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Incident Date
11 October 2023
Incident Code
ISPT0134
Location
شارع الزاوية, Al Zawya Street , North Gaza, Palestinian territories
In the morning of Wednesday, 11 October 2023, at least 19 identified civilians, including at least 9 and up to 15 children, among them two infants, four siblings, and a mother with her four children, were killed and dozens were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike that hit the Ezbet Abd Rabbo area, including Al-Zawiya…
Summary
Published
1 April 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
19
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date
21 October 2023
Incident Code
ISPT0445
Location
دير البلح, Deir al Balah, Deir Al Balah, Palestinian territories
Around dawn (local time) on Saturday, October 21, 2023, nine civilians, including one woman and six children, were killed, and a number of civilians were injured by an alleged Israeli airstrike in the al-Hawajri family home in Deir Balah, Gaza Strip. Those killed include four brothers Hamza Ahmed Zidan al-Hawajri (aged 21 or 22), Harith…
Summary
Published
1 April 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
9
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date
9 October 2023
Incident Code
ISPT0057
Location
بيت لاهيا, Beit Lahia, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
On Monday, October 9th, 2023, between 13 and 15 members of the al-Qatnani family, including five children and four women, were killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike on their home in front of the Um al-Fahem school, in the town of Beit Lahia, northern Gaza Strip. The Palestine Center for Human Rights (PCHR) and Defence…
Summary
Published
1 December 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
,
Education
Civilians reported killed
13–15
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date
11 October 2023
Incident Code
ISPT0112
Location
شارعالفجم, Alfjm Street, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
At least eight civilians, including eight members of the same family, were killed and a number of others were wounded when an alleged Israeli bomb hit the Samour family house on Al-Fajm Street, in the Bani Suhaila area, east of Khan Yunis, in the south of the Gaza Strip, on the evening of Wednesday, October…
Summary
Published
1 December 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
8
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date
11 October 2023
Incident Code
ISPT0111
Location
مخيم خان يونس, Khan Younis camp, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
On Wednesday, October 11th 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike killed between eight and 12 civilians, including four children, in a strike on the Abu al-Rish family house. The house was reportedly destroyed, while neighbouring homes in the center of the Khan Younis Camp, were severely damaged. In addition to the children the attack, which according…
Summary
Published
1 December 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
8–14
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date
15 October 2023
Incident Code
ISPT0236a
Location
الأمل, Al Amal, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
On October 15th 2023, five members of the Abu Musa family, including two children, a woman, and two men, were reportedly killed and at least two children from the same family and a man were reportedly injured by an alleged Israeli bombing in the Al Amal neighbourhood in Khan Yunis, located in the South of…
Summary
Published
1 November 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date
21 October 2023
Incident Code
ISPT0419
Location
خربة العدس, Khirbat Al Adas, Rafah, Palestinian territories
Between six and ten civilians were reported killed, including at least one member of the Palestinian Civil Defense and five children, when alleged Israeli missiles struck a Palestinian Civil Defense facility alongside the Dahir family home on October 21st, 2023. A number of other civilians, including Palestinian Civil Defense members, were also injured. The incident…
Summary
Published
1 November 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
6–10
Civilians reported injured
4–11
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date
7 October 2023
Incident Code
ISPT0008
Location
عبسان الكبيرة, Abasan al-Kabira, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
On October 7th 2023, 18 members of the same family, including at least seven children and four women, were reportedly killed in an alleged Israeli military airstrike, leaving at least one named survivor, 11 year-old Tala Abu Daqqa, with injuries. Other sources reported that between 25 to 150 civilians were injured. The attack reportedly took place…
Summary
Published
1 November 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
(
Apartment Building
)
Civilians reported killed
18
Civilians reported injured
25–150
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date
7 October 2023
Incident Code
ISPT0003
Location
مسجد البراء بن عازب, Al-Baraa Mosque, Gaza, Palestinian territories
On the 7th October 2023, Nouruddin Ihab Kahil (24 years old), a prominent member of the support committee of the Palestinian Volleyball Union and son to Ihab Kahil, Chairman of the Competitions Committee of the Palestinian Volleyball Federation, was killed as a result of an alleged airstrike by Israeli forces on a residential home occupied by…
Summary
