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Incident Date

26 April 2025

Incident Code

ISPT260425m

Location

الزوايدة, Al-Zawayda sea area, Gaza, Palestinian territories
At least six civilians were reportedly injured when Israeli naval forces allegedly fired shells at a fishing boat carrying six individuals in the Al-Zawayda sea, located in the central Gaza Strip On April 26, 2025. The injured were transported to Al-Awda Hospital in Nuseirat for medical treatment. The incident was widely reported by various media…

Summary

Published
20 December 2025
Strike Type
Naval bombardment
Infrastructure
Vehicle (Boat)
Civilians reported injured
6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

10 May 2025

Incident Code

ISPT100525s

Location

ساحل رفح, Rafah coast area, Rafah, Palestinian territories
On Tuesday, May 10, 2025, in the early morning hours, two civilian fishermen were reportedly injured and a child was killed during an alleged Israeli naval bombardment on the coast outside Rafah in the south of the Gaza Strip. According to available sources, two fishermen were injured in the incident. Facebook user Moastafa Moastafa published…

Summary

Published
24 October 2025
Strike Type
Naval bombardment
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

16 June 2025

Incident Code

ISPT160625e

Location

بحر مدينة غزة, Gaza City sea area, Gaza, Palestinian territories
In the morning of 16 June 2025, at least two fishermen were allegedly struck and killed by Israeli gunboat fire off the coast of Gaza City, with at least four others reportedly injured. @qudsn reported the incident on Twitter/X at 8:31 a.m., while Yaffa News Network also reported the attack. Both sources identified victims as…

Summary

Published
24 October 2025
Strike Type
Naval bombardment
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

16 May 2025

Incident Code

ISPT160525zt

Location

بحر غزة, Gaza City sea area, Gaza, Palestinian territories
On May 16th, 2025, reports emerged of an incident at sea west of Gaza City in which two fishermen were reportedly attacked by alleged Israeli naval activity involving live fire and missiles. The men were later identified as the missing 26-year-old Hassan Muhammad Abu Odeh and deceased 36-year-old Rami Ibrahim al-Najjar. According to Facebook posts…

Summary

Published
22 August 2025
Strike Type
Naval bombardment
Civilians reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

9 May 2025

Incident Code

ISPT090525f

Location

بحر غزة, مخيم الشاطئ, Gaza City sea area, Al-Shati Camp, Gaza, Palestinian territories
On the morning of Friday, May 9, 2025, fisherman Ahmed Ali Othman Muqdad, aged 26, was reportedly killed and his brother Muhammad Ali Othman Muqdad, also a fisherman and aged 32, was seriously injured after Israeli naval forces allegedly fired shells and live rounds at their fishing boat off the coast of the northern Al-Shati…

Summary

Published
22 August 2025
Strike Type
Naval bombardment
Infrastructure
Vehicle (Boat)
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

8 May 2025

Incident Code

ISPT080525f

Location

بحر مدينة خان يونس, Khan Younis sea area, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
Shortly before 7 a.m. on Thursday 8th May 2025 at least two fishermen were injured by alleged Israeli naval fire whilst fishing in the sea near Khan Younis. The victims have not yet been identified. Information about the incident first appeared at 7.03 a.m. in a report made by an Al-Mayadeen correspondent which detailed two…

Summary

Published
22 August 2025
Strike Type
Naval bombardment
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

3 May 2025

Incident Code

ISPT030525z

Location

بحر غزة, Gaza City sea area, Gaza, Palestinian territories
On the morning of Saturday, May 3, 2025, Israeli warships allegedly fired on a fishing boat in the Mediterranean Sea, west of the al-Baidar area, killing 66-year-old fisherman Ramadan Hassan Zidane and injuring another man on board, Ahmed Ahmed Zidane. The incident was reported by several social media accounts, including Palestine Today TV Channel and…

Summary

Published
22 August 2025
Strike Type
Naval bombardment
Infrastructure
Vehicle (Boat)
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

