed by Zionists in the British Mandate of Palestine for political reasons, mainly to advance the creation of Israel, a Jewish state....

, and the Jewish Brigade

Jewish Brigade

The Jewish Infantry Brigade Group was a military formation of the British Army that served in Europe during the Second World War. The brigade was formed in late 1944, and its personnel fought the Germans in Italy...

and the Jewish Legion

Jewish Legion

The Jewish Legion was the name for five battalions of Jewish volunteers established as the British Army's 38th through 42nd Battalions of the Royal Fusiliers...

(which served alongside British forces in World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

and World War I

World War I

World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...

respectively).

Palestinian violence

According to the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Israel)

The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs is one of the most important ministries in the Israeli government. The ministry's role is to implement Israel's foreign policy, and promote economic, cultural, and scientific relations with other countries....

and the Anti-Defamation League

Anti-Defamation League

The Anti-Defamation League is an international non-governmental organization based in the United States. Describing itself as "the nation's premier civil rights/human relations agency", the ADL states that it "fights anti-Semitism and all forms of bigotry, defends democratic ideals and protects...

, a total of 1,194 Israelis and foreigners were killed and 7,000 wounded between September 2000 and August 2010 by Palestinian terror attacks (most of them during 2000–2005 Second Intifada); while more than 3,000 Israelis have been killed and 25,000 have been wounded as a result of Palestinian violence and hostile enemy action (without including wars) since the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948 until today. Another 685 Jewish residents of Mandatory Palestine were killed between 1920 and 1947 as a result of Arab riots, British anti-Zionist operations and World War II attacks.

Palestinians killed 1,074 Israelis and wounded 7,520 between 2000–2005. Proportional to population, it is roughly equivalent to 50,000 killed and 300,000 wounded in the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Suicide Bombings

From 1993–2003, 303 Palestinian

Palestinian people

The Palestinian people, also referred to as Palestinians or Palestinian Arabs , are an Arabic-speaking people with origins in Palestine. Despite various wars and exoduses, roughly one third of the world's Palestinian population continues to reside in the area encompassing the West Bank, the Gaza...

suicide bombers

Suicide Bombers

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attacked Israel. More than 80% of all suicide bombings occurred after the year 2000. 55% of all suicide attacks were deemed "successful" – that is, resulted in killing themselves and injuring or killing others. Despite suicide bombings constituting less than 0.5% of Palestinian attacks during Second Intifada (2000–2005), approximately 50% of all Israeli fatalities in this period were killed by suicide bombings.

1994


Realized suicide bombing attacks	Killed	Wounded
4	38	75

1995


Realized suicide bombing attacks	Killed	Wounded
4	35	150

1996


Realized suicide bombing attacks	Killed	Wounded
5	67	161

1997


Realized suicide bombing attacks	Killed	Wounded
5	24	359

1998


Realized suicide bombing attacks	Killed	Wounded
2	3	28

1999


Realized suicide bombing attacks	Killed	Wounded
2	0	0

2000


Realized suicide bombing attacks	Killed	Wounded
4	6	10

2001


Realized suicide bombing attacks	Killed	Wounded
35	85	323

2002


Realized suicide bombing attacks	Killed	Wounded
60	220	119

2003


Realized suicide bombing attacks	Killed	Wounded
26	142	105

2004


Realized suicide bombing attacks	Killed	Wounded
15	55	172

2005


Realized suicide bombing attacks	Killed	Wounded
7	23	63

2006


Realized suicide bombing attacks	Killed	Wounded
4	15	31

521 suicide bombing plots were thwarted by the Israeli Defense Forces between the year 2000 and 2006. 540 Israelis were killed by suicide bombings between 2000 and 2006.

