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

18 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0331

Location

مدينة حمد, Hamad Town, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
At dawn on Wednesday, October 18th, 2023, at least two people were reportedly killed and between seven and 13 people were injured, with four of them likely to have ended up in a coma, when a residential apartment in Hamad City in western Khan Yunis, in the south of the Gaza Strip, was reportedly bombed…

Summary

Published
1 March 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
7–13
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

18 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0324

Location

المغراقة, Al Mughraqa, Gaza, Palestinian territories
Three people were reported to have been killed by an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Abdel Salam residence in the Al Mughraqa area of the central Gaza Strip on October 18th, 2023. While several sources reporting that the home of the Abdel Salem family had been struck, identification details have not been publicly released, and…

Summary

Published
1 February 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

18 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0334

Location

محيط مستشفى الأوروبي, Vicinity of the European Hospital, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
On Wednesday October 18th 2023, the Israeli military allegedly bombed the Al-Bakri family home leading to at least 10 people being killed, including seven young children, and at least one person being injured. The home was in the vicinity of the European Hospital and a customs office in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza strip.…

Summary

Published
1 March 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
10–11
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

18 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0359c

Location

قِطَاعُ غَزَّةَ, Gaza Strip, Gaza Strip, Palestinian territories
On Tuesday, October 17, 2023,  a 37-year old woman named Abeer Bashir Sabhi Al-Suwayrki (Suwaidan) was killed alongside her children, 15-year old Basmala Waseem Suwaidan and 11-year old Abdullah Waseem Suwaidan in the Gaza Strip. Twitter/X user @yara.mushtaha.54 posted on Facebook that Abeer was her uncle’s wife. Twitter/X user @Yossef.swedan shared this quote: “And do…

Summary

Published
1 May 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

18 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0347

Location

Jabalia, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
On 18th October 2023, four members of the Abu Shamala family, two women and two children, were killed and others were wounded by an alleged Israeli bombardment in the Al-Alami area of Jabalia camp. Facebook posts from relatives have identified 20-year-old Saba Muhammad Daher as killed in the strike, with one relative describing Saba as…

Summary

Published
1 February 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

18 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0350

Location

قرب صالة السعادة, Vicinity of Al Saada Hall, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
On Wednesday, October 18th 2023, at least four civilians, including three women, were reported killed, and dozens of civilians were reported injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Ashour family home near the al-Saada Hall, south of Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip. Initial reports from local and social media including Safa News, Ma’a News Agency,…

Summary

Published
1 April 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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