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

21 June 2024

Incident Code

ISPT210624i

Location

المواصي، رفح, Al-Mawasi, northwest of Rafah, Rafah, Palestinian territories
On June 21, 2024, Safa correspondents reported that an alleged Israeli artillery attack in the al Shakoush area of Mawasi, northwest of the Rafah Governorate, resulted in the deaths and injuries of several people, primarily displaced civilians. According to eyewitnesses, Israeli forces bombarded the area with tanks. Mustafa Younes reported in a post on Facebook…

Summary

Published
21 August 2024
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Residential, IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

21 June 2024

Incident Code

ISPT210624n

Location

منطقة مصباح، رفح, Musbah-Miraje area, Rafah, Rafah, Palestinian territories
During the evening of July 21, 2024, one civilian was killed and at least one other injured in an alleged Israeli bombardment which struck the Musbah area in North Rafah. On the same day, @ShehabAgency reported on “one martyr and one wounded” as a result of a bombing in the Musbah area.  A second source…

Summary

Published
21 August 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
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

21 June 2024

Incident Code

ISPT210624o

Location

الزيتون، مدينة غزة, Al-Zeitoun neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories
On Friday, June 21st 2024, civilians were reportedly killed as a result of alleged Israeli artillery and/or drone strikes in the Al-Zeitoun neighbourhood in Gaza City. Reports also claimed that others were wounded. Several sources on Twitter and Facebook, including the journalist Ahmed Qadih, Ayman Akram, Moudar Mustafa and @nabaanewsroom, reported that the incident occurred…

Summary

Published
21 August 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

21 June 2024

Incident Code

ISPT210624q

Location

المواصي، رفح, Al-Mawasi, northwest of Rafah, Rafah, Palestinian territories
In the early hours of June 21st 2024, a projectile allegedly fired by an Israeli tank or a gunshot killed Muhammad Adel Ghaboun in the al-Shakoush area in Mawasi, northwest of Rafah. Two sources noted that Muhammad was living in Rafah as a displaced person when he was killed, with al-Ayyam news reporting that Muhammad “was…

Summary

Published
21 August 2024
Strike Type
Ground operation
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

27 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0646

Location

خان يونس, Khan Younis, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
Israeli forces allegedly bombed the home of the Abu Namous family located in a refugee camp to the west of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, during the pre-dawn hours of Friday, October 27th, 2023. 55-year-old mother Nima Ibrahim Attiya Abu Namous was killed alongside her 32-year-old son. Nima's son, Yasser Sobhi Hassan Abu Namous, was reportedly…

Summary

Published
14 August 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential, IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
1
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

1 November 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0805

Location

شقة سكنية بالقرب من بركة ابو راشد، مخيم جباليا, Vicinity of Birkat Abu Rashid, Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
On 1 November 2023, a number of people were reportedly killed and injured when an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the home of the Ghabayen family near Birkat Abu Rashid in the middle of the Jabalia refugee camp. Shehab News Agency reported that most of the casualties from the strike were displaced persons and that they…

Summary

Published
14 August 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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