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

ISPT0527

Location

Al Satar Al Gharbi, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
Six civilians, all members of the same family, including a woman and three children, were killed and at least two children were injured by an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Abdul Ghafour family home located in Al Satar Al Gharbi area in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, shortly before 5:55 AM on Monday, October 23, 2023.…

Summary

Published
23 October 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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Incident Date

2 November 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0838a

Location

الزوايدة, Al Zawaida, Deir Al Balah, Palestinian territories
On November 2, 2023, a number of people were killed and injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on a house in the town of Al Zawaida in the Deir Al Balah region of the Gaza Strip. The day of the alleged strike, Facebook user Eh S Mahmoud reported that “a house in al-Zawaida was […]…

Summary

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

2 November 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0839b

Location

قطاع غزة, the Gaza strip, Gaza strip, Palestinian territories
On November 2, 2023, two children, 1-year-old Qusay Mohammad Hamza Abu Hilal and 6-year-old Hamza Mohammed Hamza Abu Hilal, were reportedly killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Gaza Strip. According to a Twitter post by @NourNaim88, the children were living in Turkey and were visiting Gaza with their mother, Areej, when the incident occurred.…

Summary

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

2 November 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0833

Location

الدرج، مدينة غزة, Al-Daraj neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories
On 2 November 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike reportedly hit the home of the Mushtaha family in the al-Daraj neighbourhood of Gaza City, resulting in a number of deaths and injuries. Additionally, a young man, (Ahmed) Mjadi Mahmoud al-Rifi, was killed, and another young man,  Zaki al-Rifi, was injured as a result of the attack…

Summary

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

2 November 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0835

Location

الفَخّاري, Al Fukhari, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
On November 2, 2023, two civilians were killed in alleged Israeli shelling of Al Fukhari, a town southeast of Khan Younis. The individuals, identified as Amjad Musleh Khalil Abu Thabet (Abu Jad) and a woman from the Al Jurmi family were taken to the Gaza European Hospital. According to the “Abu Thabet family gathering” Facebook account,…

Summary

Published
22 October 2024
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Residential
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

27 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0666

Location

بجوار مدرسة القرارة الثانوية، خان يونس, Vicinity of Al Qarara Secondary School, Khan Younis, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
At least two identified civilians, including a 17-year-old boy, were reportedly killed in an alleged Israeli drone strike on Al Abbara Street, west of the Al Qarara Secondary School in the Al Qarara area of Khan Younis, on Friday, 27th October 2023. Numerous sources, including the Gazan Shehab News Agency, reported that two people had…

Summary

Published
20 October 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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