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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Civilian Casualty Incidents — Israel and Gaza

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Incident Date

27 May 2025

Incident Code

ISPT270525t

Location

مركز توزيع مساعدات الشركة الأمريكية، رفح, Area of GHF Aid Distribution Centers, Rafah, Rafah, Palestinian territories
On the evening of May 27th, 2025, at least one child and one man,  17-year-old Muhannad Hani Mohammad Seyam and 29-year-old Salem Atta Salem Abu Musa, were reportedly killed near a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) aid point in Rafah, Gaza Strip. At least a dozen other people were reportedly injured. GHF was established as an…

Summary

Published
19 June 2025
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
2–10
Civilians reported injured
12–50
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

18–19 April, 2025

Incident Code

ISPT1804258j

Location

المواصي، خان يونس, Al-Mawasi, southwest of Khan Younis, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
From the evening of April 18, 2025 till the dawn of April 19, 2025, a series of alleged Israeli attacks with a SkyStriker drone hit the tents of displaced people, setting them ablaze, in the Mawasi area of ​​Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip, killing at least 12 civilians, including nine children and two…

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Published
8 June 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
Residential, IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
12
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

17 April 2025

Incident Code

ISPT170425i

Location

بالقرب من مستشفى كمال عدوان، مخيم جباليا, Vicinity of Kamal Adwan Hospital, Beit Lahia, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
Six members of the displaced al-Atal family were reportedly killed shortly after midnight on 17 April 2025 when Israeli forces allegedly bombed their tent with a SkyStriker drone in al-Razan, an area of Beit Lahia near Kamal Adwan Hospital. Two of the victims were adults, and four were their children, all under the age of…

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Published
8 June 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential, IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

16–17 April, 2025

Incident Code

ISPT170425zc

Location

شارع الداخلية، مخيم جباليا, Al-Dakhiliya Street, Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
During the night between 16 and 17 April 2025, an alleged Israeli SkyStriker drone, commonly known as a suicide drone, hit the tent of the Asaliyeh family in the Jabalia Refugee Camp/Jabalia al-Balad, the north of the Gaza strip, killing seven of the family members and injuring at least 13 others, including two children. The…

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Published
8 June 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
Residential, IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
7–13
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

23 March 2025

Incident Code

ISPT230325c

Location

شارع روني، المواصي، خان يونس, Rouni Street, Al-Mawasi, Khan Younis, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
Shortly after midnight on Sunday, 23 March 2025, a senior Hamas Political Bureau member, head of Hamas’ planning and development office in the southern Gaza Strip, 65-year-old Salah Al-Bardawil, and his wife, Umm Mohammed, were killed by a declared  Israeli airstrike on their tent on Roni Street in the al-Sumoud Camp for displaced people in…

Summary

Published
13 July 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

23 March 2025

Incident Code

ISPT230325z

Location

منطقة حشاشين، رفح, Al-Hashashin area, Rafah, Rafah, Palestinian territories
In a series of deadly shootings starting in the early hours of Sunday, March 23, 2025, and continuing till at least 5:45 a.m., eight Palestinian paramedics and an UNRWA employee were allegedly shot dead in the Al-Hashashin area in the Tal al-Sultan neighbourhood of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip; a remaining paramedic was arrested…

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Published
23 March 2025
Strike Type
Ground operation
Infrastructure
Healthcare (Ambulance)
Civilians reported killed
9
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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