Israel and Gaza 2023

Satellite imagery, screenshot from Google Earth, October 2023

Belligerent
Israeli Military
Country
the Gaza Strip
start date
end date
Civilian Harm Status
Belligerent Assessment
Declassified Documents
Infrastructure

Incident date

January 10, 2024

Incident Code

ISPT100124a

LOCATION

محيط مستشفى شهداء الأقصى, Vicinity of Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

On Wednesday afternoon, January 10th, 2024, Palestinian journalist Ahmad (Ahmed) Bedir (Bdeir), also called Abu Naeem, was among at least ten civilians killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike on a house. Some reports put the death toll as high as 40. Another 30 civilians were reported injured, in the home near the western hospital gate

Summary

First published
July 14, 2024
Last updated
October 16, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian infrastructure
Healthcare facility, Residential building
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
10 – 41
(2 men)
Civilians reported injured
30
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Impact
Healthcare
Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
2 named
Geolocation
Exact location (via Airwars)
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Incident date

October 31, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0790

LOCATION

منطقة التوام، مدينة غزة, Al Tawam area, Gaza City, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

On Tuesday, October 31, 2023, between one and three civilians were killed and a number of others were injured when an alleged Israeli artillery shell hit a group of displaced persons in the Al Tawam area in the northern Gaza Strip. On the day of the alleged strike, various sources on Twitter/X, including @ShehabAgency, @Yasser_Gaza,

Summary

First published
August 5, 2024
Last updated
November 12, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Artillery
Civilian infrastructure
IDP or refugee camp
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1 – 3
Civilians reported injured
3
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Geolocation
Neighbourhood/area
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Incident date

June 21, 2024

Incident Code

ISPT210624d

LOCATION

منازل عائلتي مشتهى وأبو العطا مدرسة دير اللاتين في منطقة غزة القديمة,, The houses of Mushtah and Abu Al Ata families, Shujaiya neighbourhood, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

On the morning of Friday, May 12th 2024, at least eight civilians were killed, including women and children, and one child was wounded after an alleged Israeli airstrike on the two residential apartments belonging to the Mushtaha and Abu Al-Atta families behind the Latin Monastery School in the centre of Gaza City. Amongst those killed

Summary

First published
September 2, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian infrastructure
Residential building
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
8
(2 children3 women2 men)
Civilians reported injured
1
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Impact
Healthcare
Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
8 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
6
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Incident date

June 7, 2024

Incident Code

ISPT070624a

LOCATION

منزل يعود لمنزل الاستاذ حسن الرفاتي خلف المستوصف الحكومي شمال مخيم المغازي وسط القطاع, Professor Hassan Al Rafati’s house behind the government clinic, north of Al Maghazi refugee camp, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

In the early hours of Friday June 7th, 2024, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the home of Professor Hassan Al Rafati, located behind the government clinic, north of Al Maghazi refugee camp in Deir al Balah. The strike killed six members of the Al Maghari family, including two young children. Six civilians were also reportedly

Summary

First published
September 4, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian infrastructure
Residential building
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
6
(2 children2 women2 men)
Civilians reported injured
6
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
6 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
6
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Incident date

August 4, 2024

Incident Code

ISPT040824m

LOCATION

مدرسة حسن سلامة بحي النصر, Hassan Salama School and Al-Nasr School, Al-Nasr neighbourhood, Gaza strip, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

At least 26 civilians were killed and many others were wounded by a declared Israeli airstrike on two UN-run schools, the Hassan Salama School and Al-Nasr school on August 4th 2024. The two schools appear to have been targeted at the same time, and geographically are very close to each other. The Palestinian Chronicle, quoting

Summary

First published
October 11, 2024
Strike status
Declared strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian infrastructure
School, UN facility
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
26 – 27
(5–18 children3–6 women5–15 men)
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Impact
Education
Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
Known belligerent
Israeli Military
Known target
Palestinian Forces
Named victims
26 named, 5 families identified
Belligerents reported killed
0–1
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Incident date

