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

4 November 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0885

Location

منزل في مخيم الشاطئ غربي مدينة غزة, A house in al-Shati Refugee Camp, west of Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories
During the evening of  November 4, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike struck a residential house in al-Shati (Beach) Refugee Camp, west of Gaza City, reportedly killing a number of civilians, including a man, and injuring at least five civilians, including an elderly man, two children and an infant. Various online sources and witness accounts depicted…

Summary

Published
4 July 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential, Commerce (Market)
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

4 December 2023

Incident Code

ISPT1474

Location

جباليا البلد, Jabalia al-Balad, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
Just before 8:12 PM on December 4, 2023, a number of homes in Jabalia al-Balad, north of the Gaza Strip, were struck by an alleged Israeli airstrike and/or artillery strike, resulting in more than 15 reported fatalities among civilians and multiple injuries, most of them from the Asaliya family. Reports of the incident spread across…

Summary

Published
4 July 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
16–21
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

24 November 2024

Incident Code

ISPT241124a

Location

مستشفى كمال عدوان، بيت لاهيا, Kamal Adwan Hospital, Beit Lahia, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
Around midnight on Sunday, November 4, 2024, at least one civilian, a doctor, was injured in an alleged Israeli strike that hit the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia, North Gaza governorate, in the Gaza Strip. Sources identified the victim as Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital. The specific munition allegedly…

Summary

Published
3 July 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
Healthcare (Hospital)
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

4 December 2023

Incident Code

ISPT1467

Location

منطقة أبو زيتون، مخيم جباليا, Abu Zeitoun area, Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
An unknown number of civilians were reported injured in shelling that took place in shelter centers in the Abu Zeitoun area of Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza on December 4, 2023. News agencies including Shehab Agency and Al-Arabiya Palestine reported “violent and successive bombardments” and “heavy shelling” in the area in which civilians were sheltering.…

Summary

Published
2 July 2025
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

9 November 2023

Incident Code

ISPT1009

Location

بالقرب من مستشفى الكويت، رفح, Vicinity of Kuwaiti Hospital, Rafah, Rafah, Palestinian territories
On November 9, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike struck the house of the Jabr family in the Shaboura Refugee Camp in Rafah in the South of Gaza. One source reported that the strike killed one and injured “a number” of others. There is no further indication of the identity of the victims of the airstrike…

Summary

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

9 November 2023

Incident Code

ISPT1010

Location

رفح, Rafah, Rafah, Palestinian territories
On November 9th, 2023, photojournalist of Al-Ghad TV Saeed al-Majdalawi was injured in Rafah, Southern Gaza, while covering a reported Israeli bombing of a residential house. The incident was reported by both the PalinfoAr Twitter account and Qalat Aljanoub Post, in addition to various other online sources. The available information indicated that Al-Majdalawi sustained injuries during…

Summary

Published
2 July 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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