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Incident Date

11 May 2021

Incident Code

M21ISPT013

Location

قرب الشيخ أحمد ياسين الموسكي, Vicinity of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin Mosque, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
At least one civilian, a woman, was injured in a drone strike on Beit Lahiya on May 15th 2021. @pl24online reported that "reconnaissance planes launch a missile at a house in Beit Lahia, next to Sheikh Ahmed Yassin Mosque in the Shaima area" and Mezan News added that the house sustained damage. According to Mezan…

Summary

Published
11 May 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

11 May 2021

Incident Code

M21ISPT011

Location

قرب مسجد السوسي, Vicinity of Al Soussi mosque, Gaza, Palestinian territories
Between two and three civilians were injured in alleged Israeli strikes in the Al-Soussi area, west of Gaza, on May 11, 2021. A tweet from @mahmoudem2000 reported that "a house belonging to the Nisman family was targeted in the vicinity of Al-Soussi Mosque." @uunionnews tweeted that "there are no martyrs in the recent bombing of…

Summary

Published
11 May 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

11 May 2021

Incident Code

M21ISPT009

Location

قرب دوار الدحدوح, Vicinity of Al Dahdouh roundabout, Gaza, Palestinian territories
Between one and two civilians were injured in alleged Israeli airstrikes or drone strikes on agricultural land near Al Dahdouh roundabout south of Gaza City on May 11, 2021. A tweet from @asefa2020 identified that "a young man was injured as a result of being targeted by a reconnaissance aircraft in the Dahdouh roundabout area, south…

Summary

Published
11 May 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

11 May 2021

Incident Code

M21ISPT012

Location

ارض زراعية جنوب غربي دير البلح, Farmland, southwestern Deir Al Balah, Deir Al Balah, Palestinian territories
Two civilians were killed and another was injured in alleged Israeli drone strike on farmland west of Deir al-Balah on May 11th 2021. WAFA News reported that "the occupation planes targeted a group of citizens west of Deir al-Balah, which led to the death of a citizen and the serious injury of another." However, Al…

Summary

Published
11 May 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

11 May 2021

Incident Code

M21ISPT010

Location

شارع الطواحين, Al Tawahin Street, Gaza, Palestinian territories
Between one and two civilians were killed and three others were injured in alleged Israeli strikes on Al Tawahin street in the eastern Shejaiya neighborhood on May 11th 2021. According to Al Mezan center for Human Rights, "at approximately 9pm, Israel’s air forces targeted a group of people in the Shejaiya neighborhood in eastern Gaza…

Summary

Published
11 May 2021
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

11 May 2021

Incident Code

M21ISPT006

Location

حي الشيخ رضوان ,شارع النفق, Al Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, Gaza, Gaza Strip, Gaza, Palestinian territories
Four members of one family, including two children, were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a house in Gaza’s Al Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, according to multiple sources. The airstrike killed 16-year-old Lina Iyad Fathi Sharir, alongside her mother and father, Layali Taha Sharir and Iyad Fathi Fayeq Sharir. Her sister, two-year-old Mina Iyad Sharir, was…

Summary

Published
11 May 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
25
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

11 May 2021

Incident Code

M21ISPT008

Location

عمارة الجندي المجهول, Al Jundi Al Majool Tower, Gaza, Palestinian territories
Three members of Islamic Jihad were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a tower block in central Gaza. Numerous sources also reported up to eight injuries, with two reporting children among the injured. The airstrike targeted the Al-Jundi Al-Majhool building, often referred to as the "Unknown Soldier" building in Gaza’s upmarket Rimal neighbourhood. There was…

Summary

Published
11 May 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
7–8
Military actors reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

11 May 2021

Incident Code

M21ISPT007

Location

عمارة طيبة في مخيم الشاطئ, Taiba building in Al Shati’ refugee camp, Gaza Strip, Gaza, Palestinian territories
A woman and her disabled son were killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike on their building in Gaza’s al Shati refugee camp. They were identified as Amira Abdel Fattah Subuh and Abdul-Rahman Yusef Ali Subuh. The airstrike hit the Taiba building, where they lived, in the early hours of the morning on May 11th, 2021.…

Summary

Published
11 May 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

10 May 2021

Incident Code

PALIS001

Location

نير عام, ניר עם, Nir Am, Southern, Israel
One Israeli civilian was reported injured when a guided missile, allegedly fired from Gaza, struck a vehicle in the town of Nir Am in the western Negev region of southern Israel on May 10th 2021, according to local reports. Quds 10 said: "A settler was injured and an Israeli vehicle was set on fire by…

