Civilian Casualties

Russian Military, Iranian Military, Syrian Regime

near Ruun Nirgood, Middle Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

Between 10 and 70 militants, including “key Al-Shabaab ring leaders and militias” were purportedly killed and 30 other al-Shabaab members were injured after airstrikes announced by the Somali government in conjunction with international partners were carried out near Ruun Nirgood, Middle Shabelle on 24 April, 2024. The Somali Information Ministry, referenced by Anadolu Agency, reported

Summary

International Forces (Unknown), Somali Military Forces

Suspected target

Al-Shabaab

Belligerents reported injured

10–70

زبود، عين البقاع, Zboud, Bekaa Valley, Bekaa governorate, Lebanon

LOCATION

On September 29th, 2024 at around 11:52 AM, at least 14 civilians, including seven children and seven women, were killed and 15 others were injured by an alleged Israeli raid on a residential building and a farm in Mazraat Zboud in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon. The casualties all appeared to be relatives of Hezbollah militants,

Summary

Agricultural Land, Agriculture, Residential

(7 children7 women)

14 named, 1 familiy identified

مدرسة حليمة السعدية في جباليا النزلة, Halima al-Sadia School school in Jabalia Al Nazla, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On December 2, 2024, a girl was killed and another person was injured by tank fire allegedly from the Israeli military which hit Halima al-Sadia School, in Jabalia Al-Nazla in the north of the Gaza strip. Multiple local sources, including @qudsn, reported that a girl was killed when Israeli tanks fired on Halima al-Sadia School.

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike, Ground operation

Education

(1 child)

مدرسة صلاح الدين، الناصر، مدينة غزة, Salah al-Din School, Al-Nasr neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least four civilians, including two children, 13-year-old Mahmoud Ibrahim Mahmoud Dababsh and nine or 11-year-old Anas Ahmed Abdul Rahman al-Mashharawi, were reportedly killed by an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Salah al-Din School on 14 November, 2024. In addition, “many others” were injured, though the details about these casualties were not found among local

Summary

4 – 5

(2–4 children1 man)

5–10

Exact location (other)

شمسطار, Shamstar, Bekaa Valley, Baalbek-Hermel District, Lebanon

LOCATION

An alleged Israeli airstrike hit a three-story residential building in Shamstar, a town in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley on the morning/afternoon of November 23, 2024, killing at least 12 civilians and injuring at least eight others. At least one militant was also likely killed in the strike, alongside four other individuals whose civilian status was ambiguous

Summary

(5–10 children2–5 women5–10 men)

12 – 22

8–9

25 named, 5 families identified

1–5

بلدة الدوير, town of Douair, Nabatieh district, Nabatieh, Lebanon

LOCATION

Shortly before 2:33 AM on Tuesday, September 24, 2024, several social media posts and media outlets reported on the alleged Israeli airstrikes in Douair, in the Nabatieh district, Lebanon, resulting in the death of at least five civilians, among them a husband and his wife and a Syrian refugee. The incident was first reported by

Summary

(2 women3 men)

5 named, 2 families identified

بلدة شعت بالبقاع, Town of Shat in the Bekaa, Baalbek-Hermel, Lebanon

LOCATION

On the night of September 25th, 2024, four family members were reportedly killed due to an alleged Israeli raid on the town of Shaat in the Bekaa, Lebanon. The family members were identified as grandparents Zainab Zaiter, Afif Zaiter and their two grandchildren, Karar Turki Zaiter and Muhammad Turki Zaiter. Numerous social media sources confirmed the strike

Summary

(0–1 children3–4 men)

4 named, 1 familiy identified

بوابة مدرسة تؤوي نازحين شمالي مخيم النصيرات, The gate of a school sheltering displaced people north of Al-Nuseirat camp, Deir al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At approximately 12:00 pm on Friday, 1st November 2024, at least 11 civilians, including at least one woman and two children, were killed, and four others were reportedly injured when an alleged Israeli artillery strike hit the gate of Nuseirat Preparatory School, which was sheltering displaced people. This took place north of the Al-Nuseirat camp

Summary

(2 children1 woman8–9 men)

15 named, 3 families identified

مدرسة للأونروا تؤوي نازحين غربي مدينة خان يونس, Ahmad Bin Abdul Aziz School UNRWA school housing displaced people west of Khan Younis, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Sunday evening, December 15, 2024, 16 identified civilians, including at least seven children and two women, were killed in to a declared Israeli airstrike on the third floor of the Ahmad Bin Abdul Aziz School (Sheikh Jamil School), a UNRWA facility housing displaced people west of Khan Yunis in southern Gaza. The strike was

