Civilian Casualties

منزل عائلة رشوان في خان يونس, Rashwan family’s home in Khan Younis, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Monday, October 23, 2023, at least 14 civilians, most of them children and members of the same family, were killed and a number of others were injured in a strike on the home of the Abu Rashwan family in the Al-Mizan area, south of Khan Younis, Gaza Strip. The alleged Israeli airstrike was reported

Summary

(9 children3 women2 men)

14 named, 1 familiy identified

منزل أل يعقوب فى جورة العقاد خانيونس, Al-Yaqoub family home in Jouret Al-Aqqad, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least 13 civilians were killed in an alleged Israeli bombing of the Al-Yaqoub family home in the Jouret Al-Aqqad area of Khan Younis at dawn on October 26, 2023. Eleven of those killed in the incident were members of the Afana family, identified as the following: Afana Ahmed Afana, 56, his wife Sumaya Fakhri

Summary

Residential

13 – 15

(3 children5 women4 men)

13 named, 1 familiy identified

منزل عائلة قشطة برفح, Qashta family house in Rafah, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Shortly before 3:50 AM on Monday, November 6, 2023, twelve identified civilians – including one woman and at least five children – were killed and dozens of others, including children, were injured after an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the Qeshta family’s home in the administrative neighbourhood of Rafah opposite Bahlol Laboratory in the southern Gaza

Summary

(5 children1 woman6 men)

12 named, 2 families identified

بالقرب من مدرسة ابو حسين الابتدائية للبنين مخيم جباليا, Vicinity of Abu Hussein School, Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Shortly before 9:08 AM on Friday, October 27, 2023, at least 13 identified civilians, including seven women and five children, were killed and at least 28 others were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike which hit a residential house of the Muhaisen family located on al-Hoja Street, next to the Yemeni hospital and Abu Hussein

Summary

13 – 22

(5 children7 women1 man)

13 named, 1 familiy identified

Nearby landmark

عائلة سمارة في حي الشجاعية شرق غزة, Shujaiya neighborhood, east of Gaza, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On 28th October 2023 at least 26 members of the Samara family – spanning at least three generations and including at least 7 women and 14 children – were reportedly killed and a number of others injured when an alleged Israeli airstrike hit a house/building belonging to the Samara Family in the Shujaiya neighborhood, east

Summary

(10 children6 women5 men)

26 – 32

26 named, 1 familiy identified

منزل لعائلة نصار في حي النصر بغزة, Al-Nasr Neighborhood in Gaza, a house of the Nassar family, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

During the afternoon of October 28th 2023, dozens of people were killed and wounded by alleged Israeli airstrikes on the Nassar family home in the Al-Nasr neighborhood of Gaza City. The names and ages of the victims have not been found by Airwars among local sources, besides the family name. A Facebook post from Ahmad

Summary

12 – 24

منزل الطبيبة إسراء الأشقر, The House of Dr Israa al-Ashqar, Northern Gaza, Gaza Strip, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least 18 civilians from three generations of the al-Ashqar family – including seven women, six children, one infant, and three doctors (two of whom were among the seven women) – were reportedly killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the al-Ashqar family home late in the evening of Saturday 28th October 2023. Ahmed al-Ashqar,

Summary

18 – 19

(4 children7 women7 men)

18 named, 2 families identified

حي المزة, Al Mazza [Mezzeh, Al-Mazzeh] neighborhood, Damascus, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

On Saturday, January 20th, 2024, at approximately 10:20 AM, at least one and up to five civilians were killed and a number of other civilians were injured in a series of airstrikes from the direction of the Syrian Golan allegedly carried out by the Israeli military in the Al Mazza [Mezzeh, Al-Mazzeh] neighborhood in the

Summary

1 – 5

2–5

Hezbollah, Iranian military

Suspected targets

Belligerents reported killed

7–12

منطقة الزنة، خانيونس, Al Zana area, Khan Younis, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Friday October 27th of 2023, four farmers – two of them identified as Muhammad Saber Mahmoud Al-Buraim (17-19 years old) and Ahmed Jamil Abu Lihia (35-39 years old), the two other unnamed – were reportedly killed and seven others (based on video evidence) were injured in an alleged Israeli aircraft strike in the Al

Summary

(0–1 children1–2 men)

