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

5 November 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0900a

Location

بالقرب من مسجد الخلفاء الراشدين، مخيم جباليا, Vicinity of Al-Khalafa Al-Rashidun Mosque, Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
On November 5, 2023, Israeli aircraft allegedly bombed the Abu Shaqfa family’s house opposite the Rashidun Caliphs Mosque in the middle of Jabalia camp, north of Gaza. Two people were reportedly killed with several others injured in the incident. Photographs on social media show an elderly man covered in dust being escorted by two medics…

Summary

Published
11 February 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp, Religious (Mosque)
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

15 November 2024

Incident Code

ISPT151124o

Location

المواصي، خان يونس, Al-Mawasi, southwest of Khan Younis, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
On 15th November 2024, an alleged Israeli strike on a tent housing displaced people in a camp in the coastal Mawasi region in Khan Younis killed at least 10 civilians, including six children, and injured 10 more, including three with serious wounds. The Palestinian Center for Human Rights reported that “At approximately 1:00 PM, an…

Summary

Published
6 February 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
10
Civilians reported injured
10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

7 November 2024

Incident Code

ISPT071124t

Location

مدرسة ذكور الشاطئ الإبتدائية (ج), Al-Shati Elementary Boys School, Al Shati refugee camp, Gaza, Palestinian territories
At least 17 civilians and at least one Hamas militant were killed after a declared Israeli airstrike on the Al-Shati Boys Elementary School (Shuhaybar School) in the Al-Shati Refugee Camp west of Gaza City on 7 November, 2024. The school was reportedly housing thousands of displaced people at the time of the strike. The Israel…

Summary

Published
6 February 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education (Primary School), IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
17–18
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military actors reported killed
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

3 November 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0860a

Location

مخيم البريج, Al-Bureij Camp, Deir al-Balah, Palestinian territories
Sixteen members of two generations of the Abd al-Nabi family, including a sixteen-year-old girl and nine adult women - among them a dentist, a doctor, and an 18-year-old medical student - were reportedly killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike on their family home in Block 4 of the al-Bureij Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah, at dawn…

Summary

Published
6 February 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential, IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
16
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

3 November 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0845

Location

الحي الياباني، خان يونس, Japanese neighbourhood, Khan Younis, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
Shortly before 11:35 AM on Friday, November 3, 2023, the Awad family home in the Japanese neighbourhood of Khan Younis, south of the Gaza Strip, was hit by an alleged Israeli airstrike, resulting in at least 24 civilians killed, including four generations of a displaced family, and injuring 45 other civilians. Gazan Shegab Agency was…

Summary

Published
6 February 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
24
Civilians reported injured
45
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

3 November 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0841

Location

مخيم البريج, Al-Bureij camp, Deir al-Balah, Palestinian territories
Shortly before 20:00 on Monday, 3 November 2023, at least two people were reportedly killed and a number of civilians were injured when an Israeli airstrike allegedly struck homes belonging to the Saima and al-Maqadma families located in Block 10 of the al-Bureij Refugee Camp in the Deir al-Balah Governorate, central Gaza Strip. Multiple news…

Summary

Published
6 February 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential, IDP or Refugee Camp
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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