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

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

7 June 2024

Incident Code

ISPT070624l

Location

قرب مسجد الشمعة بحي الزيتون جنوب شرقي مدينة غزة, Vicinity of Al-Shamaa Mosque, Al-Zeitoun neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories
On Friday, June 7th 2024, Israeli military aircraft allegedly bombed a house near the Al-Shamaa Mosque in the Al-Zaytoun neighbourhood, southeast of Gaza City. Witnesses reported that up to eleven people were killed and 10 others injured in the incident. The houses of the Abu Daf and Tafesh families were destroyed, and neighbouring homes were…

Summary

Published
4 September 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
11
Civilians reported injured
10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

7 July 2024

Incident Code

ISPT070624n

Location

الشارع الأول في حي الشيخ رضوان بمدينة غزة, Vicinity of First Street or Omar Bin al-Khattab Street, Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories
Late on Friday, June 7th 2024, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the home of the Muhanna family located near First Street in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood of Gaza City north of Gaza Strip, killing at least seven members of the same family, including a woman and three children, and injuring several other civilians. One militant…

Summary

Published
4 September 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
2
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

12 May 2024

Incident Code

ISPT120524a

Location

قرب مسجد الاستجابة في حي الصبرة، مدينة غزة, Vicinity of Al-Istijabah mosque, Al-Sabra neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories
In the afternoon of Sunday May 12th, 2024, two civilians were reportedly killed and several civilians were injured as a result of an alleged Israeli airstrike on the house for the Al-Haddad family near Al Istijabah mosque in Al Sabra neighbourhood of Gaza City. At least two militants were likely also killed in the incident.…

Summary

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

19 November 2023

Incident Code

ISPT1224

Location

بجوار مسجد صلاح طريق صلاح الدين, Vicinity of Salah Mosque, Salah al-Din Road, Gaza, Palestinian territories
On Sunday, November 19th 2023, two civilians, including prominent journalist Bilal Jadallah, were killed in an alleged Israeli strike on a car on Salah al-Din Road, near the Salah Mosque, in the Zeitoun neighbourhood, in Gaza City. Bilal Jadallah, or ‘Abu Muhammad’, a Palestinian journalist and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Press…

Summary

Published
4 September 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery, Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

13 July 2024

Incident Code

ISPT130724h

Location

الجامع الأبيض في مخيم الشاطئ، مدينة غزة, White Mosque, Al-Shati Camp, Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories
Around noon on Saturday, July 13th, 2024, a minimum of nineteen identified civilians, at least two of whom were children, as well as an individual whose civilian status is currently contested, and two militants, including the commander of the al-Aqsa Brigades Ezz El Din Zaki Akila, were killed by an alleged Israeli airstrike. More than…

Summary

Published
4 September 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp, Religious
Civilians reported killed
19–20
Civilians reported injured
21
Military actors reported killed
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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