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

17 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0299

Location

دير البلح, Deir al Balah, Deir Al Balah, Palestinian territories
On the morning of Tuesday, October 17th 2023, an Israeli airstrike allegedly hit a residential building belonging to Abu issa family in Deir al-Balah, a town in the Central Gaza Strip around 14 kilometers south of Gaza City. Local media sources reported that a number of civilians were killed and injured, citing the Ministry of…

Summary

Published
1 February 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

17 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0332c

Location

محافظة دير البلح, Deir Al Balah, Deir Al Balah, Palestinian territories
On Tuesday, October 17th, 2023, at least ten civilians were killed by an alleged Israeli airstrike on Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip. The identified casualties were members of the Radwan family. Nebal Mohammad was killed with six of her children. Her five daughters, 21-year old Duha Radwan, 14-year old Maryam Radwan, Saha Radwan, 6-year old…

Summary

Published
17 October 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

17 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0311

Location

منزل لعائلة حواس, Hawass family house, Gaza Strip, Palestinian territories
On 17th October 2023, an alleged airstrike hit the house of the Hawass family, in the Gaza Strip, resulting in an unknown number of injuries. All sources attributed the strike to Israeli forces. Numerous Twitter/X accounts posted images showing Civil Defense and medical services rescuing and attending to those injured in the strike on the Hawass…

Summary

Published
1 January 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

17 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0332d

Location

مخيم بوريجي, Bureji camp, Deir al-Balah, Palestinian territories
On October 17, 2023, six-year-old Aya (Ayat) Muhammad Awni Abu Aoun and her five-year-old brother Abdullah Muhammad Awni Abu Aoun died in an alleged Israeli airstrike that impacted their home in the Gaza Strip. Though sources did not include a specific location for the strike, Facebook user Al-Bureij Gathering remembered the children as “beautiful martyrs of…

Summary

Published
29 March 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

17–18 October, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0345

Location

مسجد شهداء الأقصى، مخيم النصيرات, Vicinity of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Mosque, Nuseirat refugee camp, Deir Al Balah, Palestinian territories
At least two people were killed and many more, including women and children, were reportedly injured on October 17th or 18th 2023, when the Al Aqsa Martyrs Mosque near the Ain Jalut towers in the Nuseirat camp, in the central Gaza Strip, was allegedly bombed by an Israeli military aircraft. Al Quds News Agency reported…

Summary

Published
1 April 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

17 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0310

Location

خانيونس, Khan Younis, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
On October 17th 2023, a young male civilian was reportedly killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Al-Astal family home behind the battalion in Khan Yunis. Posts circulated on social media have paid tribute and shared an image of the victim, 20 year old Rakan Khaled Muhammad Abdul Aziz Al-Astal. In one post, the…

Summary

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