Summary

Published
10 May 2021
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Palestinian Militants
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Incident Date

10 May 2021

Incident Code

PALIS002

Location

النقب الغربي, שער הנגב, Western Negev, Southern, Israel
A missile, allegedly fired from Gaza, struck an ambulance injuring the driver in the Western Negev region of Israel on May 10th 2021, according to local reports. The Magen David Adom medical service, which operates the ambulance, said the vehicle was struck by a rocket whilst traveling to attend to a call. The driver was…

Summary

Published
10 May 2021
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Palestinian Militants
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Incident Date

10 May 2021

Incident Code

M21ISPT004

Location

مسجد الرحمن, Al Rahman Mosque, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
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

Published
10 May 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
13
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

10 May 2021

Incident Code

M21ISPT005

Location

صالح دردونة, Saleh Dardouna Street near Al-Omari Mosque in Jabalia, North Gaza, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
Up to seven civilians were killed, including two children, and as many as 34 people were injured, when an alleged rocket fired by a Palestinian armed group landed in Saleh Dardouna Street, near the al-Omari Mosque in Jabalia, north Gaza on May 10th 2021, according to multiple sources. An investigation by Human Rights Watch revealed…

Summary

Published
10 May 2021
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
5–7
Civilians reported injured
15–34
Military actors reported killed
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military, Palestinian Militants
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Incident Date

10 May 2021

Incident Code

M21ISPT003

Location

حي المنارة, Al Manara neighborhood, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
One militant was killed and three people were reported injured in an alleged Israeli drone strike in the Al-Manara neighborhood, east of Khan Yunis, Gaza on May 10th 2021, according to multiple sources. Sources were conflicted as to whether the injured people were civilians or militants. Ashraf Al-Qidra, the spokesman for the Ministry of Health…

Summary

Published
10 May 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike), Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
0–3
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

10 May 2021

Incident Code

M21ISPT002

Location

تلة الكاشف, Al Kashef Hill, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
Muhammad Saber Suleiman, a 15-year-old boy, and his father, Saber Ibrahim Suleiman, were killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike in Jabalia, northern Gaza on May 10th 2021, according to local reports. Saber Ibrahim Suleiman, 38, was reportedly a commander in the Izz ad-Din Al-Qassam brigades, according to the Defense for Children International Palestine report. This…

Summary

Published
10 May 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Military actors reported killed
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

10 May 2021

Incident Code

M21ISPT001

Location

شارع المصريين, Al Masryeen Street, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
Up to nine civilians (mostly from one family) were killed, and as many as 18 people were injured, in an alleged Israeli artillery strike on the Al Dhahra area in eastern Beit Hanoun on May 10th, 2021. The Israeli military however reportedly denied responsibility for the strike, claiming that the deaths were caused by a…

Summary

Published
10 May 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike, Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
7–9
Civilians reported injured
3–18
Military actors reported killed
0–1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military, Palestinian Militants
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Incident Date

10 May 2021

Incident Code

ISSY018

Location

عين التينة, Ain Al Tinah, Rif Dimashq, Syria
At least one man was injured in alleged Israeli strikes on Ain al-Tinah on May 10, 2021. Local sources are conflicted as to whether he is a civilian or militant and one source reported that he later died of his wounds. According to Step News, "the Israeli army targeted a person near the border fence…

Summary

Published
10 May 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Civilians reported injured
0–1
Military actors reported killed
0–1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

5 May 2021

Incident Code

ISSY017

Location

اللاذقية, Latakia, Latakia, Syria
At least one civilian was killed and and six others, including one to three children and a woman, were injured in alleged Israeli airstrikes on various locations in Latakia in the early morning hours on May 5, 2021. Images posted by @SAMSyria0 show three different children, a woman, and an elderly man being treated for…

Summary

Published
5 May 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
5–16
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

4 May 2021

Incident Code

CS1958

Location

الشنان, Al Shanan, Deir Ezzor, Syria
At least one man was killed in an alleged US-led Coalition drone strike in al-Shanan village in eastern Deir Ezzor on May 4, 2021. While the majority of sources that reported on the incident claimed that the man killed was no longer part of any armed groups, a spokesman for the Coalition identified him as…

Summary

Published
4 May 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Military actors reported killed
0–1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

3 May 2021

Incident Codes

IRS007 RS4558

Location

الفوعة, Al Fu'ah, Idlib, Syria
Up to four civilians, including two children and a woman, were killed and up to 11 others, including five children to six children and three women, were wounded in an alleged Iranian or Russian drone strike on a weapons depot near the Al-Furousiya camp for the displaced, in the vicinity of the town of Al-Foah…

