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

15 October 2024

Incident Code

ISPT151024u

Location

عناصر تأمين المساعدات في منطقة المشروع شرقي مدينة رفح, Al-Mashrou’ area, east of Rafah, Gaza Strip, Palestinian territories
Shortly before 10:35 am on the 15th of October 2024, five humanitarian aid security personnel were reported injured by an alleged Israeli drone strike on the Al-Mashrou’ area, east of Rafah city in the southern Gaza Strip. Safa PS initially reported at 10:35 am that there were five injuries as a result of the reported…

Summary

Published
30 May 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported injured
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

18 March 2025

Incident Code

ISPT180325zj

Location

شارع وادي العرايس، الشجاعي، مدينة غزة, Wadi Al-Arais Street, Shujaya neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories
At least 30 members of the Qreiqeh family were killed and others, including a young girl, were wounded by alleged Israeli airstrikes on their family homes on Wadi Al-Arayes Street in Shujaiyya neighborhood, Gaza on March 18, 2025. Tweets from @PalinfoAr initially reported "martyrs and injuries" from the bombing of homes belonging to the Qreiqeh…

Summary

Published
30 May 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
30–41
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

18 March 2025

Incident Code

ISPT180325zzb

Location

منطقة طابة زارع، مدينة رفح, Tabat Zare'i area, Rafah, Rafah, Palestinian territories
At least 18 civilians, including seven children and four women, were reportedly killed by an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Jarghon family home in the Tabat Zarea area east of Rafah at dawn on 18 March, 2025. 72-year-old Eid Mansour Jarghon, was killed with his sons, 38-year-old Jihad Eid Jarghon and 41-year-old Mohammed Eid Jarghon,…

Summary

Published
29 May 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
18
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

18 March 2025

Incident Code

ISPT180325ya

Location

حي التفاح، مدينة غزة, Al-Tuffah neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories
At least thirteen civilians and one militant were killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike on a family home in the early hours of March 18th, 2025. The strikes were among those that signalled the end of a ceasefire agreement in Gaza, which had been in place since January. Three women and nine children were reported…

Summary

Published
29 May 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
13–14
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

18 March 2025

Incident Code

ISPT180325n

Location

حي الصبرة، مدينة غزة, Al-Sabra neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories
At dawn on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, a declared Israeli airstrike killed a prominent member of the Hamas’ political bureau and Head of the Emergency Committee of Hamas, Muhammad Daoud al-Jamasi, along with eight members of his family, including three women and four children, when the strike hit the home of the al-Jamasi family in…

Summary

Published
23 May 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
9
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

18 March 2025

Incident Code

ISPT180325u

Location

مدرسة التابعين في حي الدرج بمدينة غزة, Al-Tabi'in School, Al-Daraj neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories
At least 25 civilians, including at least two women and three children, were killed and a number of civilians were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on Al-Tabi'in School, which hosted hundreds of displaced people at the time of the strike in the Al-Daraj neighborhood of Gaza City around 2 am on Tuesday, March 18,…

Summary

Published
23 May 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education (Secondary School)
Civilians reported killed
25–31
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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