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

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

10 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0102p

Location

منزل عائلة خلف في عمارة بابل شارع المؤسسات, Babel Building in Al Mouasasat Street (Institutions street) close to the port, Gaza city, Gaza, Palestinian territories
On Tuesday October 10th 2023, at least seven civilians, including three journalists, were killed, and at least two civilians were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Babel building in al Mouasasat Street (Institution Street) close to the port in Gaza City in the Gaza Strip. According to a Facebook post by Saeleem Hosny,…

Summary

Published
1 January 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
7–9
Civilians reported injured
2–10
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

10–11 October, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0125

Location

البريج, Bureij, Deir Al Balah, Palestinian territories
On October 10 at night or on October 11 at dawn, alleged Israeli strikes on civilian homes in Bureij refugee camp, near the Dabas Junction, in central Gaza, killed between 33 to 34 civilians, including at least 14 children*, eight women and 11 men. Among the victims, local sources documented five entire family units allegedly…

Summary

Published
8 October 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential, IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
33–34
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

10 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0087

Location

خان يونس, Khan Younis, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
On the afternoon of Tuesday, October 10th, 2023, two Palestinian children were reportedly killed and several more civilians were injured as a result of an alleged strike carried out by the Israeli military on two homes located west of Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip. A video by Arab World News Agency shows the damaged…

Summary

Published
1 January 2024
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

ISPT0088

Location

مخيم النصيرات, Nuseirat camp, Deir Al Balah, Palestinian territories
On Tuesday, October 10th, 2023, seven civilians belonging to the al-Araj family, including a mother with her five children and their elderly grandmother, were killed and a number of civilians were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike that destroyed the multistorey al-Araj home in the Nuseirat camp, west of the Al-Dawa area. Sources said the…

Summary

Published
1 January 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Civilians reported killed
7
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

ISPT0098

Location

الشجاعي، مدينة غزة, Al Shujaiya neighborhood, Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories
During the afternoon of October 10th 2023, six civilians, most of whom were children, were killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Aslim family home, located in the Al Shujaiya neighborhood in the Gaza Strip. Alaa Ahmed Zaino (30) and her children, Yahya Muhannad Sami Aslim (12), Hala Muhannad Sami Aslim (10), Majda Muhannad Sami Aslim (5), and…

Summary

Published
10 October 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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