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

ISPT0819

Location

بالقرب من مسجد بلال، خان يونس, Vicinity of Bilal Mosque, Khan Younis, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
On the night of Thursday, November 2nd 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike killed at least ten civilians, including Palestine TV correspondent Muhammad Abu Hatab and his family in Khan Younis, south of the Gaza Strip, when the strike hit their family home. Muhammad's eldest son, Asim, was reported by Israeli news outlet Channel 7 to…

Summary

Published
14 July 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
10
Military actors reported killed
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

2 November 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0837

Location

Vicinity of Rafah Crossing, Rafah, Palestinian territories
On November 2, 2023, at least four people were injured by an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Rumailat neighborhood, east of the Rafah crossing in the Gaza Strip. During the morning of November 2nd, various sources including the Palestinian Press Agency (Safa.ps) and Quds News reported “injuries after [Israeli military] aircraft bombed the Rumailat neighborhood,…

Summary

Published
8 December 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

2 November 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0838a

Location

الزوايدة, Al Zawaida, Deir Al Balah, Palestinian territories
On November 2, 2023, a number of people were killed and injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on a house in the town of Al Zawaida in the Deir Al Balah region of the Gaza Strip. The day of the alleged strike, Facebook user Eh S Mahmoud reported that “a house in al-Zawaida was […]…

Summary

Published
22 October 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

2 November 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0839

Location

الطريق الساحلي, Al-Rashid Road, Palestinian territories
At least three civilians were injured following an alleged Israeli airstrike on a car travelling down the Coastal Road in southwestern Gaza on November 2, 2023. An interview with a child who survived the strike was posted on Twitter/X and shared by eleven social media accounts, including al-Jazeera Palestine, the Palestine Information Center, and Yemen…

Summary

Published
24 October 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
3–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

2 November 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0839b

Location

قطاع غزة, the Gaza strip, Gaza strip, Palestinian territories
On November 2, 2023, two children, 1-year-old Qusay Mohammad Hamza Abu Hilal and 6-year-old Hamza Mohammed Hamza Abu Hilal, were reportedly killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Gaza Strip. According to a Twitter post by @NourNaim88, the children were living in Turkey and were visiting Gaza with their mother, Areej, when the incident occurred.…

Summary

Published
22 October 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
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

ISPT0839c

Location

سيارة كانت تقل نازحين من الشمال الي الجنوب, Al-Rashid road, neighborhood of a-Sheikh ‘Ajlin, the Gaza Strip, Palestinian territories
Shortly after 1:30 PM on Thursday, 2 November 2023, a 66-year-old woman* Hayat Abdel Fattah Abu Lashin (Abu Tabikh) (Umm Ibrahim) and her 42-year-old son, Ibrahim Muhammad Ibrahim Abu Tabikh (Abu Muhammad) were killed when an alleged Israeli strike hit a Mitsubishi jeep transporting displaced people from northern Gaza to the south. The incident happened…

Summary

Published
2 November 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Vehicle (Car)
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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