Israel and Gaza (from 2023)

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

7 November 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0942

Location

منطقة معن، خان يونس, Ma'an area, Khan Younis, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
At dawn on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, an alleged airstrike by the Israeli military hit the Asraf family house in the Ma’an area of Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip. The incident reportedly resulted in at least nine civilian casualties, including two men, two women - among them an elderly woman - and five children.…

Summary

Published
17 January 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
9
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

31 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0797d

Location

Al-Zeitoun neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories
On Tuesday, October 31st, 2023, an Israeli airstrike allegedly hit the Abu Daf family house in the al-Zeitoun neighbourhood in Gaza City, killing six of its members, including two children. Magdy Hussein Muhammad Abu Daf, 34, was killed along with his sons, 14-year-old Magdy Hussein Muhammad Abu Daf and Haroun Magdy Hussein Abu Daf, who was…

Summary

Published
17 January 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
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

29 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0745

Location

عمارة حسان في شارع 10 بحي الزيتون, Hassan Building on Street 10, Al-Zeitoun neighbourhood, Gaza, Palestinian territories
On October 29, 2023, the Hassan family home, consisting of two residential buildings on Street 10 in the Al-Zeitoun neighbourhood of Gaza City, was bombed in an alleged Israeli airstrike. According to reports, one of the multistorey buildings – consisting of more than seven floors – was struck “over the heads of its residents.” Posts…

Summary

Published
17 January 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential (Apartment Building)
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

24 August 2024

Incident Code

ISPT240824e

Location

شارع 5، خان يونس, Street 5, Khan Younis, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
On Saturday, August 24, 2024, Mohammed Izzat bo Ouda, a 48-year-old man, was killed when he was shot by alleged Israeli gunfire. Three others were also injured in the incident as the Israeli forces reportedly opened fire on IDP tents on Street 5, west of Khan Younis. Mohammed and the wounded were taken to the…

Summary

Published
15 January 2025
Strike Type
Ground operation
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

24 September 2024

Incident Code

ISPT240924g

Location

محيط النادي الاهلي معسكر النصيرات, Vicinity of Al Ahly Club, Al Nuseirat Camp, Deir Al Balah, Palestinian territories
On September 24, 2024, at around 17:00, Israeli aircraft allegedly bombed the house of the Al-Wasify family near the Al Ahly Club in Nuseirat Refugee Camp in the middle of the Gaza Strip. Sixteen civilians, from multiple families, were reported killed with sources reporting that 11 other civilians were injured in the incident. Local sources…

Summary

Published
11 January 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential
Civilians reported killed
16
Civilians reported injured
11
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

4 December 2023

Incident Code

ISPT1454

Location

بالقرب من مسجد حليمة في خان يونس, Vicinity of Halima Mosque, Khan Younis, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
Six people were reported killed and at least eight others injured after an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Shurrab family home in Khan Younis on 4 December, 2023. The bombardment of the home, located near the Halima Mosque, resulted in deaths across three generations of family members. The patriarch of the family, 57-year-old Muhammad Rashid…

Summary

Published
10 January 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
8
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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