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

15 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0221

Location

مخيم النصيرات 5, Al Nuseirat Camp 5, Deir Al Balah, Palestinian territories
On Sunday, October 15th 2023, at least 22 civilian members of the Al-Taweel family, including nine women and seven children, were reportedly killed and an unknown number were wounded in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the house of the al-Taweel family in Camp 5, Nuseirat, central Gaza strip. Khalil al Ghafari stated that the house…

Summary

Published
1 January 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
22
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

ISPT0290

Location

جوار مستشفى الكويتي, Vicinity of al Kuwaiti Hospital, Rafah, Palestinian territories
On Tuesday morning, October 17 2023, between 12 and 28 civilians were reported killed, including at least 2 children, and others were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on a five-storey house behind the al-Kuwaiti hospital in the city of Rafah, southern Gaza. While one source on social media claimed that there were 12 killed…

Summary

Published
1 January 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Civilians reported killed
12–28
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

20 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0406

Location

محيط مسجد الرحمن, Vicinity of Al Rahman Mosque, Deir Al Balah, Palestinian territories
On October 20th, 2023, at least two civilians were killed - one woman and one girl, both from the al-Silak family - by an alleged Israeli airstrike near Al-Rahman Mosque in the Al-Maskar area in Deir Al-Balah. The victims were taken to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital. @ShehabAgency and @F24online reported three victims of the bombing, among…

Summary

Published
1 January 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

15 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0201

Location

جمعية الشابات المسلمات, Young Muslim Women’s Association, Rafah, Palestinian territories
On 15 October 2023, at least six civilians were reportedly killed and dozens of others, including a woman, were injured by an alleged Israeli airstrike at the headquarters of the Young Muslim Women’s Association located in the centre of Rafah. Sources reported that several missiles were fired. Four members of the al-Tarturi family, a father…

Summary

Published
1 January 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
6–7
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

14 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0200c

Location

مدرسة الأونروا, UNRWA school, Gaza, Palestinian territories
One woman was killed by alleged Israeli strikes on a United Nations Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) school in Tal al-Hawa on October 14, 2023. Al Ayyam News reported that a displaced person named Kholoud Mahmoud Jundia was killed when Israeli forces struck a United Nations Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) school in Tal al-Hawa.…

Summary

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

17 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0291

Location

حي التنور، رفح, Al Tanour area, Rafah, Rafah, Palestinian territories
On October 17th 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the al-Jazzar family house in the Al Tanour area, in east Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, killing up to 12 people, including 11 members of the al-Jazzar family, and injuring 12 others, including three children. 63 year old Zaki Mahmoud al-Jazzar was killed along with…

Summary

Published
1 January 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
8–12
Civilians reported injured
12
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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