According to a joint report released Tuesday by 12 Israeli human rights organizations, Israel has significantly escalated killings and displacements in Gaza and the occupied West Bank during 2025, making it “the deadliest and most destructive year” for Palestinians since 1967.
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The report was issued by groups including B’Tselem, Hamoked, Breaking the Silence, Physicians for Human Rights-Israel, and others.
Gaza
The report highlights that while serious violations were documented in Gaza during 2023 and 2024, 2025 shows a sharp deterioration. The number of casualties nearly doubled, displacements became nearly universal, and famine emerged as a cause of mass deaths.
By May 2024, over 36,000 Palestinians had been killed in Gaza; by October 2025, the death toll rose to 67,173, including more than 20,000 children and about 10,000 women, with approximately 10,000 bodies still under rubble. Injuries exceeded 170,000.
Displacement reached 1.9 million people—around 90% of Gaza’s population—compared to about one million in 2024. Many were displaced multiple times amid the collapse of entire neighborhoods and vital infrastructure, including water, electricity, agriculture, and hospitals.
The report also cites a severe food crisis: by October 2025, 461 Palestinians had died from starvation, including 157 children. Palestinian access to food was heavily restricted, with the Israeli military controlling the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing and allowing only minimal supplies.
Aid distribution centers in Gaza became “death traps,” with Israeli forces targeting Palestinians in queues, resulting in thousands of deaths and injuries. Systematic use of Palestinians—including children and the elderly—as human shields was documented throughout 2025.
Despite a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel, violations continued, causing additional casualties outside designated areas. The ongoing violence has led to more than 70,000 deaths, roughly 171,000 injuries, and massive destruction, with UN estimates placing reconstruction costs at $70 billion.
West Bank
In the occupied West Bank, the report notes that between 2023 and 2024, about 1,200 settler attacks were recorded. In 2025, large-scale displacements occurred: 44 Palestinian herding communities were completely evacuated, and 10 partially evacuated, totaling 2,932 people, including 1,326 children.
Administrative detention cases (detention without charge) rose from 1,000 in 2023 to 3,577 in 2025. At least 98 Palestinians died in Israeli custody due to torture, denial of medical care, and inhumane conditions.
Conclusion
The report concludes that 2025 exposed a reality previously unimaginable: systematic violations of international law, dismantling of proclaimed values, and widespread impunity. Israeli claims of ethical conduct or self-defense are thus challenged by these documented abuses.
The findings also reiterate previous reports of torture, abuse, and severe mistreatment of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.