Published
1 November 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date
8 October 2023
Incident Code
ISPT0035
Location
الزوايدة, Az Zawayda, Deir Al Balah, Palestinian territories
On October 8th 2023, seven civilians, Jihad Abdullah Abu Rikab (35 years old), his wife Rabab Marazeeq Abu Rikab (28 years old), and their five children Nida Abu Rikab (11 years old), Tala Abu Rikab (10 years old), Maria Abu Rikab (eight years old), Sewar Abu Rikab (six years old) and Sham Abu Rikab (four…
Summary
Published
1 November 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date
8 October 2023
Incident Code
ISPT0026
Location
بيت حانون, Beit Hanoun , North Gaza, Palestinian territories
At least one civilian, a young man Muhammad Raed Abu Amsha "Abu Islam" (31 years old), was killed and others were wounded on October 8th, 2023 in the Abu Amsha family home in the Beit Hanoun neighborhood of the Gaza Strip, in a strike allegedly carried out by Israeli aircraft. Condolences messages were posted by…
Summary
Published
1 November 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date
10 October 2023
Incident Code
ISPT0079
Location
بني سهيلا, Bani Suhaila, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
On October 10th, 2023 at dawn, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the Al-Qara family’s house in the town of Bani Suhayla in eastern Khan Yunis in the Gaza strip, killing between four and five civilians in the Al-Qara family, including the civilians Mohamed Ashraf Ismail Al-Qara (23 years old), his sister Waad Ashraf Ismail Al-Qara (18…
Summary
Published
1 November 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date
10 October 2023
Incident Code
ISPT0080
Location
تل الزعتر, Tal al-Zaatar , North Gaza, Palestinian territories
In the evening of October 10th, 2023, up to nine members of the Shaheen family, including two women, a 17-year old child and 10-year old child, were killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike on their family home in the Tal al-Zaatar area of the Jabalia camp in the north of the Gaza strip. The three-storey…
Summary
Published
1 November 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Civilians reported killed
8–9
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date
14 October 2023
Incident Code
ISPT0197
Location
تل الهوى, Tal Al Hawa, Gaza, Palestinian territories
On October 14th 2023 at around 1 am, Israeli forces allegedly conducted an airstrike in Tal Al-Hawa, located in the south of Gaza City. The strike reportedly killed Palestinian surgeon Dr. Medhat Mahmoud Saidam and his extended family at his home. Among the dead were between 24 to 31 civilians, including at least 12 children*,…
Summary
Published
8 October 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
24–31
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date
15 October 2023
Incident Code
ISPT0235
Location
الجنينة, Al Geneina, Rafah, Palestinian territories
A civilian home was reportedly hit by an Israeli airstrike in Al-Geneina, Rafah, in the Gaza Strip, at dawn on 15 October 2023, killing between seven to eight civilians from the same family and injuring others. Sources said the home belonged to Dr. Salah al-Din Zanoun. Rum Online News cited official Palestinian news agency WAFA…
Summary
Published
8 October 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
7–8
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date
4 February 2020
Incident Code
YS086
Location
عفرين, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
Two civilians were killed and twelve others, among which five children, were reportedly injured in alleged YPG artillery strikes on two schools in Afrin city on February 4th, 2020, according to local sources. Shabha Press reported that “wounded and material damages were caused by the PYD militia targeting Al Shari’a school in the city of…
Summary
Published
4 February 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
12
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
19 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1976
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria
Raids carried out by warplanes led to the deaths of four civilians including a woman and two children and wounded a further 12 people, sources said. It is unclear who was responsible for these attacks, with some reports blaming the Russians and others accusing the regime. Syrian Mirror reported: "Russian warplanes targeted the eastern neighborhood…
Summary
Published
19 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
5–7
Civilians reported injured
10–12
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1969
Location
كفر حوت, Kafr Hout , Aleppo, Syria
Russian warplanes wounded two civilians in a raid on the village of Kafr Hout in southern Aleppo Governorate, western Syria, according to sources on the ground. Sources were unclear of the identity of those injured in this attack. Smart News Today reported that two women were wounded, while Aleppo Civil Defence said that one woman…
Summary
Published
17 March 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1964
Location
كفركرمين, Kafr Karmin, Aleppo, Syria
Local media reported that three civilians including a child were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Kafr Karmin. The Smart News put the number wounded at three, adding that this total included one child. Numerous other sources reported that Russia carried out the strikes - and published video footage of the aftermath.