August 1, 2024

Incident Code

ISPT010824d

LOCATION

منزل مخيم النصيرات, Al Nuseirat camp, Gaza Strip, Deir al Balah, the Gaza Strip

On August 1, 2024, two young men from the Nofal family, 25-year-old Ali Hassan Nofal and 22-year-old Ismail Ayman Nofal, were killed and at least three civilians were injured in an alleged bombing by the Israeli military on their house located on Al-Mahkama Street in the east of the Nuseirat camp in the Gaza Strip. Ismail Ayman

Summary

First published
November 19, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilian infrastructure
Residential building
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
2
(2 men)
Civilians reported injured
3
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
2 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
2
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Incident date

May 10, 2021

Incident Code

M21ISPT004

LOCATION

مسجد الرحمن , Al Rahman Mosque, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

One man was killed, and as many as 13 people were injured, in an alleged Israeli airstrike in Beit Hanoun, North Gaza on May 10th 2021, according to multiple sources. Ibrahim Ahmed Khamis al-Shenbari (20), was killed and 13 others, including 4 women and 2 children, were wounded, according to the Palestinian Centre for Human

Summary

First published
May 10, 2021
Last updated
November 3, 2023
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
Unknown
Civilians reported injured
13
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Suspected target
Palestinian Forces
Belligerents reported killed
1
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Incident date

May 13, 2021

Incident Code

M21ISPT038

LOCATION

الفخاري, Al Fakhary, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

At least one belligerent was killed and as many as two civilians were injured in alleged Israeli strikes on farmland in eastern Al-Fakhary in the southeast of Khan Younis on May 13th 2021. @MyPalestine0 reported that Abdel Aziz Abdel Hamid Abu Taima was killed by an artillery shell east of Al-Fokhari in Khan Younis and

Summary

First published
May 13, 2021
Last updated
November 3, 2023
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
Unknown
Civilians reported injured
0–2
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Suspected target
Palestinian Forces
Belligerents reported killed
1
Belligerents reported injured
0–2
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Incident date

May 15, 2021

Incident Code

M21ISPT072

LOCATION

شارع سوق الجمعة, Souq Al Jouma Street, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Up to three people, potentially including one child, were killed and 13 others were injured in a pair of alleged Israeli airstrikes on the Friday Market (Souq al Juma’a) in Al Shujaiya, Gaza Strip on Saturday 15 May 2021. Multiple sources report that the first strike hit a group of citizens around 1.30 p.m., killing

Summary

First published
May 15, 2021
Last updated
November 3, 2023
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
2 – 3
(1 child1–2 men)
Civilians reported injured
13
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Suspected target
Palestinian Forces
Named victims
6 named, 1 familiy identified
Belligerents reported killed
0–1
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Incident date

May 18, 2021

Incident Code

M21ISPT103

LOCATION

الزيتون, Al Zeitoun, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

One young man was killed, and at least 10 other people were injured in an alleged Israeli strike on the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, south of Gaza City on May 18th 2021, according to local reports. Sources differ as to whether the strike was the result of shelling or an airstrike. The Palestinian media outlet, Shehab, said

Summary

First published
May 18, 2021
Last updated
November 3, 2023
Strike status
Declared strike
Strike type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1
(1 man)
Civilians reported injured
10
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Known belligerent
Israeli Military
Known target
Palestinian Forces
Named victims
1 named
Belligerents reported killed
2
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Incident date

October 7, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0006

LOCATION

مستشفى الاندونيسي, Indonesian Hospital, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

On the evening of October 7th 2023, an ambulance was allegedly damaged by an Israeli airstrike, killing two paramedics and injuring two others at the Indonesian hospital located in Jabalia, Gaza Strip. Both paramedics were identified as 39-year-old Tariq Muhammad Ashour and 33-year-old Mahmoud Samih Abu Mashaykh. It has been reported that two other paramedics