Summary

(7–9 children2 women5 men)

16 – 20

12–24

Known belligerent

16 named, 3 families identified

Exact location (other)

بوابة مستشفى النصر للاطفال, The gate of Al-Nasr Children's Hospital, Gaza Strip, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Saturday, November 4, 2023, Israeli forces allegedly bombed the gate of Al-Nasr Children’s Hospital west of Gaza killing at least four civilians and injuring others. Initial reports tallied the dead at two, however, following the incident, the names of those killed were published on social media. Airwars researchers identified 45-year-old Mohammed Jabr Muqbil as

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Healthcare, Hospital

(1 child1 woman2 men)

2–12

4 named, 1 familiy identified

مخيم البريج, Al-Bureij Camp, Deir al-Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Twenty-one people were reported killed and at least one was injured after an alleged Israeli strike on their family home in Block 6 of the Al-Bureij Camp in Gaza’s Deir al-Balah on 25 October, 2023. Most of the casualties were members of the Abu Shamala family. The patriarch of the family, 63-year-old Samir Abu Shamala

Summary

IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential

(12–13 children4–5 women4 men)

22 named, 1 familiy identified

وطى الخيام, Wata al-Khiam, Nabatieh Governorate, Lebanon

LOCATION

On the night of Monday, October 28, 2024, an alleged Israeli airstrike and artillery shelling hit residential houses in Wata al-Khiam in Lebanon’s Nabatieh Governorate, killing at least 20 civilians – including women and children – the majority of whom were members of the Al-Muhammad family. Five deceased were uncovered days after the initial bombardment

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

(3–18 children2–6 women0–11 men)

20 – 21

20 named, 1 familiy identified

الاوزاعي, Ouzai, Beirut, Lebanon, Beirut, Lebanon

LOCATION

On Tuesday, November 26, 2024, at least one civilian was reportedly injured in Beirut’s southern suburb of Ouzai, in Lebanon. In a Facebook post, The General Directorate of Lebanese Civil Defense reported that “following Israeli aggression on Lebanon”, a woman had fainted and was transported from Ouzai to the Rafik Hariri Governmental Hospital, in Jnah,

Summary

Accidents related to conflict

الشعيتية, Al-Shaitiya, South Governorate, Lebanon

LOCATION

On 26 November 2024, one person was reportedly killed in Al-Shaitiya in the south of Lebanon. Lebanon’s Civil Defense posted on Facebook that they were “retrieving the body” of someone killed from “under the rubble.” No further information was provided, and the source did not name a belligerent. As such, this incident has been graded

Summary

جورت اللوت, Jourat al-Lout, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Five civilians, including a twelve-year-old boy, were reportedly killed and others injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on a car belonging to the Gaza Electricity Distribution Company (GEDCO) traveling through Jourat al-Lout in Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip, on the afternoon of Wednesday 24th July 2024. Those immediately killed in the incident, reported by Tariq

Summary

(1 child4 men)

5 named, 1 familiy identified

مدرسة زيد بن حارثة في بيت لاهيا, Zaid Bin Haritha School, Beit Lahia, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Between four and seven civilians, including one child, were reportedly killed and at least five civilians, including at least two children, were injured as a result of alleged Israeli artillery shelling of the Zaid bin Haritha School hosting dozens of displaced people and surrounding streets, located in Beit Lahia, North Gaza, on the evening of

Summary

4 – 7

(1 child1 man)

4 named, 1 familiy identified

Nearby landmark

مخيم المغازي, Maghazi camp, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

During the night of November 4, 2023, at least 48 people were killed, including infants and children, and dozens were injured in an alleged Israeli bombardment of the Al-Maghazi Refugee Camp located in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip. That day, @ShehabAgency reported that “a number of martyrs and injuries were transferred in the targeting of two

Summary

IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential

(15–17 children9–10 women16–17 men)

47 – 52

12–100

47 named, 7 families identified

طريق قصر-الهرمل, Qasr-Hermel Road, Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon

LOCATION

One person was reportedly killed and another injured when an alleged Israeli airstrike hit a motorbike on the Qasr-Hermel road near to the town of al-Qasr on 26 September 2024. The National News Agency, official news agency of the government of Lebanon, reported that one person died in the incident and one injured person was

Summary

حافلة تقل مواطنين في شارع 10 جنوبي مدينة غزة, A bus on Street 10, South Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

During the morning of October 29, 2023, a bus on Street 10 south of Gaza City was allegedly struck by an Israeli airstrike while carrying civilians resulting in “a number” of civilians killed and injured. A photo from Roya News showed the vehicle completely destroyed and burned with the windows broken and pieces of rubble

