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Incident Date

5 May 2025

Incident Code

ISYEM250505c

Location

مصنع اسمنت باجل, Bajel Cement Factory, Al-Hudaydah, Yemen
In the evening on Monday, 05 May 2025, at least five civilians were killed, and between 21 and 42 civilians including at least one child were injured in a declared Israeli airstrike on the Bajel Cement Factory in the Hudaydah governorate, Yemen. Among the casualties were reportedly civilian employees of the Yemen General Corporation for…

Summary

Published
7 July 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Agriculture (Factory)
Civilians reported killed
5–6
Civilians reported injured
21–42
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 2025

Incident Code

USYEM250505a

Location

شارع الأربعين، منطقة سعوان، منطقة شعوب، صنعاء, Al-Arbaeen Street, Saawan area, Shu'ub District, Sanaa, Sanaa, Yemen
At least 14 people were reported injured by an alleged bombardment on Al-Arbaeen Street in the Sha’oub District of Yemen’s capital, Sana’a on 5 May, 2025. While most sources alleged US involvement, one source claimed the damage was due to a failed Houthi missile launched in an attempt to “intercept a US reconnaissance plane”. While…

Summary

Published
20 May 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Commerce, Vehicle (Car)
Civilians reported injured
14–16
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

4 May 2025

Incident Code

USSOM479

Location

Golis Mountains, Miraale Region, Puntland, Somalia
On the night of May 4, 2025, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), in coordination with the Puntland Defence Forces, carried out an airstrike on the Golis Mountains in the Al-Miskaad mountain range reportedly against ISIS militants. While no specific casualty toll was provided, the Somali Ministry of Defense was quoted by multiple news sources as reporting…

Summary

Published
5 December 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

3 May 2025

Incident Code

ISPT030525a

Location

بحر بيت لاهيا قرب منطقة السودانية, Beit Lahia sea area, Sudanese area, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
On 3 May 2025, three fishermen including a child were reportedly injured when an Israeli naval ship allegedly fired on them off the coast of al-Sudaniya in North Gaza. Safa News reported that two fishermen, Anis Muhammad Ahmed al-Sultan and his nephew Muhannad Ahed Nahed Muhammad al-Sultan (also referred to as Ahed Nahed Muhammad al-Sultan), were reportedly…

Summary

Published
13 August 2025
Strike Type
Naval bombardment
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

3 May 2025

Incident Code

USSOM478

Location

Miraale Valley, Puntland, Somalia
In the early morning of May 3, 2025, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), in coordination with Puntland Security Forces, carried out airstrikes against ISIS militants in the Dhasaan Sare area of the Miraale Valley in the Bari region. The strike killed 10 militants, according to a report from the International Crisis Group, and came hours after…

Summary

Published
5 December 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

3 May 2025

Incident Code

ISPT030525z

Location

بحر غزة, Gaza City sea area, Gaza, Palestinian territories
On the morning of Saturday, May 3, 2025, Israeli warships allegedly fired on a fishing boat in the Mediterranean Sea, west of the al-Baidar area, killing 66-year-old fisherman Ramadan Hassan Zidane and injuring another man on board, Ahmed Ahmed Zidane. The incident was reported by several social media accounts, including Palestine Today TV Channel and…

Summary

Published
22 August 2025
Strike Type
Naval bombardment
Infrastructure
Vehicle (Boat)
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

2 May 2025

Incident Code

USYEM250502a

Location

حي عصر، صَنْعَاء‎, Asr neighbourhood, Sanaa, Sanaa, Yemen
Three people were reported injured by an alleged US airstrike on the Asr area of Sanaa during the evening of 2 May, 2025. All of the sources quoted the Ministry of Health, which reported that three citizens were injured by US "aggression" in the Asr area in Al-Wahda district. Facebook user Earok explained that the…

Summary

Published
20 May 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
3
Military actors reported killed
0–1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

