1,152 casualties added since outbreak of war

The Ministry of Defense published casualty figures ahead of marking two years of war. 1,152 Israeli fallen soldiers and security personnel have been killed since October 7, 2023, about 42% (487) of them under 21 years old, while 141 casualties were over 40. More than 6,500 family members have joined the bereaved families, including about 1,973 bereaved parents, 351 widows, 885 orphans and 3,481 bereaved brothers and sisters. The data released by the Families, Commemoration and Heritage Division of the Ministry of Defense includes casualties from the IDF, Israel Police, Shin Bet, regional security coordinators and emergency response teams who fought in the Gaza Strip, in the south, in the north, in Lebanon and in Judea and Samaria.