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

13 August 2025

Incident Code

ISPT130825f

Location

الصفطاوي, Al-Saftawi, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
Around noon on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, an Israeli airstrike allegedly killed at least seven aid workers and injured at least 18 others in the Saftawi area, north of Gaza City. The victims identified by local sources as killed were 38-year-old Hassan Muhammad Hassan Shaheen (Abu Islam), 22-year-old Musa Kamal Musa Safi, 37-year-old Ahmed Abu Sinan…

Summary

Published
24 October 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Humanitarian
Civilians reported killed
7–10
Civilians reported injured
18–20
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

14 August 2025

Incident Code

ISPT140825i

Location

كيسوفيم, Kosefim crossing, Deir al-Balah, Palestinian territories
On Thursday, August 14, 2025, an alleged Israeli bombardment and/or sniper fire hit the Kosefim (also mentioned as Kofum and Ksevim by the sources) crossing, east of Deir al-Balah city in the Gaza Strip, where some aid workers were securing aid while people were waiting for it. At least one person was killed and two…

Summary

Published
24 October 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery, Ground operation
Infrastructure
Humanitarian
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

5 August 2025

Incident Code

ISPT050825k

Location

محافظة شمال غزة, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
On August 5, 2025, six aid workers were reported killed, and at least three others were wounded in an alleged Israeli bombardment in the Northern Gaza Strip. At 10:23 local time, medical sources in Gaza reported six civilians killed among several wounded in a shelling that attacked aid workers in the northern Gaza Strip, according…

Summary

Published
24 October 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Humanitarian
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

16 September 2025

Incident Code

ISPT160925q

Location

مركبة نازحين قرب مفترق أنصار غربي مدينة غزة, displaced persons' vehicle near the Ansar intersection, west of Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories
During the evening of Tuesday, 16 September, 2025, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit a vehicle in the al-Katiba area, near the Ansar intersection and the Bar Association building, west of Gaza City, killing five members of the al-Sawahi family and injuring at least four other people, including a young girl. The husband, his wife and…

Summary

Published
24 October 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Vehicle (Car)
Civilians reported killed
5–8
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

24 July 2025

Incident Code

ISPT240725g

Location

الشارع الأول، الشيخ رضوان، مدينة غزّة, Al-Awal Street or Omar Ibn al-Khattab Street, Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories
At approximately 2 PM on July 24th, 2025, a declared Israeli airstrike targeting a Hamas militant killed at least one civilian and injured others. The strike was reportedly on Al-Awal Street near Mahran Kitchen in Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood, west of Gaza City. The attack targeted and killed Salah Zaghra, the Deputy Commander of Hamas's Sheikh…

Summary

Published
23 October 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–4
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

8 June 2025

Incident Code

ISPT080625r

Location

مساعدات الشركة الأمريكية قرب وادي غزة، منطقة نتساريم, Vicinity of GHF Aid Distribution Center, Netzarim Axis, Deir al-Balah, Palestinian territories
At around 7 a.m., on Sunday, June 8, 2025, an alleged Israeli drone, followed by snipers’ bullets, hit a crowd gathered near the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid distribution center in the Netzarmin axis, in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip. At least one person was killed and at least 29, including at least three…

Summary

Published
9 October 2025
Strike Type
Ground operation
Infrastructure
Humanitarian (Food/Water Distribution)
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
29
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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