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

21 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0434b

Location

النصيرات, Nuseirat Camp, Deir Al Balah, Palestinian territories
On Saturday, October 21st, 2023, an alleged Israeli bombardment hit the Abu Jabr family home in Nuseirat camp, Gaza Strip, killing the wife of a commander of "the Central Brigade", Nabil Abu Jabr, alongside their four children, including a son and a daughter under the age of 18. The 45-year old wife of Nabil Abu…

Summary

Published
1 April 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

18 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0354

Location

تل الهوى, Tal al Hawa, Gaza, Palestinian territories
On October 18th 2023, between five and seven members of the al-Halaw family, including at least three children and at least one woman were killed, and a large number of civilians were injured in an alleged airstrike by the Israeli military on the al-Halaw home, on Street 8 in the Tal al-Hawa neighbourhood near the…

Summary

Published
1 April 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
5–7
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

19 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0368

Location

خان يونس, Khan Younis, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
On Tuesday, October 19th 2023, two civilians were reportedly killed and 21 others, including a baby, were injured by an alleged Israeli airstrike on the home of the Mukhaimer family, located to the west of Khan Yunis. Posts from members of the Mukhaimer family identified a 24-year-old man named Mahmoud Ahmed Shteiwi Abu Mukhaimer, a…

Summary

Published
1 April 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
21
Military actors reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

2 December 2023

Incident Code

ISPT1410

Location

جوار منزل عائلة مشتهى, Vicinity of Mushtaha family home, Gaza, Palestinian territories
On the afternoon of December 02, 2023, a home for the Mushtaha family on Nazir Street in the Shujaiya neighbourhood, east of Gaza City was bombed in an alleged Israeli airstrike, killing at least 20 civilians, many of them members of the Mushtaha family. According to @SafaPs, 11 people were killed in the bombing of…

Summary

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

22 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0449

Location

دير البلح, Deir Al Balah, Deir Al Balah, Palestinian territories
At 12pm on Sunday, October 22nd 2023, between 22 and 31 civilians, including at least 11 children and eight women, were killed and others were injured after an alleged Israeli airstrike on the homes of the Abu Muailiq family in Deir Al-Balah, which is located in the middle of the Gaza Strip. Amnesty International reported…

Summary

Published
1 April 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
22–31
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

19 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0369

Location

Vicinity of al Khalafa al Rashidun Mosque, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
In the early hours of Thursday, October 19, 2023, Israeli military aircraft allegedly bombed a house belonging to the Al-Sharbasi family located near the Al-Khalafa Al-Rashidun Mosque in the Al-Alami area in the northern Gaza Strip, reportedly injuring many civilians. Local sources including Shehab Agency, Palestine today TV and Raee stated that a number of…

Summary

Published
1 April 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported injured
2–10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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