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Incident Date

17 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0297

Location

مدرسة المغازي الاعدادية للبنين, Al Maghazi Preparatory School for Boys, Deir Al Balah, Palestinian territories
During the afternoon of Tuesday, 17th of October, 2023, at least ten civilians were killed and dozens were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on an UNRWA school located in the al-Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip where 4,000 people were taking refuge. However, the death toll may be significantly higher as Twitter/X…

Summary

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

20 November 2023

Incident Code

ISPT1238

Location

مدرسة البريج في مخيم البريج, Bureij Preparatory School for Boys, Deir Al Balah, Palestinian territories
At around midday on Monday, November 20th 2023, an alleged Israeli bombing of the Bureij Preparatory School for Boys located in the Block 12 of the Bureij refugee camp in the Gaza Strip reportedly killed at least 12 civilians, including children and women, and injured at least 35 civilians. The school, run by the United…

Summary

Published
1 February 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Education, IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
12–20
Civilians reported injured
35
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

12 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0157

Location

جوار مدرسة الفرقان, Vicinity of Al Furqan School, Gaza, Palestinian territories
On October 12th, 2023, eight civilians were killed, and others injured, in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Yassin family home near to the Al-Furqan school, south of the Al-Zaytoun neighbourhood in the north of the Gaza Strip. Several different news sources additionally stated that civilians had been wounded as a result of the strike,…

Summary

Published
1 January 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential, Education
Civilians reported killed
8–9
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

25 December 2023

Incident Code

TS670

Location

مطبعة سيماف في القامشلي, Simav (Simaf) printing press on the Western Belt Road, city of Qamishli (Qamishlo), Al Hassakah, Syria
At 10:30 AM on Monday, December 25th, 2023, six employees, among them a young woman, of the Simav (Simaf) printing press located on the Western Belt Road in the city of Qamishli in the Al-Hassakah Governorate, Syria, were killed, and many civilians were injured in an airstrike allegedly perpetrated by the Turkish military. One of…

Summary

Published
25 December 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

25 December 2023

Incident Code

RS4877

Location

سارمين, Sarmin, Idlib, Syria
At approximately noon on Monday, December 25, 2023, an alleged Russian military and/or the Syrian regime and/or Iranian militia missile strike hit a neighbourhood in the city of Sarmin, east of Idlib, hitting a school, a residential building, and the road between the two. The strikes killed a man and injured at least four identified…

Summary

Published
25 December 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Residential (Apartment Building), Education
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
4–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

24 December 2023

Incident Code

RS4876

Location

عين لاروز, elementary school and residential buildings in the village of Ain Laroz, Idlib, Syria
Shortly before 3 PM on Sunday, December 24, 2023, during school hours, Russian forces and/or the Syrian regime and/or Iranian forces allegedly struck an elementary school in the village of Ain Larouz in southern Idlib with artillery and missiles. One child was “lightly” injured. At 2:52 PM, Twitter/X user @anasanas84 shared a video showing the…

Summary

Published
24 December 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Residential, Education
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military, Iranian Military
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Incident Date

17 December 2023

Incident Code

RS4873

Location

مدينة ادلب, Wadi Al-Naseem neighborhood close to a market on Al-Bazaar street, Idlib city, Aleppo, Syria
During the morning of Sunday, December 17, 2023, 15 civilians, including five children and one woman, were reportedly injured by the artillery shelling with contested responsibility allegedly perpetrated by Syrian regime forces and/or Russian military and/or Iranian military in the city of Idlib, in the region of Aleppo, Syria. The incident reportedly occurred in the…

Summary

Published
17 December 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Residential, Commerce (Market), Education
Civilians reported injured
15
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

2 December 2023

Incident Code

RS4869

Location

مدرسة الشهداء، افس, Al-Shuhada Elementary School, Afes, Idlib, Syria
During the morning of Saturday, December 2nd, 2023, an artillery shelling reportedly perpetrated by the Syrian regime forces and/or Russian military and/or Iranian military hit the Al-Shuhada elementary school in the village of Afes, eastern countryside of Idlib, Syria. The attack initially resulted in four injuries - three children and a teacher. However, one boy…

Summary

Published
2 December 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military, Iranian Military
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Incident Date

12 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0156

Location

بالقرب من مدرسة الفلاح, Vicinity of Al Falah school, Gaza, Palestinian territories
On October 12th 2023, a house belonging to the Al-Balaawi family in the Al-Zaytoun neighbourhood in southern Gaza City was hit by an alleged Israeli airstrike reportedly killing at least nine civilians and injuring an unknown number of others. Facebook posts from family members of the deceased identify Souad Abdullah Abu Jahl, her daughter Fedaa Al-Balaawi,…

Summary

Published
1 December 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
9–13
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

12 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0159

Location

بالقرب مدرسة أحمد الشقيري, Vicinity of Ahmed Al Shuqairi School, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
On October 12th, 2023, two people were reported killed and at least two others injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the area of the Ahmed Al-Shuqairi school in the northern Gaza strip. Several media outlets reported the airstrike including Shehab Agency, Alkofiyta.tv, Snd News Agency, Al-Nour Radio and Camera Press. Shehab Agency stated that the…

