Civilian Casualties

جوار مسجد الخلفاء الراشدين, Vicinity of al Khalafa al Rashidun Mosque, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

In the early hours of Thursday, October 19, 2023, Israeli military aircraft allegedly bombed a house belonging to the Al-Sharbasi family located near the Al-Khalafa Al-Rashidun Mosque in the Al-Alami area in the northern Gaza Strip, reportedly injuring many civilians. Local sources including Shehab Agency, Palestine today TV and Raee stated that a number of

Summary

Religious Institution, Residential building

2–10

بيت لاهيا, Beit Lahia, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Shortly before 10:36 PM on Sunday, October 22nd 2023, the Al-Ghandour family’s house in Beit Lahia, near the Abu Ubaida Center, in the north of the Gaza Strip, was allegedly hit by Israeli aircraft bombing, resulting in at least 18 and potentially more than 25 deaths, including at least four women and at least five

Summary

(5–7 children4 women8–10 men)

18 – 26

18 named, 1 familiy identified

جباليا, Jabalia, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 5, 2023, at least three members of the Al-Jabain family —the child Yazan Muhammad Abu Al-Jabin (12) and his parents Souad Ali Abu Al-Jabin (37) and Muhammad Abu Al-Jabin (44) — were killed and a number of others were injured by an alleged Israeli airstrike on their home in the Al-Fakhoura area in

Summary

(1 child1 woman1 man)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

بيت لاهيا, Beit Lahia, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 21st 2023, it was reported that an unknown number of children were injured after an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Sobh family home near the market area of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip. Although sources illustrated that children were injured, sources do not refer to any civilians killed in this incident.

Summary

Marketplace, Residential building

7–11

رفح, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Fifteen members of the al-Zatmeh and Ghoneim families, including 11 children and two women, were killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the al-Zatmeh family home to the West of Rafah on October 22nd 2023. The house was situated next to Zaid mosque, between Badr and Al-Brahma camp. Initial reports by @ShehabAgency claimed “a large

Summary

Religious Institution, Residential building

(11 children2 women2 men)

15 named, 2 families identified

City

قرب معبر رفح, Vicinity of the Rafah crossing, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Tuesday, 10th October, 2023, an Israeli warning missile allegedly exploded in the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Palestinian territories, preceding two further strikes at the site. Sources from Alghad News noted that an Egyptian worker was injured in this explosion. No further details on the victim or their condition were publicly available.

Summary

العلمي, al Alami neighbourhood, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

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 neighborhood 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

2 – 3

(1–2 children)

Known belligerent

Exact location (via Airwars)

محيط مسجد الصادقين, Vicinity of al Sadiqin Mosque, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On 18 October 2023, 11 people were killed and 13 people were injured when an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the home of the Al-Harazin family on Al-Sikka Street, near Al-Sadiqin Mosque in Al-Zaytoun neighbourhood, east of Gaza City. The attack was reported by Palinfo on Twitter/X, via a post stating that a warplane had bombed

Summary

(4 children4 women3 men)

11 named, 1 familiy identified

Nearby landmark

دير البلح, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At 12pm on Sunday, October 22nd 2023, between 22 and 31 civilians, including at least 11 children and eight women, were killed and others were injured after an alleged Israeli airstrike on the homes of the Abu Muailiq family in Deir Al-Balah, which is located in the middle of the Gaza Strip. Amnesty International reported

Summary

(11–12 children8 women3 men)

22 – 31

24 named, 1 familiy identified

Exact location (other)

سرمين, residential neighbourhoods, the market area, and the Abdo Salama School in the city of Sarmin, east of Idlib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One woman and two children were killed, and at least ten and up to 12 civilians, including five children and two women, were injured as a result of missile strikes carried out by the Syrian regime and/or Russian military and/or Iranian military on residential neighbourhoods, the market area, and the Abdo Salama School (outside working

Summary

Marketplace, Residential building, School

(2 children1 woman)

10–12

Russian Military, Iranian Military, Syrian Regime

Suspected belligerents

10 named, 1 familiy identified

قرب معبر رفح, Vicinity of the Rafah crossing, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On 10th October 2023, it was reported that two civilians were injured as a result of an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Rafah Crossing in the Gaza Strip. Three sources corroborated that two government employees were injured, although no detail on the extent of their injuries or their role within the government was provided. Airwars

Summary

دير البلح, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Around 03:00 on Tuesday, October 10th, 2023, a rocket or missile allegedly fired by Israeli military hit a residential apartment in the Al Saad building in the town of Deir Al Balah, Gaza Strip, killing a family of six people – including a woman and four children – and injuring a number of civilians. Safa

Summary

(4 children1 woman1 man)

6 named, 1 familiy identified

مخيم الشاطئ, al Shati camp, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 23rd, 2023, Civil Defense crews were allegedly struck by Israeli forces during rescue operations in Al-Shati camp. According to Shehab News Agency, a member of the Civil Defense was injured while attempting to clear rubble from homes destroyed by Israeli aircraft. Further information regarding identification or the state of injuries has not been

Summary

IDP or refugee camp

مدينة حمد, Hamad Town, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Monday, November 20 2023, between five and 15 civilians, including at least two children, were killed, and between 12 and 25 civilians, including at least five children and an elderly man, were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike and/or artillery strike on a residential apartment in Hamad Town, west of Khan Yunis, in the

Summary

5 – 15

(2–4 children)

12–25

5 named, 1 familiy identified

Exact location (via Airwars)

منزل عائلة الغوطي في حي الجنينة, Al-Ghouti family home in the Al-Geneina neighborhood, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Sunday, October 22nd, 2023, in the Rafah Governorate, south of the Gaza Strip, an alleged daytime Israeli airstrike resulted in the death of three members of the Al-Ghouti family – two women and a child – at their home at Al-Geneina neighborhood. A number of others were wounded, including the husband and children of

Summary

3 – 4

(2 children1–2 women)

6 named, 2 families identified

محيط دوار درابيه, Vicinity of the Darabiyah roundabout, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Around 22:30 on Monday, October 16th, 2023, at least four people were reportedly killed, including a pregnant woman and her child, and at least one other injured as a result of an alleged Israeli airstrike on the house belonging to the Siam family near the Darabiyah roundabout in the Al-Nasr neighborhood, west of Gaza City.

