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

17 October 2024

Incident Code

ISPT171024a

Location

مدرسة خليفة، بيت لاهيا, Khalifa school, Beit Lahia, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
Shortly before 1:55 AM on October 17, 2024, one civilian was killed, a number of civilians were injured and one person was reported missing as a result of the alleged Israeli bombardment on the Khalifa bin Zayed School located in Sheikh Zayed neighborhood, east of Beit Lahia city, north of the Gaza Strip. The third…

Summary

Published
24 December 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

7 November 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0941

Location

حي الشيخ رضوان، مدينة غزة, Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories
Shortly before 8:21 AM on November 7th, 2023, the Abu Qadous family home in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood of Gaza City was struck by an alleged Israeli bombardment which killed five members of the family, including two elderly men and a woman, and injured a number of other civilians. Social media tributes by family and…

Summary

Published
24 December 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

21 October 2024

Incident Code

ISPT211024g

Location

بالقرب من بركة ابو راشد، مخيم جباليا, Vicinity of Abu Rashid Pond, Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
Shortly before 9:49 AM on Monday, October 21, 2024, at least seven people were killed and at least seven people were injured in alleged artillery shelling by the Israeli military on the UNRWA-affiliated Krizim School, referred to by some as the Hafsa School. Three members of the Nawara family, Abd Mohammad Nawara and his two…

Summary

Published
24 December 2024
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Education, IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

20 October 2024

Incident Code

ISPT201024l

Location

مدرسة الفوقا، مخيم جباليا, Hafsa Al Fawqa School, Jabalia camp, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
Shortly before 3:41 PM on Sunday, October 20, 2024, at least two people were killed and four people injured as a result of an alleged Israeli artillery strike on the Hafsa School, affiliated with UNRWA. The school was serving as a shelter for displaced people and is located near Abu Rashid Pool in Jabalia Refugee…

Summary

Published
24 December 2024
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Education, IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

10 October 2024

Incident Code

ISPT101024m

Location

بالقرب من محلات ابو احمد النويري واولاده شارع الصفطاوي مدينة غزة, Vicinity of Nuwaija warehouse, Al Saftawi street, Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories
An alleged Israeli drone strike and/or artillery strike during the morning of Thursday, October 10, 2024, on Al-Saftawi Street near the Nuwaija warehouses and Al-Saroukh junction north-west of Gaza City resulted in two civilian deaths, among them a judge, and at least fifteen others were reported injured. The deceased were identified as Mohammed al-Taher Shehada…

Summary

Published
24 December 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
15
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

4 December 2023

Incident Code

ISPT1480c

Location

مدرسة خليفة بن زايد في بيت لاهيا, Khalifa Bin Zaid School, Beit Lahia, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
On Monday, 4 December 2023, at least one child was reportedly killed and others were wounded, including children, in an alleged Israeli airstrike that struck the Khalifa Bin Zaid School in Beit Lahia in the north governorate of the Gaza Strip. The Khalifa Bin Zaid school housed displaced people at the time of the strike.…

Summary

Published
24 December 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
3–12
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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