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

12 May 2024

Incident Code

ISPT120524b

Location

شارع كشكو في حي الزيتون, مدينة غزة, Kishko street, Al-Zeitoun neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories
Shortly before 16:00 on Sunday, May 12th 2024, one civilian was killed and two were injured following an alleged airstrike by the Israeli military on the Al-Zeitoun neighbourhood, east of Gaza City. Shehab Agency reported that the home belonging to the “Siyam” family on Kishko Street had been hit by Israeli military aircraft. A video…

Summary

Published
2 September 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
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

12 May 2024

Incident Code

ISPT120524c

Location

بالقرب من مدرسة فاطمة الخطيب، مخيم بشيت، جنوب رفح, Vicinity of Fatima Al Khatib School, Bishit Refugee Camp, Rafah, Rafah, Palestinian territories
On May 12th 2024, a 23-year-old man, likely a militant, named Adham Karam Abu Sharkh was reported killed and three other people were injured by an alleged Israeli drone strike on the Bishit Refugee Camp in Rafah, Gaza Strip. A Facebook post by Laith.achouri1 indicated that Adham was a member of a militant organization, writing…

Summary

Published
12 May 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported injured
3
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

12 May 2024

Incident Code

ISPT120524d

Location

مركز بيسان الطبي، مخيم البريج, Bisan Medical Center, Bureij Camp, Deir al-Balah, Palestinian territories
On the evening of May 12th 2024, a child named Hani Arafat Abu Jalal was killed and at least 10 others were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Bisan Medical Center, located in the Bureij Refugee Camp in central Gaza. On May 12th, the Palestinian Press Agency (Safa.ps) reported “Injuries as the [Israeli…

Summary

Published
14 July 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Healthcare, IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

12 May 2024

Incident Code

ISPT120524e

Location

خربة العدس, Khirbat Al Adas, Rafah, Palestinian territories
On Sunday, May 12th 2024, 30-year-old Abdelrahman Fouad Ahmad Madi was killed by gunfire from an alleged Israeli quadcopter in the Khirbat Al Adas area of the Gaza Strip. The day of the alleged Israeli attack, Facebook user Mohamed Awad and Twitter/X user @khalidalmaktari reported that “since morning, four martyrs and a number of injuries…

Summary

Published
14 July 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

12 May 2024

Incident Code

ISPT120524g

Location

محيط معبر رفح, Vicinity of Rafah crossing, Rafah, Palestinian territories
On Sunday May 12th 2024, a 43 year old man, Muhammed Misbah Hassan Abu Hamda, was reportedly killed as a result of alleged Israeli gunfire in the vicinity of the Rafah crossing. In a tweet sharing news of various incidents from the same day, the account @az_za98 posted to X/ Twitter to further report the…

Summary

Published
14 July 2024
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

11 May 2024

Incident Code

ISPT110524z

Location

شارع السكه, مخيم جباليا, Al-Sikka Street, Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
On the evening of Saturday May 11th, 2024, an alleged Israeli airstrike on three houses belonging to Asaliya extended family located on Al Sikka Street in the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip killed at least 32 members of the Asalia family, many of them women and children. Some reports put the death…

Summary

Published
4 September 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential, IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
32–50
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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