Photo: Palestinians attend the funeral of 15 people killed during Israeli air strikes in December 2008From AFP:
GAZA CITY (AFP) — More than 1,000 Palestinians were killed in 2008 in the Gaza Strip and West Bank, making it the deadliest year since Israel was founded in 1948, a Palestinian rights group said on Saturday.
A total of 820 Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, while 40 were killed in the West Bank, according to the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, an independent organisation based in Gaza.
At least half of them were civilians, including 108 children, the centre's director Raji Sourani said as he presented the rights watchdog's annual report to the media.
In addition, 143 Palestinians, among them 25 children and 13 women, were killed in inter-Palestinian violence last year, Sourani said.
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My Comment: As long as Hamas continues their policy of war against Israel (and fighting against other Palestinians), there is a very good chance that these stats will be repeated this year.