30 April 2025

Incident Code

ISPT300425j

Location

بحر غزة, Gaza City sea area, Gaza, Palestinian territories
On Wednesday, April 30 2025 a Palestinian fisherman, 26-year-old Khamis Abdul Latif Bakr, was killed in an attack allegedly by Israeli naval forces while working in Gaza City's coastal waters. The time of the incident is not known, and no information is available about additional casualties. This assessment will be updated if more information emerges.…

Summary

Published
15 August 2025
Strike Type
Naval bombardment
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

29 April 2025

Incident Code

USYEM250429a

Location

صرف، بني حشيش, Sarf area, Bani Hushaish district, Sanaa, Yemen
A man and his son were injured by alleged US airstrikes on the Al-Daqiq/Al-Sabah Sardeef neighbourhood of Sanaa,Yemen on April 29, 2025. Multiple sources, including @mashhadyemeni and @alymennet, reported that the US carried out two airstrikes on the Bani Hashish district, east of Sanaa Governorate. Middle East Eye spoke with a survivor of the strikes,…

Summary

Published
16 May 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

28 April 2025

Incident Code

USYEM250428a

Location

السجن الاحتياطي، صعدة, Remand Detention Center, Sadaa, Sadaa, Yemen
68 civilians detained in Sadaa's Remand Detention Centre were killed and at least 47 injured by alleged US airstrikes on the morning of 28 April, 2025. The Centre primarily held migrants coming from African countries and was believed to be holding 115 people at the time of the strike. Yemen is a frequent route for…

Summary

Published
16 May 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Legal (Prison)
Civilians reported killed
68
Civilians reported injured
47–65
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

27 April 2025

Incident Code

USYEM250427a

Location

منطقة ثقبان بمديرية بني الحارث, Thaqban area, Bani al-Harith District, Sanaa, Yemen
At around 8pm on 27th April 2025, at least 11 civilians, including eight children and two women, were killed and four others, including three children, were injured by alleged US airstrikes on four homes in the Thaqban area in Bani al-Harith District of Sanaa, Yemen. @TvAlmasirah provided an initial toll of eight citizens killed, including…

Summary

Published
16 May 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Vehicle (Truck), Residential (House)
Civilians reported killed
11–13
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

27 April 2025

Incident Code

ISPT270425c

Location

بحر مدينة خان يونس, Khan Younis sea area, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
Before 7:03 AM on April 27th, 2025, Palestinian fisherman 55-year-old Mustafa Hijazi Saleh al-Lahham (also known as Abu Yahya) was reportedly shot in the head and killed by Israeli naval forces while working off the coast of Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip. A second fisherman, Ahmed Fares Hijazi al-Lahham, identified by sources as…

Summary

Published
22 August 2025
Strike Type
Naval bombardment
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

26 April 2025

Incident Code

ISPT260425e

Location

مدينة غزة, Sea area, Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories
Two fishermen, Mahmoud Nasser Mahfouz and Mohammed al-Zant, were reportedly attacked and injured by an alleged Israeli strike on their boat while working at sea north of Gaza City before 10 a.m. on 26 April 2025. Palestinian agency Safa, alongside 10 local media and sources, reported the incident, informing that the two fishermen were wounded by…

Summary

Published
27 July 2025
Strike Type
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

26 April 2025

Incident Code

USYEM250426a

Location

حي ١٤ اوكتوبر بمديرية السبعين، صَنْعَاء‎, 14th of October neighbourhood, Al Sab’een district, Sanaa, Sanaa, Yemen
A woman, identified only as Batoul, was killed by an alleged US airstrike on the “October 14 neighbourhood” on 26 April, 2025. Missing under the rubble, her body was found more than 16 hours after the strike. A video shared by @TvAlmasirah showed Batoul’s husband, “search[ing] for his wife under the rubble of his destroyed…

Summary

Published
15 May 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

25 April 2025

Incident Code

USSOM477

Location

southeast of Bosasso, Puntland, Somalia
On April 25, 2025, AFRICOM announced that "In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted an airstrike against ISIS-Somalia on April 25, 2025. The airstrike occurred southeast of Bosasso, Puntland, in Northeastern Somalia." There was no mention of casualties amongst civilians or militants. There was no other information found about…

