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

31 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0784

Location

برج المهندسين, al Muhandeseen Tower, Deir al Balah, Palestinian territories
On October 31st 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike on the multistorey Al-Muhandeseen Tower (the 'Engineers Tower') located east of Nuseirat Camp, Central Gaza, killed between 133 and 164 civilians, including a likely estimate of 67 children. Airwars was able to identify 133 civilians belonging to 14 different families, including 131 individuals where gender and ages…

Summary

Published
1 March 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Civilians reported killed
133–164
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

31 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0791

Location

شارع النديم بحي الزيتون، مدينة غزة, Al-Nadim Street, Al-Zaytoun neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories
Before dawn on October 31, 2023, nine people - including four children - were killed and dozens of others injured in an alleged Israeli bombing of the Abu Suriya family home on al-Nadim Street in the al-Zaytoun neighbourhood of Gaza City in the Gaza Strip. Dr. Munther Muhammad Youssef Abu Suriya (51) was killed along with…

Summary

Published
24 October 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
9
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

31 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0793

Location

ساحل بحر رفح, coast of the Rafah Sea, Rafah, Palestinian territories
Shortly before 4.20pm on 31st October 2023, 51-year-old Yasser Ezzat Abdel Hadi was killed and 4 others were injured when an alleged Israeli gunboat shelled citizens’ homes in the al-Ezba area in al-Mawasi on the coast of the Rafah sea, Gaza. Only one source, social media user Alaa Alaa, identified the victim Yasser Ezzat Abdel…

Summary

Published
2 July 2025
Strike Type
Artillery, Ground operation
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

31 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0785

Location

شارع حامد, Hamid Street, Gaza, Palestinian territories
On the morning of Tuesday, October 31st, 2023, at least 24 civilians, including at least two women and at least four children, were reportedly killed and a large number of civilians were reportedly injured after an alleged Israeli airstrike bombed an entire residential block in the al-Shati camp, west of Gaza City, including the Abu…

Summary

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

31 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0786

Location

تل السلطان، رفح, Tal Al Sultan neighbourhood, Rafah, Rafah, Palestinian territories
At dawn on Tuesday, October 31st, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the Al Zahar family home in the Tell Al Sultan neighbourhood west of Rafah, reportedly killing between eight and nine members of the Al Zahar family, including at least three women and four children, and injuring a number of others. The Palestinian press agency,…

Summary

Published
8 August 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
8–9
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

31 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0788

Location

تل الهوى، مدينة غزة, Tal Al Hawa, Gaza City, Deir Al Balah, Palestinian territories
On October 31, 2023, shortly before 7:45 AM, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit Tal Al Hawa, a neighbourhood in the south of Gaza City, and injured a number of civilians. Al Jazeera, the Shehab Agency, and all other sources available to Airwars reported that the strike injured multiple civilians, but none of them specified an…

Summary

Published
5 August 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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