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

29 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0701

Location

البريج, Al-Bureij, Deir Al Balah, Palestinian territories
Shortly before 6:33 PM on Monday, 29th October 2023, at least nine identified civilians, including at least three women and four children, were reportedly killed and a number of civilians were injured when an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the home of the Ghanem family in Al-Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. Shehab News…

Summary

Published
16 July 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
9
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

29 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0708

Location

بيت لاهيا, Beit Lahia, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
On Sunday, October 29th 2023, at least16 members of the Warsh Agha family, including at least four women and at least seven children, were killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike on their home in Beit Lahia, Gaza Strip. Social media tributes by family and friends helped to identify the names of the 16 members of…

Summary

Published
1 August 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
16
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

29 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0719

Location

Khan Younis, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
At dawn on Sunday, October 29th, 2023, at least 11 identified civilians, including two women and six children, were reportedly killed and multiple civilians were reportedly injured as a result of an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Tammos family residence on al-Majadala Street, west of the city of Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip. Most of those…

Summary

Published
8 August 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
11
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

29 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0724

Location

بالقرب من مفرق نتساريم جنوب غرب مدينة غزة, Vicinity of Netzarim Junction, south-west of Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories
On the afternoon of Sunday, 29 October 2023, at least seven members of the al-Helou family, including one woman, were reportedly killed when an Israeli airstrike allegedly struck their home near the Netzarim Junction in Al Mughraqa neighbourhood, south-west of Gaza City. Four brothers, 48-year-old Hatem Mahmoud Shaaban al-Helou, 33-year-old Ammar Mahmoud al-Helou, 35-year-old Nidal Mahmoud al-Helou and…

Summary

Published
23 September 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
7–15
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

29 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0702

Location

الزوايدة, Al Zawaida, Deir Al Balah , Palestinian territories
On Tuesday, October 29th 2023, at least 21 members members of the Thabet family, including four women and ten children, were killed and several civilians were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Thabet family home near Abu Jaber roundabout in the Al Zawaida area of the central Gaza Strip. Airwars identified 21 family…

Summary

Published
30 July 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
21–35
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

29 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0709

Location

محيط دوار زايد, Vicinity of Zayed Roundabout, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
Shortly before 2:15pm on Sunday, October 29th 2023, one civilian was reportedly killed and another injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike near the Zayed Roundabout in Northern Gaza, close to the Indonesian Hospital and Jabalya. Shehab News Agency reported the attack, claiming a reconnaissance aircraft had "targeted a group of civilians near to the roundabout,"…

Summary

Published
1 August 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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