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

23 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0515

Location

Al Usra Pharmacy, Gaza, Palestinian territories
A 30-year-old pharmacist Dr. Ahmed Amer Muhammad Al-Jarjawi (Al-Jurjawi) was killed shortly before 4:34 PM on Monday, the 23rd of October, 2023, by an alleged Israeli airstrike that hit Al-Jarjawi pharmacy owned by him that was located at Al-Shabi’a Junction in the Al-Daraj neighbourhood in central Gaza City, according to personal tributes and reports on…

Summary

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

25 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0597

Location

Vicinity of Al-Ihsan Mosque, Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah, Palestinian territories
On Wednesday, 25 October 2023, at least eight identified civilians, including a woman and a child, were killed and at least 10 others were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike that struck the Abdel Wahed and Al Qatshan family homes opposite Al-Ihsan Mosque in the Nuseirat refugee camp near Deir Al Balah in the middle…

Summary

Published
8 August 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential
Civilians reported killed
8
Civilians reported injured
10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

30 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0749

Location

الزوايدة, Al-Zawaida, Deir al-Balah, Palestinian territories
On the night of October 30th 2023, at least 22 members of al-Badrasawi family that had been displaced from al-Bureji camp, including at least four women and between two and six children, were killed and a large number of civilians were wounded in an alleged Israeli airstrike on a home near the medical services headquarters…

Summary

Published
8 August 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
22
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

23 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0499

Location

Al-Batsh family in Jabalia, and a residential apartment in the Al-Faluja neighborhood, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
On the morning of October 23rd 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike on a house for the Al-Batsh family in Jabalia, and a residential apartment in the Al-Faluja neighbourhood killed at least 17 people and injured ‘dozens’. Al-Watan News reported that “the bodies of 17 martyrs were also recovered, while there were dozens of injuries” by…

Summary

Published
6 August 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
17
Civilians reported injured
12–24
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

23 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0519

Location

خان يونس, Khan Younis, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
On Sunday, October 23, 2023, at least six civilians were killed, including four women, in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Al-Astal family home near Al-Majmaa Street close to the park in the centre of Khan Younis, Gaza Strip. The strike also reportedly injured “a number” of others. The exact number of injuries is unknown.…

Summary

Published
5 August 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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