Editing Operation Defensive Shield (section)

== Casualties ==
{{see also|Israeli casualties of war|Palestinian casualties of war}}

During the fighting, 497 Palestinians were killed and 1,447 were wounded, according to a [[United Nations]] investigation, while 30 Israeli soldiers were killed and 127 were wounded.<ref name=UNreport/> However, the human rights group [[B'Tselem]] only registered 240 Palestinians killed by Israeli security forces in the West Bank during the period in which the operation took place.<ref name="btselem.org">[http://www.btselem.org/statistics/fatalities/before-cast-lead/by-date-of-event/westbank/palestinians-killed-by-israeli-security-forces List of Palestinians killed by Israeli security forces in the West Bank] (''see the 29.03.2002-3.05.2002 period'')</ref>{{Clarification needed|reason=Surely there have been more resolute reports on casualty figures since this time, would be great if someone could please check and amend accordingly! The current framing here—of UN vs. Israeli group info—seems potentially a biased way to frame this information.|date=November 2023}} Approximately 7,000 Palestinians were detained by Israel<ref name=UNreport/> including 396 wanted suspects.<ref name="UN Report"/>

The [[World Bank]] estimated that over $361 million worth of damage was caused to Palestinian infrastructure and institutions,<ref name=UNreport/> $158 million of which came from the aerial bombardment and destruction of houses in [[Nablus]] and [[Jenin]].<ref name="UNMay7"/>