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Last update - 20:18 19/03/2009 How many Palestinians were killed? By Sagi Or Tags: Israel News, IDF, Hamas, Gaza The number of Palestinians killed during the 22 days of Operation Cast Lead is controversial. According to the Hamas-run health ministry in the Gaza Strip, 1,324 Palestinians were killed, most of them civilians; among them were 412 children and 110 women. The figures were published a few days after cessation of the fighting, and there is no breakdown as to how many of those killed were fighters in local armed organizations. The Gaza-based Palestinian Center for Human Rights, which documents Palestinian casualties on a regular basis, announced this month that 1,434 people, of them 960 civilians, were killed in the operation. Furthermore, according to the center, only 235 of those killed were fighters in the organizations, and 288 children and 12 women were among the civilians who died. In addition, 239 policemen were killed - the vast majority in the air-force bombing during the first hours of the fighting. About a month ago, the IDF published its own data concerning the majority of Palestinians killed, after cross-checking their names with other lists of militants. The IDF figures relate to 1,200 of the 1,338 whom it says were killed. Among them, 580 were activists in Hamas and other organizations (including police), whereas 300 were men, women and children not involved in the fighting. The army estimates that two-thirds of the remaining 320 people were involved in terror activity. Advertisement B'Tselem, the Israeli Organization for Human Rights in the Territories, which documents the Israelis and Palestinians who have been killed since the beginning of the second intifada, has not yet completed its examination and identification of the casualties in Operation Cast Lead. The organization's spokeswoman, Sarit Michaeli, estimates that the total number is 1,400, and added that the exact figures will be published only after cross-checking data and field investigations. Bookmark to del.icio.us   Fighter for peace Gaza doctor whose three daughters were killed during Gaza op gets Nobel nomination. Determined diplomacy Obama: U.S. 'strongly supports' two-state solution, vows to continue peace process.   1.   IDF first child-killer army in history, Congrats!! 10:17  |  Chris 20/03/09   2.   Re: IDF first child-killer army in history... 15:16  |  Tzur Yisrael 20/03/09   3.   How does one distinguish? 22:16  |  Fair 21/03/09   4.   #2 Tzur Yisrael 00:58  |  Tony Price 22/03/09   5.   to Chris #1 09:06  |  Freddy 27/03/09   6.   That total`s come down considerably since 09:22  |  Colin Wright 27/03/09   7.   to Freddy #5 15:28  |  Chisda 06/04/09

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