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

29 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0706

Location

حي الفالوجا، مخيم جباليا, Al-Faluja area, Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
Shortly before 11:45 AM on Sunday, October 29, 2023, between 10 and 18 people, including a man and a young boy, were killed and a large number of civilians, including women and at least five children, were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Muharram family home in the Al-Faluja area of the Jabalia…

Summary

Published
24 October 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
10–18
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

2 November 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0839

Location

الطريق الساحلي, Al-Rashid Road, Palestinian territories
At least three civilians were injured following an alleged Israeli airstrike on a car travelling down the Coastal Road in southwestern Gaza on November 2, 2023. An interview with a child who survived the strike was posted on Twitter/X and shared by eleven social media accounts, including al-Jazeera Palestine, the Palestine Information Center, and Yemen…

Summary

Published
24 October 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
3–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

1 November 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0806

Location

قطاع غزة, Gaza Strip, Gaza Strip, Palestinian territories
On November 1, 2023, the injured daughter of the Palestinian doctor Al-Hakimah Ghada Abu Eida working in the emergency department at the Indonesian Hospital in Gaza was discovered by her mother as she was brought to the hospital - Dr. Ghada's daughter was allegedly injured by an Israeli airstrike. It is possible that more of…

Summary

Published
24 October 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

28 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0677

Location

حي الفالوجا, Al Faluga, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
On October 28th 2024, an alleged Israeli strike reportedly hit the Afana family home in the Al Faluga area, north of the Gaza Strip, killing at least two female civilians, both children and injuring at least two people, including an infant. The two civilians killed were identified as 17-year-old Saja Shaaban Mohammed Afana and 1-year-old Nesreen Mohamed…

Summary

Published
24 October 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

21 June 2024

Incident Code

ISPT210624b

Location

كراج البلدية، قرب ملعب اليرموك، مدينة غزة, Municipality Garage, near Yarmouk Stadium, Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories
On Friday, June 21, 2024, at least six civilians were reportedly killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Gaza Strip. The attack struck the Gaza Municipality garage near Al Yarmouk Stadium and occurred at approximately 10:40 am. Zaher Hamdi Al-Haddad (41 years old), Sherif Omar Al-Gendy (33 years old), Ibrahim Zuhair Abu Khater (32…

Summary

Published
24 October 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Water
Civilians reported killed
6–7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

27 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0669

Location

بيت لاهيا, Beit Lahia, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
On the afternoon of October 27, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike/drone strike killed two people on a motorcycle in the Western Circle neighbourhood of Beit Lahia in North Gaza. Twitter user @PSLK1154 reported that the bodies of the two people were transferred to the Indonesian Hospital in Beit Lahia, and a Facebook post by Ahmad…

Summary

Published
23 October 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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