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

ISPT0664

Location

دير البلح, Deir Al Balah, Deir Al Balah, Palestinian territories
On October 27th, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike bombed a family home of Abu Luz, located in the vicinity of the Ebad Al Rahman Mosque in Deir Al Balah in the central Gaza Strip. Facebook posts by Dunya Alwatan and Ayam Gaza reported that a large number of civilians were injured and others were killed…

Summary

Published
5 August 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
2
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

ISPT0531

Location

بجوار مقبرة بيت لاهيا, Vicinity of Beit Lahia Cemetery, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
On the night of Monday, 23 October 2023, a number of civilians were killed and at least four civilians, including two children and two young men, were injured, in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Abu Safiya family home near the Beit Lahia Cemetery in Jabalia refugee camp in Northern Gaza. “Martyrs” were reported by…

Summary

Published
5 August 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
4–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

29 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0739

Location

الفاخورة, Al-Fakhoura area, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
Shortly before 7:52 AM on Sunday, 29 October 2023, two young men were reportedly killed in a motorcycle bombing in the Al-Fakhoura area of northern Gaza. Safa News reported the deaths of the two young men and this source was then widely reshared. @quds_feed posted on Twitter/X that the two young men had been taken…

Summary

Published
4 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

30 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0759

Location

منطقة بئر النعجة, Bir Al Naja area, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
During the afternoon of October 30, 2023, one person was killed and one person was severely injured by an alleged Israeli drone strike in the Bir Al Naja area in the northern Gaza Strip. The names of the casualties have not been made available; the injured person was said to be “critically” wounded. At 3:59…

Summary

Published
4 August 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
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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Incident Date

30 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0774

Location

شارع المدرسة، حي الأمل، خان يونس, Al-Madrasa Street, Al-Amal neighbourhood, Khan Younis, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
Shortly before 3 PM on Monday, October 30th, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the apartment of the Shakshak family, injuring at least eight civilians, most of them children, and rendering the building uninhabitable. Multiple sources reported “injuries” without specifying a toll. The strike occurred on Al-Madrasa Street in the Al-Amal neighbourhood, west of Khan…

Summary

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

29 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0710

Location

النصيرات, Nuseirat, Deir Al Balah, Palestinian territories
In the early afternoon of Sunday, October 29th 2023, eight members of the al-Nuwairi family, including a pregnant woman and  three children, were reportedly killed and three family members were injured when an alleged Israeli airstrike hit their three-story home to the west of Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip without prior warning. Alaa…

Summary

Published
1 August 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
8
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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