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

14 April 2025

Incident Code

ISPT140425j

Location

المواصي, رفح, Al-Mawasi, Rafah, Rafah, Palestinian territories
On April 14th, 2025, at least one person, a fisherman, was allegedly injured after the Israeli military opened fire on a fishing boat in al-Mawasi, located in Rafah in the Gaza Strip. While media outlets such as AlarabyTV, Al-Hadath Palestine Newspaper, Philadelphia News, Radio Science, and Media News, along with various Facebook and Twitter sources,…

Summary

Published
27 July 2025
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

13 April 2025

Incident Code

ISPT130425e

Location

منزل غربي مدينة خان يونس جنوبي, House west of Khan Younis, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
In the early hours of 13 April 2025, 42-year old Mohammad Ahmed al-Darbashi (Abu Ahmed) was reportedly killed and an unspecified number of individuals injured in an drone strike allegedly carried out by Israeli forces, which hit al-Darbashi’s home in the southern al-Buraq neighborhood, west of Khan Younis. Mohammad al-Darbashi was reportedly a Lieutenant Colonel of…

Summary

Published
9 August 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
Residential
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

13 April 2025

Incident Code

ISPT130425f

Location

المواصي، خانيونس, Al-Mawasi area, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
On April 13, 2025, 30-year-old Ahmed Muhammad Abu Mohsen (Abu Jamal) was killed by an alleged Israeli drone strike shortly before 3 a.m. The strike hit tents housing displaced persons in the al-Mawasi area, northwest of Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip. Safa News reported at 3 a.m. that Ahmed Abu Mohsen had been killed…

Summary

Published
13 August 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

13 April 2025

Incident Code

ISPT130425v

Location

بالقرب من مستشفى العربي الوطني، مدينة غزة, Vicinity of Al-Ahli hospital, Gaza Strip, Gaza, Palestinian territories
During the early hours of Sunday, the 13th of April, 2025, it was reported that a Palestinian child was killed as a result of the forced evacuation of the Arab Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza City, demanded by the Israeli military. Multiple sources have confirmed that a child, 12-year-old Hatem (Taha Ghazi) al-Nabih, died during…

Summary

Published
24 October 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Healthcare (Hospital)
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Denial of access to/destruction of objects indispensable to survival
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

31 March 2025

Incident Code

ISPT310325z

Location

دير البلح, Sea area, west of Deir al-Balah, Deir al-Balah, Palestinian territories
On the morning of Monday, March 31, 2025, Rami Jamal al-Aqraa, a fisherman, was injured after being allegedly shot by Israeli naval forces in the Deir al-Balah Sea in the Gaza Strip. Many Facebook posts and videos showed Rami Jamal al-Aqraa being carried to get help after he was shot. Further posts on Facebook by…

Summary

Published
9 August 2025
Strike Type
Naval bombardment
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

23 March 2025

Incident Code

ISPT230325c

Location

شارع روني، المواصي، خان يونس, Rouni Street, Al-Mawasi, Khan Younis, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
Shortly after midnight on Sunday, 23 March 2025, a senior Hamas Political Bureau member, head of Hamas’ planning and development office in the southern Gaza Strip, 65-year-old Salah Al-Bardawil, and his wife, Umm Mohammed, were killed by a declared  Israeli airstrike on their tent on Roni Street in the al-Sumoud Camp for displaced people in…

Summary

Published
13 July 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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