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English: 2008-9 Gaza-Israel war casualties mainly for the period between Dec. 27, 2008 to Jan. 18, 2009. Current data sources are listed below (emphasis added). Numbers in the chart for the wounded are for those with physical injuries. The numbers in the chart do not include those who have only been psychologically injured or traumatized.

OCHA oPt (United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - occupied Palestinian territory):

• http://www.ochaopt.org - home page. More info: [1].
• Field update on Gaza from the Humanitarian Coordinator. 16 January 2009. "According to the Palestinian MoH, 13 medical personnel have been killed and 22 medical personnel injured while on duty since 27 December 2008. In addition, 16 ambulances and 16 health facilities have been damaged through direct or indirect shelling since 27 December 2008."
• Field update on Gaza from the Humanitarian Coordinator. 30 Jan - 2 Feb 2009. "Palestinian Ministry of Health (MoH) figures as of 31 January are 1,380 Palestinians dead, of whom 431 are children and 112 are women. This number does not include those who have died due to lack of access to regular health care (including obstetric care and treatment for chronic diseases). The number of injuries stands at 5,380, of whom 1,872 are children and 800 are women. ICRC is closely monitoring the issue of persons unaccounted for following the conflict. It has contacted the authorities both in Israel and in Gaza to obtain access to prisoners captured during the military operation. Three Israelis have been killed and 183 injured since 27 December by rocket and mortar fire by Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip. Eleven Israeli soldiers have been killed and 340 wounded."

Total Israeli dead equals 13, and the total Israeli wounded equals 523 from the above info.

Reuters and the Jerusalem Post explain further the total of 13 Israelis killed.

Jerusalem Post:

• Jan 6, 2009 article titled "Rocket slams into Ashdod kindergarten" discusses casualties caused by rockets and mortars fired into Israel from the Gaza Strip since Dec. 27, 2008.

"Four Israelis have been killed, 10 moderately to seriously wounded, and 29 slightly wounded. Another 144 have been treated for shock."

Reuters:

• FACTBOX - Developments in Gaza fighting on January 17. "Ten Israeli soldiers and three civilians hit by Hamas rocket fire have been killed since December 27 when Israel launched an offensive with the stated goal of halting rocket salvoes."

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Israeli Embassy info below explains further the Israeli dead breakdown:

Israeli Embassy in Washington DC:

• It has a page with details and photos of all 4 Israeli dead inside Israel. Three were civilians. One was a soldier. One of the civilians was a woman (Irit Sheetrit). See the middle of this page:
• http://www.israelemb.org/Operation%20Cast%20Lead/Website4.htm - Quote below.

Since December 27: Four Israelis have been killed by rocket and mortar fire from Gaza.

Dec 27, 2008 - Beber Vaknin, 58, of Netivot was killed when a rocket fired from Gaza hit an apartment building in Netivot.

Dec 29, 2008 - Hani al-Mahdi, 27, of Aroar, a Beduin settlement in the Negev was killed when a Grad-type missile fired from Gaza exploded at a construction site in Ashkelon. Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack.

Dec 29, 2008 - Irit Sheetrit, 39, of Ashdod was killed and several wounded when a Grad rocket exploded in the center of Ashdod. Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack.

Dec 29, 2008 - Warrant Officer Lutfi Nasraladin, 38, of the Druze town of Daliat el-Carmel was killed by a mortar attack on a military base near Nahal Oz.

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The above info, and the following info, is used in another chart:

• File:Gaza-Israel war dead.png

From all the above info the breakdown of Israeli dead is 12 men and 1 woman.

90 elderly dead: Half of Gaza dead 'children, women and elderly'. Jan. 11, 2009. RIA Novosti.