Summary

منازل المدنيين بين قريتي معربليت ومعرزاف في ريف إدلب الجنوبي, a residential house between the villages of Maarbalit and Maarzaf, Idlib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

During the morning of Wednesday, 16 October 2024, a five-year-old girl named Jana Omar Hajouz was killed and a number of civilians were reportedly injured by artillery shelling allegedly launched by the Syrian regime and/or the Russian military and/or Iranian military on a family home located between the villages of Maarbalit and Maarzaf in the

Summary

(1 child)

0–2

Russian Military, Iranian Military, Syrian Regime

1 named

سرمين, western neighbourhood of the city of Sarmin, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Shortly before 4:40 PM on Sunday, September 15, 2024, a child named Mohammad Somar Haj Lattouf and a young man named Abdulaziz Jamal Abboud were injured as a result of artillery shelling with contested responsibility allegedly perpetrated by Syrian regime forces and/or Iraniian military and/or Russian military in the western neighbourhood of the city of

Summary

Education, Primary School, Residential

Impact

Russian Military, Iranian Military, Syrian Regime

2 named

طريق الأبزمو - الأتارب, Al Atareb - Abzimo road, western countryside of Aleppo, Syria, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

On the evening of Sunday, 11th August 2024, a civilian was reportedly injured by a bombardment allegedly perpetrated by the Syrian regime’s forces and/or Iranian military and/or Russian military on the Atarib-Abzmo road in the western countryside of the Aleppo governorate in Syria. A Twitter/X post by the Syrian Civil Defence included photos of the

Summary

Syrian Regime, Russian Military, Iranian Military

دوار الغبرة في البوكمال, Al Ghabra roundabout, Al Boukmal, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

On September 5th, 2024, a drone strike against a truck at the Al-Ghabra roundabout in Al-Boukmal, Deir Ezzor Governorate, killed a child and a militant, and injured between four and fifteen more people, including at least two children. The drone has been alleged to be American or Israeli by some sources, while others have not

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Commerce

(1 child)

4–15

US Forces, Israeli Military

Belligerents reported injured

منزل عائلة أبو طه في منطقة حي المنارة بجوار مسجد قطب, Abu Taha family's house, Al-Manara, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Wednesday, October 2, 2024, an alleged Israeli bombardment struck the Abu Taha family home in Al-Manara, Khan Younis, before dawn. The attack resulted in multiple casualties, including the deaths of nine family members: five women, two men, and two children. This incident was reported by various news agencies and shared by social media users.

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Residential

12 – 15

(2 children5 women2 men)

9 named, 1 familiy identified

البصيرة, Al Busayra, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

On August 23, 2024, Mohammad Ahmad al-Hasan was killed at dawn in a home on 20 or 40 Street in Al Busayra, eastern Deir Ezzor Governorate, Syria. He was the father of two girls, and a nurse at Al Hamadi Specialist Hospital in Al Busayra, with at least one source alleging that he was a

Summary

Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

0 – 1

(0–1 men)

Small arms and light weapons

US-led Coalition, Syrian Democratic Forces

0–1

Jir Jir Farey and Burka Fiiqey areas, north of Ruunirgood, Middle Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

Hiiraan Online News reported that on April 5, 2024, the Somali Federal Government forces, supported by local militias and international allies, “targeted” Al-Shabaab hideouts in the Jir Jir Farey and Burka Fiiqey areas, north of Ruunirgood in Middle Shabelle. According to the government, the strike resulted in “multiple Al-Shabaab casualties” and the destruction of one

Summary

International Forces (Unknown), Somali Military Forces

Suspected target

Al-Shabaab

Belligerents reported injured

LOCATION

قطاع غزة, the Gaza Strip

Three young men from the Abu al-Omrain family were reportedly killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Gaza Strip on 5th/6th November 2023. The three men reported to have been killed in the incident were named by family members as 28-year-old Mohammed Fayez Abu al-Omrain; Ibrahim Fahmy Abu al-Omrain, also aged 28 and 24-year-old

Summary

(3 men)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

City

منزل عائلة الضابوس بمحيط منطقة التوبة غرب جباليا شمال القطاع, Al-Dhabous Family Home, Tawbah, West of Jabalia, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

During the evening of November 7, 2023, one woman was killed, and “a number of” other women and children were injured by airstrikes allegedly deployed by the Israeli military on the al-Dhabous family home in the vicinity of the al-Tawbah area, west of Jabalia in North Gaza. Reports of the attack first surfaced just after

Summary

(1 woman)