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

8 June 2025

Incident Code

ISPT080625q

Location

مركز توزيع مساعدات الشركة الأمريكية، رفح, Area of GHF Aid Distribution Centers, Rafah, Rafah, Palestinian territories
At least 13 people were reportedly killed and up to 153 wounded by an alleged Israeli attack near a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid distribution centre west of Rafah on the morning of 8 June 2025. Those killed were trying to secure humanitarian aid. 11 men were identified as killed in the strike: 35-year-old Jihad Abdel…

Summary

Published
22 August 2025
Strike Type
Ground operation
Infrastructure
Humanitarian (Food/Water Distribution)
Civilians reported killed
13
Civilians reported injured
70–153
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

7 June 2025

Incident Code

ISPT070625zc

Location

مركز توزيع مساعدات الشركة الأمريكية، رفح, Area of GHF Aid Distribution Centers, Rafah, Rafah, Palestinian territories
Shortly before 8 a.m. on June 7, 2025, nine civilians, including a woman and two children, were reported killed and others were injured by an alleged Israeli gunfire near the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation's aid distribution center west of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. News agency Safa reported the incident at 8 a.m., informing about…

Summary

Published
15 August 2025
Strike Type
Ground operation
Infrastructure
Humanitarian (Food/Water Distribution)
Civilians reported killed
9
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

5 June 2025

Incident Code

ISPT050625v

Location

منطقة الشاكوش، رفح, GHF Aid Distribution Center, Al-Shakoush area, Rafah, Rafah, Palestinian territories
During the morning of Thursday, 5 June 2025, multiple civilians were reportedly killed and five others injured when Israeli forces allegedly opened fire on Palestinian civilians described as unarmed and on their way to collect aid at a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation distribution site located west of Rafah. Sources mention both the Tel al-Sultan and the…

Summary

Published
15 August 2025
Strike Type
Ground operation
Infrastructure
Humanitarian (Food/Water Distribution)
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

3 June 2025

Incident Code

ISPT030625c

Location

شقة سكنية في منطقة المشروع غربي خان يونس – جنوب قطاع غزة, Residential apartment, al-Mashru’ area, west of Khan Younis, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
Early in the morning on June 3rd 2025, an alleged Israeli airstrike struck a residential apartment in the al-Mashru’ area in the al-Amal neighborhood, west of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, killing at least two civilians and injuring three others. Safa News initially reported in the early hours of June 3rd that an…

Summary

Published
24 October 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential (Apartment Building)
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

2 June 2025

Incident Code

ISPT020625u

Location

مركز توزيع مساعدات الشركة الأمريكية، رفح, Vicinity of aid distribution center, West of Rafah, Rafah, Palestinian territories
On June 2 2025, three civilians - 28-year-old Ahmed Abdel Karim Hussein Shaheen, Hussein Nayef Abdullah Abu Matar, and 19-year-old Muhannad Abdel Fattah Muhammed Saad - were killed and around 35 others were wounded by alleged Israeli military gun fire near an aid center in Rafah during humanitarian aid distribution. Sa7atPIBreaking on X/Twitter reported that…

Summary

Published
4 July 2025
Strike Type
Ground operation
Infrastructure
Humanitarian (Food/Water Distribution)
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
35
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

2 June 2025

Incident Code

ISPT020625v

Location

مركز توزيع مساعدات الشركة الأمريكية، رفح, Vicinity of aid distribution center, West of Rafah, Rafah, Palestinian territories
On Monday, 2nd June 2025, a boy was killed when he was allegedly shot by the Israeli Military near an aid distribution centre run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in southern Gaza. The victim was identified as Muhammad Saleh Eid al-Humaidah. On Twitter/X, Sa7atPlBreaking shared, “A martyr was killed in a shooting attack near the…

Summary

Published
4 July 2025
Strike Type
Ground operation
Infrastructure
Humanitarian (Food/Water Distribution)
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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