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

7 June 2024

Incident Code

ISPT070624a

Location

مخيم المغاز, Al Maghazi refugee camp, Deir Al Balah, Palestinian territories
In the early hours of Friday June 7th, 2024, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the home of Professor Hassan Al Rafati, located behind the government clinic, north of Al Maghazi refugee camp in Deir Al Balah. The strike killed six members of the Al Maghari family, including two young children. Six civilians were also reportedly…

Summary

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

2 November 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0825

Location

Deir Al Balah, Palestinian territories
On November 2nd 2023, 48-year-old Iyad Tayeh Jamil Matar, a journalist for Al-Aqsa TV and his mother, were reportedly killed in an alleged Israeli bombing on their home in the centrally-located Deir Al Balah Governorate of the Gaza Strip. The alleged Israeli bombing of their home was reported by a number of news sources and…

Summary

Published
2 September 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
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

ISPT0826a

Location

مخيم جباليا, Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
On November 2nd 2023, two members of the Civil Defense working as rescuers were injured after an alleged Israeli drone strike hit their excavator vehicle while they were attempting to rescue casualties from under a house in Jabalia refugee camp. The Shehab Agency reported that they were injured by a “reconnaissance plane” bombing their excavator.…

Summary

Published
2 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

1 November 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0812

Location

منطقة الشيخ ناصر ومعان، خانيونس, Sheikh Nasser/Ma'an area, Khan Younis, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
On Wednesday, November 1st, 2023, five civilians, including three children, were reportedly injured by an alleged Israeli airstrike on the home of the Al-Awaiti family in the Sheikh Nasser/Ma'an area in Khan Younis. The names of the civilians are unknown. Wafa News reported that early morning air raids were conducted that affected several areas in…

Summary

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

7 June 2024

Incident Code

ISPT070624f

Location

منطقة أبو هولي، دير البلح, Abu Holi area, Deir al-Balah, Deir al-Balah, Palestinian territories
On the morning of Friday, June 7th 2024 two people were reportedly killed in an alleged Israeli shelling of the Abu Holi area, south of Deir al-Balah in the central region of Gaza. The incident was initially reported by correspondents for the Palestinian press agency, Safa, and Al-Araby news agency. Multiple other news outlets repeated…

Summary

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

7 June 2024

Incident Code

ISPT070624g

Location

خزاعة, Khuza’a, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
On the morning of June 7th 2024, five civilians were reportedly injured in an alleged Israeli drone strike on the town of Khuza’a to the east of Khan Yunis, southern Gaza. The five injured in the attack were identified on social media as a young man named Muhammad Qudaih, a woman Ihsan Muslim Abourjila, a…

Summary

Published
2 September 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported injured
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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