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

23 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0508

Location

مخيم الشاطئ, Al Shati Camp, Gaza, Palestinian territories
Late at night on Monday, October 23rd 2023, at least 51 civilians spanning over three generations of the Al-Bahloul and al-Fasih families, including 13 women and 24 children, were killed and dozens of others were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on a set of civilian homes in the Block 4 area of the Al…

Summary

Published
25 September 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
51
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

29 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0732

Location

Khan Younis, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
Five children from the al-Qudra family, two boys, two girls and one infant, were reportedly killed and both of their parents seriously injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on their family home near the Al Albani mosque, west of Khan Younis, on the afternoon of Sunday 29th October 2023. Whilst several sources, including the Palestinian…

Summary

Published
25 September 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

30 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0763

Location

بالقرب من ميدان أنور عزيزم، مخيم جباليا, Vicinity of Anwar Aziz Square, Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
During the day on Monday, 30 October 2023, “injuries” were reported after an alleged Israeli airstrike in the Anwar Aziz area in the center of Jabalia refugee camp in the north of the Gaza Strip. Photographs were released and reshared by a number of media outlets and social media users showing two young men carried…

Summary

Published
24 September 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
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

28 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0675a

Location

بالقرب من المستشفى الأندونيسي، بيت لاهيا, Vicinity of Indonesian Hospital, Beit Lahia, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
Multiple civilians were reportedly injured in the courtyard of the Indonesian Hospital in North Gaza as a result of an alleged Israeli airstrike and/or artillery shelling in the late evening of Saturday 28th October 2023. Numerous sources, including the Palestinian Shehab News Agency, reported that multiple people in the courtyard of the Indonesian hospital were…

Summary

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

30 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0751

Location

تل السلطان، رفح, Tal al-Sultan, Rafah, Rafah, Palestinian territories
Late at night, on the 30th October 2023, the home of Abdullah Hijazi in Tal al-Sultan, west of Rafah was hit by an alleged Israeli airstrike, killing at least ten members of the Hijazi family, including seven children and two women, and injuring others. 33-year-old Hamza Mufid Abdullah Hijazi and his wife, 32-year-old Asma Hamad…

Summary

Published
23 September 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Residential, IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
10–11
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

23 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0509

Location

Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories
At dawn on Monday, 23 October 2023, at least 15 identified members of the Sukkar family, including two women and eight children, were killed and others injured in an alleged Israeli bombing on the home of the Al-Ustad family in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood of Gaza City. The patriarch of the family, 72-year-old Riyad Sukkar…

Summary

Published
23 September 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
15
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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