Bleeding Borders by National Institute of Design

This map visualization depicts the human cost of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from 2008 until October 7, 2023, the date of the large-scale Hamas attack that precipitated the current crisis. The primary focus is on the total number of fatalities during this period, with the size of markers on the map representing the magnitude of loss in different locations. Crucially, the visualization also overlays the evolving changes in the Palestinian-Israeli borders over these years. This allows viewers to correlate areas of high fatality with shifts in territorial control and potentially understand the conflict's geographic impact. The map serves as a stark reminder of the pre-existing context of violence and territorial disputes that underlie the devastating events of October 2023 and the subsequent escalation. It provides a visual representation of the cumulative casualties and border changes leading up to the current crisis, offering crucial background information to understand the complex dynamics of the region. It does not include data from the October 7th attack onwards.