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

3 November 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0857

Location

بالقرب من مسجد بلال بن رباح، مخيم النصيرات, Vicinity of Bilal bin Rabah Mosque, Al-Nuseirat camp, Deir al-Balah, Palestinian territories
Before 11 AM on Friday, November 3rd, 2023, the Al-Hawajri family home located in the vicinity of Bilal bin Rabah Mosque in Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Gaza Strip, was hit by an alleged Israeli airstrike. According to several accounts, the attack reportedly killed twelve Al-Hawajri family members, including two women and four children, and a number…

Summary

Published
24 December 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Residential, IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
12
Civilians reported injured
2
Military actors reported killed
0–1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

6 November 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0926a

Location

مستشفى الرنتيسي للأطفال، مدينة غزة, Al-Rantisi Hospital, Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories
At dawn on Monday, November 6th, 2023, at least four civilians, including children with cancer, were reportedly killed and at least 70 others were injured, including displaced people and children, when an alleged Israeli strike hit the third floor of Al-Rantisi Children’s Hospital in Gaza City, where reports indicate the cancer analysis and diagnosis department…

Summary

Published
24 December 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Healthcare (Hospital, Ambulance)
Civilians reported killed
4–7
Civilians reported injured
70
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

4 November 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0874

Location

بالقرب من برج الاسراء، الصبرة، مدينة غزة, Vicinity of Al-Isra Tower, Sabra area, Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories
First reported at 07:46 AM on Saturday 4 November 2023, four members of the Makki family were reportedly killed when an alleged Israeli aircraft bombed their home near al-Isra tower on Omar al-Mukhtar Street in the Sabra area of Gaza City. The four members of the family who reportedly lost their lives in the attack…

Summary

Published
24 December 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

6 November 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0922a

Location

بالقرب من مسجد التوبة، مخيم جباليا, Vicinity of Tawbah Mosque, Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
On November 6, 2023 four civilians - including one woman, and two children - were killed during an alleged Israeli airstrike on a residential apartment belonging to the Zohud family in the Jabalia Refugee Camp, near the Tawbah Mosque, in the Gaza Strip. The airstrike on the Zohud family home resulted in the death of…

Summary

Published
24 December 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential (Apartment Building)
Civilians reported killed
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

15 July 2024

Incident Code

ISPT150724i

Location

المخيم 1، مخيم النصيرات, Camp 1, Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Deir al Balah, Palestinian territories
At least 11 members of the Hamad family were killed and others were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on their home on Al-Zohour Street, in Camp one of Nuseirat Refugee Camp in Deir al-Balah on July 15, 2024. The deceased family members were identified as: grandfather Misbah Hussein Hamad “Abu Muhammad”, 61-62; grandmother Zuhur…

Summary

Published
24 December 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential, IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
11
Civilians reported injured
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

ISPT0858

Location

مقبرة بيت لاهيا, Beit Lahia cemetery, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
On Friday, November 3, 2023, between seven and 10 people were killed in an alleged Israeli bombardment that hit the Beit Lahia cemetery during a funeral in the Northern Gaza Strip. Ihab Salah Ayoub was killed alongside his brothers Hassan Salah Ayoub and Mohamed Salah Ayoub. Multiple sources including @AJA_Palestine reported that the death toll of…

Summary

Published
24 December 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
7–10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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