Summary

Published
1 December 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education
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

19 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0372

Location

محيط كنيسة القديس برفيريوس, Vicinity of Saint Porphyrius Church, Gaza, Palestinian territories
On October 19th 2023, at around 8:30 pm, a declared Israeli strike hit a building adjacent to the centuries-old Greek Orthodox St. Porphyrius Church on Omar Al-Mukhtar Street, in Gaza city. The blast destroyed parts of the church complex where hundreds of displaced civilians were reportedly taking shelter. Airwars identified the names of at least…

Summary

Published
1 December 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Religious
Civilians reported killed
23–27
Civilians reported injured
18–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

9 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0063

Location

مسجد السوسي, Al Sousi mosque, Gaza, Palestinian territories
On Monday October 9th 2023, at approximately 11:10am, a deadly airstrike allegedly conducted by the Israeli military destroyed the Abdullah bin Omar (Al-Sousi) mosque on the territory of the Al-Shati refugee camp, located in the Gaza strip west to the Gaza city, killing up to 11 civilians, including at least two children and a pregnant…

Summary

Published
1 December 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Religious, IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
10–11
Civilians reported injured
60
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

12 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0165

Location

Bureij camp, Deir Al Balah, Palestinian territories
Shortly after midnight on Thursday, 12th of October, 2023, at least 25 identified civilians belonging to three different families, including a University professor, at least seven women and ten children, were killed and a large number of civilians were reportedly wounded in an alleged airstrike by the Israeli military on a four-story residential building belonging…

Summary

Published
1 December 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
25–26
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military actors reported killed
0–1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

8 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0020

Location

منزل لعائلة أبو شعبان قرب ساحة السرايا بغزة, house for the Abu Shaaban family near Saraya Square north of Gaza City, Gaza Strip, Gaza, Palestinian territories
On October 10, 2023, at 6:30 a.m., an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the home of the Abu Shaaban family near Saraya Square in the Al-Nasr neighborhood north of Gaza City, destroying the family house, killing the entire family of six members, including a woman and four children, and reportedly injuring some civilians.Twitter/X user @PalinfoAr reported…

Summary

Published
1 November 2023
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

25 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0592

Location

Nuseirat, Deir al Balah, Palestinian territories
At around 9:40pm on Wednesday, October 25th 2023, the Eid family’s house, located west of Camp 2 opposite the Maghazi entrance in the Al-Zuwaida area of the Nuseirat Camp, Central Gaza, was bombed in an alleged Israeli military airstrike. According to initial accounts, Israeli military aircraft bombed the house shortly after the end of evening…

Summary

Published
25 October 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
20
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

23 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0513

Location

أبراج الصالحي, al Salhi Towers, Deir Al Balah, Palestinian territories
On the afternoon of October 23, 2023, the al-Salhi Towers were allegedly bombed in an Israeli airstrike, killing at least five people, all women and children, and injuring at least 36 others. The residential apartments in Nuseirat Refugee Camp in the Central Gaza Strip were occupied when the bombing occurred. Airwars researchers have identified the…

Summary

Published
23 October 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential, IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
36
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

22 October 2023

Incident Code

RS4854

Location

residential neighborhoods of the city of Ariha (Jericho), Idlib, Syria
Shortly before 9:14 PM on Sunday, October 22, 2023, a missile strike with contested responsibility allegedly perpetrated by Syrian regime forces and/or Russian and/or Iranian military injured four to five civilians, including two women and at least one child, in the residential neighborhoods of the city of Ariha (Jericho) located in the southern countryside of…

Summary

Published
22 October 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Healthcare, Residential, Education
Civilians reported injured
4–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military, Iranian Military
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Incident Date

8 October 2023

Incident Code

RS4844

Location

ادلب المدينة, Al-Khamara Street, Idlib City, a camp for displaced persons in the outskirts of Idlib, Idlib, Syria
Shortly before 8:04 AM in the morning and once again in the afternoon of Sunday, October 8th, 2023, the center (in particular, an area around Al-Khamara Street) and outskirts of the city of Idlib, Syria, were hit by heavy artillery bombardment attributed to Syrian regime forces and/or Russian military. The strikes resulted in at least…

Summary

Published
8 October 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Healthcare, Residential, IDP or Refugee Camp, Commerce (Market)
Civilians reported killed
5–6
Civilians reported injured
12–31
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Accidents related to conflict
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

9 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0044

Location

محيط إحدى مدارس الأونروا, market in the center of Jabalia camp, a residential building at the intersection of Al-Ternis Street, vicinity of an UNWRA-led school, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
Between 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. on Monday, October 9, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike on a market and a residential building located at the intersection of Al-Ternis Street in the middle of Jabalia refugee camp resulted in between 68 and 73 civilians killed, including at least 21 children and seven women, and "hundreds" of wounded.…

Summary

Published
8 October 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education, Commerce (Shop, Market), IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential, Vehicle (Car)
Civilians reported killed
68–73
Civilians reported injured
100–200
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

