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

ISPT0795

Location

منطقة معن، خان يونس, Ma’an area, Khan Younis, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
On Tuesday, October 31, 2023, one person was reportedly killed and a number were injured following an alleged airstrike on the house of the Abu Maaniya family near the Al-Saidi roundabout in Ma’an, southeast of Khan Younis, Gaza Strip. In a post on Facebook, Hamza Abu Khater shared that a young man, 29-year-old Ramadan Dhifallah…

Summary

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

31 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0782

Location

بالقرب من جامع الامام الشافعي حي الزيتون, Vicinity of Imam Al Shafi’i Mosque, Al Zeitoun neighbourhood, Gaza, Palestinian territories
A house of the Juha family located on Al Barham Street in the Al Zeitoun neighbourhood of Gaza City was allegedly hit by an Israeli airstrike shortly before 11 AM on Tuesday, 31st of October, 2023, reportedly resulting in the death of at least seven civilians, including and six children, and injuring of a number…

Summary

Published
18 October 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
7
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

ISPT0797a

Location

شارع النديم بحي الزيتون، مدينة غزة, Al-Nadim Street, Al-Zaytoun neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories
As many as 15 civilians, all from the Habib family, were reportedly killed and 25 others were wounded after Israeli aircraft allegedly bombed a four-storey building in the Zaytoun neighbourhood of Gaza City on October 31st, 2023. A video of a man holding two lifeless young children, bloodied and seemingly covered in dust from the…

Summary

Published
8 December 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential (Apartment Building)
Civilians reported killed
11–15
Civilians reported injured
25
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

30 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0750

Location

المركز الثقافي في بني سهيلا, Vicinity of Cultural Centre, Bani Suhaila, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
Shortly before 11:20 PM on Monday, 30th October 2023, Shebab Agency, alongside multiple other sources, reported three minor injuries as a result of an airstrike that struck a house belonging to the Mohsen ("Al-Raqb") family located near the Cultural Centre in Bani Suhaila, east of Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip. Other reports, all published on social…

Summary

Published
5 August 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported injured
0–3
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

30 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0760

Location

بيت لاهيا, Beit Lahia, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
On October 30, 2023, the Khadura family home near the al-Qassam Square in Northern Gaza’s Beit Lahia was allegedly shelled by Israeli forces. Though no source reported any deaths, multiple sources noted that there were a number of injuries and casualties. No identification, including names, has been made public. According to a Shehab reporter and…

Summary

Published
1 July 2024
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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