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

12 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0163

Location

بيت لاهيا, Beit Lahia, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
During the evening of Thursday October 12th 2023, local news and social media reported that the Alyan family house in Beit Lahia, north of the Gaza Strip was bombed in an alleged attack of Israeli airplanes, resulting in a number of killed and injured civilians. Facebook user Mohmd Aljmmal reported that according to the local…

Summary

Published
1 December 2023
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

10 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0082

Location

جباليا, Jabalia, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
On October 10th, 2023, 22 members of the Ahmed family were reported killed, including seven children, by an alleged Israeli airstrike on their family home in Jabalia camp in the northern Gaza Strip. Initial reporting by @Jales_tinian2 said five people were killed instantly and another eight were found under the rubble. While most sources estimated…

Summary

Published
1 December 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
22
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

11 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0124

Location

Khan Younis, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
At least 11 people from Al-Agha family were killed, including four children and two women, and at least 15 others were wounded after an alleged Israeli airstrike hit two family homes, the al-Agha and Abu Shab residences, in the Khan Younis area of the Gaza Strip on October 11th, 2023. Though not all victims have…

Summary

Published
1 December 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
11
Civilians reported injured
15
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

12 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0142

Location

الصفطاوي, Al Saftawi, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
Between 15 and 18 civilians were killed and up to 23 were reportedly injured, including four children, when an alleged Israeli bomb hit the four-storey home of the Abu Hayya family on October 12th 2023. The house was located in the Al-Saftawi area, in the northern Gaza Strip. Shehab Agency reported that there were casualties…

Summary

Published
1 December 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
15–18
Civilians reported injured
4–23
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

11 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0118

Location

زنون, Rafah, Rafah, Palestinian territories
During the evening of Wednesday, October 11, 2023, eight civilians belonging to two different families, including six children and one woman, were killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Zanoun and al-Ajez family houses located in the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. A Watan correspondent reported that three residential apartments in…

Summary

Published
1 December 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
8
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

7 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0019

Location

عبسان الكبيرة, Abasan Al Kabira, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
On October 7th 2023, at least one civilian woman was killed and at least five civilians were injured in an alleged Israeli bombing on the home of the Abu Daqqa family in the town of Abasan al Kabira in the Gaza Strip. Sources on social media named the victim as 59-year-old Jawaher Qadeeh (Umm Alaa).…

Summary

Published
1 December 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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