Summary

Published
3 May 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported killed
1–4
Civilians reported injured
6–11
Military actors reported killed
2–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)
Military Actor
Russian Military, Iranian Military
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Incident Date

2 May 2021

Incident Code

YS104

Location

عفرين, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
At least one civilian, a child, was killed and two others, including a woman, were injured in alleged Kurdish or regime strikes on Afrin in the northern countryside of Aleppo on May 2, 2021. The Syrian Civil Defense reported "the killing of the child “Alia Rahim, 5 years old, and the wounding of a woman…

Summary

Published
2 May 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date

24 April 2021

Incident Code

ISSY016

Location

بانياس, Off the coast of Baniyas, Tartus, Syria
At least three young men on an oil tanker were killed in alleged Israeli drone strikes off the coastal city of Baniyas on April 24, 2021 according to local sources. A tweet from @SAMSyria0 reported that "the body of the young man, Ahmed Amin, from Arwad Island - Tartous, who is a crew member of…

Summary

Published
24 April 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

19 April 2021

Incident Code

TS468

Location

صيدا, Sayda, Raqqa, Syria
At least three civilians were injured in alleged Turkish artillery shelling on the village of Saida in Ain Issa on April 29, 2021. According to Almasirah, "a number of civilians were injured as a result of the Turkish occupation forces and their mercenaries... with artillery shells on the perimeter of the town of Ain Issa."…

Summary

Published
19 April 2021
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

19 April 2021

Incident Codes

IRS006 RS4557

Location

العاصي‎, Orontes or Asi River, Hama, Syria
At least one civilian was killed and another was injured in an alleged drone strike on the village of Khirbat al-Naqus in the Al-Ghab Plain on April 19, 2021. Syria.liveuamap geolocated the incident. According to Resala Post, "a civilian was killed and another was injured due to being targeted by a drone in the village of…

Summary

Published
19 April 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

14 April 2021

Incident Code

IRI003

Location

جيدو, Gedo, Nineveh, Iraq
At least one civilian, a child, was injured in addition to a Turkish soldier being killed in alleged Iranian-affiliated militia strikes on the village of Gedo in Kurdistan Iraq on April 14, 2021. According to Rudaw, the Turkish Ministry of Defense announced "a missile attack was carried out on the village of Gedo in Bashiqa,…

Summary

Published
14 April 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Military actors reported killed
1
Military Actor
Iranian Military
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Incident Date

Incident Code

ISSY-080421

Location

محيط دمشق, Vicinity of Damascus, Syria

Summary

Published
8 April 2021
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

4 April 2021

Incident Code

CS1957

Location

مبروكة‎, Mabrouka countryside, Al Hassakah, Syria
At least one named man, whose status as a civilian or belligerent presently remains contested, was killed and a civilian was injured in alleged Coalition airstrikes (or possibly an IED attack) near the city of Ras Al-Ain in the Al Hassaka countryside on April 4th 2021. The UK declared a Reaper drone strike in the…

Summary

Published
9 April 2021
Strike Type
Ground operation, Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Civilians reported injured
1
Military actors reported killed
0–1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

3 April 2021

Incident Code

USSOM337

Location

Bariire, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
Clashes between Somali government forces, Al-Shabaab forces, and unknown airstrikes resulted in the reported deaths of up to 47 government soldiers and the injury of 11 other government soldiers, as well as the claimed death of 77 Al-Shabaab fighters in Bariire on April 3, 2021. Hussein Mohamed, a journalist for the New York Times in…

Summary

Published
3 April 2021
Strike Type
Ground operation, Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
86–124
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

30 March 2021

Incident Code

YS103

Location

طريق اعزاز - عفرين, Azaz - Afrin road, Aleppo, Syria
At least one civilian, a child, was injured from a strike that was allegedly launched by the YPG on the Azaz - Afrin road, north of Aleppo on March 30, 2021. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that a child was injured by a "rocket-propelled grenade" while a tweet from @k_alsameh identified a guided missile…

Summary

Published
30 March 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date

21 March 2021

Incident Code

RS4554

Location

مشفى المغارة, Al Maghara Hospital, Al Atareb, Aleppo, Syria
Between three and eight civilians, including two children and a woman, were killed and between 11 and 22 others were injured in alleged regime or Russian strikes at Al Maghara Hospital in Al Atareb, Aleppo in the morning on March 21, 2021. Syrian Civil Defense and other sources, including @HalabTodayTV, identified artillery shelling as the…

Summary

Published
21 March 2021
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
3–8
Civilians reported injured
11–22
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian 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
Artillery, Naval bombardment
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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