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

24 July 2024

Incident Code

ISPT240724g

Location

Qizan al Najjar, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
On the evening of Saturday, July 24th, 2024, at least three members of the Youssef family, including an engineer and innovator, were reportedly killed and up to two civilians were injured in an alleged Israeli drone strike in the Qizan al Najjar area, south of Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip. Most sources reported that…

Summary

Published
8 December 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

31 July 2024

Incident Code

ISPT310724j

Location

مخيم المغاز, Al-Maghazi, Deir al-Balah, Palestinian territories
Shortly before 11 PM on July 31, 2024, a civilian vehicle on Salah al-Din Street, near the northern entrance to the Al-Maghazi camp in the central Gaza Strip, was hit in an alleged Israeli airstrike, killing at least six civilians, all of them men, and injuring a number of others. Initial reports on the day,…

Summary

Published
8 December 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
6–8
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

1 August 2024

Incident Code

ISPT010824c

Location

مخيم ١ في مخيم النصيرات, Camp 1, Nuseirat camp, Deir al-Balah, Palestinian territories
Shortly before 16:45 on August 1, 2024, at least two civilians, including a child, were killed and at least three civilians, including two children, were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike and/or drone strike on a house belonging to the al-Hawar family in Camp 1, at the beginning of al-Zuhour Street in Nuseirat Refugee Camp,…

Summary

Published
8 December 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

24 July 2024

Incident Code

ISPT240724e

Location

بالقرب من دوار بني سهيلة، خان يونس, Vicinity of Bani Suhaila roundabout, Khan Younis, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
Shortly before 7:58 AM on July 24, 2024, two civilians, including a child, were killed and a number of civilians were injured by alleged Israeli sniper fire near the Bani Suhaila roundabout in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip. According to the journalist Hani Al Shaer’s Facebook and Telegram accounts, one more civilian was also killed at…

Summary

Published
8 December 2024
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

29 February 2024

Incident Code

ISPT290224g

Location

المواصي, Mawasi Refugee Camp, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
Shortly before 3 PM on February 29th, 2024, an alleged Israeli artillery strike hit the al-Bashiti family as they sheltered in their tent in the Mawasi refugee camp, west of Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip, killing at least three members of the family, including two children, and injuring at least three others. Some sources,…

Summary

Published
8 December 2024
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

27 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0667

Location

بالقرب من مسجد عسقلان، مخيم الشاطئ، مدينة غزة, Vicinity of Ashkelon Mosque, Al-Shati camp, Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories
At least 30 civilians were likely killed and at least 11 others were wounded in an alleged Israeli airstrike on residential buildings on Hamid Street of the al-Shati refugee camp, near the Ashkelon Mosque in the Gaza Governorate, on the afternoon of Friday 27th October 2023. Shehab Agency was the first to report the incident…

Summary

Published
8 December 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential, IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
30
Civilians reported injured
11
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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