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

3 July 2024

Incident Code

ISPT030724x

Location

منطقة المطار، رفح, Vicinity of Airport area, Rafah, Rafah, Palestinian territories
Injuries reportedly resulted from the bombing of security trucks for humanitarian aid in the airport area east of Rafah on July 3, 2024. Mohamed Awad reported on Facebook that "injuries" resulted from a bombing "a group of security trucks in the airport area, east of the city of Rafah". A tweet from @WaLiiD2024 provided similar…

Summary

Published
29 March 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Humanitarian (Aid Convoy)
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

20 January 2025

Incident Code

ISPT200125a

Location

رفح, Rafah, Rafah, Palestinian territories
Three children were injured after an alleged Israeli ordnance exploded in Rafah on 20 January, 2025; this occurred a day into the Israeli-Hamas ceasefire in early 2025. One of the wounded was identified as Waseem Abu al-Hussin. Early sources reported two injuries, a figure that subsequent reports later increased to three. Waseem’s father, Sadi Abu…

Summary

Published
29 March 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

25 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0602

Location

عمارة الهليس قرب مستشفى القدس جنوب مدينة غزة, Al-Halees building near Al-Quds Hospital, south of Gaza City, Gaza Strip, Gaza, Palestinian territories
At dawn on Wednesday, October 25, 2023, a young woman, Samira Samir Mahmoud al-Halis and her younger brother, Amr (Amaro) Samir Mahmoud al-Halis were killed along with seven other civilians, and fifteen civilians were reportedly injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Al-Halees Building located near the Al-Quds Hospital, south of Gaza City. According…

Summary

Published
29 March 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential (Apartment Building)
Civilians reported killed
2–9
Civilians reported injured
15
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

24 September 2024–4 October 2025

Incident Code

ISPT041024v

Location

خان يونس أو رفح, Khan Younis or Rafah, Khan Younis or Rafah, Palestinian territories
On October 4, 2024, Salah Sheikh al-Eid passed away after succumbing to his injuries sustained in an earlier attack. Al-Eid had been caught up in a bombing or shelling that had occurred either a week or 10 days previously in Rafah or Khan Younis. The date of this incident has therefore been put as September…

Summary

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

7 November 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0943

Location

رفح, Rafah, Rafah, Palestinian territories
At least 23 civilians were killed and “a number” injured after an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Al-Riyati family residence near the Qeshta factory in Rafah, after midnight on 7 November, 2023. 68-year-old Musa Youssef Award al-Riyati was killed with his wife, Abla Hussein Mohammed al-Riyati, and his four daughters: his eldest, 44-year-old Mai; 29-year-old…

Summary

Published
29 March 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
23
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

24 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0734

Location

Musa family’s home in Al Saudi neighborhood in Rafah, Rafah, Palestinian territories
During the evening of Tuesday, the 24th of October 2023, at least nine civilians, including three women and three children, were killed and others injured during an alleged Israeli bombardment on the Musa family home in the Saudi neighbourhood of Rafah in the Gaza Strip. It was reported that all of those in the house…

Summary

Published
29 March 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
9–10
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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