2 named

Neighbourhood/area

بلدة مشغرة بالبقاع اللبناني, town of Mashaghara, in West Beqaa, Beqaa, Lebanon

LOCATION

On October 1, 2024, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit an emergency ambulance centre in the town of Mashaghara, in West Beqaa, Lebanon, reportedly killing eight people. Though the incident was reported by multiple news sources and social media users, Mashghara Moons News posted to Facebook that there was “no truth” to the information about the

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0 – 8

بلدة أرزون, Arzoun, Southern Governorate, Lebanon

LOCATION

On September 30th 2024, three paramedics were reported killed by an alleged Israeli airstrike around 9 AM on a medical centre in the town of Arzoun in southern Lebanon. On the day of the incident, the news outlet Alahed News published that three paramedics from the Civil Defense in the Islamic Health Authority had been

Summary

مدرسة النصيرات الاعدادية للبنات، مخيم النصيرات, Vicinity of Nuseirat Girls School, Al Nuseirat camp, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At around midnight, on Thursday, September 26, 2024, an Israeli artillery shell allegedly hit the Nuseirat Girls School in the New Camp area northwest of Nuseirat Refugee Camp, injuring two people. New Press first reported the incident via its X (formerly Twitter) account @NewpressPs, highlighting that an artillery shell had struck the school, which was

Summary

مدرسة أبو جعفر بيت لاهيا, Abu Jaafer School, Beit Lahia, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Monday morning, September 30, 2024, at approximately 1:19 am, a declared Israeli airstrike struck the Abu Jaafer School in Beit Lahia, North Gaza. Local reports indicated that 15 civilians were injured and between two and four others were killed at the facility, which was being used as a shelter by displaced civilians. Israel Defense

Summary

2 – 4

مدرسة خالد بن الوليد، مخيم النصيرات, Khalid bin al-Walid School, Al Nuseirat Camp, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Around 1 AM on the 23rd of September 2024, a declared Israeli strike hit a group of civilians sheltering in the Khaled bin al-Walid School, in the Al Nuseirat Refugee Camp, in Deir al-Balah, the Gaza strip. The strike injured civilians and killed a young married couple, their daughter, and one of their sons. Some

Summary

(2–4 children1 woman1 man)

4 – 6

6 named, 1 familiy identified

مدرسة شادية أبو غزالة، حي الفالوجا, Shadiya Abu Ghazala School, Fallujah neighbourhood, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Around 15:00 on September 26, 2024, at least 16 people, including at least three children and two women, were killed and dozens more were injured in a declared Israeli airstrike on the Shadiya Abu Ghazala School located in the Al-Falouja neighbourhood of the Jabalia Refugee Camp in the Gaza Strip. Israeli forces claimed that they

Summary

Education, IDP or Refugee Camp

16 – 18

(3 children2 women2 men)

16 named, 1 familiy identified

روضة العلياء في منطقة الترنس جباليا, Al Aliaa kindergarten in Al Trans, Jabalia Camp, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On the 14th of September 2024, at dawn, several civilians were reportedly injured and at least three were killed following an alleged Israeli airstrike at Al Aliaa kindergarten on Al-Yafawiya street in the Al Trans area, located in Block 6 of the Jabalia refugee camp, in North Gaza, the Gaza Strip. That same day, multiple

Summary

3 – 10

(2 children)

3–24

مدرسة عمرو بن العاص في حي الشيخ رضوان, Amr Ibn Al Aas School, Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At around 3:30 PM on Saturday, September 7th 2024, an Israeli aircraft bombed the Amr Ibn Al Aas School in Gaza City, causing the death of at least four people and injuring at least 20 people, including several children. The school, which is located in the Sheikh Radwan district north of the city, was being

Summary

(1–4 men)

20–21

بالقرب من مدرسة الفاخورة في مخيم جباليا, Vicinity of Al Fakhoura School, Jabalia refugee camp, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Shortly before 5.20am on September 2nd 2024, at least eight civilians – including a child – were killed and 17 others were injured when an alleged Israeli airstrike hit a popular market and pastry stand in front of Al Fakhoura School in Jabalia Refugee Camp in North Gaza, where a number of people were sheltering

Summary

IDP or Refugee Camp, Market

(1 child1 woman6 men)

8 named, 1 familiy identified

مدرسة العز بن عبدالسلام في مخيم النصيرات, Al Izz Bin Abdulsalam School, Al Nuseirat Camp, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Shortly before 7:30 AM on Saturday, August 26, 2024, Israeli forces allegedly bombed Al-Izz Bin Abdulsalam School, a school sheltering displaced persons located north of the Al-Nuseirat Refugee Camp in the central Gaza Strip, killing two individuals, including at least one woman. Many others, including women and children, sustained injuries, although the exact number of

