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Israel Defense Forces: Israeli Casualties in Battle

(1860 - Present)

A total of 24,068 IDF soldiers, police officers, prison wardens, Shin Bet security service and Mossad agents have been killed defending the land of Israel since 1860, the year that the first Jewish settlers left the secure walls of Jerusalem to build new neighborhoods.

Since Yom HaZikaron - Israeli Memorial Day 2021, 56 IDF soldiers and security personnel died, while 84 disabled veterans passed away due to complications from injuries sustained during their service. Since there was no specification of which engagement they were involved in, or if they died in a terrorist attack, the number has been added to the total without specifying the cause.

Engagement
Year(s)
Number Killed
1947-1949
 
6,373
1956
231
1967
776
1968-1970
1,424
1973
2,688
1982-1985
1,216
2000-2005
328
2006
117
2008-2009
10
2012
1
2014
73
1860-Present
10,691
Total:     24,068*
*This number includes disabled IDF veterans who later died from their wounds and non-IDF personnel who fell in the line of duty.

Sources: Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs;
Israel Government Press Office;
IDF;
Haaretz, (April 19, 2015);
“IDF: 56 soldiers died since last Memorial Day, bringing total to 23,741,” Times of Israel, (May 3, 2019).
“Israel comes to a standstill to remember 23,928 fallen,” Times of Israel, (April 13, 2021).
Anna Ahronheim, “56 IDF soldiers and security personnel died in 2021 - Defense Ministry,” Jerusalem Post, (April 29, 2022).