Israel and Gaza 2023

Satellite imagery, screenshot from Google Earth, October 2023

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the Gaza Strip
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Civilian Harm Status
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Infrastructure

Incident date

October 21, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0429

LOCATION

بالقرب من دوار الزعرب، رفح , Vicinity of Zorob roundabout, Rafah City, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

On October 21st, 2023, at least 15 people were reportedly killed and 40 others were injured as a result of an alleged Israeli military bombing of a house for the Zorob family in the Zorob roundabout area in Rafah. Many local sources, including Facebook posts from Samer Zorob, Diwan Al Zaroub and Rami Saleh Zoroub,

Summary

First published
May 1, 2024
Last updated
January 28, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
15 – 16
(9 children4 women2 men)
Civilians reported injured
40
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
15 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
14
Geolocation
Exact location (via Airwars)
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Incident date

October 22, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0453

LOCATION

رفح, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

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

First published
April 1, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
12
(4 children5 women3 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.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
14 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
12
Geolocation
City
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Incident date

October 22, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0464

LOCATION

حي الجنينة، رفح, Al-Geneina neighbourhood, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

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

First published
April 1, 2024
Last updated
January 28, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
3 – 4
(2 children1–2 women)
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.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
6 named, 2 families identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
2
Geolocation
Exact location (via Airwars)
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Incident date

October 18, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0359a

LOCATION

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

At approximately 7:30pm on Wednesday, October 18th 2023, a home sheltering the Musa family on Abu Arif Street in Deir al-Balah collapsed due to alleged Israeli airstrikes, killing between eight and more than 30 people. 65-year old Hiam Musa was, at the time of writing, the only person to be named as having been killed

Summary

First published
October 18, 2023
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
8 – 31
(2–18 children2–18 women)
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
Names matched with MoH IDs
1
Geolocation
City
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Incident date

October 22, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0479

LOCATION

بئر النعجة, Bir Al Na’jah, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

An alleged bombing by the Israeli military on the house of the Nabhan family located in Bir al-Naja on Sunday, October 22nd 2023, led to injuries among civilians. Safa News reported this incident coupled with three social media posts containing similar information. Multiple reports describe injuries at the scene, but no other identifying factors have

Summary

First published
October 22, 2023
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Single source claim
Strike type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
Unknown
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
Neighbourhood/area
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Incident date

October 24, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0557

LOCATION

مسجد علي بن أبي طالب، رفح, Vicinity of Ali Mosque, Rafah, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

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

First published
April 1, 2024
Last updated
January 28, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1 – 2
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.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
1 named
Geolocation
Nearby landmark
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Incident date

October 13, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0178

LOCATION

حي الجنينة، رفح, Al Geneina neighborhood, Rafah, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

Shortly before 8:56 AM on Friday, October 13th 2023, three houses, among them a house of the Al-Khayyat family, located in the Al Geneina neighborhood of Rafah, Gaza Strip, were destroyed in an alleged Israeli airstrike, killing at least 16 civilians, including four women, eight children, and an infant boy, and injuring a number of

Summary

First published
June 1, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
16 – 18
(9 children4 women3 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,Healthcare
Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
17 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
15
Geolocation
Neighbourhood/area
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Incident date

November 10, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT1023

LOCATION

جباليا, Jabalia, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

At least 10 people were reportedly killed on Friday, November 10, 2023, when a home near the al-Nadi and al-Nazla areas of the Jabalia camp and the Al-Halabi roundabout area in Jabalia were allegedly hit by an Israeli Military airstrike. Shehab News Agency reported that more than 10 people were killed by an Israeli bombing

Summary

First published
April 1, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
10 – 11
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
Town
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Incident date

October 25, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0623

LOCATION

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

On October 25, 2023, a number of civilians were killed and several others were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike in the Abu Halima area, west of Beit Lahia. According to one source, a Facebook account titled ‘Expatriate women in Palestine,’ there was one civilian death and two civilians injured, but no names were mentioned. Due

Summary

First published
July 30, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Single source claim
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1 – 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
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Incident date

