Israel and Gaza (from 2023)

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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Incident Date

7 June 2024

Incident Code

ISPT070624o

Location

بيت لاهيا, Beit Lahia, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
On Friday June 7th, 2024, 44-year-old Tayseer Hani Sweilem (Abu Hani) was reportedly killed as a result of alleged Israeli gunfire from a Quadcopter aircraft north of Beit Lahia, north of the Gaza Strip. Many local sources, including Kalefalgtiea, Khaled Mohammad and Rania Alkhodary reported on the incident and identified Tayseer Sweilem as the young…

Summary

Published
11 October 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

21 June 2024

Incident Code

ISPT210624j

Location

المخيم الجديد، مخيم النصيرات, New Camp, Nuseirat camp, Gaza, Palestinian territories
On June 21st 2024, civilians were killed and at least three civilians were injured, including two children - one of which was an infant, following an alleged Israeli artillery strike on a house in the New Camp, west of the Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip. Al-Jazeera posted a video to their Facebook page…

Summary

Published
11 October 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
3–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

21 June 2024

Incident Code

ISPT210624m

Location

شارع العشرين، مخيم النصيرات, Al-Ishrin Street, Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah, Palestinian territories
At least two children were injured following an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Al-Sharif family home on Al-Ishrin Street of Nuseirat Refugee Camp on the evening of June 21st 2024. One child was reported to be in critical condition and receiving intensive care, according to a family source referenced by Media Jihad Taha on Facebook.…

Summary

Published
11 October 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

4 August 2024

Incident Code

ISPT040824m

Location

مدرسة حسن سلامة ومدرسة النصر الاسلامية النموذجية حي النصر, Hassan Salama School and Al Nasr School, Al Nasr neighbourhood, Gaza, Palestinian territories
At least 26 civilians were killed and many others were wounded by a declared Israeli airstrike on two UN-run schools, the Hassan Salama School and Al Nasr school on August 4th 2024. The two schools appear to have been targeted at the same time, and geographically are very close to each other. The Palestinian Chronicle,…

Summary

Published
11 October 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
26–27
Civilians reported injured
12–24
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

7 June 2024

Incident Code

ISPT070624p

Location

بالقرب من مركز بيسان الطبي في مخيم البريج, Vicinity of Bisan Medical Center, Bureij camp, Deir al-Balah, Palestinian territories
In the early afternoon on June 7th 2024 an alleged Israeli bombing hit a house belonging to the Issa family in the vicinity of Bisan Medical Center in the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. A number of injuries were reported, and calls were made for ambulances to go to the scene. The…

Summary

Published
11 October 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Residential, IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

6 August 2024

Incident Code

ISPT060824l

Location

مدرسة مسقط، مدينة غزة, Muscat school, Gaza City, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
During the evening of August 6th 2024, alleged Israeli artillery shelling injured at least three displaced civilians at the Muscat School near Al Ta’lem (Education) Roundabout in the north of the Gaza Strip. According to the Palestinian Press Agency (SafaPs), three people were injured in the reported Israeli military shelling. This number is supported by…

Summary

Published
11 October 2024
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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