The Killings They Tweeted - An Airwars Investigation
In a nine-month investigation, the Airwars Investigation Unit reviewed hundreds of clips of airstrikes in Gaza released by the Israeli military.
By cross-matching these with the Airwars archive of geolocated civilian harm, the team identified 17 civilian harm incidents which the IDF itself had tweeted footage of. In these incidents alone, more than 400 civilians were killed.
Incident Date
31 October 2023
Incident Code
ISPT0783
Location
Jabalia camp, 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
Actor
Israeli Military
Incident Date
23 October 2023
Incident Code
ISPT0513
Location
al Salhi Towers, Palestinian territories
On the afternoon of October 23, 2023, the al-Salhi Towers were allegedly bombed in an Israeli airstrike, killing at least five people, all women and children, and injuring at least 36 others. The residential apartments in Nuseirat Refugee Camp in the Central Gaza Strip were occupied when the bombing occurred. Airwars researchers have identified the …
Summary
Published
23 October 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
36
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Actor
Israeli Military
Incident Date
21 October 2023
Incident Code
ISPT0446
Location
Deir Al Balah, Palestinian territories
On 21st October 2023, the home of the Abu Assad family, adjacent to al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital and on Abu Assad Street in Deir Al Balah, was reportedly damaged by an alleged Israeli airstrike, killing seven civilians and injuring “dozens” others. Reporting of the incident identified the killing of mother Hilala Ibrahim Abu Assad and her …
Summary
Published
1 April 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
3 – 24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Actor
Israeli Military
Incident Date
18 October 2023
Incident Code
ISPT0352
Location
Vicinity of Bani Suhaila cemetery, Palestinian territories
Shortly before 11am on Wednesday, October 18th 2023, at least 26 Palestinian civilians, including at least seven women and seventeen children, one of them a 4-month-old infant, were reportedly killed and between 35 and 44 civilians were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on two homes, the Abu Ishaq family home and the Fafsis family …
Summary
Published
1 March 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
26
Civilians reported injured
35 – 44
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Actor
Israeli Military
Incident Date
18 October 2023
Incident Code
ISPT0358
Location
Al Alami neighbourhood, Jabalia Refugee Camp, Palestinian territories
On the afternoon of Wednesday, October 18th 2023, several children were reportedly killed and injured when an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the Hammad family home in the Al-Alami neighbourhood in the Jabalia camp, in the north of the Gaza Strip. The precise number of victims remains unknown and the victims have not yet been identified. …
Summary
Published
1 April 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential
Civilians reported killed
2 – 3
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Actor
Israeli Military
Incident Date
17 October 2023
Incident Code
ISPT0280
Location
Bureij camp, Palestinian territories
At least 92 civilians, including 40 children and 28 women, were killed and at least 13 others were injured by a declared Israeli airstrike on the Bureij camp in the centre of the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, October 17, 2023. The strike targeted and killed Ayman Nofal, a security and intelligence leader in Hamas also …
Summary
Published
27 August 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential
Civilians reported killed
92
Civilians reported injured
13
Military actors reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Actor
Israeli Military
Incident Date
16 October 2023
Incident Code
ISPT0275
Location
Nuseirat camp, Palestinian territories
On the afternoon of October 16th, a number of people, including a child, were reportedly killed and injured as a result of an alleged Israeli airstrike, which hit the house of the Abu Hassanein family in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. Local sources have only specified the death of the child, …
Summary
Published
1 February 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Actor
Israeli Military
Incident Date
16 October 2023
Incident Code
ISPT0266
Location
al Khalayel Road, Palestinian territories
On October 16, 2023, 18 civilians were killed and a large number were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike that hit the al-Arair family home on Al Khalayel road, in the Al Shujaya neigborhood, Gaza City. Two additional individuals were killed and have been identified as militants. Asma Mohammed, Beit Dajan Today, News Najah, Nabd …
Summary
Published
1 March 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
18
Civilians reported injured
12 – 24
Military actors reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Actor
Israeli Military
Incident Date