October 30, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0754

LOCATION

مركز الدعوة إلى الله القريب، مخيم النصيرات, Vicinity of Al-Dawa Mosque, Nuseirat Camp, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

On the evening of October 30, 2023, at least 14 people were killed and “a large number” of others, including children, were injured in an alleged Israeli bombardment on the Hamdan family home located on Street 18 in the Al-Dawa area of the Nuseirat refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. Grandmother Hikmat Mahmoud al-Maqousi (72)

Summary

First published
July 12, 2024
Last updated
February 3, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
14
(3 children5 women1 man)
Civilians reported injured
5–10
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
10 named, 2 families identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
6
Geolocation
Nearby landmark
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Incident date

October 30, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0764

LOCATION

الزوايدة, Al-Zawaida, Deir al-Balah, the Gaza Strip

During the morning of Monday 30th October 2023, an alleged Israeli missile attack killed at least 30 civilians, including at least 13 children and six women, and injured eight people, including at least four children. The strike hit the Fatayer family home in Al-Zawaida in the Deir al-Balah governorate. Those killed were from the Sarsak

Summary

First published
October 13, 2024
Last updated
January 30, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
30 – 31
(13–16 children6–8 women9–10 men)
Civilians reported injured
8
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
38 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
26
Geolocation
Town
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Incident date

October 29, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0740

LOCATION

بالقرب من المستشفى الإندونيسي، بيت لاهيا, Vicinity of Indonesian Hospital, Beit Lahia, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Shortly before 2:44 AM on Sunday, 29 October 2023, a Palestinian photojournalist, New Press correspondent in the northern Gaza Strip, Fadi Al-Wahidi, was slightly injured in his hand by shrapnel from an alleged Israeli bombardment near the Indonesian Hospital located in Beit Lahia in North Gaza. The Palestinian press agency, Safa, reported the incident saying

Summary

First published
August 5, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Single source claim
Strike type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
Unknown
Civilians reported injured
1
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
Named victims
1 named
Geolocation
Nearby landmark
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Incident date

October 29, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0746

LOCATION

منطقة نتساريم القريبة, Vicinity of Netzarim area, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

On Sunday, October 29, 2023, four civil defense workers from the “Al-Zahraa Center” were injured in an alleged “double-tap” strike perpetrated by Israeli forces while they were responding to an earlier strike on the al-Hilu family home located west of the former Netzarim settlement in the central governorate of the Gaza Strip. According to the

Summary

First published
October 20, 2024
Last updated
February 3, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
Unknown
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.
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
4 named
Geolocation
Neighbourhood/area
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Incident date

November 2, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0831

LOCATION

خان يونس, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

On the morning of Thursday, the 2nd November 2023, four farmers were reportedly killed and a number of civilians were injured when an alleged Israeli strike hit the Sufa and/or Al-Amour area east of Khan Younis in the south of the Gaza Strip. At 11:03 am the Palestinian press agency Safa reported injuries after a

Summary

First published
October 24, 2024
Last updated
March 20, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
4
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
Food
Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Geolocation
City
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Incident date

June 21, 2024

Incident Code

ISPT210624g

LOCATION

شارع السكة، الزيتون, Al-Sikka street, Al-Zaytoun neighbourhood, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

On the afternoon of June 21st 2024, at least one person was killed and one person was injured in an alleged Israeli quadcopter attack on al-Sikka Street in the al-Zaytoun neighbourhood of southern Gaza City in the Gaza Strip. At 16:10 on June 21, the Palestinian Press Agency (Safa) reported that one person was killed

Summary

First published
September 2, 2024
Last updated
February 11, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike, Drone Strike
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons
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
Street
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Incident date

October 28, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0697

LOCATION

مخيم المغاز, Al Maghazi, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

At least one civilian was killed and a number of others were injured by alleged Israeli shelling east of Al Maghazi in the central Gaza Strip on October 28, 2023. Multiple social media reports highlighted an Israeli artillery shelling east of Al Maghazi in the central Gaza Strip, resulting in casualties – including one death.

