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

23 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0527

Location

Al Satar Al Gharbi, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
Six civilians, all members of the same family, including a woman and three children, were killed and at least two children were injured by an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Abdul Ghafour family home located in Al Satar Al Gharbi area in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, shortly before 5:55 AM on Monday, October 23, 2023.…

Summary

Published
23 October 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

23 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0528

Location

منزل عائلة الزناتي بخان يونس, al-Zanati family home in Khan Younis, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
On the morning of Monday, October 23, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike struck the Al-Zenati family home in the Al-Amal neighborhood west of Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip, killing four people, including three children, and injuring four, among them two women. The family home was completely destroyed. The earliest reports were from tweets reporting…

Summary

Published
8 June 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential (House)
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

23 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0515

Location

Al Usra Pharmacy, Gaza, Palestinian territories
A 30-year-old pharmacist Dr. Ahmed Amer Muhammad Al-Jarjawi (Al-Jurjawi) was killed shortly before 4:34 PM on Monday, the 23rd of October, 2023, by an alleged Israeli airstrike that hit Al-Jarjawi pharmacy owned by him that was located at Al-Shabi’a Junction in the Al-Daraj neighbourhood in central Gaza City, according to personal tributes and reports on…

Summary

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

23 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0517

Location

Bir Al-Na'ja area, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
Shortly before 11:30 AM on Monday, 23 October 2023, a number of people were reportedly injured by an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Abu Zeina family home in the Bir al-Na’ja area located west of Jabalia in the North Gaza governorate. Multiple local sources quoted the Ministry of Interior of Gaza, which reported that Israeli…

Summary

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

23 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0536d

Location

the Gaza Strip, Palestinian territories
At dawn on Monday, the 23rd of October, 2023, 18-year-old Adnan Jihad Muhammed Abu Baraka was reportedly killed by an alleged Israeli shelling. The X/Twitter account ‘Martyrs of Gaza’ stated that Adnan Jihad Baraka was killed “in the Israeli shelling on Gaza”. Several online messages of condolence were shared via Facebook by his friends and…

Summary

Published
20 October 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

23–24 October, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0575

Location

دير البلح, Deir Al Balah, Deir Al Balah, Palestinian territories
During the night of Monday, October 23rd, 2023 or the early morning of Tuesday, October 24th, at least seven people were killed and dozens were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Abu Hussein family home next to the al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip. According to multiple sources, eight people were…

Summary

Published
1 July 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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