Summary

First published
December 1, 2023
Last updated
July 9, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian infrastructure
Healthcare facility
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
2
(2 men)
Civilians reported injured
2
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Impact
Healthcare
Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
2 named
Names matched with MoH IDs
2
Geolocation
Nearby landmark
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Incident date

October 8, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0025

LOCATION

مدرسة الفاخورة, Al-Fakhoura school, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

On October 8th 2023, Israeli military aircraft were reported to have carried out an airstrike on the Al-Najjar family home in the Al-Fakhoura area of the Jabalia refugee camp in north Gaza, killing an unknown number of people and injuring at least four people. The Shehab Agency tweeted that there were “injuries as the [Israeli]

Summary

First published
November 1, 2023
Last updated
July 9, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian infrastructure
IDP or refugee camp, Residential building
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
4
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Geolocation
Nearby landmark
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Incident date

October 9, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0058

LOCATION

رفح, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

On October 9th, 2023 an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the Al-Hashash family home, northwest of Rafah, south of the Gaza strip reportedly killing two people. Quds news reported that others were wounded but did not provide a specific figure. No source named or identified the two killed but they were referred to as “martyrs”. Salma

Summary

First published
December 1, 2023
Last updated
July 9, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian infrastructure
Residential building
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Geolocation
Province/governorate
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Incident date

October 12, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0147

LOCATION

دوار البركة, Al Baraka roundabout, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

On the morning of October 12, 2023, an Israeli airstrike allegedly hit a residential building on Jaffa Street, close to the Al-Baraka roundabout in central Deir Al-Balah. Sources, including Shehab News Agency and social media sources, reported 14 injuries resulting from the strike. According to the Facebook user Khaled Abdel Rahman, the home belonged to

Summary

First published
December 1, 2023
Last updated
July 9, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian infrastructure
Residential building
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
Unknown
Civilians reported injured
14
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Geolocation
Nearby landmark
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Incident date

October 12, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0157

LOCATION

جوار مدرسة الفرقان, Vicinity of Al Furqan School, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

On October 12th, 2023, eight civilians were killed, and others injured, in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Yassin family home near to the Al-Furqan school, south of the Al-Zaytoun neighbourhood in the north of the Gaza Strip. Several different news sources additionally stated that civilians had been wounded as a result of the strike,

Summary

First published
January 1, 2024
Last updated
July 9, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian infrastructure
Residential building, School
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
8 – 9
(3–5 children1 woman2–5 men)
Civilians reported injured
2
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Impact
Education
Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
8 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
5
Geolocation
Nearby landmark
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Incident date

October 10, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0093

LOCATION

خان يونس, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

On October 10th, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the Al-Astal family’s home in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza strip, killing seven civilians and injuring up to 50 others, including 20 children. Khaled Abdel Salam Abu Walid, a member of the Al-Astal family Facebook group, posted the names of eight people killed in the strike: Hussein

Summary

First published
January 1, 2024
Last updated
July 9, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian infrastructure
Residential building
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
7
(5 children2 women)
Civilians reported injured
50
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
7 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
7
Geolocation
City
Belligerents reported killed
1
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Incident date

October 13, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0187E

LOCATION

عائلة الاسطل, Astal family, opposite Production Bank, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

On Friday, 13 October 2023, five children from the Al-Astal family were killed and at least two others were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Astal family home opposite the Production Bank in Central Khan Yunis. Sawaed Gaza reported that there was an “aerial bombardment near the homes of the Astal and Shaat

Summary

First published
January 1, 2024
Last updated
July 9, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian infrastructure
Residential building
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
5
(5 children)
Civilians reported injured
2
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
7 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
5
View Incident

Incident date

October 17, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0305

LOCATION

محيط دوار الدرابية, Vicinity of Darabiyah Roundabout, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