15 October 2023
Incident Code
ISPT0215
Location
Vicinity of al Ghafri Junction, Palestinian territories
One woman and three young children were reportedly killed and at least two people were injured on Sunday, October 15th, 2023, when an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the home of the Ramlawi family in the vicinity of al-Ghafri junction on al-Jalaa street in Gaza City, in the northern Gaza Strip. Multiple sources describe the house …
Summary
Published
1 February 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Actor
Israeli Military
Incident Date
14 October 2023
Incident Code
ISPT0194
Location
Vicinity of al Fakhoura School, Palestinian territories
During the evening of Saturday, October 14th, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Al-Herbawi family home and the homes adjacent to it in the Al-Fakhoura neighborhood west of Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip reportedly killed at least 34 civilians belonging to at least five different families, including at least 12 women …
Summary
Published
1 February 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
34
Civilians reported injured
80 – 101
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Actor
Israeli Military
Incident Date
12 October 2023
Incident Code
ISPT0173
Location
Vicinity of Al Bahabsa Mosque, Palestinian territories
On October 12th 2023, it was reported that at least four civilians, including at least one young child, were killed and up to ten others injured after an alleged airstrike on the Al-Zimili family home, east of Rafah. Where sources identified the belligerent, all sources attributed the strikes to Israeli forces. Five other individuals were …
Summary
Published
1 December 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
4 – 5
Civilians reported injured
2 – 10
Military actors reported killed
4 – 5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Actor
Israeli Military
Incident Date
12 October 2023
Incident Code
ISPT0155
Location
Al Nuseirat Camp 2, Palestinian territories
On October 12th 2023, at approximately 3:30 PM, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the Kafina family house in Camp 2 of the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, killing a child named Hussain Muhammed Kafina (14) , and a child named Anas Abu Zarqa (13) . Additionally, Safa News, Alalam News, and Shehab Agency all …
Summary
Published
1 December 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Actor
Israeli Military
Incident Date
12 October 2023
Incident Code
ISPT0149
Location
Tower G6, Hamad Town Towers, Palestinian territories
During the evening of Thursday, October 12th 2023, up to four Palestinian civilians, including a four-month old girl, were killed and from eight to 25 civilians were injured as a result of an alleged Israeli airstrike on a residential apartment building in the Hamad Towers in the town of Hamad, in Khan Yunis in the …
Summary
Published
1 December 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Apartment Building
Civilians reported killed
3 – 4
Civilians reported injured
8 – 25
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Actor
Israeli Military
Incident Date
9 October 2023
Incident Code
ISPT0063
Location
Al Sousi mosque, Palestinian territories
On Monday October 9th 2023, at approximately 11:10am, a deadly airstrike allegedly conducted by the Israeli military destroyed the Abdullah bin Omar (Al-Sousi) mosque on the territory of the Al-Shati refugee camp, located in the Gaza strip west to the Gaza city, killing up to 11 civilians, including at least two children and a pregnant …
Summary
Published
1 December 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp, Religious
Civilians reported killed
10 – 11
Civilians reported injured
60
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Actor
Israeli Military
Incident Date
8 October 2023
Incident Code
ISPT0036
Location
Nuseirat camp, Palestinian territories
An alleged Israeli airstrike that hit the civilian home of the Younis family in Nuseirat refugee camp on the 8th of October 2023 killed six members of the family, five of them civilians, and injured a child. While reports immediately after the strike reported a lower death toll, later reports were agreed that six civilians …
Summary
Published
1 November 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
1
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Actor
Israeli Military
Incident Date
8 October 2023
Incident Code
ISPT0022
Location
Yarmouk Mosque, Palestinian territories
On the evening of October 8th 2023, 12 people were reported injured, including a baby, when an alleged Israeli strike hit Yarmouk Mosque in the Gaza Strip. The mosque was reported to be completely destroyed. A tweet from @ShehabAgency stated that 12 injured people arrived at the Al-Shifa Medical complex, while other sources mentioned that …
Summary
Published
1 November 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Religious, Water
Civilians reported injured
12
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Actor
Israeli Military