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

6 October 2024

Incident Code

ISPT061024a

Location

مدرسة الشافعي بالقرب من مسجد السوسي، مدينة غزة, Al Shaf’i School near Al Sousi Mosque, Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories
During the night of October 6, 2024, an Israeli aircraft allegedly bombed the Al Shafi’i School located near Al Sousi Mosque and in the vicinity of the Firas Market area in the al-Samar area, in the center of Gaza City. The school was serving as a shelter for displaced people, and the attack resulted in…

Summary

Published
15 December 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

4 October 2024

Incident Code

ISPT041024c

Location

بالقرب من مدرسة أحمد الكرد دير البلح, Vicinity of Ahmed Al Kurd School, Deir Al Balah, Deir Al Balah, Palestinian territories
At dawn on October 4, 2024, a declared Israeli airstrike struck a tent sheltering displaced people inside Ahmed Al Kurd School in the in Al Bassa area of Deir Al Balah, Gaza Strip, killing a 14-year-old boy and injuring several others, including children. Israeli forces claimed the strike was targeting a "command and control center"…

Summary

Published
15 December 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

3 October 2024

Incident Code

ISPT031024a

Location

بالقرب من مدرسة ذكور دير البلح الابتدائية أ، دير البلح, Vicinity of Deir Al Balah Primary School for Boys, Deir Al Balah, Deir Al Balah, Palestinian territories
At least one man was reportedly killed and a number of others were injured in a strike declared by the Israeli military on a tent for IDPs in a UNRWA school next to a government clinic in the city of Deir Al Balah in the Gaza Strip shortly before 1:36 AM on Thursday, 3 October…

Summary

Published
1 May 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military actors reported killed
0–1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

3 October 2024

Incident Code

ISPT031024q

Location

مخيم المغاز, Al Maghazi, Deir Al Balah, Palestinian territories
On October 3, 2024, at least three civilians were reported injured by alleged Israeli artillery shelling of a school sheltering displaced people in the Maghazi Refugee Camp, Deir Al Balah, Gaza Strip. At 9:23 local time, @Sa7atPlBreaking reported “three injuries in artillery shelling targeting a school sheltering displaced people east of Al Maghazi in the…

Summary

Published
15 December 2024
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

2 October 2024

Incident Code

ISPT021024i

Location

مدرسة مسقط، حي التفاح، مدينة غزة, Muscat School, Al Tuffah neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories
At approximately 2AM on Wednesday October 2nd 2024, at least 24 civilians were reportedly killed and dozens injured when the Israeli military conducted an airstrike on Muscat School, a shelter for displaced persons in the Al Tuffah neighbourhood in the east of Gaza City. A number of children were reportedly killed in the attack. The…

Summary

Published
15 December 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
24–31
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military actors reported killed
0–1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

2 October 2024

Incident Code

ISPT021024l

Location

مدرسة النصيرات المشتركة ج، مخيم النصيرات, Al Nuseirat Mixed School C, Nuseirat camp, Deir Al Balah, Palestinian territories
At least four civilians, all women and children, were killed and more than 15 others were injured in a declared Israeli airstrike that hit the Nuseirat Girls' School, an UNRWA school sheltering displaced people in the new camp north of Nuseirat Refugee Camp on October 2, 2024. Israeli forces declared the strike, stating that "numerous…

Summary

Published
15 December 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
4–8
Civilians reported injured
16–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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