Israel and Gaza

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

30 May 2025

Incident Code

ISPT300525w

Location

منطقة الشاكوش، رفح, Vicinity of GHF Aid Distribution Center, Al-Shakoush area, Rafah, Rafah, Palestinian territories
At around 7 AM local time on May 30th, a teenager was reportedly killed, and at least eight others injured, when the Israeli military reportedly opened fire on a group of people traveling to and from an aid distribution centre in the Al-Shakoush area, northwest of Rafah. Airwars identified those harmed as 17-year-old Rateb Ayman…

Summary

Published
13 July 2025
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–8
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

29 May 2025

Incident Code

ISPT290525zh

Location

قرب مركز مساعدات الشركة الأمريكية في محور موراج، خان يونس, Vicinity of GHF Distribution Center, Muraj Axis, Khan Younis, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
Shortly before 7:15 a.m. on May 29, 2025, a number of Palestinian civilians were injured and killed in a shelling allegedly conducted by the Israeli military while attempting to retrieve humanitarian aid from the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation on al-Tina Street in Khan Younis. Several people posted in the early morning to report an attack at…

Summary

Published
9 August 2025
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Humanitarian (Food/Water Distribution)
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

29 May 2025

Incident Code

ISPT290525q

Location

قريب دوار العلم، المواصي, Vicinity of Al-Alam roundabout, Mawasi, Rafah, Palestinian territories
During the morning of May 29th, at least three people were injured when members of the Israeli military reportedly “opened fire” in the Al-Alam area, near the “American aid distribution center” in Rafah. Shehab News Agency was among the first to report on the injuries, posting at 5:51 AM. Within an hour of this first…

Summary

Published
30 June 2025
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

29 May 2025

Incident Code

ISPT290525h

Location

قرب مركز مساعدات الشركة الأمريكية في محور موراج، خان يونس, Vicinity of GHF Distribution Center, Muraj Axis, Khan Younis, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
In the early morning of May 29th, two men - Ahmed Hosnai Shaheen and Nimer Attia Eli Abu Jlidan - were killed in a shooting near a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) centre in the Muraj Axis in Khan Younis. Several others were reportedly injured. Al Jazeera Palestine posted to Facebook at around 5:30 AM writing…

Summary

Published
13 July 2025
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
2–8
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

28 May 2025

Incident Code

ISPT280525s

Location

شارع التينة، خان يونس, Al-Tina Street, Khan Younis, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
At around 9 AM on May 28th, at least six people were killed, and at least two others injured, when the Israeli military reportedly opened fire on a group of people trying to reach an aid distribution centre in the Muraj area, north of Rafah. The group was reportedly on Al-Tina Street, south of Khan…

Summary

Published
13 July 2025
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
2–15
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

27 May 2025

Incident Code

ISPT270525t

Location

قريب دوار العلم، المواصي, Vicinity of Al-Alam roundabout, Mawasi, Rafah, Palestinian territories
On the evening of May 27th, 2025, at least one child and one man,  17-year-old Muhannad Hani Mohammad Seyam and 29-year-old Salem Atta Salem Abu Musa, were reportedly killed near a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) aid point west of Rafah City. At least a dozen other people were reportedly injured. GHF was established as an…

Summary

Published
19 June 2025
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
2–10
Civilians reported injured
12–50
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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