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

25 December 2024

Incident Code

ISPT251224l

Location

مستشفى كمال عدوان، بيت لاهيا, Kamal Adwan Hospital, Beit Lahia, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
At around 4 PM on Wednesday, December 25, 2024, Israeli forces allegedly attacked a building adjacent to the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia, North Gaza Strip. The strike reportedly injured patients and medical staff and damaged the hospital’s generators and fuel tanks. The incident was reported by the Palestinian Press Agency (Safa News), though…

Summary

Published
2 July 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Healthcare (Hospital)
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

23 December 2024

Incident Code

ISPT231224p

Location

بالقرب من مستشفى كمال عدوان، بيت لاهيا, Vicinity of Kamal Adwan Hospital, Beit Lahia, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
In the early afternoon of Monday (at around 13:47), December 23, 2024, a man was killed in front of the gate of Kamal Adwan Hospital, in the Jabalia camp, North Gaza, by an alleged Israeli strike. His name was Kamel Mahmoud Abu Saif “Abu Arafa” and he was reportedly initially injured by the strike, but…

Summary

Published
4 July 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
Healthcare, IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

23 December 2024

Incident Code

ISPT231224v

Location

بالقرب من مستشفى كمال عدوان، بيت لاهيا, Vicinity of Kamal Adwan Hospital, Beit Lahia, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
On 23rd December 2024, at least 20 people, including five medical staff members, were injured, after alleged Israeli booby traps located outside Kamal Adwan Hospital in Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip exploded. The explosives reportedly caused significant damage to Kamal Adwan Hospital and the surrounding streets. Several news outlets, including Safa News, Al Jazeera,…

Summary

Published
4 July 2025
Strike Type
Ground operation
Infrastructure
Healthcare (Hospital)
Civilians reported injured
20
Causes of Death / Injury
Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

21 December 2024

Incident Code

ISPT211224e

Location

بالقرب من مستشفى كمال عدوان، مخيم جباليا, Vicinity of Kamal Adwan Hospital, Beit Lahia, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
At least two people were killed and others injured after an alleged Israeli airstrike near Beit Lahia’s Kamal Adwan Hospital on 21 December, 2024. All sources that specified casualty tolls reported two deaths, and multiple injuries. Safa News initially reported that "martyrs and wounded" resulted from an Israeli raid in the vicinity of Kamal Adwan…

Summary

Published
21 December 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
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

21 December 2024

Incident Code

ISPT211224k

Location

بالقرب من مستشفى كمال عدوان، مخيم جباليا, Kamal Adwan Hospital, Beit Lahia, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
In the late evening of Saturday 21 December 2024, at least one member of the medical staff at the Kamal Adwan Hospital, and possibly more civilians, were reportedly injured in an alleged Israeli bombardment of the hospital which sources said occurred without prior warning and involved a combination of airstrikes and/or drone strikes, shelling from…

Summary

Published
13 July 2025
Strike Type
Ground operation, Airstrike, Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1–10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

19 December 2024

Incident Code

ISPT191224e

Location

بالقرب من مستشفى كمال عدوان، مخيم جباليا, Vicinity of Kamal Adwan Hospital, Beit Lahia, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
On the evening of December 19, 2024, at least two individuals were reported killed and others injured in an alleged airstrike and/or artillery strike on a residential home near Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza Strip. The first report came from Safa News at 17:22, which stated that injuries had occurred. Later, AyyamGaza…

Summary

Published
13 July 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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