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

24 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0580

Location

حي الجنينة, Al Geneina neighbourhood, Rafah, Palestinian territories
During the night of Tuesday, October 24th 2023, at least 36 identified civilians, including 20 children and eight women, were killed and dozens were injured during an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Abu Qeshta (Qashata/Qshta) and Al-Maghari family homes located on Al-Salat Street in the El Geneina neighbourhood of Rafah city in the Gaza Strip.…

Summary

Published
30 July 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Agriculture (Agricultural Land), Vehicle (Car), Residential
Civilians reported killed
36
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

24 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0537

Location

Tal al-Sultan, Rafah, Palestinian territories
During the morning of Tuesday, October 24th 2023, seven civilians were killed and 10 others were seriously injured, including a father and two of his children, as a result of an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Abu Artema family home in Tal al-Sultan, west of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. Ahmed Abu Artema, a…

Summary

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

24 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0558

Location

Vicinity of Saad bin Abi Waqas Mosque, Tal Al Sultan area, Rafah, Palestinian territories
Shortly before 1:48 AM on October 24th 2023, 21 members of the Mukhaimer family, including at least eight women and one child, were killed and at least several family members, including an infant, were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on their home located in the Tal Al-Sultan area, west of Rafah, in the southern…

Summary

Published
1 June 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
21
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

24 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0583

Location

a house for the “Awad” family in Al Nusairat camp, Deir al Balah, Palestinian territories
An alleged Israeli airstrike on the home of the Awad family in the Nuseirat Refugee Camp in the central Gaza Strip at 14:15 on Tuesday, October 24, 2023, killed at least 25 identified civilians, including five women and twelve children, and injured at least three others. The attack killed three engineers, a teacher, an artist,…

Summary

Published
29 March 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential
Civilians reported killed
25
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

24–25 October, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0604

Location

منزل لعائلة "أبو السعود" قي #مخيم_الشابورة برفح, Abu al-Saud family home in Al-Shaboura Camp in Rafah, Rafah, Palestinian territories
Between the night of Tuesday, October 24, 2023, and the early hours of Wednesday, October 25, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike struck the Abu al-Saud family home in al-Shaboura Camp, central Rafah. The bombing killed at least two men, 31-year-old Qasim Ismail Musa Abu al-Saud and 21-year-old Musa Khaled Khalil Abu al-Saud, and up to…

Summary

Published
8 June 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
2–8
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

24 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0559

Location

بالقرب من المسجد الإندونيسي، خان يونس, Vicinity of Indonesian Mosque, Khan Younis, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
On October 24th, 2023, two people, a husband and wife, were reported killed, and at least two others, including a child, were injured after an Israeli aircraft allegedly bombed the al-Ghalban family home, located near the Indonesian Mosque in the south of Khan Younis. After the bombing, the Palestinian news agency Shehab News on their…

Summary

Published
1 June 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
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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