Summary

IDP or Refugee Camp

2 – 4

(1–2 children1–2 women)

مدرسة خديجة غرب دير البلح, Khadija School, Deir Al Balah, Gaza strip, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Around midday on the 27th of July 2024, between 30 and 53 civilians, including at least 15 children and eight women, were killed and at least 100 others were injured by a declared Israeli airstrike on the Khadija school, Deir Al Balah, Gaza Strip. Sources detailed that the school was housing a large number of

Summary

Education, Healthcare, IDP or Refugee Camp

(15–16 children8–9 women9–13 men)

30 – 53

100–111

27 named, 5 families identified

مدرسة حليمة السعدية، نزلة, Halima Al Sa’dia School, Jabalia Al Nazla, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Around midnight on September 7, 2024, a declared Israeli strike with two missiles on the tents for displaced people who were sheltering at the Hamlia Al Sa’dia school in Jabalia Al Nazla in the northern Gaza Strip resulted in at least four civilian deaths, including a woman, and injuries of 15 to 19 civilians. The

Summary

Education

4 – 8

(1 woman3 men)

15–19

Exact location (other)

منزل لعائلة عبد الغفور في بلدة القرارة بخانيونس, A house for the Abdul Ghafour family was bombed in the town of Al-Qarara in Khan Younis, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On November 3, 2023, an alleged bombardment on the home of the Abdul Ghafour family, located in the town of al-Qarara, in the al-Sarij area, north of Khan Yunis, resulted in five injuries. Reporting on the incident, Shehab Agency announced that there were injuries. Hani Alshaer and some other local media companies specified five injuries.

Summary

Residential

مدرسة صفد، حي الزيتون، مدينة غزة, Safad School, Al Zeitoun neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

In the early morning of Sunday, September 1st, 2024, 11 civilians were killed and dozens more injured in three airstrikes on the Safad School located near the Imam Al Shafi’i Mosque in the Al Zeitoun neighbourhood of Gaza City. The school was reported to be sheltering displaced people. The IDF declared the strike, claiming that

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6 – 11

جنوب لبنان, Southern Lebanon, Lebanon

LOCATION

One September 23, 2024, a 17-year-old named Jawad Hilal Awada was killed in Southern Lebanon. According to multiple local sources, Jawad Hilal Awada was a paramedic for the Civil Defense. Rashid Jradi posted on Facebook a condolence message from the Islamic Risala Scout Association, which mourned paramedic Jawad who was killed “while performing his national

Summary

(1 child)

Israeli Military, Hezbollah Forces

Suspected belligerents

1 named

رفح, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least seven identified civilians, including two women and four children, were killed and civilians were injured in an alleged airstrike perpetrated by the Israeli military on the Sheikh Al Eid family home in Musabeh, the north of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip, on the 10th of October 2023. The Sheikh Al Eid Al

Summary

7 – 8

(4 children2 women)

7 named, 1 familiy identified

City

الجنينة, Al Geneina neighbourhood, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On the night of Monday, the 23rd of October, 2023, at least 38 civilians, all members of the Al-Aidi and the Dabour families, including at least 23 children and 10 women, were reportedly killed and a number of civilians were injured in an alleged Israeli bombing of the Al-Aidi family house located in Rafah’s Al

Summary

Apartment Building

(23 children10 women5 men)

38 named, 7 families identified

Neighbourhood/area

بلدة صديقين جنوبي لبنان, Town of Siddiqin, Southern Lebanon, Lebanon

LOCATION

On Monday, September 23, 2024, at least three civilians, including a woman, and at least four militants were reportedly killed following an alleged Israeli airstrike in the town of Siddiqin, southern Lebanon. Several sources, including Twitter/X users @Alarabiyaleb and @Alhadath, reported that the strike specifically “targeted” Sheikh Abdel Moneim Muhanna and hit his home in

Summary

(1 woman1 man)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

Belligerents reported killed

Town

تفاحتا, Tefahta (Tuffhata), South Lebanon, Lebanon

LOCATION

On Monday, September 23, 2024, an alleged Israeli strike hit the town of Tefahta (Tuffhata) in the Sidon region, Southern Lebanon, killing at least nine civilians, including a woman, two children, and two religious figures, and injuring at least one person, alongside at least one militant. Local sources identified the names of the victims as

Summary

(2 children1 woman5 men)

1–2

9 named, 2 families identified

Belligerents reported killed

Village