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

1 August 2024

Incident Code

ISPT010824k

Location

مدرستي بدر ودلال المغربي في حي الشجاعية, Dalal Al Maghribi School and Badr School, Al Shuja'iyya neighbourhood, Gaza, Palestinian territories
During the evening of August 1st 2024, at least 10 civilians were killed by an alleged Israeli airstrike on Badr School and Dalal Al Maghribi School in the al-Shuja'iyya neighbourhood, east of Gaza City. In addition to those killed, sources reported that the number of those injured ranged from 30 to "more than 45." Airwars…

Summary

Published
11 October 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
10–16
Civilians reported injured
30–46
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

1 August 2024

Incident Code

ISPT010824l

Location

منطقة سطر الغربي، خانيونس, Al-Satar Al-Gharbi area, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
In the late evening of August 1st, 2024, an Israeli airstrike/drone strike allegedly struck the al-Agha family home on al-Badaw street in the Al-Satar Al-Gharbi area killing at least one civilian and injuring another. 69-year-old Rajha Yahya Isaeed al-Agha was killed in the strike, while her husband Mazid Hamdi Mallahi al-Agha, was hit in the…

Summary

Published
15 December 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

1 August 2024

Incident Code

ISPT010824m

Location

منطقة بئر كندا، رفح, Bir Canada area, Rafah, Rafah, Palestinian territories
On Thursday, August 1st, 2024, at least four civilians were reportedly killed in an alleged Israeli bombardment in the Bir Canada area of Rafah. The deceased were named as 21-year-old Karam Kamal Nasr, 30-year-old Saleh Akram al-Mughair, 28-year-old Muhammad Khader Awad and Ali Abu Younis. While sources agreed on the deaths of these four men, one source,…

Summary

Published
24 October 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

31 July 2024

Incident Code

ISPT310724j

Location

مخيم المغاز, Al-Maghazi, Deir al-Balah, Palestinian territories
Shortly before 11 PM on July 31, 2024, a civilian vehicle on Salah al-Din Street, near the northern entrance to the Al-Maghazi camp in the central Gaza Strip, was hit in an alleged Israeli airstrike, killing at least six civilians, all of them men, and injuring a number of others. Initial reports on the day,…

Summary

Published
8 December 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
6–8
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

27 July 2024

Incident Code

ISPT270724q

Location

بالقرب من تقاطع مصبح أو ميراج، رفح, Vicinity of Musbah or Miraj junction, Rafah, Rafah, Palestinian territories
Three civilians, including a child and two men, were killed and seven to eight civilians were injured in an alleged airstrike carried out by the Israeli military on the house of the Abu Hamid family in the Musbah/Miraj junction north of Rafah, Gaza Strip. The strike reportedly took place during the afternoon of Wednesday, the…

Summary

Published
15 December 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
7–8
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

27 July 2024

Incident Code

ISPT270724n

Location

مدرسة خديجة غرب دير البلح, Khadija School, Deir Al Balah, Gaza strip, Palestinian territories
Around midday on the 27th of July 2024, between 30 and 53 civilians, including at least 15 children and eight women, were killed and at least 100 others were injured by a declared Israeli airstrike on the Khadija school, Deir Al Balah, Gaza Strip. Sources detailed that the school was housing a large number of…

Summary

Published
27 November 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp, Healthcare, Education
Civilians reported killed
30–53
Civilians reported injured
100–111
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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