Really?
Here’s an overview of the major conflicts since World War II, ranked by estimated total casualties (both military and civilian), including the Palestinian conflict:
Korean War (1950–1953)
– ~3 million civilian deaths; ~793 000 military deaths (North Korea ~213 000, China ~400 000, South Korea ~134 000, UN ~49 000) en.wikipedia.org+1en.wikipedia.org+1en.wikipedia.org
Vietnam War (1955–1975)
– Vietnamese civilians: ~2 million; military (NVA/Viet Cong): ~1.1 million; total often cited ~3.1 million
Arab–Israeli conflict (ongoing)
– Since 1948: ~0.15 million total deaths (Palestinians, Israelis, others) chronology.palestine-studies.org+9en.wikipedia.org+9en.wikipedia.org+9
Yugoslav Wars (~1991–2001)
– ~130 000–140 000 killed in former Yugoslavia (Bosnia ~97 000–102 000; Kosovo ~13 500; Croatia ~22 000)en.wikipedia.org
Algerian Civil War (1992–2002)
– ~150 000 killed en.wikipedia.org
Lebanese Civil War (1975–1990)
– ~120 000–150 000 killed en.wikipedia.org
Greek Civil War (1946–1949)
– ~80 000–150 000 killed en.wikipedia.org
Sudanese Civil War (2023–present)
– Already ~150 000 killed cadenaser.com+15en.wikipedia.org+15en.wikipedia.org+15aljazeera.com
Sri Lankan Civil War (1983–2009)
– ~80 000–170 000 killed en.wikipedia.org
Chechen Wars (First & Second) (1994–2009)
– Civilians: ~40 000–100 000; fighters: ~7 000
Palestine (Gaza war) (Oct 2023–present)
– Official Gaza Health Ministry: ~54 000–55 000 Palestinian deaths; higher independent estimates (Lancet ~64 000–109 000). Over 1 000 Israeli deathsapnews.com+15en.wikipedia.org+15tass.com+15theguardian.com+7timesunion.com+7english.news.cn+7
and this search clearly missed a few other post ww2 conflicts. (Iraq / Afghanistan and a few others… Ukraine for example)
Russian military deaths
Confirmed names: ~110,600 killed as of May 2025nypost.com+4reddit.com+4thetimes.co.uk+4russiamatters.org+10en.wikipedia.org+10n.global.ssl.fastly.net+10
Independent estimates: 146,000–234,000 killed as of early‑2025
Ukrainian military deaths
Confirmed by UALosses: ~70,935 killed as of May 21, 2025reddit.com+14en.wikipedia.org+14jurnalpublikasi.com+14
President Zelensky cited ~45,100 KIA by Feb 2025 en.wikipedia.org+15reddit.com+15reddit.com+15
Civilian deaths
Ukraine: 12,600+ confirmed by UN OHCHR through April 30, 2025 en.wikipedia.org
Russia: ~394 civilians killed in Western Russia by Dec 2024