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

6 November 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0919

Location

مستشفى دار السلام، خان يونس, Vicinity of Dar al-Salam Hospital, Khan Younis, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
At approximately 4 PM on Monday, November 6, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike struck the Sammour family home in the town of Bani Suhaila, east of Khan Younis, killing ten family members, including six children under the age of 13 and a woman, and injuring others, including a child. 48-year-old Ayman Marzouk Sammour was killed…

Summary

Published
15 December 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
10
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

6 November 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0918a

Location

مدخل مبنى مستشفى القدس في غـزة, Entrance to Al-Quds Hospital building in Gaza, Gaza strip, Gaza, Palestinian territories
On November 6, 2023, a Palestinian Red Crescent paramedic named Ramadan Ashour was injured by an alleged Israeli military bombing of the entrance to al-Quds Hospital, in the west of Gaza City in the Gaza Strip. The day of the bombardment, the Palestinian Red Crescent announced “another violation against al-Quds Hospital and medical and ambulance…

Summary

Published
15 December 2024
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Healthcare (Ambulance)
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

24 July 2024

Incident Code

ISPT240724h

Location

قيزان النَجّار, Qizan al Najjar, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
On July 24th, 2024, 51-year-old Iyad Abdul Ghani al-Hamas (Abu Karam), was killed by Israeli forces in the Al-Fazb market area in Qizan Al-Najjar, south of Khan Younis city. At approximately 4.40PM Facebook user Mohamed Awad identified the victim killed near the bicycle market south of Khan Unis as Iyad. Shortly thereafter Rafah Now, @shaabradio…

Summary

Published
15 December 2024
Strike Type
Unknown
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Unknown
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

2 September 2024

Incident Code

ISPT020924b

Location

بالقرب من مدرسة بشير الريس، مدينة غزة, Vicinity of Bashir Al Rayes School, Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories
At least two civilians were killed and at least 13 were injured following an alleged Israeli drone strike on a Gaza City municipal car near Al Rimal Clinic and Bashir Al Rayes School, where internally displaced people were sheltering, on Al Wahda Street on Monday, September 2, 2024. The names of those confirmed to have…

Summary

Published
15 December 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
2–9
Civilians reported injured
13
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

9 October 2024

Incident Code

ISPT091024v

Location

مخيم جباليا, Fatima Bint Asad School, Jabalia al-Balad, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
Around 6:45 PM on Wednesday, October 9th, 2024, several injuries and deaths among civilians were reported following an alleged Israeli artillery strike at the Fatima Bint Asad School located in Jabalia al-Balad, in North Gaza, the Gaza Strip. While several sources reported the incident affecting Palestinian displaced civilians sheltered at the Fatima Bint Asad School…

Summary

Published
15 December 2024
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

15 July 2024

Incident Code

ISPT150724m

Location

حي التفاح، مدينة غزة, Al-Tuffah neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories
In the early morning of July 15, 2024, four members of the Al-Sharfa family - a married couple with their two small children - were killed by an alleged Israeli bombardment on their home in the Al-Tuffah neighbourhood, east of Gaza City. Lawyer Ibrahim Hamdi al-Sharafa was killed alongside his wife Sally Yassin al-Sharafa, their…

Summary

Published
15 December 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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