In the early morning of Tuesday, 17 October, 2023, several civilians were reportedly injured and killed as the result of an alleged Israeli bombardment that hit the Siam family home in the vicinity of the Darabiyah roundabout, west of Gaza City. Safa correspondent and other local sources, reporting very similar information, said that a number

Summary

First published
January 1, 2024
Last updated
July 9, 2024
Strike status
Single source claim
Strike type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilian infrastructure
Residential building
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Weak
Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Geolocation
Nearby landmark
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Incident date

October 18, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0326

LOCATION

جباليا, Jabalia, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Around 8:49 PM on Wednesday, October 18th 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike on the home of the Abu Amira family located on al-Alami street “next to the pump” in the Jabalia camp in the northern Gaza Strip reportedly killed and injured a number of civilians, including women and children. Shehab Agency and Quds News reported

Summary

First published
February 1, 2024
Last updated
July 9, 2024
Strike status
Single source claim
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian infrastructure
IDP or refugee camp, Residential building
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Weak
Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Geolocation
Town
View Incident

Incident date

October 17, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0279

LOCATION

مخيم البريج, Bureij camp, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

On October 17th 2023, an unknown number of casualties were reported in a possible strike on the family home of Lal Al-Salhi in Block 2 of the Al-Bureij camp in Gaza. While numerous sources reported the strike on the Al-Salhi home, few details are available regarding the number of those injured or killed. No names

Summary

First published
January 1, 2024
Last updated
July 9, 2024
Strike status
Contested strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian infrastructure
IDP or refugee camp, Residential building
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
12 – 24
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Weak
Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
Suspected belligerents
Israeli Military, Palestinian Militants
Geolocation
Town
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Incident date

November 15, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT1122

LOCATION

مسجد احياء السنة في حي الصبرة, Ihyaa al-Sina Mosque, al-Daghamsha, al-Sabra, south of Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

At least 64 people were killed and at least six others were injured after an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Ihyaa al-Sina mosque in the al-Daghamsha neighbourhood of al-Sabra, south of Gaza City. The Palestinian News Agency reported “around 50” people had been killed, which Arabi 21 News corroborated. Many of those who were identified

Summary

First published
November 15, 2023
Last updated
June 26, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilian infrastructure
Religious Institution
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
64 – 101
(2 women32–62 men)
Civilians reported injured
6
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
70 named, 2 families identified
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Incident date

October 19, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0361

LOCATION

دير البلح, Deir al Balah, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

On October 19, 2023, the al-Kurd family home in the city of Deir al Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, was bombed in an alleged Israeli airstrike. Nineteen members of the al-Kurd family were killed in the incident. The patriarch of the family, 58-year old Zuhair Abdel Qader al-Kurd was killed with his wife, 51-year

Summary

First published
May 1, 2024
Last updated
July 9, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian infrastructure
Residential building
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
19
(7–8 children6 women4–5 men)
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
19 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
12
Geolocation
City
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Incident date

October 19, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0368

LOCATION

خان يونس, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

On Tuesday, October 19th 2023, two civilians were reportedly killed and 21 others, including a baby, were injured by an alleged Israeli airstrike on the home of the Mukhaimer family, located to the west of Khan Yunis. Posts from members of the Mukhaimer family identified a 24-year-old man named Mahmoud Ahmed Shteiwi Abu Mukhaimer, a

Summary

First published
April 1, 2024
Last updated
July 9, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian infrastructure
Residential building
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
2
(2 women)
Civilians reported injured
21
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
2 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
1
Geolocation
City
Belligerents reported killed
2
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Incident date

October 10, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0098

LOCATION

منزل عائلة اسليم في الشجاعية, Aslim family house in al-Suja’iya neighborhood, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

During the afternoon of October 10th 2023, six civilians, most of whom were children, were killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Aslim family home, located in the al-Suja’iya neighborhood in the Gaza Strip. Alaa Ahmed Zaino (30) and her children, Yahya Muhannad Sami Aslim (12), Hala Muhannad Sami Aslim (10), Majda Muhannad Sami Aslim (5), and Anas

