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

12 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0160

Location

منزل الأسيرالمحرر المُبعد إلى قطاع غزة شعيب أبو اسنينة, the house of former prisoner Shuaib Abu Sneina, Gaza Strip, Palestinian territories
On October 12th 2023, Shuaib Abu Sneina, his wife and his children were reportedly injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on their family home in the Gaza Strip. Shuaib Abu Sneina, a freed prisoner from Jerusalem deported to the Gaza Strip, was reportedly taken to hospital alongside his wife and children. It has been widely…

Summary

Published
1 December 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

12 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0156

Location

بالقرب من مدرسة الفلاح, Vicinity of Al Falah school, Gaza, Palestinian territories
On October 12th 2023, a house belonging to the Al-Balaawi family in the Al-Zaytoun neighbourhood in southern Gaza City was hit by an alleged Israeli airstrike reportedly killing at least nine civilians and injuring an unknown number of others. Facebook posts from family members of the deceased identify Souad Abdullah Abu Jahl, her daughter Fedaa Al-Balaawi,…

Summary

Published
1 December 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
9–13
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

12 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0145a

Location

حي الجنينة، رفح, Al Geneina neighbourhood, Rafah, Rafah, Palestinian territories
On October 12th 2023 at least four members of the Abu Hilal family were killed, including eight month pregnant Amani Muhammad Hassan Abu Hilal, and her their three young sons - in an alleged Israeli airstrike in El Geneina, Rafah, in the Gaza strip. The children’s father, Jamal Ali Abu Hilal, was also reported as…

Summary

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

12 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0147

Location

دوار البركة, Al Baraka roundabout, Deir Al Balah, Palestinian territories
On the morning of October 12, 2023, an Israeli airstrike allegedly hit a residential building on Jaffa Street, close to the Al-Baraka roundabout in central Deir Al-Balah. Sources, including Shehab News Agency and social media sources, reported 14 injuries resulting from the strike. According to the Facebook user Khaled Abdel Rahman, the home belonged to…

Summary

Published
1 December 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported injured
14
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

12 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0157

Location

جوار مدرسة الفرقان, Vicinity of Al Furqan School, Gaza, Palestinian territories
On October 12th, 2023, eight civilians were killed, and others injured, in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Yassin family home near to the Al-Furqan school, south of the Al-Zaytoun neighbourhood in the north of the Gaza Strip. Several different news sources additionally stated that civilians had been wounded as a result of the strike,…

Summary

Published
1 January 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential, Education
Civilians reported killed
8–9
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

12 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0158

Location

الفَخّاري, Al Fokhari, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
On October 12th, 2023, an alleged Israeli bombing in Al-Fokhari, east of Khan Yunis, killed Muhammad Mustafa Al Hassi, a 45 year old civilian and resident of the Al Shoka area in Rafah, the southern Gaza strip. A correspondent from Shehab News reported Muhammad Mustafa Al Hassi died after he was hit by Israeli airstrikes.…

Summary

Published
1 December 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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