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

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

25 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0624

Location

نزل الطبيب نضال حجازي, House of Doctor Nidal Hijazi, Gaza Strip, Palestinian territories
On Tuesday October 24th 2023, at least one civilian, the mother of a Dr. Nidal Hijazi, was injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip. Her son, Dr. Nidal Abdullah Hijazi was also stuck under the rubble and emerged from it to treat his mother at the hospital in his role as a…

Summary

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

2 December 2023

Incident Code

ISPT1390

Location

مربع سكني في حي الشجاعية بغزة, A residential square in the Shujaiya neighborhood in Gaza, Gaza strip, Gaza, Palestinian territories
On December 2nd 2023, hundreds of civilians are reported to have been killed and injured by a declared Israeli airstrike on a residential square in the Shujaiya neighbourhood of the Gaza Strip. The exact number and names of victims is not known at this time; however, 50 homes were destroyed in the strike, resulting in…

Summary

Published
30 July 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
300–501
Civilians reported injured
12–200
Military actors 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

ISPT0613

Location

دوار الشهداء, مخيم جباليا, Vicinity of Martyrs' roundabout, Jabalia camp, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
On October 25th 2023, between 11 and 14 civilians, including at least three children, were killed and between 25 and 36 others were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Al-Kahlot family home in Jabalia camp. The home was located in the center of Jabalia camp near the Martyrs’ Roundabout/Al-Qimma area in the northern…

Summary

Published
30 July 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential
Civilians reported killed
11–14
Civilians reported injured
25–36
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

26 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0626

Location

بالقرب من مستشفى كمال عدوان، بيت لاهيا, Vicinity of Kamal Adwan Hospital, Beit Lahia, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
At least one civilian, a woman, and potentially a number of other civilians, were reportedly killed and several civilians were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike that hit a residential apartment in al-Razan Tower, close to the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Northern Gaza, shortly after midnight on Thursday 26th October 2023. Several sources, including the…

Summary

Published
30 July 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential (Apartment Building)
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

25 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0614

Location

مخيم المغاز, Al Maghazi, Deir Al Balah, Palestinian territories
During the morning of Tuesday, October 25th 2023, a house for the Musa family in Al Maghazi camp, Gaza Strip, was allegedly bombed by the Israeli military, resulting in at least nine civilian deaths, including multiple children. 34-year-old Ahmed Jamal Hassan Musa was killed alongside his wife Asma Rizqa, his two sons, 6-year-old Muhammad Ahmed Jamal…

Summary

Published
30 July 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Civilians reported killed
9
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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