27 April 2025

Incident Code

ISPT270425c

Location

بحر مدينة خان يونس, Khan Younis sea area, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
Before 7:03 AM on April 27th, 2025, Palestinian fisherman 55-year-old Mustafa Hijazi Saleh al-Lahham (also known as Abu Yahya) was reportedly shot in the head and killed by Israeli naval forces while working off the coast of Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip. A second fisherman, Ahmed Fares Hijazi al-Lahham, identified by sources as…

Summary

Published
22 August 2025
Strike Type
Naval bombardment
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

30 April 2025

Incident Code

ISPT300425j

Location

بحر غزة, Gaza City sea area, Gaza, Palestinian territories
On Wednesday, April 30 2025 a Palestinian fisherman, 26-year-old Khamis Abdul Latif Bakr, was killed in an attack allegedly by Israeli naval forces while working in Gaza City's coastal waters. The time of the incident is not known, and no information is available about additional casualties. This assessment will be updated if more information emerges.…

Summary

Published
15 August 2025
Strike Type
Naval bombardment
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

3 May 2025

Incident Code

ISPT030525a

Location

بحر بيت لاهيا قرب منطقة السودانية, Beit Lahia sea area, Sudanese area, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
On 3 May 2025, three fishermen including a child were reportedly injured when an Israeli naval ship allegedly fired on them off the coast of al-Sudaniya in North Gaza. Safa News reported that two fishermen, Anis Muhammad Ahmed al-Sultan and his nephew Muhannad Ahed Nahed Muhammad al-Sultan (also referred to as Ahed Nahed Muhammad al-Sultan), were reportedly…

Summary

Published
13 August 2025
Strike Type
Naval bombardment
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

14 June 2025

Incident Code

ISPT140625a

Location

منطقة زيكيم القريبة, Vicinity of Zikim Crossing, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
On Saturday, June 14th, 2025, before 2:00 p.m., at least 12 civilians, including one child, were killed and 50 or more civilians were injured during an alleged Israeli naval bombardment while waiting for the distribution of humanitarian aid near the Zikim crossing at the Al-Sudaniya area, northwest of the Gaza Strip. The names of four…

Summary

Published
13 August 2025
Strike Type
Naval bombardment
Civilians reported killed
12
Civilians reported injured
50–51
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

15 June 2025

Incident Code

ISPT150625m

Location

الطريق الساحلي، مدينة غزة, Rashid Street, Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories
On June 15th, 2025, several sources reported that Israeli naval forces (gunboats) allegedly opened fire on displaced Palestinians waiting for aid on Rashid Street, west of Gaza City, allegedly killing a 44-year-old man and injuring others. The attack was reportedly carried out by gunboats while people were gathered in anticipation of humanitarian assistance. Rami Mosbah…

Summary

Published
9 August 2025
Strike Type
Naval bombardment
Infrastructure
Humanitarian (Food/Water Distribution)
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

31 March 2025

Incident Code

ISPT310325z

Location

دير البلح, Sea area, west of Deir al-Balah, Deir al-Balah, Palestinian territories
On the morning of Monday, March 31, 2025, Rami Jamal al-Aqraa, a fisherman, was injured after being allegedly shot by Israeli naval forces in the Deir al-Balah Sea in the Gaza Strip. Many Facebook posts and videos showed Rami Jamal al-Aqraa being carried to get help after he was shot. Further posts on Facebook by…

Summary

Published
9 August 2025
Strike Type
Naval bombardment
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

6 December 2024

Incident Code

RS4963

Location

Janoub al-Mal'ab, Hama, Syria
During the morning of 6 December 2024, alleged Russian military and/or Syrian regime airstrikes, artillery, and/or naval fire hit the al-Malab neighbourhood, south of the stadium in Hama City, near Shafiq Abisi School in Syria. The strike reportedly resulted in the death of between four and seven civilians, including a father and his three children,…

Summary

Published
22 July 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery, Naval bombardment
Infrastructure
Residential, Vehicle, Education
Civilians reported killed
4–7
Civilians reported injured
6–7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

23 April 2025

Incident Code

ISPT230425s

Location

بحر بيت لاهيا قرب منطقة السودانية, Beit Lahia sea area, Sudanese area, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
During the morning of April 23, 2025, a fisherman was killed and others were injured on the seashore of Beit Lahia, near the Sudanese area in the North of Gaza, by an alleged Israeli shooting from a naval vessel stationed west of the al-Waha area. The incident was widely reported on social media (News source,…

