Israel and Gaza

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

18–19 April, 2025

Incident Code

ISPT1804258j

Location

المواصي، خان يونس, Al-Mawasi, southwest of Khan Younis, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
From the evening of April 18, 2025 till the dawn of April 19, 2025, a series of alleged Israeli attacks with a SkyStriker drone hit the tents of displaced people, setting them ablaze, in the Mawasi area of ​​Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip, killing at least 12 civilians, including nine children and two…

Summary

Published
8 June 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential
Civilians reported killed
12
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

17 April 2025

Incident Code

ISPT170425i

Location

بالقرب من مستشفى كمال عدوان، مخيم جباليا, Vicinity of Kamal Adwan Hospital, Beit Lahia, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
Six members of the displaced al-Atal family were reportedly killed shortly after midnight on 17 April 2025 when Israeli forces allegedly bombed their tent with a SkyStriker drone in al-Razan, an area of Beit Lahia near Kamal Adwan Hospital. Two of the victims were adults, and four were their children, all under the age of…

Summary

Published
8 June 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential, IDP or Refugee Camp
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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Incident Date

16 April 2025

Incident Code

ISPT160425j

Location

خان يونس, Al-Mawasi sea area, Khan Younis, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
On the morning of April 16, 2025, two people were reportedly injured in an alleged naval attack on a fishing boat off the coast of Khan Younis, in Al-Mawasi, Gaza. All sources allege that the attack had been perpetrated by Israeli naval forces. The incident was first reported in a tweet by Snd News Agency,…

Summary

Published
16 April 2025
Strike Type
Naval bombardment
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

16 April 2025

Incident Code

ISPT160425o

Location

شارع الأسطبق, المواصي, خان يونس, Al-Istabil Street, Al-Mawasi, Khan Younis, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
Shortly before midnight, on the evening of April 16, 2025, at least 11 and as many as 16 civilians, mostly women and children, were killed and others were injured, including a pregnant woman, in an alleged Israeli "suicide drone" strike on the Abu al-Rous family’s tents in Mawasi refugee camp, Khan Younis in the Gaza…

Summary

Published
25 July 2025
Strike Type
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
11–16
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

16–17 April, 2025

Incident Code

ISPT170425zc

Location

شارع الداخلية، مخيم جباليا, Al-Dakhiliya Street, Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
During the night between 16 and 17 April 2025, an alleged Israeli SkyStriker drone, commonly known as a suicide drone, hit the tent of the Asaliyeh family in the Jabalia Refugee Camp/Jabalia al-Balad, the north of the Gaza strip, killing seven of the family members and injuring at least 13 others, including two children. The…

Summary

Published
8 June 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
Residential, IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
7–13
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

15 April 2025

Incident Code

ISPT150425v

Location

المواصي, القرارة, Al-Mawasi area, Qarara, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
Around dawn on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, two people were reportedly killed and at least two others injured, following an alleged Israeli drone strike on a tent sheltering displaced persons in the Mawasi al-Qarara area, northwest of Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip. Multiple sources including Khalefelkatea and Kari reported that the incident took…

Summary

Published
15 August 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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