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

30–31 October, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0797b

Location

منطقة شارع الصناعة، مدينة غزة, Al-Sinaa Street area, Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories
On the evening of Monday, October 30th or in the early hours of October 31st 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike killed at least nine civilians, including three children and two women, and injured two others at the Al Wahidi family home in the Al-Sinaa neighborhood of Gaza. The identified victims were 57-year-old journalist Imad Abdul…

Summary

Published
11 October 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
8
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

ISPT0752

Location

منزل المواطن شوقي الرقب في بني سهيلا شرق خانيونس, Home of citizen Shawqi Al-Raqab in Bani Suhaila, east of Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
On the night of Monday, October 30th, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike destroyed the house of Shawqi al-Raqab in the Bani Suhaila municipality of Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, marking the second reported attack on the house that night. The incident was reported by numerous sources, all of which mentioned civilian “injuries” without specifying the number…

Summary

Published
23 September 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
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

ISPT0761

Location

شارع صلاح الدين, Salah al Din Street, Deir al Balah, Palestinian territories
A car carrying civilians was allegedly hit by an Israeli Military tank that fired a shell at it on Salah al-Din Street in the Gaza Strip on the 30th of October 2023, killing between three and six people. While many sources reported that the car contained three civilians, Abderrahman.zoom reported that four civilians were in…

Summary

Published
8 August 2024
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
3–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

30 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0753

Location

بالقرب من مستشفى الصداقة التركي في مدينة غزة, Vicinity of Turkish Friendship Hospital, Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories
On October 30th, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital just south of Gaza City. It is unclear whether injuries occurred directly from the strike. While Shehab Agency said civilians were wounded, MSF reported “no patients were harmed.” The strike nevertheless put great strain on the hospital and patients’ well-being, ultimately reportedly…

Summary

Published
5 August 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
0–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Denial of access to/destruction of objects indispensable to survival
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

30 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0754

Location

مركز الدعوة إلى الله القريب، مخيم النصيرات, Vicinity of Al-Dawa Mosque, Nuseirat Camp, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
On the evening of October 30, 2023, at least 14 people were killed and "a large number" of others, including children, were injured in an alleged Israeli bombardment on the Hamdan family home located on Street 18 in the Al-Dawa area of the Nuseirat refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. Grandmother Hikmat Mahmoud al-Maqousi (72)…

Summary

Published
12 July 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential
Civilians reported killed
14
Civilians reported injured
5–10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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