Summary

Published
23 April 2025
Strike Type
Naval bombardment
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

16 April 2025

Incident Code

ISPT160425j

Location

خان يونس, Al-Mawasi sea area, Khan Younis, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
On the morning of April 16, 2025, two people were reportedly injured in an alleged naval attack on a fishing boat off the coast of Khan Younis, in Al-Mawasi, Gaza. All sources allege that the attack had been perpetrated by Israeli naval forces. The incident was first reported in a tweet by Snd News Agency,…

Summary

Published
16 April 2025
Strike Type
Naval bombardment
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

3 November 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0844

Location

طريق الرشيد الساحلي, Al-Rashid Road, Deir al-Balah, Palestinian territories
Around midday on Friday, November 3rd, 2023, an alleged shelling from Israeli tanks and/or naval boats hit displaced families on the Al-Rashid Al-Bahri coastal road in the Gaza Strip. This shelling, occurring amid attempts by civilians to flee to the southern regions of Gaza from the north, resulted in the deaths of at least 14…

Summary

Published
6 February 2025
Strike Type
Naval bombardment, Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
14
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

1 November 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0813

Location

منطقة الشيخ عجلين، مدينة غزة, Sheikh Ajilin area, Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories
On Wednesday November 1st 2023, at least three civilians were reportedly injured as a result of an alleged Israeli artillery and/or airstrike attack on an UNRWA vehicle near the coastal road in the Sheikh Ajilin area, southwest of Gaza City. Three civilians were reported injured by several sources. While Abu Omar Zourob states that three…

Summary

Published
28 September 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery, Naval bombardment
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

3 November 2022

Incident Code

RS4736

Location

خربة الناطور, Kharebt Al Natour, Idlib, Syria
On November 3rd 2022, two to three civilians, including two young men and a woman, were reportedly olive picking when they were injured by a land to ground missile, loaded with "internationally prohibited cluster bombs" as a result of alleged Syrian regime or Russian action.  The attack happened on forests and farms on the Khirbet…

Summary

Published
3 November 2022
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery, Naval bombardment
Infrastructure
Agriculture
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

24 March 2022

Incident Code

RUK079

Location

вул. Академіка Павлова, 120, “Нова Пошта”, “Nova Poshta,” 120 Akademika Pavlova Street, Kharkiv, Ukraine
On March 24th, Russian troops allegedly launched shells from the Black Sea, striking a residential area in Kharkiv, killing six people and wounding at least another 15. According to 24 Channel News, Russian forces fired upon a civilian area in which already exhausted civilians had gathered for humanitarian aid. Tweets from various users, including @eoin_mc_Sweeney…

Summary

Published
24 March 2022
Strike Type
Naval bombardment
Infrastructure
Humanitarian
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
15–17
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

15 May 2021

Incident Code

M21ISPT077

Location

مخيم الشاطئ, Al Shati Refugee Camp, Gaza, Palestinian territories
Two people were reported injured and a large number of fishing vessels were destroyed in an alleged naval bombardment by the Israeli navy on the Al Shati ‘Beach’ refugee camp to the West of Gaza City. Al Jazeera first reported the bombardment around 9.30 a.m. local time on Saturday 15 May 2021, which targeted buildings…

Summary

Published
15 May 2021
Strike Type
Naval bombardment
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

21 March 2021

Incident Code

RS4556

Location

قاح, Qah, Idlib, Syria
At least one civilian was killed and between one and two civilians were injured in an alleged Russian missile strike in the vicinity of Qah and Salwa towns the afternoon of March 21, 2021. Multiple sources, including Syrian Civil Defense and Reuters, reporting that the strike was " a surface-to-surface missile." Idlib EMC stated that "Russian…

Summary

Published
21 March 2021
Strike Type
Naval bombardment, Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

