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

22 October 2024

Incident Code

ISPT221024e

Location

مدرسة زيد بن حارثة في بيت لاهيا, Zaid Bin Haritha School, Beit Lahia, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
Between four and seven civilians, including one child, were reportedly killed and at least five civilians, including at least two children, were injured as a result of alleged Israeli artillery shelling of the Zaid bin Haritha School hosting dozens of displaced people and surrounding streets, located in Beit Lahia, North Gaza, on the evening of…

Summary

Published
5 March 2025
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
4–7
Civilians reported injured
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

4 November 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0861

Location

مخيم المغازي, Al-Maghazi camp, Deir al-Balah, Palestinian territories
During the night of November 4, 2023, at least 48 people were killed, including infants and children, and dozens were injured in an alleged Israeli bombardment of the Al-Maghazi Refugee Camp located in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip. That day, @ShehabAgency reported that “a number of martyrs and injuries were transferred in the targeting of two…

Summary

Published
5 March 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential
Civilians reported killed
47–52
Civilians reported injured
12–100
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

29 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0735

Location

A bus on Street 10, South Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories
During the morning of October 29, 2023, a bus on Street 10 south of Gaza City was allegedly struck by an Israeli airstrike while carrying civilians resulting in “a number” of  civilians killed and injured. A photo from Roya News showed the vehicle completely destroyed and burned with the windows broken and pieces of rubble…

Summary

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

2 October 2024

Incident Code

ISPT021024a

Location

حي المنارة، خانيونس, Al-Manara, Khan Younis, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
On Wednesday, October 2, 2024, an alleged Israeli bombardment struck the Abu Taha family home in Al-Manara, Khan Younis, before dawn. The attack resulted in multiple casualties, including the deaths of nine family members: five women, two men, and two children. This incident was reported by various news agencies and shared by social media users.…

Summary

Published
4 March 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
12–15
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

5–6 November, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0914c

Location

قطاع غزة, the Gaza Strip, the Gaza Strip, Palestinian territories
Three young men from the Abu al-Omrain family were reportedly killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Gaza Strip on 5th/6th November 2023. The three men reported to have been killed in the incident were named by family members as 28-year-old Mohammed Fayez Abu al-Omrain; Ibrahim Fahmy Abu al-Omrain, also aged 28 and 24-year-old…

Summary

Published
3 March 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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