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.

More details on our methodology page.

Incidents
1299 incidents
Order results by:
Incident Date Publication Date

Incident Date

17 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0332d

Location

مخيم بوريجي, Bureji camp, Deir al-Balah, Palestinian territories
On October 17, 2023, six-year-old Aya (Ayat) Muhammad Awni Abu Aoun and her five-year-old brother Abdullah Muhammad Awni Abu Aoun died in an alleged Israeli airstrike that impacted their home in the Gaza Strip. Though sources did not include a specific location for the strike, Facebook user Al-Bureij Gathering remembered the children as “beautiful martyrs of…

Summary

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

Incident Date

24 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0583

Location

a house for the “Awad” family in Al Nusairat camp, Deir al Balah, Palestinian territories
An alleged Israeli airstrike on the home of the Awad family in the Nuseirat Refugee Camp in the central Gaza Strip at 14:15 on Tuesday, October 24, 2023, killed at least 25 identified civilians, including five women and twelve children, and injured at least three others. The attack killed three engineers, a teacher, an artist,…

Summary

Published
29 March 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential, IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
25
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
View Incident

Incident Date

21 June 2024

Incident Code

ISPT210624l

Location

الشجاعي، مدينة غزة, Shujaiya neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories
A number of people were injured by an alleged Israeli bombing of a house in the Shujaiya neighborhood, east of Gaza City on June 21, 2024. Al Jazeera and @ShehabAgency reported on "injuries" as a result of an Israeli bombing in Shujaiya, in additional to other local sources, and none specified how many people were…

Summary

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

Incident Date

23 March 2025

Incident Code

ISPT230325z

Location

منطقة حشاشين، رفح, Al-Hashashin area, Rafah, Rafah, Palestinian territories
In a series of deadly shootings starting in the early hours of Sunday, March 23, 2025, and continuing till at least 5:45 a.m., eight Palestinian paramedics and an UNRWA employee were allegedly shot dead in the Al-Hashashin area in the Tal al-Sultan neighbourhood of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip; a remaining paramedic was arrested…

Summary

Published
23 March 2025
Strike Type
Ground operation
Infrastructure
Healthcare (Ambulance)
Civilians reported killed
9
Civilians reported injured
2
Military actors reported killed
0–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Israeli Military
View Incident

Incident Date

23 March 2025

Incident Code

ISPT230325h

Location

مجمع ناصر الطبي, خان يونس, Nasser Medical Complex, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
Up to five people were reported killed and up to “dozens” injured in a declared Israeli airstrike on the Nasser medical complex in Khan Younis on the evening of 23 March, 2025. The strike was reported to have hit the emergency wing of the hospital, causing an extensive fire to break out. Out of the…

Summary

Published
23 March 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Healthcare (Hospital)
Civilians reported killed
2–5
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
View Incident

Incident Date

5 July 2024

Incident Code

ISPT050724qa

Location

خان يونس, Khan Younis, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
Injuries were reported after an alleged Israeli shelling of humanitarian aid security personnel east of Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip on 5 July, 2024. While none of the sources provided a specific injury toll, some of the injured were reported as being in critical condition. According to Al Arabiya TV correspondent Abdullah Muqdad, the…

Summary

Published
10 March 2025
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
View Incident