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

26 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0627

Location

السطر الغربي, Al Satar Al Gharbi, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
At dawn on Thursday, October 26th 2023, at least 38 members of the al-Astal (al-Asatal) family across three generations, including seven women and twenty children, were killed and a number of civilians were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on their home in the Al Satar Al Gharbi area of Khan Younis in the Gaza…

Summary

Published
30 July 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
38–39
Civilians reported injured
2
Military actors reported killed
0–1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

25 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0615

Location

بالقرب من مسجد الاسراء برفح, Vicinity of Al-Isra Mosque, Rafah, Rafah, Palestinian territories
In the afternoon of October 25th 2023, seven identified members of the al-Shaer family, including one woman and at least one child, were killed, and up to 10 others were injured when an alleged Israeli airstrike hit a house for the al-Shaer family on Aed Al-Bashiti Street behind Al-Isra Mosque in the Al-Geneina neighbourhood in…

Summary

Published
30 July 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential, Religious
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
7–10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

26 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0629

Location

مخيم خان يونس, Khan Younis Refugee Camp, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
On the morning of October 26th, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the house of the Abu Alwan family on Ebad Al-Rahman Street within the Khan Yunis refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, resulting in the death of at least one person and the wounding of 15 others. On the day of the alleged incident,…

Summary

Published
16 July 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
15
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

26 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0638

Location

بيت لاهيا, Beit Lahia, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
Shortly before 6:48 AM on Thursday, October 26, 2023, at least one man was killed and a number of other civilians were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Abu al-Jadaran (Al-Jidyan) roundabout area of Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip. At 7:13 am, the Palestinian Press Agency (Safa.ps) reported “a number of…

Summary

Published
16 July 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

29 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0700

Location

شارع النزهة، جباليا, Al Nuzha Street, Jabalia, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
Shortly before 6:28 PM on Sunday, 29 October 2023, at least 20 identified civilians, including four women and at least 11 children, were reportedly killed and at least up to four civilians were injured as a result of an alleged Israeli airstrike on the home of the Al-Khatib family on Al Nuzha Street in Jabalia,…

Summary

Published
16 July 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
20
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

29 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0701

Location

البريج, Al-Bureij, Deir Al Balah, Palestinian territories
Shortly before 6:33 PM on Monday, 29th October 2023, at least nine identified civilians, including at least three women and four children, were reportedly killed and a number of civilians were injured when an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the home of the Ghanem family in Al-Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. Shehab News…

Summary

Published
16 July 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
9
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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