Israeli–Palestinian conflict in video games

Players act as an Israeli soldier attempting to disperse a riot by attacking Palestinians with a variety of weapons including rubber bullets and live ammunition.

In 1999, Islamic Fun, a software package including a mini-game where the player fights Israel, was released by a UK company.

Under Siege (2005), developed by Syrian company Afkar Media, is a first-person shooter that tells the story of a young Palestinian resisting Israeli occupation during the Second Intifada.

PeaceMaker (2007), developed by ImpactGames, is a simulation game that allows players to assume the role of either the Israeli Prime Minister or the Palestinian President.

While intended as a satirical critique of the disproportionality of the Israeli response to Palestinian rocket attacks, it sparked debates about the ethics and impact of such representations in video games.

[6][7][8] The satire was lost on some, such as the Lebanese developers Wixel Studios who created the game Gaza Shield (2009), tasking the player to defend innocent Gazans, in an "enraged" response.

[11] Its logo was an F16 fighter jet, as used by the Israeli Defense Forces, and its description was to "drop bombs and avoid killing civilians".

[15] Other games on Google Play included Gaza Assault: Code Red, which described itself with "Terrorist cells are launching rockets into your country, do you have what it takes to protect your citizens?

Its description is "supporting heroes besieged in the Gaza Strip from an oppressive occupier" by "controlling the resistance missiles and hitting the objectives assigned to them" through outmanoeuvring the Iron Dome.

The game aims to raise awareness about the treatment of Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip by Israeli security forces.

[17] In June 2021, the PC version of Liyla became the centerpiece for a charity relief bundle that benefit Palestinian civilians, which was offered by indie game developers on the Itch.io website in response to the 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis.