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

18 March 2025

Incident Code

ISPT180325ze

Location

مقر حركة الاحرار, مدينة غزة, Al-Ahrar building, Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories
At least three men were reportedly killed in an alleged Israeli bombing of the Al-Shati police station in the Al-Ahrar building west of Gaza City in Gaza on 18th March, 2025. 23-year-old Ahmed Mo’ad Haboush, 33-year-old Abed Al-Rahman Shehda Zaqout, and 48-year-old Mohammed Mustafa al-Taramsi, (Abu Islam) were reportedly killed in the building, which, according to multiple sources,…

Summary

Published
28 November 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Emergency Services (Police Station)
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

18 March 2025

Incident Code

ISPT180325zza

Location

عبسان الكبيرة, Abasan al-Kabira, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
On Tuesday, March 18th, 2025, at dawn, Israeli aircraft reportedly struck the home of the Abu Tayr family in the town of Abasan al-Kabira, east of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. The attack allegedly killed at least nine civilians from the same family, spanning three generations, including a grandmother, her son and his…

Summary

Published
19 September 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
9–13
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

18 March 2025

Incident Code

ISPT180325u

Location

مدرسة التابعين في حي الدرج بمدينة غزة, Al-Tabi'in School, Al-Daraj neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories
At least 25 civilians, including at least two women and three children, were killed and a number of civilians were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on Al-Tabi'in School, which hosted hundreds of displaced people at the time of the strike in the Al-Daraj neighborhood of Gaza City around 2 am on Tuesday, March 18,…

Summary

Published
23 May 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education (Secondary School)
Civilians reported killed
25–31
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

ISPT180325zi

Location

محيط مسجد التوبة في حي الزهور شمال رفح,, vicinity of Al-Tawbah Mosque in Al-Zahour, Rafah, Palestinian territories
Shortly before 5:19 a.m. on 18 March 2025 it was reported that alleged Israeli airstrikes and shelling hit a building near the al-Tabwah Mosque in al-Zahour neighbourhood east of Rafah in the Gaza Strip, killing from two to four civilians, including children, and injuring a number of other civilians. Twitter/X user Qudsn_Brk reported the incident…

Summary

Published
28 November 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

18 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

ISPT180325a

Location

المواصي، خان يونس, Al-Mawasi Camp, Khan Younis, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
Before dawn on  March 18, 2025, Hamas’ head of general security service in Khan Yunis, Ayman Salah Khalil Isleh, was killed along with 13 civilians from the Abu Al-Khair and Isleh families, including three women and seven children in declared Israeli airstrikes. At least one man was injured in the strikes on tents hosting displaced…

Summary

Published
13 July 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
13
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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