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

8 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0034

Location

قرب مسجد علي بن أبي طالب, Vicinity of Ali Bin Abi Talib Mosque, Gaza, Palestinian territories
On October 8th 2023, Israeli aircraft reportedly bombed a residential building in Al-Zaytoun, Gaza City, resulting in an unspecified number of civilians killed and wounded. While posts shared by Shehab News Agency and other social media users claim that people were inside the building at the time of the strike, no details are currently available…

Summary

Published
1 November 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

8 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0036

Location

مخيم النصيرات, Nuseirat camp, Deir al-Balah, Palestinian territories
An alleged Israeli airstrike that hit the civilian home of the Younis family in Nuseirat refugee camp on the 8th of October 2023 killed six members of the family, five of them civilians, and injured a child. While reports immediately after the strike reported a lower death toll, later reports were agreed that six civilians…

Summary

Published
1 November 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
1
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

8 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0041

Location

مخيّم النصيرات, Nuseirat camp, Deir Al Balah, Palestinian territories
On the October 8th, 2023, Hamid Kamal Abu Aoun (36 years old) was killed along with his three children in an alleged Israeli airstrike on his home in the Al Nuseirat camp. In the attack, carried out at dawn, Hamid Aoun's two sons Kamal Hamid Abu Aoun (13 years old) and Omar Hamid Abu Aoun (five…

Summary

Published
1 November 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
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

ISPT0001

Location

رفح, Rafah, Rafah, Palestinian territories
On 7th October, 2023, a Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) paramedic Nazmi Abu Hadayed and PRCS volunteer Odeh Al-Kurdi from the Rafah Governorate EMS Center were injured by shrapnel as a result of an attack on an ambulance in Rafah. An ambulance driver, 35-year-old Mahmoud Hussein Othman, initially reported missing by some sources, was also…

Summary

Published
8 October 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Healthcare (Ambulance)
Civilians reported killed
1
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

ISPT0005

Location

مستشفى الاندونيسي, Indonesian Hospital, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
On October 7th, 2023 an alleged Israeli strike reportedly hit the courtyard of the Indonesian Hospital in Jabalia, in Beit Lahia at 2:30 pm. Multiple sources reported that 67-year-old Hosni Salha was killed when shrapnel hit him and Radio al-Zaitounia also reported that his son 39-year-old Yousra Hosni Salha was also killed. An unknown number…

Summary

Published
8 October 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

7 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0006

Location

مستشفى الاندونيسي, Indonesian Hospital, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
On the evening of October 7th 2023, an ambulance was allegedly damaged by an Israeli airstrike, killing two paramedics and injuring two others at the Indonesian hospital located in Jabalia, Gaza Strip. Both paramedics were identified as 39-year-old Tariq Muhammad Ashour and 33-year-old Mahmoud Samih Abu Mashaykh. It has been reported that two other paramedics…

Summary

Published
1 December 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Healthcare
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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