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

2 November 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0826

Location

حي الفالوجا, Al Faluga, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
Shortly before 6:22 AM on Thursday, November 2, 2023, the homes of the Hamid, Al-Sharafi, and Labad families located in the Al Faluja area in Jabalia Refugee Camp in the north of the Gaza Strip were allegedly bombed by Israeli forces, killing at least 24 identified civilians belonging to three different families and spanning over…

Summary

Published
6 February 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential, IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
24–46
Civilians reported injured
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

2 November 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0830

Location

حي الشيخ رضوان، مدينة غزة, Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood, Gaza strip, Gaza, Palestinian territories
On November 2nd 2023, at least six members of the al-Ghoul family, including three children, were killed when their home in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood of Gaza City was bombed in an alleged Israeli airstrike. A number of other family members were buried under rubble but survived "safely". Local sources identified the names of the…

Summary

Published
2 September 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
6–7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

2 November 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0832

Location

خان يونس, Khan Younis, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
On Thursday November 2nd, 2023, a 64-year-old woman named Marwa Muhammad Hassan Sharab (Al-Husseini) was reportedly killed and between six and 11 others, including at least two children, were injured as a result of an alleged Israeli bombing of the Sharab family’s house in Diwan Al-Farra, near the Al-Zeitoun Market, in central Khan Younis, Gaza Strip.…

Summary

Published
2 September 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
6–11
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

2 November 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0831

Location

خان يونس, Khan Younis, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
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

Published
24 October 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

2 November 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0836

Location

مخيم المغاز, Al-Maghazi Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah, Palestinian territories
In the early afternoon of November 2nd, 2023 an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the Afana family home in the Al Maghazi Refugee camp and killed 13 members of the Afana family, including five young children, and injured dozens of other civilians. The strike killed Dr. Azo Ismail Salim Afana, 69, alongside his wife Sameera Mahmoud…

Summary

Published
4 September 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential, IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
13
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

2 November 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0838

Location

الزوايدة, Al-Zawayda, Deir al-Balah, Palestinian territories
On November 2, 2023, a number of people were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike, using a kamikaze drone, that hit a group of people near Terence al-Baba in the Al-Zawayda area of Gaza. The exact number and names of those harmed are currently unavailable. On the morning of November 2, the Palestinian Press Agency…

Summary

Published
2 September 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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