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

31 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0783

Location

مخيم جباليا, Jabalia camp, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
On October 31, 2023 confirmed Israeli strikes on the densely populated Jabalia refugee camp killed at least 126 civilians, including 68 children. A further 280 civilians were reported injured by the director of the nearby Indonesian Hospital. A second strike hit the same location the following day, though the full casualty assessment for that incident…

Summary

Published
1 November 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
126–143
Civilians reported injured
280
Military actors reported killed
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

8 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0031

Location

مخيم النصيرات 5, Al Nuseirat Camp 5, Deir Al Balah, Palestinian territories
On October 8th 2023, a civilian home in the Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip was reportedly hit by an Israeli airstrike killing between four and five civilians from the same family, including at least two children, and wounding between 21 and 22 others. According to Al Mezan Centre for Human Rights, the Israeli…

Summary

Published
1 November 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
21–22
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

15 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0218

Location

الشجاعي, Al Shujaiya, Gaza, Palestinian territories
On October 15th an alleged Israeli airstrike killed four civilians identified as Sami Al Khudari (60 years old), his son Nour Al Khudari (19 years old), Hamad Al Khudari, and Mujahed al Khudari and injured many others while they were at their home on Al Nizar street, Al Shujaiya neighborhood in east Gaza. Reports referenced Nour…

Summary

Published
1 November 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
5–10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

8 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0023

Location

محافظة شمال غزة, North Gaza governorate, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
On Sunday the 8th of October 2023, it was reported that civilians were injured when the Israeli military bombed the Abu al-Jubain family home, in the northern Gaza Strip. This event was mentioned by multiple sources such as BintAl Assifa, Abul Salam Qamoum, Mohammed al-Yusuf and local news source MSDR News. Individuals in Gaza @WaellodaOda…

Summary

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

9 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0054

Location

مسجد أحمد ياسين و المسجد الغربي، مخيم الشاطئ، مدينة غزة, Ahmed Yassin and Al Gharbi mosques, Al-Shati Camp, Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories
On October 9th 2023, at approximately 4:30 am, three civilians, including two women and a young girl, were killed and a dozen civilians were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on Ahmed Yassin mosque and Al-Gharbi mosque located in the Al-Shati refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. Ahmed Yassin mosque is situated opposite the Al-Shati…

Summary

Published
1 November 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp, Religious
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
12
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

10 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0102k

Location

جباليا, Jabalia, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
On October 10th, 2023, two civilians, including a child, were killed after alleged Israeli warplanes struck a residential building in the Jabalia refugee Camp. Hisam Mohammed Al Amsi posted on Facebook that his nephew Ahmed Ayman Al-Amsi was reportedly killed in the airstrike. Defense for Children International (DCI) Palestine later added that Ahmed Ayman Al-Amsi…

Summary

Published
1 November 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential, IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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