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.
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
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