Summary

Published
5 December 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

24 April 2025

Incident Code

USYEM250424a

Location

مديرية بير زيد الشمالية، الجراف، صنعاء, Bir Zaid neighbourhood, Al-Jarf area, Sanaa, Sanaa, Yemen
Between one and three civilians were injured by an alleged US airstrikes on the Bir Zaid neighbourhood in Al-Jarf, Sanaa on April 24, 2025. The strikes reportedly occurred in the middle of the night. @TvAlmasirah quoted the Ministry of Health which stated that three citizens were injured by the US “aggression” on Al-Jarf neighbourhood in…

Summary

Published
16 May 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential, Vehicle (Car, Truck)
Civilians reported injured
1–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

24 April 2025

Incident Code

USSOM476

Location

Wargaadhi, approximately 120 miles north of Mogadishu, Middle Shabelle, Somalia
On April 24, 2025, Al-Shabaab militants attacked the village of Wargaadhi in the Middle Shabelle region in an attempt to capture a strategic Somali National Army (SNA) base. There are conflicting reports as to how the operation unfolded — including from within the SNA — but after multiple airstrikes by AFRICOM, Somali government forces were…

Summary

Published
5 December 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
20–52
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

24 April 2025

Incident Code

USSOM475

Location

southeast of Bosasso, Puntland, Somalia
On April 24, 2025, AFRICOM announced that "At the request of the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted a collective self-defense airstrike against ISIS-Somalia on April 24, 2025. The airstrike occurred southeast of Bosasso, Puntland, in Northeastern Somalia." There was no mention of casualties amongst civilians or militants. There was no other…

Summary

Published
5 December 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

23 April 2025

Incident Code

ISPT230425s

Location

بحر بيت لاهيا قرب منطقة السودانية, Beit Lahia sea area, Sudanese area, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
During the morning of April 23, 2025, a fisherman was killed and others were injured on the seashore of Beit Lahia, near the Sudanese area in the North of Gaza, by an alleged Israeli shooting from a naval vessel stationed west of the al-Waha area. The incident was widely reported on social media (News source,…

Summary

Published
23 April 2025
Strike Type
Naval bombardment
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

21 April 2025

Incident Code

ISPT210425c

Location

شارع روني، المواصي، خان يونس, Rouni Street, Al-Mawasi, Khan Younis, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
Before 10:30 a.m. on Monday, April 21, 2025, an Israeli SkyStriker drone, commonly known as a suicide drone, exploded near a tent sheltering displaced people, reportedly killing at least two, including a woman, and injuring five others. The strike occurred near the Al-Ihsan Mosque, close to the Karza Cafeteria on Roni Street in Al-Mawasi, Khan…

Summary

Published
25 July 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

21 April 2025

Incident Code

USSOM474

Location

approximately 60 km northwest of Kismayo and to the west of the Kaam-jaroon area, Lower Juba, Somalia
On 21 April 2025, west of the Kaam-jaroon area in the Lower Juba region of Somalia, an airstrike was conducted by U.S. Africa Command with the assistance of the Danab commandos and Jubaland Dervish forces, under the Federal Government of Somalia and Puntland authorities. No civilians were officially reported as injured or killed in the…

Summary

Published
5 December 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
9
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
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Incident Date

21 April 2025

Incident Code

ISPT210425i

Location

مخيم النصيرات, Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Gaza, Palestinian territories
A Palestinian fisherman, Khaled Tawfiq Sobh, was injured when Israeli naval forces opened fire near the Nuseirat Refugee Camp in central Gaza on Monday morning, April 21, 2025. The shooting occurred at approximately 8:57 a.m. according to initial reports. Safa News reported that the fisherman was shot and injured by Israeli naval forces west of…

Summary

Published
12 August 2025
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

21 April 2025

Incident Code

USSOM473

Location

southeast of Bosasso, Puntland, Somalia
On April 21, 2025, AFRICOM announced that "At the request of the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted a collective self-defense airstrike against ISIS-Somalia on April 21, 2025. The airstrike occurred southeast of Bosasso, Puntland, in Northeastern Somalia." There was no mention of casualties amongst civilians or militants. There was no other information…

