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 January 2024

Incident Code

ISPT170124n

Location

المستشفى الميداني الأردني الخاص/2 في خان يونس, Jordanian Private Field Hospital 2, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
Two people, including a Jordanian medic, were injured after alleged Israeli shelling of the Jordanian Private Field Hospital 2 on January 17th, 2024. The hospital employee, whose name is unknown, was wounded on the right side of his body, sustaining injuries to his thigh and arm; both injuries were described as “moderate.” The other civilian,…

Summary

Published
1 May 2024
Strike Type
Artillery, Ground operation
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

11 January 2024

Incident Code

ISPT110124b

Location

بالقرب من مجمع ناصر الطبي، خانيونس, Vicinity of Nasser Medical Complex, Khan Yunis, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
Shortly before 12:34 PM on Thursday, January 11th, 2024, up to two Palestinian Civil Defense crew members were reportedly injured in an alleged 'double tap' Israeli airstrike on the civil defense crews and paramedics while they were trying to rescue injured people who were trapped under the rubble of a house in the vicinity of…

Summary

Published
1 May 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

10 January 2024

Incident Code

ISPT100124a

Location

محيط مستشفى شهداء الأقصى, Vicinity of Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, Deir Al Balah, Palestinian territories
On Wednesday afternoon, January 10th, 2024, Palestinian journalist Ahmad (Ahmed) Bedir (Bdeir), also called Abu Naeem, was among at least ten civilians killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike on a house. Some reports put the death toll as high as 40. Another 30 civilians were reported injured, in the home near the western hospital gate…

Summary

Published
14 July 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
10–41
Civilians reported injured
30
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

10 January 2024

Incident Code

ISPT100124b

Location

شارع صلاح الدين, دير البلح, Salah al-Din Street, vicinity of Deir Al-Balah , Deir Al Balah, Palestinian territories
On Wednesday, January 10th 2024, volunteer journalist and photographer for the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS), 26-year-old Fouad Abu Khammash, was killed alongside three members of PRCS crew and two patients in an ambulance on Salah al-Din Street in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, after a Palestinian Red Crescent ambulance was hit by…

Summary

Published
14 July 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

28 December 2023

Incident Code

ISPT281223a

Location

شرق مستشفى الأمل, East of Al Amal Hospital, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
On Thursday morning, December 28th 2023, between 10 and 20 civilians, including at least three children, were killed, and at least 12 others, including at least five children, were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike/and or artillery strikes on a residential area near the al-Amal Hospital in Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip. At…

Summary

Published
1 March 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
10–20
Civilians reported injured
12
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

24 December 2023

Incident Code

ISPT1923

Location

مخيم المغازي, Al-Maghazi camp, Deir Al Balah, Palestinian territories
Israeli airstrikes killed as many as 106 civilians in a series of attacks on the Al Maghazi camp on December 24th, 2023. The Israeli military which acknowledged the attack, claiming that it was targeting Hamas operatives. Israeli forces admitted to the “unintended” harm to civilians, due to “mistakenly” having hit adjacent structures. Military officials also…

Summary

Published
1 July 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Civilians reported killed
67–106
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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