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 October 2024

Incident Code

ISPT201024k

Location

شمال قطاع غزة مدرسة أبو حسين بمخيم جباليا, Abu Hussein school, Jabalia camp, North Gaza, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
On Sunday afternoon (at around 16:12), October 20, 2024, at least two civilians were killed and others wounded in an alleged Israeli artillery shelling at the Abu Hussein school affiliated with the UN, in Jabalia camp, North Gaza Strip, which destroyed the school building. Many local and regional networks, including Sawt Beirut News, Al-Jazeera and…

Summary

Published
8 June 2025
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp, Education (Secondary School)
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

6 November 2024

Incident Code

ISPT061124e

Location

مدرسة حليمة السعدية في جبالي, Halima Al Sa’dia school, Jabalia refugee camp, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
Around 9am on November 6th 2024, Israeli aircraft allegedly bombed Halima Al Sa’dia school in Jabalia camp in North Gaza that was sheltering thousands of displaced people. The bombing sparked a fire, reportedly injuring and killing dozens of people sheltering there, according to the video report by Al Jazeera. The exact number and names of…

Summary

Published
8 June 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education (Secondary School), IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
12–24
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

28 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0691

Location

حي الصبرة جنوبي مدينة غزة, Al-Sabra Neighborhood, south of Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories
At least six civilians, including a child and an infant were killed, and multiple civilians were injured as part of a series of alleged Israeli airstrikes that occurred in the night on October 28, 2023, in the Al-Sabra neighborhood south of Gaza City. This is likely a significant undercount, with some sources putting the death…

Summary

Published
8 June 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Communications (Internet), Residential
Civilians reported killed
6–120
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Incendiary
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

23 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0528

Location

منزل عائلة الزناتي بخان يونس, al-Zanati family home in Khan Younis, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
On the morning of Monday, October 23, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike struck the Al-Zenati family home in the Al-Amal neighborhood west of Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip, killing four people, including three children, and injuring four, among them two women. The family home was completely destroyed. The earliest reports were from tweets reporting…

Summary

Published
8 June 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential (House)
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

5 November 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0914a

Location

قطاع غزة, Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories
On November 5, 2023, Dr. Halal al-Dulaimi, a female Iraqi doctor from Baghdad, was killed by an alleged Israeli airstrike while treating patients in the Gaza Strip. The exact location and time of the strike are unknown. The Facebook page "Doctor’s Lounge" and Sulaiman al-Fahd on X both stated that Dr. Halal was on duty as…

Summary

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

4–7 November, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0913a

Location

حي الصبرة بمدينة غزة, Al-Sabra neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories
Between November 4th and 7th, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike in the Al Sabra neighbourhood of Gaza City killed 33-year-old USAID contractor Hani Mohamed Fahkry Jnena (Janinah), his 32-year-old wife, Abeer (Abari) Amer Khalaf Ahl, and their two young daughters, Maryam Hani Mohamed Jnena, aged four, and Zeina Hani Mohamed Jnena, aged two. The family…

Summary

Published
8 June 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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