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

9 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0064

Location

الزيتون, Al Zaytoun neighborhood, Gaza, Palestinian territories
On October 9 2023, up to four civilians, including two young sisters, were killed when an alleged Israeli airstrike hit Al-Samuni Street, Gaza City. The incident took place at around 6.am in the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood in Gaza City. The sisters were identified as: six or seven year old Mira Abu Ghanima and five or six year…

Summary

Published
1 November 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Agriculture
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

7 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0017

Location

الشابورة, Al Shaboura, Rafah, Palestinian territories
On October 7, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike which struck the home of the Abu Qouta family reportedly killed up to 27 civilians, including up to 19 members of the Abu Qouta family and at least five neighbors, and up to eight children and at least one woman, in addition to injuring 25 others. The…

Summary

Published
1 November 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
19–27
Civilians reported injured
25
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

9 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0046

Location

قشطة, Qishta, Rafah, Palestinian territories
In the morning of October 9th 2023, an Israeli airstrike allegedly hit the Qishta family home, south of Rafah in the Gaza Strip, reportedly killing two civilians, 45 year old Faisal Mohsen Muhammad Qishta and his 25 year old daughter Nour Al-Huda Qishta. Sources additionally reported a further 12 to 14 civilians were injured. Multiple…

Summary

Published
1 November 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
12–14
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

7 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0007

Location

قرب مستشفى غزة الاوروبي, Vicinity of Gaza European Hospital, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
On October 7th 2023, two civilians were reportedly killed and others were wounded in an alleged Israeli drone strike near the European Hospital area located in the southern Gaza Strip. There is limited reporting on the incident. However, a tweet from user @Shehabagency writes that two Palestinians were killed and 'others' were reportedly injured. The…

Summary

Published
1 November 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
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

7 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0018

Location

جنوب غزة, Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories
On Saturday, October 7th 2023, a young man was killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike south of Gaza city. The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) identified him as Amir Abdullah (Mohammad) al-Khor, aged 19, further noting that he was just passing by the area when he was killed in the bombing. A relative of…

Summary

Published
1 November 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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Incident Date

9–10 October, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0075

Location

جباليا, Jabalia, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
Six civilians, including three children, from three generations of the same family, were killed when an alleged Israeli airstrike hit a residential building in the al-Hawaber area of Jabalia refugee camp in the Gaza Strip on either the 9th or 10th of October, 2023. The first source to report on the event, a post uploaded…

Summary

Published
1 November 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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