Citations

Nearly 3,000 Palestinians killed in first days of Gaza war named by conflict monitor

Following the publication of a major Airwars investigation in July 2024 detailing where and how 3,000 civilians were killed in the first three weeks of the war in Gaza, the Guardian ran a feature on the Airwars casualty recording methods and mission.

In an extensive interview, the article outlines the scale of harm documented by Airwars in comparison to other conflicts, and explains Airwars’ key message: that counting casualties in war is possible and necessary.

A series of incidents were featured in the article, including three incidents where more than 100 civilians were killed in a single strike.

The original Airwars investigation can be read here.

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Published in The Guardian on 29 July 2024

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4 incidents

LOCATION

برج المهندسين, al Muhandeseen Tower, Deir al Balah, the Gaza Strip

On October 31st 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike on the multistorey Al-Muhandeseen Tower (the ‘Engineers Tower’) located east of Nuseirat Camp, Central Gaza, killed between 133 and 164 civilians, including a likely estimate of 67 children. Airwars was able to identify 133 civilians belonging to 14 different families, including 131 individuals where gender and ages

Summary

Civilian infrastructure

Residential building

Civilian harm reported

Yes

Civilians reported killed

133 – 164

(67–77 children36 women18 men)

Civilians reported injured

12–24

Cause of injury / death

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Airwars civilian harm grading

Suspected belligerent

Israeli Military

Named victims

138 named, 14 families identified

Names matched with MoH IDs

Geolocation

Exact location (via Airwars)

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LOCATION

بمحيط برج التاج 3, Vicinity of Al Taj Tower 3, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

On October 25, 2023, an alleged Israeli strike on the Al-Taj building and surrounding areas killed at least 101 people, including 44 children and 37 women, and injured “hundreds” of others. Lower initial death tolls were reported in the immediate aftermath of the strike, with casualty counts challenged by so many individuals trapped underneath the

Summary

Civilian infrastructure

Residential building

Civilian harm reported

Yes

Civilians reported killed

101

(44 children37 women26 men)

Civilians reported injured

100–200

Cause of injury / death

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Airwars civilian harm grading

115 named, 8 families identified

Geolocation

Exact location (via Airwars)

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LOCATION

مخيم جباليا, Jabalia camp, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

On October 31, 2023 confirmed Israeli strikes on the densely populated Jabalia refugee camp killed at least 126 civilians, including 69 children. A further 280 civilians were reported injured by the director of the nearby Indonesian Hospital. A second strike hit the same location the following day, though the full casualty assessment for that incident

Summary

Civilian infrastructure

IDP or refugee camp, Residential building

Civilian harm reported

Yes

Civilians reported killed

126 – 143

(69 children22 women28 men)

Civilians reported injured

280

Cause of injury / death

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Airwars civilian harm grading

112 named, 11 families identified

Geolocation

Exact location (other)

Belligerents reported killed

12–24

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LOCATION

محيط إحدى مدارس الأونروا, Vicinity of an UNWRA-led school, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

On October 9, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike on/near a market in Jabalia refugee camp resulted in between 65 and 73 civilians killed, including at least 15 children and six women, and “hundreds” of wounded. A tweet from Al Jazeera Mubasher News (@ajmubasher) reported that “at least 50 were killed in a new Israeli bombardment