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

ISPT0568

Location

منزل د.كمال خطاب مدير مستشفى الدرة للأطفال, Home of Dr. Kamal Khattab, Director of Al-Durrah Children’s Hospital, Gaza strip, Deir Al Balah, Palestinian territories
Shortly before 7:34pm on Tuesday, October 24th 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the home of Dr. Kamal Khattab, the director of Al-Durrah Children’s Hospital in the Gaza Strip and a former director of Al-Aqsa Hospital, located in Deir al-Balah, reportedly killing at least eight members of his family, including at least four children and…

Summary

Published
1 June 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
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

ISPT0574

Location

القرارة, Al Qarara, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
Shortly before 3:27 PM on Tuesday, October 24th 2023, the home of the Abu Sabt family on Abdeen Street in the town of Al Qarara, located in the northeast of Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, was allegedly bombed by the Israeli military, resulting in the death of a father and his daughter, and injuries of a…

Summary

Published
1 July 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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Incident Date

24 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0538

Location

القرارة, Al Qarara, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
At dawn on Tuesday, October 24, 2023, nine civilians were reportedly killed, including five children, three women and one man, and 10 others were injured, as a result of an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Al-Abadla family home in the Al Qarara area, north of Khan Younis, in the central Gaza Strip. Many sources including…

Summary

Published
12 November 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
9
Civilians reported injured
10
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

24 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0539

Location

منزل عائلة الجمال شرقي مخيم البريج, al-Jamal Family Home, near al-Shahid Mosque, east of al-Bureij Camp, Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, Deir al-Balah, Palestinian territories
Shortly before 2:19 p.m. on Tuesday, 24th October 2023, between six and seven civilians from the al-Jamal family - including at least two adult men, one male child, and three females, at least one of whom was also a child - were reportedly killed, in an alleged Israeli airstrike on their family home near al-Shahid…

Summary

Published
6 September 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
6–7
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

ISPT0551

Location

منزل عائلة عبد النبي في شمال القطاع, Abdel Nabi family’s house in the northern Gaza Strip, Palestinian territories
On October 24th, 2023 it was reported that two civilians were killed and a number of others were injured by a bombing of the Abdel Nabi family home in the Northern Gaza strip, Gaza. No names were included within the reporting. The only detail on the identity of some of the casualties was Shadi abd…

Summary

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

24 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0552

Location

شارع الترانس، حي الأمل، خانيونس, Trans Street, Al-Amal Neighbourhood, Khan Younis, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
On October 24th 2023, between 22 and 25 civilians, including at least 11 children, were reportedly killed and 50 others were injured by an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Aslim family home on Trans Street in the Al-Amal neighbourhood of Khan Younis. The Aslim family lost at least five family members in the attack. Imad…

Summary

Published
1 July 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
22–25
Civilians reported injured
50
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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