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

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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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
Airstrike, Airstrike and/or Artillery, Ground operation
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

7 December 2023

Incident Code

ISPT1576c

Location

قصر الباشا، حي الدرج، مدينة غزة, Al-Basha Palace, Al-Daraj neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories
On December 7, 2023, at least four civilians, all of whom were members of the Al-Razeq family, were reportedly killed when Qasr al-Basha (Al-Basha Palace) was bombed. Wegdan Khaled Abd al-Razeq (al-Ramlawi) was reportedly killed alongside her three children: Amal Sayyed Abed al-Razeq (12 years old), Amira Sayyed Abed al-Razeq (11 years old), and Adham…

Summary

Published
13 July 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Cultural Site
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

26 December 2024

Incident Code

ISPT261224o

Location

محيط مستشفى كمال عدوان, Zayed Roundabout in the vicinity of Kamal Adwan Hospital, Beit Lahia, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
At around 1:58 PM on Thursday, December 26, 2024, an airstrike or ground operation led by Israeli forces hit the Zayed Roundabout located approximately 500 meters from Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza Strip, reportedly killing 51-year-old paramedic Abdul Majeed Abu Al-Aish.  The second paramedic who accompanied him, Maher Al-Ajrami, was initially reported…

Summary

Published
13 July 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

26 December 2024

Incident Code

ISPT261224na

Location

بالقرب من مستشفى كمال عدوان، مخيم جباليا, Vicinity of Kamal Adwan Hospital, Beit Lahia, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
In the early hours of Thursday, 26th December 2024, a medic was killed in what appears to be a 'double tap' strike in front of Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia, Gaza Strip. Maintenance technician, 21-year-old Fares Khalil Ibrahim al-Hawdali, was responding to a first strike that had harmed civilians outside of the hospital when…

Summary

Published
13 July 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

26 December 2024

Incident Code

ISPT261224l

Location

بالقرب من مستشفى كمال عدوان، مخيم جباليا, Vicinity of Kamal Adwan Hospital, Beit Lahia, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
Throughout the night on 26 December 2024, Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia was reportedly attacked multiple times by the alleged detonation of Israeli military "robots" - remote controlled vehicles carrying boxes of explosives. One medical staff member, Hassan Rasim al-Dabous, was killed, while another medic was injured. The hospital suffered extensive damage. According to…

Summary

Published
13 July 2025
Strike Type
Ground operation
Infrastructure
Healthcare (Hospital)
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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