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.

Airwars has documented allegations of civilian harm from Israeli actions since October 2023, and has produced a number of major investigations and research outputs on the allegations and harm.

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Civilian Casualty Incidents — Israel and Gaza

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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…

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

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

خيمة لعائلة عسلية في شارع الداخلية - جباليا شمال قطاع غزة, Tent (Asaliyeh family), interior street, Jabaliya displacement 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
IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential
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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Incident Date

23 March 2025

Incident Code

ISPT230325z

Location

منطقة حشاشين، رفح, Al-Hashashin area, Rafah, Rafah, Palestinian territories
In a series of deadly shootings starting in the early hours of Sunday, March 23, 2025, and continuing till at least 5:45 a.m., eight Palestinian paramedics and an UNRWA employee were allegedly shot dead in the Al-Hashashin area in the Tal al-Sultan neighbourhood of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip; a remaining paramedic was arrested…

Summary

Published
23 March 2025
Strike Type
Ground operation
Infrastructure
Healthcare (Ambulance)
Civilians reported killed
9
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

23 March 2025

Incident Code

ISPT230325za

Location

منطقة الحشاشين في حي تل السلطان في رفح, Al-Hashashin area in the Tal al-Sultan neighborhood of Rafah, Rafah, Palestinian territories
In a series of deadly Israeli shootings in the early hours of March 23, 2025, six Civil Defense members were shot dead in the Al-Hashashin area in the Tal al-Sultan neighborhood of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. All the victims had been dispatched to help Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) members who had gone…

Summary

Published
8 June 2025
Strike Type
Ground operation
Infrastructure
Emergency Services, Healthcare (Ambulance)
Civilians reported killed
6
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

18 March 2025

Incident Code

ISPT180325m

Location

جباليا البلد, Jabalia Al-Balad, Gaza Strip, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
At dawn on Tuesday, 18 March 2025, a declared Israeli airstrike on Jabalia Al-Balad located north of Gaza City targeted the Director General of Hamas’s internal security forces, 55-year-old Commander Major General Bahjat (Bahajat) Hassan Abu Sultan (Abu Al-Baraa), killing him along with his nine-year-old son, Amir Bahjat Hassan Abu Sultan. The Israeli military declared…

Summary

Published
8 June 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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