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

24 July 2024

Incident Code

ISPT240724m

Location

جورت اللوت, Jourat al-Lout, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
Five civilians, including a twelve-year-old boy, were reportedly killed and others injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on a car belonging to the Gaza Electricity Distribution Company (GEDCO) traveling through Jourat al-Lout in Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip, on the afternoon of Wednesday 24th July 2024. Those immediately killed in the incident, reported by Tariq…

Summary

Published
5 March 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

18 July 2024

Incident Code

ISPT180724o

Location

بوابة مدرسة الفلاح في حي الزيتون, Al-Falah School Gate, al-Zaytoun Neighbourhood, southeast of Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories
On 18 July 2024, two people were reportedly killed and up to eight people injured when an Israeli drone strike allegedly hit al-Falah School near the gates of the complex in the al-Zaytoun neighbourhood of southeastern Gaza City. According to Ramallah News, the school, located near al-Shafi’i Mosque, was reportedly an UNRWA-affiliated school that was…

Summary

Published
15 August 2025
Strike Type
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
8
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

16 July 2024

Incident Code

ISPT160724l

Location

مدرسة الرازي أو النص, Al Razi (Al Nus) school, Camp 2 in Al Nuseirat camp, Gaza Strip, Deir al Balah, Palestinian territories
At around 11 AM on Tuesday, 16th July 2024, at least 18 civilians, including three women, at least eight children, and a Palestinian journalist, were killed, and up to 72 civilians were injured in a declared Israeli airstrike on Al-Razi School, affiliated with the UNRWA relief agency and sheltering displaced people. The school was located…

Summary

Published
15 December 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education (Secondary School)
Civilians reported killed
18–23
Civilians reported injured
50–72
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

15 July 2024

Incident Code

ISPT150724a

Location

مخيم المغاز, Al-Maghazi Camp, Deir al-Balah, Palestinian territories
On Monday, July 15th 2024, at least four civilians were reportedly killed and three others were wounded in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the al-Maghazi refugee camp in Deir al-Balah. The strike reportedly hit the home of the al-Manama family, killing at least four family members. The reported number of casualties varied across sources. While…

Summary

Published
28 September 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Residential, IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

15 July 2024

Incident Code

ISPT150724b

Location

مخيم المغاز, Al-Maghazi refugee camp, Deir al-Balah, Palestinian territories
On July 15th, 2024, shortly before 5:05 PM, an alleged Israeli airstrike on Mohammed Salem Salama’s house in the al-Maghazi refugee camp killed him alongside his wife Iman Salama and their three daughters Maryam Salama, Banan Salama, and Afnan Salama. Jihad Rakha, a friend of the Salama family, and Sherifa Ismail Saidam, a neighbour of the Salama…

Summary

Published
24 October 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

15 July 2024

Incident Code

ISPT150724c

Location

حي الشجاعية، مدينة غزة, Al-Shujaiya neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories
The morning of Monday July 15th 2024, at least three civilians were killed and a number of others were injured by alleged Israeli bombings in the Al-Shujaiya neighborhood in Gaza. The names of the three confirmed killed are Fadi Iyad Abu Sharbi, Muhammad Aoun Al-Akshiya, and Muhammad Ashraf Al-Arqan. At 11:00, a Safa correspondent reported…

Summary

Published
28 September 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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