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

3 November 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0846

Location

القرارة, Al-Qarara, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
On November 3, 2023, an alleged bombardment on the home of the Abdul Ghafour family, located in the town of al-Qarara, in the al-Sarij area, north of Khan Yunis, resulted in five injuries. Reporting on the incident, Shehab Agency announced that there were injuries. Hani Alshaer and some other local media companies specified five injuries.…

Summary

Published
26 November 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported injured
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

1 September 2024

Incident Code

ISPT010924f

Location

مدرسة صفد، حي الزيتون، مدينة غزة, Safad School, Al Zeitoun neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories
In the early morning of Sunday, September 1st, 2024, 11 civilians were killed and dozens more injured in three airstrikes on the Safad School located near the Imam Al Shafi’i Mosque in the Al Zeitoun neighbourhood of Gaza City. The school was reported to be sheltering displaced people. The IDF declared the strike, claiming that…

Summary

Published
26 November 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
6–11
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

10 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0085

Location

رفح, Rafah, Rafah, Palestinian territories
At least seven identified civilians, including two women and four children, were killed and civilians were injured in an alleged airstrike perpetrated by the Israeli military on the Sheikh Al Eid family home in Musabeh, the north of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip, on the 10th of October 2023. The Sheikh Al Eid Al…

Summary

Published
26 November 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
7–8
Civilians reported injured
8
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

23 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0536

Location

the Al-Aidi family house in the Al Geneina neighbourhood, Rafah, Palestinian territories
At around 1:20 p.m. on Monday, the 23rd of October, 2023, at least 47 identified civilians, all members of the al-Aidi, al-Zain, Brika and the Dabour families, including at least 28 children and 13 women, were reportedly killed and 11 civilians were injured in an alleged Israeli bombing of the three-storey Al-Aidi family house located…

Summary

Published
26 November 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Residential (Apartment Building), IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
47
Civilians reported injured
3–11
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

25 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0616

Location

بالقرب من مستشفى الشفاء، حي الرمال، مدينة غزة, Vicinity of Al-Shifa Hospital, Rimal neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories
On October 26th 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the residence of the Al-Shawa family near the Public Prosecution Office on Al-Nayabah Street, within the Al-Rimal neighbourhood in the Gaza Strip. Multiple civilian injuries and fatalities were reported on the day. While at least 23 civilians were reported killed, one source mentioned “29 [members] of…

Summary

Published
21 November 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
23–29
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

29 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0746a

Location

منزل عائلة أبو سعدة، قطاع غزة, Abu Saada family home, Gaza Strip, Palestinian territories
On Sunday, October 29, 2023, six members of the Abu Saada family, including at least one woman and two children, were killed and at least two civilians, a mother and her child, were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on their home in the Gaza Strip. The exact location of the strike is unknown. 52-year-old…

Summary

Published
21 November 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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