A total of 2,647 Palestinians have been killed since the start of the Palestinian uprising against Israel in September 2000, a Palestinian Authority (PA) information office said Wednesday.

"The number of martyrs killed between the start of the Al-Aqsa intifada (uprising) on September 28, 2000 and July 31, 2003 stands at 2,647: 1,157 in the Gaza Strip and 1,490 in the West Bank," it said in a statement.

Of that number, 482 victims were children and 178 women.

The figures include Palestinians killed during Israeli army raids and those hit in "targeted killings" carried out by the military.

During the 34-month-long conflict, 36,448 people have been wounded, 11,390 in Gaza and 25,058 in the West Bank, the statement said.

The report also put the total number of Palestinians in Israeli jails at 7,389 up to the end of July.

Since the figures were compiled, Israel has released around 400 Palestinian prisoners.

According to an AFP count, a total of 3,399 people have been killed as a result of the intifada, including 2,560 Palestinians and 778 Israelis.