21–22 December, 2019

Incident Code

ISSY008

Location

المنطقة الواقعة بين سات زينب وعقربا, Area between Sat Zaynab and Aqraba, Rif Dimashq, Syria
At least three people were killed in alleged Israeli strikes between Sayyida Zainab and Aqraba on December 21-22, 2019. Sources are conflicted as to whether those killed were militants or civilians. Local sources reported that Israeli missiles - either launched from a ship in the Mediterranean or via an airstrike - landed on the Sayyeda Zainab…

Summary

Published
21 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike, Naval bombardment
Civilians reported killed
0–3
Military actors reported killed
0–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

31 August 2019

Incident Code

USYEMTr209

Location

عرقوب, Arqoub, Abyan, Yemen
A few local language social-media sources suggested that US strikes, reportedly including a naval bombardment and at least one air strike, had targeted "terrorist groups", possibly AQAP, in Arqoub in Abyan governorate, on August 31st 2019, killing "dozens". Some suggested that the "terrorists" were amongst or affiliated with pro-government forces. There were no known associated…

Summary

Published
31 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike, Naval bombardment
Military actors reported killed
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces, United Arab Emirates Military
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Incident Date

1 July 2019

Incident Code

ISSY003

Location

أشرفية صحنايا, Ashrafiyat Sahnaya, Damascus, Syria
Between five and 16 civilians, including two to three children and a woman, were reportedly killed and 21 to 50 others were injured as a result of Israeli airstrikes that targeted several military sites in the Damascus countryside after midnight on July 1st, 2019, according to local sources. The strike resulted in the first significant…

Summary

Published
1 July 2019
Strike Type
Naval bombardment, Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
5–16
Civilians reported injured
21–50
Military actors reported killed
6–9
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

2 May 2019

Incident Code

RS3639

Location

بسقلا, Bsaqla, Idlib, Syria
One civilian was reported killed and others seriously injured as Bsqala in Idlib was targeted with explosive barrels and naval bombs on May 2nd 2019. According to local source Step News, "Russian and Syrian warplanes and helicopters" operated over villages and towns in Idlib, striking a bakery and a kindergarten in Bsqala and killing one…

Summary

Published
2 May 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike, Naval bombardment
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

27 April 2019

Incident Code

RS3619

Location

اللطامنة, Al-Lataminah, Hama, Syria
Hamah Now reported that "a civilian was injured by Russian air strikes on the town of Al-Lataminah, north of Hama." Multiple other sources reported Russian strikes on the city. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that it had "monitored more Russian air strikes in the town of Al-Lataminah in the northern suburbs of Hama,…

Summary

Published
27 April 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery, Naval bombardment
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

6 April 2019

Incident Code

RS3607

Location

جسر الشغور, Jisr Al Shughour, Idlib, Syria
Local sources reported that long-range high-explosive ballistic missiles struck the city of Jisr al-Shughour. Step News specified that ten missiles struck residential buildings and infrastructure in the city. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, the strikes struck an area near the Mamoun Haj Yahya School in al Shamali al Sharqi neighborhood, severely destroying…

Summary

Published
8 April 2019
Strike Type
Artillery, Naval bombardment
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported injured
12–14
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

20 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3305

Location

سلقين, Salqin, Idlib, Syria
A ballistic missile from an alleged Russian battleship reportedly landed near the town of Salqin, Idlib countryside, on March 20th, 2018. Sources gave conflicting reports regarding civilian casualties. @HadiAlabdallah reported that "a ballistic missile landed near Salqin city of Idlib countryside, coming from Russian battleships in the Mediterranean." Step News Agency reported that there had been reports…

Summary

Published
20 March 2018
Strike Type
Naval bombardment
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Civilians reported injured
0–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

23 July 2017

Incident Code

USYEMTr092

Location

جبل المراقشه, Jabal Al Maraqisha, Abyan, Yemen
Multiple sources reported that US airstrikes, or possibly US naval strikes, targeted alleged AQAP militants in the Al Maraqisha area of Abyan governorate, late on July 23rd 2017. Other sources reported similar strikes in the area the previous night, though did not assign responsibility to the US. There were no known reports of civilian harm.…

Summary

Published
23 July 2017
Strike Type
Naval bombardment, Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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