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

16 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0253

Location

طلال السلطان, Tal al Sultan, Rafah, Palestinian territories
On Monday, October 16 2023, between 10 to 11 civilians, including at least four women and at least three children, were killed and between 24 and 30 were wounded in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the homes of the Okal, Hijazi and al-Shaer families, in northwest Rafah. Safah news reported on “dozens of martyrs and…

Summary

Published
1 January 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
10–11
Civilians reported injured
24–30
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

25 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0587

Location

بالقرب من برج التاج 3، مدينة غزة, Vicinity of al-Taj Tower 3, Gaza City, Gaza , Palestinian territories
Around 4 p.m. on Wednesday, October 25, 2023, a devastating airstrike carried out by the Israeli military on the Yarmouk Square west of Gaza City, and all of its eight apartment buildings, including the Al-Taj residential building, killed at least 119 civilians, including at least 48 children and 37 women, among them two female journalists,…

Summary

Published
1 December 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Commerce (Bakery), Residential (Apartment Building)
Civilians reported killed
119–120
Civilians reported injured
100–260
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

9 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0074

Location

منزل عبدالله ابو سيف, House of Abdullah Abu Saif, Palestinian territories
On October 9th, 2023, at approximately 11:30 PM, 40-year-old Abdullah Ahmed Mahmoud Abu Saif was killed in an alleged Israeli strike on his house that happened without prior warning, according to the local sources. Twitter/X user @16_gouda shared video footage of a destroyed house on his account. Mahmoud Abu Youssef confirmed his brother’s passing on Facebook,…

Summary

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

11 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0115

Location

المغني, Al Mughni, Deir Al Balah, Palestinian territories
During the evening of Wednesday, October 11th, 2023, thirteen civilians across three generations of the extended Baraka family were killed and others were wounded in an alleged Israeli airstrike that destroyed the multi-storey family home in the Al-Mughni area, east of Deir al-Balah. The victims of the attack included at least six children, five women…

Summary

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

8 November 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0984a

Location

محيط شارع الصناعة, Vicinity of Al Sinaa Street, Gaza, Palestinian territories
On November 8, 2023, two brothers - Muhammad Azmi al Rayees and engineer Muayyad Azmi al Rayees, as well as their cousin Fares Faza al Rayees, were killed by an alleged Israeli airstrike while trying to recover the body of their brother Dr. Maisara Al Rayees from the rubble of the Al Rayees family house in…

Summary

Published
1 December 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
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

10 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0096

Location

جوار مسجد ابو سليم, Vicinity of Abu Saleem mosque, Deir Al Balah, Palestinian territories
On October 10, 2023, 18 civilians, including five children and three women, were killed and 23 others were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the al-Najjar family house in Deir Balah in the central Gaza Strip. Amnesty International found that US-made munitions were likely used in the strike, which Amnesty called "unlawful". In a…

Summary

Published
1 December 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
18
Civilians reported injured
23
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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