Summary

Published
5 December 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

20 April 2025

Incident Code

USYEM250420a

Location

سوق في حي فروة، مديرية شعوب، صنعاء, Market in Furwa neighbourhood, Shu'ub District, Sanaa, Sanaa, Yemen
At least thirteen civilians were killed and between 30 and 34 others injured when an airstrike or air defense missile hit the Furwa neighbourhood market during the evening of 20 April, 2025. Sources diverged on whether the US or Houthis were responsible. Ibrahim Khalil Muhammad was killed, as was Ramzi Zakaria Fahim al-Badawi, Essam al-Arabi,…

Summary

Published
15 May 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Commerce (Market), Vehicle (Car, Truck, Motorcycle)
Civilians reported killed
13–14
Civilians reported injured
30–34
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

19 April 2025

Incident Code

USYEM250419b

Location

مديرية بني مطر, Bani Matar, Sanaa, Yemen
A Facebook post from “Abu Yahya Al-Eryani New” reported that one civilian was killed and one other was wounded by US raids on Bani Matar. Multiple other local sources, including @TvAlmasirah and @Alyemen_One, provided a similar death and injury toll. No other details were found among local sources about the victims. Where sources identified a…

Summary

Published
12 May 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

19 April 2025

Incident Code

USYEM250419c

Location

مقبرة ماجل الدمة، حي الصافية، صَنْعَاء‎, Majel Ad-Damna Cemetery, Al-Safiyah District, Sanaa, Sanaa, Yemen
Two civilians, a young man and his daughter, were injured when alleged US airstrikes struck the Majel Ad-Damna cemetery in the Al-Safiyah neighborhood of Sana'a, Yemen the evening of April 19, 2025. A Houthi leader was also reportedly killed in the strike. @TvAlmasirah reported that one person was wounded by a US strike on the…

Summary

Published
16 May 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Vehicle (Car), Cultural Site
Civilians reported injured
2
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

19 April 2025

Incident Code

USYEM250419a

Location

حي النهضة السكني، صَنْعَاء, Al-Nahda neighbourhood, Sanaa, Sanaa, Yemen
Two civilians were killed and two others were injured by alleged US airstrike on the Al-Nahda neighborhood in the Al-Thawra district of Sana'a, Yemen on April 19, 2025. The strike also reportedly killed three Houthi leaders. A Facebook post from "Palestine and Yemen News" reported "Two martyrs and two wounded" by US "aggression" on the…

Summary

Published
2 May 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military actors reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

19 April 2025

Incident Code

ISPT1904258q

Location

بالقرب من ميناء غزة، مدينة غزة, Vicinity of Gaza Port, Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories
At dawn on April 19, 2025, three people were reported killed and at least seven others injured by an alleged Israeli military drone strike on a tent in an internally displaced person's camp near Abu Hasira Street near Gaza Port, west of Gaza City, Gaza. A Facebook post from journalist Mohamed Awad initially reported that…

Summary

Published
15 August 2025
Strike Type
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
7–10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

18–19 April, 2025

Incident Code

ISPT1804258j

Location

المواصي، خان يونس, Al-Mawasi, southwest of Khan Younis, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
From the evening of April 18, 2025 till the dawn of April 19, 2025, a series of alleged Israeli attacks with a SkyStriker drone hit the tents of displaced people, setting them ablaze, in the Mawasi area of ​​Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip, killing at least 12 civilians, including nine children and two…

Summary

Published
8 June 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
Residential, IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
12
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

18 April 2025

Incident Code

USSOM472

Location

In the Miraale Valley southeast of Bosasso, Puntland, Somalia
Early morning on Friday, 18 April 2025, an airstrike in the Miraale Valley southeast of Bosasso, Puntland, Somalia, was declared by US Africa Command (AFRICOM) forces in collaboration with the Federal Government of Somalia. In a press release, US AFRICOM stated that they had conducted a “collective self-defense airstrike against ISIS-Somalia”, which was “at the…

Summary

Published
5 December 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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