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 June 2024

Incident Code

ISPT060624a

Location

مدرسة ذكور الإعدادية د "السردي" التي تؤوي نازحين بمخيم ٢ في النصيرات وسط القطاع, “Al-Sardi” preparatory boys’ school, which houses displaced persons in Camp 2 in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip, Deir al Balah, Palestinian territories
On the night of Thursday, June 6th, 2024, a declared Israeli airstrike hit the "Al-Sardi" Preparatory Boys' School in Camp 2, located in the Nuseirat Refugee Camp in the central Gaza Strip. The school, affiliated with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), was being used as a shelter for displaced…

Summary

Published
16 May 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education (Secondary School)
Civilians reported killed
33–45
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military actors reported killed
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

24 June 2024

Incident Code

ISPT240624b

Location

محيط دوار بني سهيلا شرق مدينة خانيونس, Vicinity of the Bani Suhaila roundabout, east of Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, Gaza Strip, Palestinian territories
At 4:50 PM on Monday, June 24, 2024, an alleged Israeli airstrike struck a group of civilians in the vicinity of the Bani Suhaila roundabout east of  Khan Yunis, southern Gaza, reportedly killing at least nine identified civilians, including personnel providing aid and two children, and up to 12 civilians, and injuring 22 other. According…

Summary

Published
9 May 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
9–12
Civilians reported injured
22
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

16 November 2024

Incident Code

ISPT161124i

Location

مدرسة أبو عاصي، مخيم الشاطئ, Abu Asi school, Al Shati camp, Gaza, Palestinian territories
On Saturday, November 16, 2024, at least 10 people were reportedly killed and 20 injured, including women and children, following suspected Israeli airstrikes on Abu Asi School in the Al-Shati Refugee Camp, located near the beach, west of Gaza City. Multiple reports similar to Belafkih Chennaoui’s post describe "severed heads and charred bodies" at the…

Summary

Published
1 May 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education, IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
10–11
Civilians reported injured
20
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

10 November 2023

Incident Code

ISPT1019

Location

مستشفى القدس في حي تل الهوا غرب غزة, Al-Quds Hospital in the Tal Al-Hawa, Gaza, Palestinian territories
Shortly before 3:00pm on Friday November 10th, 2023 one person was killed and at least 20 others, including many children, were injured when alleged Israeli snipers opened fire on Al-Quds Hospital, in the Tel-al Hawa Neighbourhood, west of Gaza. Medical staff, patients and more than 14,000 displaced people were reportedly sheltering in Al-Quds Hospital, when…

Summary

Published
1 May 2025
Strike Type
Artillery, Ground operation
Infrastructure
Healthcare (Hospital)
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
20–28
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

23 April 2025

Incident Code

ISPT230425s

Location

بحر بيت لاهيا قرب منطقة السودانية, Beit Lahia sea area, Sudanese area, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
During the morning of April 23, 2025, a fisherman was killed and others were injured on the seashore of Beit Lahia, near the Sudanese area in the North of Gaza, by an alleged Israeli shooting from a naval vessel stationed west of the al-Waha area. The incident was widely reported on social media (News source,…

Summary

Published
23 April 2025
Strike Type
Naval bombardment
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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