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

20 November 2024

Incident Code

ISPT201124n

Location

مدرسة عوني الحرثاني, Awni al-Harathani School, Beit Lahia, Northern Gaza, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
Shortly before 2:45 p.m. on 20 November 2024 three civilians, including two children, were reportedly killed when the Israeli military allegedly launched an attack on Awni al-Harthani School in Beit Lahia, which was sheltering displaced people at the time of the attack. At 2:45 p.m., the Safa news agency reported that three civilians were killed…

Summary

Published
4 July 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike), Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Education
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

20 November 2024

Incident Code

ISPT201124l

Location

مدرسة خالد بن الوليد قرب وزارة التربية والتعليم في مخيم النصيرات, Khalid bin al-Walid School (Southern Building), near the Ministry of Education, Camp 2, South of Nuseirat Camp, Deir al-Balah, Deir al-Balah, Palestinian territories
Around 16:00 on 20 November 2024 at least seven displaced people from two families - including three women and two children - were reportedly killed, and up to 15 others injured, in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the southern building of the Khalid bin al-Walid Secondary School for Boys, located near the Ministry of Education…

Summary

Published
6 September 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education (Secondary School)
Civilians reported killed
7–10
Civilians reported injured
15
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

19 November 2024

Incident Code

ISPT191124g

Location

أثناء تعبئة المياه أمام بوابة مدرسة بيت لاهيا, filling water in front of the gate of Beit Lahia School, Beit Lahia, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
At least one person was killed and an unknown number were injured by an alleged Israeli airstrike and/or artillery strike on a water filling station in front of the Beit Lahia School in Beit Lahia, Northern Gaza, on November 19, 2024. Several news outlets, including Al Arabiya Palestine and Al Jazeera Palestine confirmed the death…

Summary

Published
10 March 2025
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Water (Well), Education
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

18 November 2024

Incident Code

ISPT181124e

Location

منطقة العطار, المواصي, Al-Attar area, Al-Mawasi, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
Shortly before 2am on November 18th 2024, four people from the Al-Hassan family, including two children, were reportedly killed and “a number” of others were injured when an alleged Israeli military helicopter bombed tents sheltering internally displaced people in the Al-Attar area of the Mawasi camp in Khan Younis. Engineer Al-Waleed Khaled Abu al-Hassan, his…

Summary

Published
18 November 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

16 November 2024

Incident Code

ISPT161124i

Location

مدرسة أبو عاصي، مخيم الشاطئ, Abu Asi school, Al Shati camp, Gaza, Palestinian territories
On Saturday, November 16, 2024, at least 10 people were reportedly killed and 20 injured, including women and children, following suspected Israeli airstrikes on Abu Asi School in the Al-Shati Refugee Camp, located near the beach, west of Gaza City. Multiple reports similar to Belafkih Chennaoui’s post describe "severed heads and charred bodies" at the…

Summary

Published
1 May 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education, IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
10–11
Civilians reported injured
20
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

15 November 2024

Incident Code

ISPT151124o

Location

المواصي، خان يونس, Al-Mawasi, southwest of Khan Younis, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
On 15th November 2024, an alleged Israeli strike on a tent housing displaced people in a camp in the coastal Mawasi region in Khan Younis killed at least 10 civilians, including six children, and injured 10 more, including three with serious wounds. The Palestinian Center for Human Rights reported that “At approximately 1:00 PM, an…

Summary

Published
6 February 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
10
Civilians reported injured
10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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