Citations Israel and Gaza Media Citation

Israeli strikes latest bloody chapter in war of extraordinary civilian casualties

In March 2025, The Guardian wrote an in-depth feature about proportionality and the Israeli approach to civilian harm. In addition to an interview with Airwars’ Emily Tripp, it referenced two specific incidents, documented by Airwars, as evidence of the trend towards high civilian harm.

References 2 incidents

Incident Date

25 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0587

Location

بالقرب من برج التاج 3، مدينة غزة, Vicinity of al-Taj Tower 3, Gaza City, Gaza , Palestinian territories
Around 4 p.m. on Wednesday, October 25, 2023, a devastating airstrike carried out by the Israeli military on the Yarmouk Square west of Gaza City, and all of its eight apartment buildings,  including Al-Taj residential building, killed at least 114 civilians, including at least 48 children and 37 women, among them two female journalists, and…

Summary

Published
1 December 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Commerce (Bakery), Residential (Apartment Building)
Civilians reported killed
119–120
Civilians reported injured
100–260
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

31 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0783

Location

مخيم جباليا, Jabalia camp, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
On October 31, 2023 confirmed Israeli strikes on the densely populated Jabalia refugee camp killed at least 126 civilians, including 68 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

Published
1 November 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
126–143
Civilians reported injured
280
Military actors reported killed
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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