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

22 December 2023

Incident Code

ISPT1880

Location

مخيم النصيرات, Nuseirat camp, Deir Al Balah, Palestinian territories
At least 19 people, including a journalist and eight children, were killed and dozens were injured, including two infants, by alleged Israeli military bombardment on the evening of December 22nd 2023 on the home of the Khalifa family on El-Eshreen Street in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. Muthana Najjar reported in a…

Summary

Published
4 September 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
19
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

22 December 2023

Incident Code

ISPT1881a

Location

منزل الحاج أبو درويش المغربي قرب مدينة غزة, Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories
On Friday, December 22nd 2023, the entire al-Maghribi family, including up to 81 civilians: at least 17 women, 49 children, and an employee of the United Nations Development Program, were killed by an alleged Israeli airstrike on the home of Hajj Abu Darwish al-Maghribi near Gaza City, in the Gaza Strip. Al-Arabiya news, the Associated…

Summary

Published
1 June 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
79–81
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

12 December 2023

Incident Code

ISPT1697b

Location

ِبني سهيلا, Bani Suhaila, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
On Tuesday, December 12th 2023, seven members of the Abu Libdeh family were reported missing. According to messages posted on social media, the family had been besieged in their home since December 4th, when the IDF entered the area of Bani Suhaila, east of Khan Younis. Three bodies - believed to be those of Duwaila…

Summary

Published
1 July 2024
Strike Type
Ground operation
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
3–7
Causes of Death / Injury
Denial of access to/destruction of objects indispensable to survival, Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

11 December 2023

Incident Code

ISPT1669

Location

الشيخ رضوان, Sheik Radwan, Gaza, Palestinian territories
Shortly before 7:43 AM on Monday, December 11th 2023, a series of alleged Israeli airstrikes hit six homes belonging to the extended Salem family in Sheikh Radwan, killing at least 102 civilians. Airwars was able to identify 104 named victims (102 fatalities, and two others injured), though some local reports put the death toll at…

Summary

Published
1 March 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
102–200
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

7 December 2023

Incident Code

ISPT1576c

Location

قصر الباشا، حي الدرج، مدينة غزة, Al-Basha Palace, Al-Daraj neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories
On December 7, 2023, at least four civilians, all of whom were members of the Al-Razeq family, were reportedly killed when Qasr al-Basha (Al-Basha Palace) was bombed. Wegdan Khaled Abd al-Razeq (al-Ramlawi) was reportedly killed alongside her three children: Amal Sayyed Abed al-Razeq (12 years old), Amira Sayyed Abed al-Razeq (11 years old), and Adham…

Summary

Published
13 July 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Cultural Site
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

5 December 2023

Incident Code

ISPT1483

Location

شارع ابو حسني, Abu Hosni Street, Gaza, Palestinian territories
On Tuesday, December 5th, 2023, an Israeli aircraft allegedly bombed the Abu Musabbeh family home containing a bakery located on Abu Hosni Street, in Deir Al Balah, central Gaza Strip, reportedly flattening it to the ground. According to publicly available accounts, this resulted in the deaths of at least 30 and up to more than…

Summary

Published
1 February 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
30–51
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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