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 April 2025

Incident Code

ISPT260425e

Location

مدينة غزة, Sea area, Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories
Two fishermen, Mahmoud Nasser Mahfouz and Mohammed al-Zant, were reportedly attacked and injured by an alleged Israeli strike on their boat while working at sea north of Gaza City before 10 a.m. on 26 April 2025. Palestinian agency Safa, alongside 10 local media and sources, reported the incident, informing that the two fishermen were wounded by…

Summary

Published
27 July 2025
Strike Type
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

26 April 2025

Incident Code

ISPT260425m

Location

الزوايدة, Al-Zawayda sea area, Gaza, Palestinian territories
At least six civilians were reportedly injured when Israeli naval forces allegedly fired shells at a fishing boat carrying six individuals in the Al-Zawayda sea, located in the central Gaza Strip On April 26, 2025. The injured were transported to Al-Awda Hospital in Nuseirat for medical treatment. The incident was widely reported by various media…

Summary

Published
20 December 2025
Strike Type
Naval bombardment
Infrastructure
Vehicle (Boat)
Civilians reported injured
6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

23 April 2025

Incident Code

ISPT230425s

Location

بحر بيت لاهيا قرب منطقة السودانية, Beit Lahia sea area, Sudanese area, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
During the morning of April 23, 2025, a fisherman was killed and others were injured on the seashore of Beit Lahia, near the Sudanese area in the North of Gaza, by an alleged Israeli shooting from a naval vessel stationed west of the al-Waha area. The incident was widely reported on social media (News source,…

Summary

Published
23 April 2025
Strike Type
Naval bombardment
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons, Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

21 April 2025

Incident Code

ISPT210425c

Location

شارع روني، المواصي، خان يونس, Rouni Street, Al-Mawasi, Khan Younis, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
Before 10:30 a.m. on Monday, April 21, 2025, an Israeli SkyStriker drone, commonly known as a suicide drone, exploded near a tent sheltering displaced people, reportedly killing at least two, including a woman, and injuring five others. The strike occurred near the Al-Ihsan Mosque, close to the Karza Cafeteria on Roni Street in Al-Mawasi, Khan…

Summary

Published
25 July 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

21 April 2025

Incident Code

ISPT210425i

Location

مخيم النصيرات, Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Gaza, Palestinian territories
A Palestinian fisherman, Khaled Tawfiq Sobh, was injured when Israeli naval forces opened fire near the Nuseirat Refugee Camp in central Gaza on Monday morning, April 21, 2025. The shooting occurred at approximately 8:57 a.m. according to initial reports. Safa News reported that the fisherman was shot and injured by Israeli naval forces west of…

Summary

Published
12 August 2025
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

19 April 2025

Incident Code

ISPT1904258q

Location

بالقرب من ميناء غزة، مدينة غزة, Vicinity of Gaza Port, Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories
At dawn on April 19, 2025, three people were reported killed and at least seven others injured by an alleged Israeli military drone strike on a tent in an internally displaced person's camp near Abu Hasira Street near Gaza Port, west of Gaza City, Gaza. A Facebook post from journalist Mohamed Awad initially reported that…

Summary

Published
15 August 2025
Strike Type
Infrastructure
Residential, IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
7–10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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