Summary

First published
October 10, 2023
Last updated
June 13, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian infrastructure
Residential building
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
6
(4 children1 woman1 man)
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
6 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
6
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Incident date

December 1, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT1336

LOCATION

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

An infant was killed by alleged Israeli bombing on the Al-Zahar family home in Nuseirat Camp in Deir Al-Balah on December 1, 2023. The Palestinian Refugee Portal reported that a 5-month-old infant named Muhammad Hani Al-Zahar was killed by an Israeli bombing of his family’s house, and included names of the family members seen holding Muhammad’s

Summary

First published
March 1, 2024
Last updated
July 9, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilian infrastructure
IDP or refugee camp, Residential building
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1
(1 child)
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
1 named
Geolocation
Town
View Incident

Incident date

October 24, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0551

LOCATION

منزل عائلة عبد النبي في شمال القطاع, Abdel Nabi family’s house in the northern Gaza Strip, the Gaza Strip

On October 24th, 2023 it was reported that two civilians were killed and a number of others were injured by a bombing of the Abdel Nabi family home in the Northern Gaza strip, Gaza. No names were included within the reporting. The only detail on the identity of some of the casualties was Shadi abd

Summary

First published
June 1, 2024
Last updated
July 9, 2024
Strike status
Contested strike
Strike type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilian infrastructure
Residential building
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
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Incident date

October 19, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0381

LOCATION

محافظة دير البلح, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

In the morning of Thursday, October 19th 2023, seven members of the family of the journalist Hazem bin Saeed, including two women and three children, were reportedly killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike on their home located in the Deir Al Balah area of the Gaza Strip. 70-year-old Hassan Ali Hassan bin Saeed was killed alongside

Summary

First published
July 9, 2024
Last updated
October 17, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian infrastructure
IDP or refugee camp, Residential building
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
7
(3 children2 women2 men)
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
7 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
6
Geolocation
Province/governorate
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Incident date

December 2, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT1410

LOCATION

جوار منزل عائلة مشتهى, Vicinity of Mushtaha family home, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

On the afternoon of December 02, 2023, a home for the Mushtaha family on Nazir Street in the Shujaiya neighbourhood, east of Gaza City was bombed in an alleged Israeli airstrike, killing at least 20 civilians, many of them members of the Mushtaha family. According to @SafaPs, 11 people were killed in the bombing of

Summary

First published
April 1, 2024
Last updated
July 9, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian infrastructure
Residential building
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
20
(5–9 children4 women4–8 men)
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
20 named, 1 familiy identified
Geolocation
Nearby landmark
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Incident date

October 25, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0615

LOCATION

منزل لعائلة الشاعر برفح, A house for the Al-Shaer family behind Al-Isra Mosque on Aed Al-Bashiti Street in Rafah, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

In the afternoon of October 25th 2023, seven identified members of the al-Shaer family, including one woman and at least one child, were killed, and up to 10 others were injured when an alleged Israeli airstrike hit a house for the al-Shaer family on Aed Al-Bashiti Street behind Al-Isra Mosque in the Al-Geneina neighbourhood in

Summary

First published
July 30, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian infrastructure
Religious Institution, Residential building
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
7
(1–2 children1 woman4–5 men)
Civilians reported injured
7–10
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
7 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
5
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Incident date

October 23, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0518

LOCATION

منزل عائلة أبو سنيمة غربي رفح, Abu Senima family home, west of Rafah, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

On October 23th 2023, the family home of the Abu Senima family, located in the Saudi neighborhood west of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, was hit by an alleged Israeli airstrike, killing a young boy named Mohamed Abu Sunima. Mohamed Abu Senima, according to various Facebook posts, was a football player for the Palestinian

Summary

First published
August 5, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian infrastructure
Residential building
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1
(1 child)
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
1 named
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