12–13 October, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0169

Location

مخيّم النصيرات, Nuseirat camp, Deir Al Balah, Palestinian territories
A professor, Dr. Tayseer Kamel Ibrahim (50 years old), was killed by alleged Israeli bombing on either October 12th or 13th, 2023, in the Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip. Shehab Agency stated that Dr. Ibrahim was a lecturer at the Islamic University, and local source Mohammed Muhareb specified that Dr. Ibrahim was the…

Summary

Published
8 October 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

7 October 2023

Incident Code

RS4838

Location

جسر الشغورجسر الشغور, Jisr Al Shughour city, Idlib, Syria
Two civilians, including a 44-year-old woman and a man, were injured and a number of civilians were reportedly killed shortly before 8:56 AM on the morning of Saturday, October 7th, 2023, due to the bombardement reportedly perpetrated by Syrian regime forces and/or Russian military on the residential neighborhoods of the Jisr Al Shughour city, west…

Summary

Published
7 October 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Education, Religious, Commerce (Market)
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

5 October 2023

Incident Code

RS4818

Location

Sarmin, Idlib, Syria
On Thursday October 5th 2023, artillery strikes allegedly perpetrated by the Syrian regime and/or Russian military on the city of Sarmin injured between 10 and 15 civilians, including 3 children and 2 women. Most sources, including Syrian Civil Defence (SCD), reported that 10 civilians, including three children and two women, were injured and shared photos…

Summary

Published
5 October 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported injured
10–15
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

5 October 2023

Incident Code

RS4822

Location

Binnish, Idlib, Syria
At least one man was injured after alleged Syrian regime and/or Russian artillery shelling in the southern periphery of the town of Binnish, east of Idlib on October 5th, 2023. On Facebook, Bunch Now alleged that there were “light injuries” amongst the civilian population, but multiple injuries were not reported elsewhere. Syrian Civil Defense reported…

Summary

Published
5 October 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

4 October 2023

Incident Code

RS4815

Location

سرمين, Sarmin, Idlib, Syria
At least one civilian, a young girl, was killed and between six and eight others, including three children and two women, were injured by alleged Syrian regime and/or Russian and/or Iranian artillery strikes on the al-Shamali neighborhood in the city of Sarmin on October 4th, 2023. The @SyriaCivilDefe reported that a girl was killed and…

Summary

Published
4 October 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Education, Religious
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
6–8
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military, Iranian Military
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Incident Date

3 October 2023

Incident Code

RS4814

Location

سرمين, Outskirts of Sarmin, Idlib, Syria
On October 3rd, 2023, a man and a woman, Mohammed Sadek and Asoum Nahbhan were injured by alleged Syrian regime and/or Russian artillery shelling in the outskirts of Sarmin in the eastern countryside of Idlib. Asoum Nahbahn was reportedly moderately injured in the flank while Mohammed Sadek’s injury was described as slight. The belligerent’s identity is…

Summary

Published
3 October 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Education, Agriculture
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

20 October 2021

Incident Code

RS4659

Location

اريحا, Ariha, Idlib, Syria
In what was widely referred to as a "massacre", at least 13 civilians were killed and over 30 wounded in an alleged Russian or Syrian regime strike on a marketplace in Ariha on October 20th 2021. Most sources said that as many as four children were killed in the strike that took place in the…

Summary

Published
20 October 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Commerce (Market)
Civilians reported killed
13–14
Civilians reported injured
30–63
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

24 December 2019

Incident Code

RS4292

Location

جوباس, Joubas, Idlib, Syria
Between 10 and 12 civilians, including at least five children and two women, were reported killed and up to seven others, including two children and two women, injured in Joubas, Idlib in Syria on December 24th, 2019 when Russian warplanes attacked a school building that was used as a shelter for displaced people in the…

Summary

Published
24 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education, IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
10–12
Civilians reported injured
5–7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

22 May 2019

Incident Code

RS3697

Location

جسر الشغور, Jisr al Shoughour, Idlib, Syria
On May 22, 2019, two named civilians died and nine more - including a child and several members of the White Helmets - were wounded in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Jisr al Shoughour in Syria, local media reported. According to the White Helmets, this was a "double tap" raid - as members…

Summary

Published
22 May 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education (Secondary School)
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
9
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

17 July 2018

Incident Code

RS3504

Location

عين التينة, Ein al-Teena, Quneitra, Syria
At least eight civilians, including women and children, were reported killed and many others injured when Russian forces or Syrian regime forces attacked with airstrikes a school used as a shelter for IDPs in Ein al-Teena in Quneitra, Syria on July 17th, 2018. The Syrian Network for Human Rights said " At least eight civilians,…

Summary

Published
17 July 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
8–16
Civilians reported injured
5–10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

30 June 2018

Incident Code

RS3490

Location

غصم, Ghasam, Daraa, Syria
Up to 22 civilians including three children, a woman and a civil defense volunteer were killed and dozens injured in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime double-tap airstrikes on Ghasam in Dara'a, Syria on June 30th, 2018, according to local sources. The sources also added that it was difficult to count the numbers of those…

Summary

Published
30 June 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
6–22
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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