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

7 June 2024

Incident Code

ISPT070624c

Location

حارة الجعفرواي, Al Jaafrawi area, Deir Al Balah, Palestinian territories
On or shortly before June 7th, at least four civilians were likely killed by Israeli artillery in Deir Al-Bala. The location of the incident was not specified by sources, who only referred to the deceased as having been taken Al-Asqa hospital from from the Al Jaafrawi area. Facebook account Kalefalqtiea reported that four deceased men…

Summary

Published
11 October 2024
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

7 June 2024

Incident Code

ISPT070624e

Location

منطقة المخيم 2، مخيم النصيرات, Camp 2 area, Nuseirat refugee camp, Deir al-Balah, Palestinian territories
On June 7th 2024, at approximately 8:00AM, two civilians, 40-year-old Muhammad Farid Al-Shafi'i and 41-year-old Ayman Taha Hegazy, were reportedly killed when an alleged artillery missile fired by Israeli forces struck a civilian car in the Camp 2/Al-Zawaideh area of the Nuseirat refugee camp in Central Gaza. The incident, which also resulted in an unspecified number…

Summary

Published
2 September 2024
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
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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Incident Date

7 June 2024

Incident Code

ISPT070624d

Location

بالقرب من دير البلح, Vicinity of Deir Al Balah, Deir Al Balah, Palestinian territories
Around 7:20 PM on Friday, June 7, 2024, the body of a civilian arrived at the Al Aqsa hospital. They were reported to be the victim of an alleged Israeli bombing on Salah Al Din Street, east of the city of Deir Al Balah in the middle of the Gaza Strip, Gaza Strip. The identity…

Summary

Published
11 October 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

6 June 2024

Incident Code

ISPT060624a

Location

مدرسة ذكور الإعدادية د "السردي" التي تؤوي نازحين بمخيم ٢ في النصيرات وسط القطاع, “Al-Sardi” preparatory boys’ school, which houses displaced persons in Camp 2 in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip, Deir al Balah, Palestinian territories
On the night of Thursday, June 6th, 2024, a declared Israeli airstrike hit the "Al-Sardi" Preparatory Boys' School in Camp 2, located in the Nuseirat Refugee Camp in the central Gaza Strip. The school, affiliated with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), was being used as a shelter for displaced…

Summary

Published
16 May 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education (Secondary School)
Civilians reported killed
33–45
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military actors reported killed
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

31 May 2024

Incident Code

ISPT310524c

Location

بالقرب من مقبرة الصوارة، مخيم النصيرات, Vicinity of Al-Sawarha cemetery, Nuseirat camp, Deir Al Balah, Palestinian territories
On May 31st 2024, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit a civilian car on Al-Helu Street near the Sawarha Cemetery, south of the Nuseirat Refugee Camp. The attack resulted in the deaths of Tariq Zaki Darwish, Hamza Zaki Darwish, and Abdul Rahman Abdul Karim Darwish. A potential fourth civilian, Nihad Jamal Al Auf, was also seriously wounded…

Summary

Published
13 August 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

26 May 2024

Incident Code

ISPT260524m

Location

بالقرب من مستودعات الأونروا الرئيسية، تل السلطان، رفح, Vicinity of UNRWA warehouses, Tal al-Sultan neighbourhood, Rafah, Rafah, Palestinian territories
At least 46 civilians, including at least 12 women and 13 children, were killed by a declared Israeli strike on displaced persons tents called the Kuwaiti Peace Camp near a UNRWA warehouse in the Tel al-Sultan area of Rafah on May 26, 2024. Hundreds more were reported injured. The IDF spokesman Avichay Adraee announced that…

Summary

Published
29 September 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Warehouse, Residential, IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
46–51
Civilians reported injured
200–249
Military actors reported killed
2–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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