Non-combat casualties

171 Israeli soldiers have been killed in training exercises and non-combat roles since 1977.

Wars ranked by total deaths

1948 Arab-Israeli War
1948 Arab-Israeli War
The 1948 Arab–Israeli War, known to Israelis as the War of Independence or War of Liberation The war commenced after the termination of the British Mandate for Palestine and the creation of an independent Israel at midnight on 14 May 1948 when, following a period of civil war, Arab armies invaded...
Yom Kippur War
Yom Kippur War
The Yom Kippur War, Ramadan War or October War , also known as the 1973 Arab-Israeli War and the Fourth Arab-Israeli War, was fought from October 6 to 25, 1973, between Israel and a coalition of Arab states led by Egypt and Syria...
War of Attrition
War of Attrition
The international community and both countries attempted to find a diplomatic solution to the conflict. The Jarring Mission of the United Nations was supposed to ensure that the terms of UN Security Council Resolution 242 would be observed, but by late 1970 it was clear that this mission had been...
Six-Day War
Six-Day War
The Six-Day War , also known as the June War, 1967 Arab-Israeli War, or Third Arab-Israeli War, was fought between June 5 and 10, 1967, by Israel and the neighboring states of Egypt , Jordan, and Syria...
1982 Lebanon War
1982 Lebanon War
The 1982 Lebanon War , , called Operation Peace for Galilee by Israel, and later known in Israel as the Lebanon War and First Lebanon War, began on 6 June 1982, when the Israel Defense Forces invaded southern Lebanon...
Suez Crisis
Suez Crisis
The Suez Crisis, also referred to as the Tripartite Aggression, Suez War was an offensive war fought by France, the United Kingdom, and Israel against Egypt beginning on 29 October 1956. Less than a day after Israel invaded Egypt, Britain and France issued a joint ultimatum to Egypt and Israel,...
2006 Lebanon War

Casualties during the British Mandate Period

In the White Paper of 1939

White Paper of 1939

The White Paper of 1939, also known as the MacDonald White Paper after Malcolm MacDonald, the British Colonial Secretary who presided over it, was a policy paper issued by the British government under Neville Chamberlain in which the idea of partitioning the Mandate for Palestine, as recommended in...

the British government limited Jewish immigration to Palestine to 75,000 over the following five years. European Jews were anxious for ways to leave Europe

Europe

Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...

, but for the most part there were few options. No countries were willing to take Jewish immigrants. However, some Eastern European states were willing to give transit visas. During World War II

World War II

, many countries denied or severely limited Jewish refugees fleeing the Holocaust, and Palestine

Palestine

Palestine is a conventional name, among others, used to describe the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, and various adjoining lands....

was one of the few destinations available.

In post-Holocaust Europe, the 1,000,000 Jewish survivors were classified as "non-repatrifiable" by the Austrian and German government. In other words, Jews were not "officially allowed to leave the countries of Central and East Europe" by the allied powers

Allies of World War II

The Allies of World War II were the countries that opposed the Axis powers during the Second World War . Former Axis states contributing to the Allied victory are not considered Allied states...

, nor were they permitted to settle in Palestine by the British.

Tens of thousands of Jewish refugees

Jewish refugees

In the course of history, Jewish populations have been expelled or ostracised by various local authorities and have sought asylum from antisemitism numerous times...

perished en route from European ports to Palestine, and over 30,000 holocaust survivors who successfully immigrated were interned by the British in POW camps

Cyprus internment camps

Cyprus internment camps were camps run by the British government for internment of Jews who had immigrated or attempted to immigrate to Mandatory Palestine in violation of British policy...

. Many immigrant ships were sunk during the British blockade.

Note: Graph is not comprehensive


Casualties attributed to Britain's naval blockade White Paper of 1939 The White Paper of 1939, also known as the MacDonald White Paper after Malcolm MacDonald, the British Colonial Secretary who presided over it, was a policy paper issued by the British government under Neville Chamberlain in which the idea of partitioning the Mandate for Palestine, as recommended in... of Palestine	Deaths	Survivors
Patria disaster Patria disaster The Patria disaster on 25 November 1940 was the sinking by the Haganah of a French-built ocean liner in the port of Haifa, in which 260 people were killed and 172 injured....	260	1,510
Struma sinking	768	1
SS Bulgaria	280	70
Mefkura	345	5
SS Exodus	3	4,512