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

23 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0536d

Location

the Gaza Strip, Palestinian territories
At dawn on Monday, the 23rd of October, 2023, 18-year-old Adnan Jihad Muhammed Abu Baraka was reportedly killed by an alleged Israeli shelling. The X/Twitter account ‘Martyrs of Gaza’ stated that Adnan Jihad Baraka was killed “in the Israeli shelling on Gaza”. Several online messages of condolence were shared via Facebook by his friends and…

Summary

Published
20 October 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

21 June 2024

Incident Code

ISPT210624a

Location

بلدة الفخاري, Al Fakhari, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
Three civilians were killed and others were reportedly injured by an alleged Israeli strike in the town of Al Fakhari, east of Khan Younis, on June 21, 2024. At 3am that day, the Palestinian Information Center wrote on Twitter/X that there had been a raid “targeting” Al Fakhari and other news sources referenced the bombing…

Summary

Published
20 October 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

29 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0744

Location

شارع اللبابيدي، مدينة غزة, Lababidi Street, Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories
At around 10 PM on Sunday, October 29th, 2023, 19 members of the Mushtaha family, including six women, one of them pregnant, were killed and dozens were reportedly injured after an alleged Israeli airstrike hit their home on Lababidi Street in Gaza City. The incident was reported by the Palestinian Information Centre on its official…

Summary

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

31 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0782

Location

بالقرب من جامع الامام الشافعي حي الزيتون, Vicinity of Imam Al Shafi’i Mosque, Al Zeitoun neighbourhood, Gaza, Palestinian territories
A house of the Juha family located on Al Barham Street in the Al Zeitoun neighbourhood of Gaza City was allegedly hit by an Israeli airstrike shortly before 11 AM on Tuesday, 31st of October, 2023, reportedly resulting in the death of at least seven civilians, including and six children, and injuring of a number…

Summary

Published
18 October 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

23 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0522

Location

شارع اليرموك، مدينة غزة, Yarmouk Street, Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories
During the morning of October 23rd, 2023, at least 10 civilians were reportedly killed and a number of others were wounded as a result of an alleged Israeli bombing on two houses on Yarmouk Street, in the center of Gaza City, Gaza Strip. Abu Mustafa Abdel-Al and Sadeq Shaken identified the names of ten people…

Summary

Published
13 October 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
10–12
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

30 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0764

Location

الزوايدة, Al-Zawaida, Deir al-Balah, Palestinian territories
During the morning of Monday 30th October 2023, an alleged Israeli missile attack killed at least 30 civilians, including at least 13 children and six women, and injured eight people, including at least four children. The strike hit the Fatayer family home in Al-Zawaida in the Deir al-Balah governorate. Those killed were from the Sarsak…

Summary

Published
13 October 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
30–31
Civilians reported injured
8
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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