Summary

(1 woman)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

Nearby landmark

الأمل, Al Amal, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On the evening of Sunday, October 22nd 2023, at least four civilians were killed and 18 others, including more than 15 children, were reportedly injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike that bombed Al-Zinati’s house in the Al-Amal neighbourhood, in the west of Khan Yunis, in the central Gaza Strip. This incident resulted in the deaths

Summary

(3 children1 man)

18–19

8 named, 1 familiy identified

Gaza Strip, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Tuesday, October 10th, 2023, an alleged Israeli strike killed two civilians, a 32-year old man named Ahmed Nahid Hasan Masoud and his 4-year old daughter, Suzan Ahmed Nahid Masoud, at their home in the Gaza Strip. Social media posts shared by relatives expressed a deep sense of loss and grief for both Ahmad and

Summary

(1 child1 man)

2 named, 1 familiy identified

مدرسة الفاخورة, al Fakhoura School, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On the morning of December 3, 2023, a number of civilians were killed and injured, including a woman and a child, in an alleged Israeli strike at the gate of the Al Fakhoura School in the Jabalia Camp, located in North Gaza. Few specific details about the victims were publicly available. At 3:27 am, the

Summary

IDP or refugee camp, School

2 – 4

(0–1 children0–1 women)

2–4

منزل لآل الحلقاوي في رفح جنوب القطاع, Al-Halqawi family in Rafah, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least one person was killed and dozens were injured on Tuesday, October 24, 2023, after an alleged Israeli military aircraft reportedly struck the Al-Halqawi family home next to Rabaa Shahida School and in the vicinity of the Ali Mosque in Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip. Shehab Agency initially reported the incident but did

Summary

1 – 2

النصيرات, Nuseirat camp, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Sunday evening October 22nd, 2023, at least 48 civilians, including at least 24 children and 11 women, were killed and at least three children were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the house of Dr. Khaled al-Bayaa, located west of Nuseirat camp in the Gaza Strip. Dr. al-Bayaa was killed alongside his wife,

Summary

(24–25 children11 women12–13 men)

48 – 71

51 named, 6 families identified

هبة زقوت, Gaza Strip, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Friday, October 13, 2023, prominent Palestinian visual artist Heba Zaqout (39 years old) was killed, with two of her sons Adam and Mahmoud, in an alleged Israeli strike on the house she was staying in, in a residential area of the Gaza Strip. Her last message to her friend @danielmkovalik was “We are sitting with

Summary

3 – 6

(2–5 children1 woman)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

طلال السلطان, Tal al Sultan, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

An alleged Israeli bombardment killed at least 25 civilians, including members of the Tabasi, al-Hams and Abu Younis families, on the 22nd of October 2023, in the Tal Al-Sultan area in the west of Rafah in Gaza. The number of injured civilians remains unknown and some were still stuck under the rubble at the time

Summary

(11–13 children5 women7–9 men)

27 named, 3 families identified

قِطَاعُ غَزَّةَ, Gaza Strip, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Tuesday, October 17th 2023, at least one young male civilian was reportedly killed, but the precise details of the incident, including location and time, are not yet known. The victim was identified by friends and family on social media as a 22-year old man named Youssef Naji Fares al-Hayek. Family member Haya Bashar wrote

Summary

(1 man)

1 named

الشيخ رضوان, Sheikh Radwan, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At 4.30 pm on Tuesday, 10th of October, 2023, at least forty civilians, including a mother alongside her five children and her husband, were killed when an alleged Israeli airstrike hit a six-storey building in Sheikh Radwan, a district of Gaza City. Amnesty International reported that the strike completely destroyed the building and killed at

Summary

(4–7 children2 women1 man)

12 named, 2 families identified

رفح, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On the morning of Sunday, October 22nd 2023, an alleged Israeli bombardment hit Salah Mohammed Kurdieh’s house located west of the city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip, killing at least 12 identified civilians, including five women and four children, and injuring at least two civilians. Although there was only scarce information about the circumstances

Summary

(4 children5 women3 men)

14 named, 1 familiy identified

City

الشيخ رضوان, Sheikh Radwan, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least 18 people, mostly children and women, all from the Al-Khalot family, were killed and others were wounded on the morning of October 20th, 2023 when an alleged Israeli strike hit their home in the Abo Iskander area in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood. At Al-Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza, an Al-Ghad correspondent reported that

Summary

(4–6 children6 women8 men)

18 – 20

18 named, 1 familiy identified

النصيرات, Nuseirat Camp, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Saturday, October 21st, 2023, an alleged Israeli bombardment hit the Abu Jabr family home in Nuseirat camp, Gaza Strip, killing the wife of a commander of “the Central Brigade”, Nabil Abu Jabr, alongside their four children, including a son and a daughter under the age of 18. The 45-year old wife of Nabil Abu

Summary

(2 children1 woman2 men)

5 named, 1 familiy identified