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

7 November 2024

Incident Code

ISPT071124u

Location

مدرسة الرمال, Al Rimal school, Al Nasr Street, Al Rimal neighborhood of Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories
Shortly before 6 PM on Thursday, November 7, 2024, Al-Rimal School in Gaza, located on Al-Nasr Street in the western Al Rimal neighborhood of Gaza City, which was reportedly sheltering thousands of displaced individuals, mostly from Beit Hanoun, was allegedly bombed by the Israeli military. The attack resulted in the deaths of at least three…

Summary

Published
4 July 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
3–6
Civilians reported injured
2–9
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

25 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0598

Location

Al-Farra family in Khan Younis, North of the Gaza Strip, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
On the morning of Wednesday, October 25, 2023, multiple homes belonging to members of the Al-Farra family in the Mahatta area of Khan Yunis, the Gaza Strip, were hit by an alleged Israeli airstrike, killing at least 14 civilians, including seven women and five children, and injuring 20 others, including three children. One of the…

Summary

Published
4 July 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
13–14
Civilians reported injured
20
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

2 June 2025

Incident Code

ISPT020625v

Location

مركز توزيع مساعدات الشركة الأمريكية، رفح, Vicinity of aid distribution center, West of Rafah, Rafah, Palestinian territories
On Monday, 2nd June 2025, a boy was killed when he was allegedly shot by the Israeli Military near an aid distribution centre run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in southern Gaza. The victim was identified as Muhammad Saleh Eid al-Humaidah. On Twitter/X, Sa7atPlBreaking shared, “A martyr was killed in a shooting attack near the…

Summary

Published
4 July 2025
Strike Type
Ground operation
Infrastructure
Humanitarian (Food/Water Distribution)
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

2 June 2025

Incident Code

ISPT020625u

Location

مركز توزيع مساعدات الشركة الأمريكية، رفح, Vicinity of aid distribution center, West of Rafah, Rafah, Palestinian territories
On June 2 2025, three civilians - 28-year-old Ahmed Abdel Karim Hussein Shaheen, Hussein Nayef Abdullah Abu Matar, and 19-year-old Muhannad Abdel Fattah Muhammed Saad - were killed and around 35 others were wounded by alleged Israeli military gun fire near an aid center in Rafah during humanitarian aid distribution. Sa7atPIBreaking on X/Twitter reported that…

Summary

Published
4 July 2025
Strike Type
Ground operation
Infrastructure
Humanitarian (Food/Water Distribution)
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
35
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

18 March 2025

Incident Code

ISPT180325g

Location

مخيم البريج, Al-Bureij Camp, Deir al-Balah, Palestinian territories
Shortly before 1:35 AM on Tuesday, 18th of March 2025, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the Batran family home in Block 5 of the al-Bureij Refugee Camp, in the Gaza Strip, resulting in the deaths of Hamas military leader Mohammed Mahmoud Abed Hadi al-Batran and his 35-year-old brother, Ahmed Mahmoud Abed Hadi al-Batran, and the…

Summary

Published
4 July 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential, IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

4 November 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0888

Location

سوق البساطات في حي الشجاعية، مدينة غزة, Al-Bastat Market, Al-Shujaiya neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories
During the morning of ​​ Saturday, November 4, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit Al-Bastat Market in the Al-Shujaiya neighbourhood of Gaza City. At least seven civilians, including four children and a woman, were reportedly killed in the strike, with multiple members from the Abu Ajwa and the Abu Jabal families identified among the deceased.…

Summary

Published
4 July 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Commerce (Market)
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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