Israel and Gaza

Following the Hamas-led assault into southern Israel on October 7th 2023, the Israeli military began a major bombing campaign and later ground invasion of Gaza. The resultant ongoing war has seen large-scale destruction and loss of life.

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Civilian Casualty Incidents — Israel and Gaza

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Incident Date

2 June 2025

Incident Code

ISPT020625u

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مركز توزيع مساعدات الشركة الأمريكية غربي رفح, near the American company’s aid distribution center, Rafah, Palestinian territories
On June 2 2025, three civilians - 28-year-old Ahmed Abdel Karim Hussein Shaheen, Hussein Nayef Abdullah Abu Matar, and 19-year-old Muhannad Abdel Fattah Muhammed Saad - were killed and around 35 others were wounded by alleged Israeli military gun fire near an aid center in Rafah during humanitarian aid distribution. Sa7atPIBreaking on X/Twitter reported that…

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Published
4 July 2025
Strike Type
Ground operation
Infrastructure
Humanitarian (Food/Water Distribution)
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
35
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

2 June 2025

Incident Code

ISPT020625v

Location

مركز توزيع مساعدات الشركة الأمريكية غربي رفح, near the American company's aid distribution center, Rafah, Rafah, Palestinian territories
On Monday, 2nd June 2025, a boy was killed when he was allegedly shot by the Israeli Military near an aid distribution centre run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in southern Gaza. The victim was identified as Muhammad Saleh Eid al-Humaidah. On Twitter/X, Sa7atPlBreaking shared, “A martyr was killed in a shooting attack near the…

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Published
4 July 2025
Strike Type
Ground operation
Infrastructure
Humanitarian (Food/Water Distribution)
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

29 May 2025

Incident Code

ISPT290525q

Location

المواصي, Al-Mawasi, Rafah, Palestinian territories
During the morning of May 29th, at least three people were injured when members of the Israeli military reportedly “opened fire” near the “American aid distribution center” in Rafah. Shehab News Agency was among the first to report on the injuries, posting at 5:51 AM. Within an hour of this first post by the Shehab…

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Published
30 June 2025
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

18–19 April, 2025

Incident Code

ISPT1804258j

Location

خيام النازحين في مواصي خانيونس جنوبي قطاع غزة, tents of displaced people in the Mawasi area 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…

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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

17 April 2025

Incident Code

ISPT170425i

Location

منطقة الرزان في مشروع بيت لاهيا, Al-Razan, Beit Lahia, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
Six members of the displaced al-Atal family were reportedly killed shortly after midnight on 17 April 2025 when Israeli forces allegedly bombed their tent with a SkyStriker drone in al-Razan, an area of Beit Lahia near Kamal Adwan Hospital. Two of the victims were adults, and four were their children, all under the age of…

Summary

Published
8 June 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential, IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

16–17 April, 2025

Incident Code

ISPT170425zc

Location

شارع الداخلية، مخيم جباليا, Al-Dakhiliya Street, Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
During the night between 16 and 17 April 2025, an alleged Israeli SkyStriker drone, commonly known as a suicide drone, hit the tent of the Asaliyeh family in the Jabalia Refugee Camp/Jabalia al-Balad, the north of the Gaza strip, killing seven of the family members and injuring at least 13 others, including two children. The…

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Published
8 June 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
Residential, IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
7–13
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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