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

3 May 2025

Incident Code

ISPT030525z

Location

بحر غزة, Gaza City sea area, Gaza, Palestinian territories
On the morning of Saturday, May 3, 2025, Israeli warships allegedly fired on a fishing boat in the Mediterranean Sea, west of the al-Baidar area, killing 66-year-old fisherman Ramadan Hassan Zidane and injuring another man on board, Ahmed Ahmed Zidane. The incident was reported by several social media accounts, including Palestine Today TV Channel and…

Summary

Published
22 August 2025
Strike Type
Naval bombardment
Infrastructure
Vehicle (Boat)
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

27 April 2025

Incident Code

ISPT270425c

Location

بحر مدينة خان يونس, Khan Younis sea area, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
Before 7:03 AM on April 27th, 2025, Palestinian fisherman 55-year-old Mustafa Hijazi Saleh al-Lahham (also known as Abu Yahya) was reportedly shot in the head and killed by Israeli naval forces while working off the coast of Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip. A second fisherman, Ahmed Fares Hijazi al-Lahham, identified by sources as…

Summary

Published
22 August 2025
Strike Type
Naval bombardment
Civilians reported killed
1
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

18 March 2025

Incident Code

ISPT180325zzc

Location

خربة العدس, رفح, Khirbat al-Adas neighbourhood, Rafah, Rafah, Palestinian territories
An alleged Israeli airstrike at dawn on March 18, 2025, struck multiple residential buildings in Khirbat al-Adas, a neighbourhood in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, killing 17 civilians, including at least 11 children and two women, and injuring at least three other women. Those identified as killed were members of the Abdel Aal family.…

Summary

Published
22 August 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
17
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

18 March 2025

Incident Code

ISPT180325x

Location

جباليا البلد, Jabalia al-Balad, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
On the morning of Tuesday, March 18, 2025, at least three members of the Damida family, including a woman and a child, were reportedly killed and several others wounded during an alleged Israeli airstrike on the family’s home in Jabalya al-Balad in North Gaza. Various Facebook users, including the local news outlet Shehab News Agency…

Summary

Published
22 August 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

18 March 2025

Incident Code

ISPT180325y

Location

رفح, Rafah, Rafah, Palestinian territories
Shortly after 8 a.m. on the morning of Tuesday, 18th March 2025, a number of civilians were reportedly killed and others injured when an alleged Israeli strike hit the vicinity of al-Siyamat Stadium, north of Rafah in the Gaza Strip. Information about the incident first appeared at 8.15 a.m. Several local news sources reported on…

Summary

Published
22 August 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
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

17 December 2024

Incident Code

ISPT171224f

Location

أمام بوابة مستشفى كمال عدوان شمالي قطاع غزة, In front of Kamal Adwan Hospital Gate, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
On December 17, 2024, two civilians were reportedly killed in an alleged Israeli strike near Kamal Adwan Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip. The victims were identified as Mahmoud Jihad Abu al-Jubain and his cousin Baraa Abdul Rahman Abu al-Jubain, who were killed in front of the hospital gate while attending a funeral for their…

Summary

Published
22 August 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Healthcare (Hospital)
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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