Summary

First published
October 24, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Artillery
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1
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
Town
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Incident date

July 15, 2024

Incident Code

ISPT150724e

LOCATION

شارع السلام، دير البلح, Al-Salam Street, Deir al-Balah, the Gaza Strip

On July 15th, 2024, an airstrike on Al-Salam Street in central Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, killed three civilians, two women and a child, and injured at least four others. The victims who were killed were identified as a young child, Farid Muhammad Farid Thabet, 77-year old Mahasin Ibrahim Thabet, and 31-year-old Majdi Kamel Abu Mazid.

Summary

First published
September 28, 2024
Last updated
April 15, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
3
(1 child2 women)
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
Named victims
7 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
2
Geolocation
Exact location (via Airwars)
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Incident date

November 6, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0921

LOCATION

جوار مسجد الرحمة، حي الأمل، خان يونس, Vicinity of Al-Rahma Mosque, Al-Amal neighbourhood, Khan Younis, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

On the morning of  Monday November 6th, 2023, the Shaqura family home located west of Al-Rahma Mosque in the Al-Amal neighbourhood, west of Khan Yunis, was hit by an alleged Israeli airstrike that killed at least nine members of the Shaqura family, including two women and five children, and injured seven others. Ibrahim Hussein Shaqura was

Summary

First published
September 28, 2024
Last updated
April 8, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
9
(5 children2 women2 men)
Civilians reported injured
7
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
11 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
8
Geolocation
Exact location (via Airwars)
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Incident date

August 1, 2024

Incident Code

ISPT010824o

LOCATION

قطاع غزة, the Gaza strip, the Gaza Strip

On August 1, 2024, the bodies of Muhammad Shafiq Omar Issa, 42 or 43 years old, and Sharaf Yasser Abdel Hamid Abu al-Eish, 29 years old, were identified at the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, both of whom were allegedly killed by the Israeli military. Facebook posts by Umm Sami al-Masri and Mohammad Mahmoud included photos of

Summary

First published
December 24, 2024
Strike status
Single source claim
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
2
(2 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
2 named
Names matched with MoH IDs
2
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Incident date

November 7, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0942

LOCATION

منطقة معن، خان يونس, Ma'an area, Khan Younis, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

At dawn on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, an alleged airstrike by the Israeli military hit the Asraf family house in the Ma’an area of Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip. The incident reportedly resulted in at least nine civilian casualties, including two men, two women – among them an elderly woman – and five children.

Summary

First published
January 17, 2025
Last updated
April 15, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
9
(5 children2 women2 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.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
9 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
9
Geolocation
Neighbourhood/area
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Incident date

November 12, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT1073

LOCATION

بالقرب من روضة البسمة، مدينة غزة, Vicinity of Al Basma Kindergarten, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

At dawn on November 12th 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike killed at least four civilians in the Al-Nakhal home on Abu Hasira Street in Gaza City. At least five others were injured, including two children. Four men were reported killed by local sources: 73-year-old father Mahmoud Hassan Mostafa al-Louh, his 36-year-old son Dr. Hammam Mahmoud

Summary

First published
November 18, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
4 – 5
(0–1 women4 men)
Civilians reported injured
5–6
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.
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
9 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
4
Geolocation
Nearby landmark
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Incident date

October 24, 2024

Incident Code

ISPT241024n

LOCATION

مدرسة الشهداء في مخيم النصيرات, Al Shohadaa school, Al Nuseirat camp, Gaza Strip, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Shortly before 12:27 on October 24, 2024, at least 17 identified civilians, including at least 11 children, three women, and the Dean of the Faculty of Nursing at the Islamic University, were killed and at least 32 civilians were injured in a declared Israeli airstrike on the Al Shohadaa school in the Nuseirat Refugee Camp

Summary

First published
January 23, 2025
Strike status
Declared strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education, IDP or Refugee Camp, Prayer Space, Religious
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
17 – 25
(11–13 children3–4 women1–2 men)
Civilians reported injured
32–53
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
17 named, 3 families identified
Geolocation
Exact location (via Airwars)
Belligerents reported killed
1
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Incident date