Summary
Published
16 March 2017
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1968
Location
أبين سمعان, Abin Sama’an , Aleppo, Syria
One woman died and several other civilians were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Abin Sama’an town, according to sources on the ground. Omawi.news.agency reported: "Russian warplanes carried out several air strikes with rockets on the towns of Abyan Semaan and Sheikh Ali in the western countryside of Aleppo, wounding several people and causing extensive…
Summary
Published
16 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1957
Location
ام المياذن, Um Almayathen, Daraa, Syria
One civilian was injured in an alleged air raid on the residential neighbourhood, Um Almayathen. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame for the strike, with some blaming Russian warplanes, and others the Syrian regime. There was allegedly huge widespread damage to residential homes and buildings as a result of the strike. Missiles…
Summary
Published
13 March 2017
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1953
Location
دارة عزة, Daarat Izza, Aleppo, Syria
Up to nine civilians were injured following an alleged Russian cluster bomb attack on the residential neighbourhood of Daarat Izza, Aleppo, local media reported. All sources have either blamed Russia for the raids or not attributed any blame for the strikes. According to sources, 2 of the injured civilians were children and only one had a…
Summary
Published
11 March 2017
Civilians reported injured
9
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1946
Location
دارة عزة, Darat Izza, Aleppo, Syria
Between three and eight civilians were killed, and dozens more were wounded, in a multi-strike raid on Darat Izza, Aleppo, local media reported. All sources blamed Russian warplanes for the airstrikes on the town. A local source reported that a school was struck in the first raid, and published images showing material damage to the infrastructure. Al-Hajji…
Summary
Published
9 March 2017
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
3–8
Civilians reported injured
15–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1945
Location
عندان, Anadan, Aleppo, Syria
As many as three civilians were killed - and others were wounded - in an airstrike on the residential neighbourhood in Anadan, Aleppo, local media reported. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. Almost all sources blamed Russian warplanes, however the White Helmets was one of a few who attributed blame to the Syrian…
Summary
Published
9 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1930
Location
الدانا, al-Dana, Idlib, Syria
Up to seven civilians, including children and women, were killed and "dozens" more were wounded as al-Dana, Idlib, in three airstrikes, carried out by Russia or the Syrian regime, local media reported. Three men from the same family were reportedly among the victims. Multiple sources added that one or two children and several women were…
Summary
Published
4 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–7
Civilians reported injured
3–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 February 2017
Incident Code
RS1923
Location
ترملا, Tramla, Idlib, Syria
Three members of one family were killed - including a father, daughter and granddaughter - and others were wounded, following an alleged Russian and Syrian regime raid on Tramla, local media reported. All sources except Idlib Media Centre - who said the regime was responsible - attributed blame to Russia. According to sources, a vacuum…
Summary
Published
28 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 February 2017
Incident Code
RS1920
Location
اريحا, Ariha, Idlib, Syria
As many as 20 civilians were killed, and dozens more were wounded, in an airstrike on Ariha. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. Around half the sources blamed Russian warplanes, while the rest pointed to the Syrian regime. Some sources such as Idlib Media Centre blamed both parties for the raids. SMO…
Summary
Published
27 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
7–20
Civilians reported injured
12–30
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 December 2016
Incident Code
RS1782
Location
بِنِّش, Binnish, Idlib, Syria
In this major event, local sources reported that alleged Russian airstrikes killed between zero and 15 civilians, including three children, and wounded up to 24, as they struck the city of Binnish, Idlib. While Qasioun News said that there were no reports of casualties, the remaining sources reported up to 15 fatalities, including children. Eight…
Summary
Published
10 December 2016
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
8–15
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 December 2016
Incident Code
RS1754
Location
سَرْمِين, Sarmin, Idlib, Syria
Between five and 10 civilians, including three to five children, a woman, and three men, were killed and at least 15 others were injured in airstrikes against the town of Sarmin in Idlib, according to sources on the ground - though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible. The…
Summary
Published
6 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–10
Civilians reported injured
15–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 December 2016
Incident Code
RS1766
Location
كفرسجنة, Kafr Sajna, Idlib, Syria
Up to eight civilians were killed and 15 injured in multiple airstrikes on Kafr Sajna, according to local media - though it was unclear whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible. Step News, who put the death toll at four with a "number" of injuries, reported that "warplanes launched four airstrikes with surface rockets…
Summary
Published
6 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–8
Civilians reported injured
2–15
Military Actor
Russian Military
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