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 thousands of 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.

More details on our methodology page.

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Incident Date

10–11 October, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0125

Location

Bureij, Deir Al Balah, Palestinian territories
البريج
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…

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Published
8 October 2023
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Incident Date

12–13 October, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0169

Location

Nuseirat camp, Deir Al Balah, Palestinian territories
مخيّم النصيرات
A professor, Dr. Tayseer Kamel Ibrahim (50 years old), was killed by alleged Israeli bombing on either October 12th or 13th, 2023, in the Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip. Shehab Agency stated that Dr. Ibrahim was a lecturer at the Islamic University, and local source Mohammed Muhareb specified that Dr. Ibrahim was the…

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Published
8 October 2023
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Incident Date

13 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0187

Location

Vicinity of Kuwait roundabout, Gaza, Palestinian territories
قرب دوار الكويت
On October 13th 2023, a male paramedic was injured by alleged Israeli airstrikes while rescuing other injured civilians near the Kuwait roundabout located in the Gaza Strip. Local sources reported that he died of his wounds either on October 14 or October 15. He was identified by his relatives on social media as volunteer paramedic…

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Published
8 October 2023
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Incident Date

14 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0197

Location

Tal Al Hawa, Gaza, Palestinian territories
تل الهوى
On October 14th 2023 at around 1 am, Israeli forces allegedly conducted an airstrike in Tal Al-Hawa, located in the south of Gaza City. The strike reportedly killed Palestinian surgeon Dr. Medhat Mahmoud Saidam and his extended family at his home. Among the dead were between 24 to 31 civilians, including at least 12 children*,…

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Published
8 October 2023
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Incident Date

16 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0268

Location

Civil defence center, Al Tuffah, Gaza, Palestinian territories
مركز الدفاع المدني في حي التفاح
On 16th October, 2023, at least six men working in the Palestinian civil defense were killed, and another seven employees were injured (two in a critical condition) as a result of an alleged Israeli airstrike on the civil defense center in Al Tufah neighborhood, east of Gaza City. All victims were reportedly providing humanitarian services…

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Published
8 October 2023
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Incident Date

7 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0019d

Location

East of al-Bureji camp, Deir al-Balah, Palestinian territories
شرق غزة
A 29-year-old Palestinian journalist working for the Fourth Authority News Agency, Mohammed Tohami (Abdel al-Salam) al-Salhi, was killed on 7th October, 2023, in what sources claim was a targeted gunfire attack allegedly by the Israeli military east of Al-Bureji Refugee Camp. According to Shireen Monitor, Mohammed was covering events on the eastern border of the…

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Published
7 October 2023
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