November 5, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0914c

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

First published
March 3, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
3
(3 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
3 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
3
Geolocation
City
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Incident date

July 4, 2022

Incident Code

TS524 ISSY025

LOCATION

هوشان, Hoshan, Raqqa, Syria

One to two civilians were reported killed and three others were injured, including two children, on July 4th 2022, when Turkish or Israeli shelling targeted the village of Al-Hoshan in the countryside of Ain Issa, Syria. The majority of the sources blamed Turkey for the attack but Sout Al Hayat reported that it was as

Summary

First published
July 4, 2022
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Contested strike
Strike type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1 – 2
(0–1 children)
Civilians reported injured
2–3
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 belligerents
Turkish Military, Israeli Military
Named victims
4 named
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Incident date

October 9, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0075a

LOCATION

عبسان الكبيرة, Abasan Al Kabira, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

On October 9th, five Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) paramedics sustained minor injuries after an alleged Israeli strike hit close to PRCS ambulances in Abasan, Khan Younis. PRCS reported that the paramedics were harmed by Israeli bombing while they were working to treat injured civilians following former strikes on two civilian homes, after PRCS received

Summary

First published
October 8, 2023
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Single source claim
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
Unknown
Civilians reported injured
5
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
Geolocation
Town
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Incident date

October 10, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0077

LOCATION

بئر النعجة, Bir Al Najah, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Journalist Salam Khalil Mayma/Mima (33 years old), along with her husband Muhammad al-Masry, their two sons Hadi al-Masry (7 years old) and Ali al-Masry (five years old), and their daughter Sham al-Masry (2 years old) were reportedly killed on October 10th 2023 in an alleged Israeli airstrike on their home in Al Na’ja, situated in

Summary

First published
November 1, 2023
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
4 – 5
(2–3 children1 woman1 man)
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.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
5 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
3
Geolocation
Neighbourhood/area
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Incident date

October 11, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0108

LOCATION

شوكة, Al Shouka, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

On October 11th 2023, an alleged airstrike/artillery strike by the Israeli military on the Fojo family house located in the Al-Shouka area, east of Rafah city in the Gaza Strip reportedly killed at least one civilian, 21-year old Osama Hani Youssef Fojo. Human rights organisation Al Mezan noted that the Fojo family house was one

Summary

First published
December 1, 2023
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1
(1 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
1 named
Names matched with MoH IDs
1
Geolocation
Village
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Incident date

October 11, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0118

LOCATION

زنون, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

During the evening of Wednesday, October 11, 2023, eight civilians belonging to two different families, including six children and one woman, were killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Zanoun and al-Ajez family houses located in the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. A Watan correspondent reported that three residential apartments in

Summary

First published
December 1, 2023
Last updated
December 27, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
8
(6 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
Suspected target
Palestinian Forces
Named victims
8 named, 2 families identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
8
Geolocation
City
Belligerents reported killed
1
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Incident date

October 14, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0192

LOCATION

النصيرات, Nuseirat, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

On October 14th 2023, between one and three civilians were reportedly killed and at least one was injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Al Shaf’i family house in Al Nusayrat camp. There is mixed reporting on the number of civilians killed in the airstrike, with Wattan News providing the lowest death toll of

Summary

First published
January 1, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1 – 3
(1–2 children1–2 women)
Civilians reported injured
1–2
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
Food
Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Geolocation
Town
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Incident date

October 14, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0200

LOCATION

الزوايدة, Az Zawayda, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

On the evening of Saturday, October 14th 2023, at least 16 civilians, almost all women and children, were killed and others were injured by an alleged Israeli airstrike on the al-Houssana family house in al-Zuwaiyda, in the central Gaza Strip. According to several posts on Facebook by family members, the following names of the victims

Summary

First published
February 1, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
16 – 18
(7–8 children7–8 women1 man)
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
16 named, 2 families identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
13
Geolocation
Town
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