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

17 April 2025

Incident Code

ISPT170425i

Location

بالقرب من مستشفى كمال عدوان، مخيم جباليا, Vicinity of Kamal Adwan Hospital, Beit Lahia, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
Six members of the displaced al-Atal family were reportedly killed shortly after midnight on 17 April 2025 when Israeli forces allegedly bombed their tent with a SkyStriker drone in al-Razan, an area of Beit Lahia near Kamal Adwan Hospital. Two of the victims were adults, and four were their children, all under the age of…

Summary

Published
8 June 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential, IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

16–17 April, 2025

Incident Code

ISPT170425zc

Location

شارع الداخلية، مخيم جباليا, Al-Dakhiliya Street, Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
During the night between 16 and 17 April 2025, an alleged Israeli SkyStriker drone, commonly known as a suicide drone, hit the tent of the Asaliyeh family in the Jabalia Refugee Camp/Jabalia al-Balad, the north of the Gaza strip, killing seven of the family members and injuring at least 13 others, including two children. The…

Summary

Published
8 June 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
Residential, IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
7–13
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

23 March 2025

Incident Code

ISPT230325za

Location

منطقة حشاشين، رفح, Al-Hashashin area, Rafah, Rafah, Palestinian territories
In a series of deadly Israeli shootings in the early hours of March 23, 2025, six Civil Defense members were shot dead in the Al-Hashashin area in the Tal al-Sultan neighborhood of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. All the victims had been dispatched to help Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) members who had gone…

Summary

Published
8 June 2025
Strike Type
Ground operation
Infrastructure
Emergency Services, Healthcare (Ambulance)
Civilians reported killed
6
Military actors reported killed
0–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

18 March 2025

Incident Code

ISPT180325m

Location

جباليا البلد, Jabalia al-Balad, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
At dawn on Tuesday, 18 March 2025, a declared Israeli airstrike on Jabalia al-Balad located north of Gaza City targeted the Director General of Hamas’s internal security forces, 55-year-old Commander Major General Bahjat (Bahajat) Hassan Abu Sultan (Abu Al-Baraa), killing him along with his nine-year-old son, Amir Bahjat Hassan Abu Sultan. The Israeli military declared…

Summary

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

25 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0603

Location

Home of journalist Saed Al-Halabi,  Al-Hoja Street in the Al-Hawja area of Jabalia Camp, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
In the early hours of Wednesday, October 25, 2023, an Israeli airstrike allegedly hit the home of 42-year-old Al-Aqsa Media Network journalist Saed Samir Mahmoud al-Halabi, killing him and at least 20 members of his family, including five women and six children, injuring up to 19 civilians, including an infant, and reducing his family home…

Summary

Published
8 June 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential, IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
20
Civilians reported injured
17–19
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

1 November 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0798

Location

حي الفالوجا, Al-Faluja neighbourhood, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
On Wednesday, November 1, 2023, at least 86 civilians, including at least 25 women and at least 30 children, were reported killed, hundreds were reportedly injured, including men, women and children, and more than 60 civilians remained missing under the rubble after an alleged Israeli airstrike on the house of Abu Eida family and eight…

Summary

Published
8 June 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential, IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
86–90
Civilians reported injured
100–200
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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