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

27 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0659

Location

Vicinity of Ahmed Abdel Aziz School, Khan Younis, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
Shortly before 8:10 AM on Friday, October 27, 2023, a house for the Al-Dabbas family located near the Ahmed Abdel Aziz School in Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip was bombed. According to sources there were a number of injuries with some reporting at least three while others, including Safa News Agency, reported up to…

Summary

Published
5 August 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported injured
3–8
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military, Palestinian Militants
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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

27 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0661

Location

Al Shujaiya neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories
On Friday, October 27, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit civilians gathered in the vicinity of a “soldier’s office” (or Diwan Jundiyya) in the Al Shujaiya neighbourhood in the east of Gaza City, injuring and killing a number of civilians, as reported by Jenin News and Daqiqah News. No sources available to Airwars included the…

Summary

Published
5 August 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
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

27 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0643

Location

مخيم جباليا, Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
A woman and her infant were killed on the 27th of October in Jabalia camp in the Gaza Strip, in an alleged Israeli bombardment. Tasmin Mahmoud Muhaisen was killed with her infant daughter, Musk Jihad al-Kafarna. Shehab Agency shared a video of a bereaved Jihad al-Kafarna–Tasmin’s husband and Musk’s father–cradling his deceased daughter. Wrapped in a…

Summary

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

27 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0662

Location

منطقة المصدر شرقي دير البلح, Masdar neighbourhood, Deir Al Balah, Deir Al Balah, Palestinian territories
On October 27th, 2023 at around 6:13 AM, an alleged Israeli strike hit a civilian car in the Masdar neighbourhood, eastern Deir Al Balah, and killed two farmers. Shehab News reported the deaths of two civilians, but did not include their names or further biographical details. No injuries were reported as a result of the…

Summary

Published
5 August 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

23 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0518

Location

Saudi neighborhood, Rafah, Rafah, Palestinian territories
On October 23th 2023, the family home of the Abu Senima family, located in the Saudi neighborhood west of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, was hit by an alleged Israeli airstrike, killing a young boy named Mohamed Abu Sunima. Mohamed Abu Senima, according to various Facebook posts, was a football player for the Palestinian…

Summary

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