Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident date

August 20, 2024

Incident Code

ISPT200824b

LOCATION

مدرسة مصطفى حافظ  في حي الرمال بمدينة غزة, Mustafa Hafez School in Al-Rimal neighbourhood in Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

On the morning of Tuesday, August 20th, 2024, a 32-year-old journalist from Record Media named Hamza Abdulrahman Murtaja was killed alongside at least 15 to 18 other civilians, including at least eight children, while dozens of civilians were also wounded in a declared Israeli airstrike on the Hustafa Hafez elementary school located in the Al-Rimal

Summary

First published
October 11, 2024
Strike status
Declared strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian infrastructure
School
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
16 – 19
(8–11 children1 woman6 men)
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Impact
Education
Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
Known belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
7 named
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Incident date

August 8, 2024

Incident Code

ISPT080824n

LOCATION

مدرسة الزهراء في حي الدرج, Al Zahraa school, Al Daraj neighborhood, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

On August 8th, 2024, at around 3pm, at least 12 members of the Mahani family were killed and dozens of others were wounded in an alleged Israeli strike on the Al-Zahraa School, located in the Al-Daraj neighbourhood, east of Gaza City. The victims included Muhammad Muslim Mahani (Abu Ali), Muhammad Muslim Mahani’s daughter* (name unknown),

Summary

First published
October 11, 2024
Strike status
Declared strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian infrastructure
School
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
12 – 13
(6–8 children1–2 women1–2 men)
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Impact
Education
Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
Known belligerent
Israeli Military
Known target
Palestinian Forces
Named victims
12 named, 1 familiy identified
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Incident date

August 8, 2024

Incident Code

ISPT080824m

LOCATION

مدرسة عبد الفتاح حمود في شارع يافا, school of Abdulfattah Hamoud in Yafa street, al Tufah neighborhood, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

At around 3pm on Thursday, August 8th 2024, a declared Israeli airstrike struck the Abdul Fattah Hamoud School, resulting in the deaths of at least six people, including four members of the Al-Fayoumi family and a 9-month-old baby. The attack also left dozens of others injured, among them six children. The school, located on Yaffa

Summary

First published
October 11, 2024
Strike status
Declared strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian infrastructure
School
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
6
(2 children2 men)
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Impact
Education
Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
Known belligerent
Israeli Military
Known target
Palestinian Forces
Named victims
7 named, 1 familiy identified
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Incident date

June 21, 2024

Incident Code

ISPT210624f

LOCATION

خيام النازحين في رفح, tents of IDPs in Al-Shakoush area in the IDP camp in Al-Mawasi, northwest of Rafah, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

On the afternoon of June 21st, 2024, an alleged Israeli strike on the tents hosting internally displaced persons in the Al-Mawasi refugee camp located west of Rafah in the Gaza Strip killed at least 16 civilians, including one woman and two children. Other sources put the death toll as high as 30. At least 34

Summary

First published
October 11, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Artillery
Civilian infrastructure
IDP or refugee camp, Residential building
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
16 – 30
(1–2 children1–2 women12 men)
Civilians reported injured
34–51
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
16 named, 4 families identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
12
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Incident date

August 1, 2024

Incident Code

ISPT010824k

LOCATION

مدرستي بدر ودلال المغربي في حي الشجاعية, Badr School and Dalal Al-Maghribi School, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

During the evening of August 1st 2024, at least 10 civilians were killed by an alleged Israeli airstrike on Badr School and Dalal al-Maghribi School in the al-Shuja’iyya neighborhood, east of Gaza City. In addition to those killed, sources reported that the number of those injured ranged from 30 to “more than 45.” Airwars was

Summary

First published
October 11, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian infrastructure
School
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
10 – 16
(0–2 children6–8 men)
Civilians reported injured
30–46
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Impact
Education
Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
9 named, 1 familiy identified
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Incident date

August 6, 2024

Incident Code

ISPT060824l

LOCATION

مدرسة مسقط قرب دوار التعليم, Muscat school near Al Ta’lem roundabout, Gaza strip, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

During the evening of August 6th 2024, alleged Israeli artillery shelling injured at least three displaced civilians at the Muscat School near Al Ta’lem (Education) Roundabout in the north of the Gaza Strip. According to the Palestinian Press Agency (SafaPs), three people were injured in the reported Israeli military shelling. This number is supported by

Summary

First published
October 11, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Artillery
Civilian infrastructure
School
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
Unknown
Civilians reported injured
3
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Impact
Education
Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
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Incident date

June 21, 2024

Incident Code

ISPT210624m

LOCATION

منزل عائلة الشريف في النصيرات, Al Sharif family house, Al Nuseirat camp, Deir al Balah, the Gaza Strip

At least two children were injured following an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Al-Sharif family home on Al-Ishrin Street of Nuseirat Refugee Camp on the evening of June 21st 2024. One child was reported to be in critical condition and receiving intensive care, according to a family source referenced by Media Jihad Taha on Facebook.

Summary

First published
October 11, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian infrastructure
IDP or refugee camp, Residential building
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
Unknown
Civilians reported injured
2
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
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Incident date

November 6, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0928

LOCATION

مدرسة نازحين بمشروع بيت لاهيا شمال القطاع, Khalifa Bin Zayed School, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

At 9:52 am on Monday morning November 6th, 2023, an artillery shell allegedly launched by the Israeli forces robbed Mahmoud Adel al-Masry of his life and injured nine others who were sheltering in the Khalifa bin Zayed School in the Northern Gaza Beit Lahia project area. Despite being advised against doing so by his family, Mahmoud

Summary

First published
September 28, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Artillery
Civilian infrastructure
School, UN facility
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1
(1 man)
Civilians reported injured
9
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Impact
Education
Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
2 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
1
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Incident date

July 15, 2024

Incident Code

ISPT150724f

LOCATION

مدرسة صلاح الدين قرب شارع الجلاء,, Salah Al Din school near Al Jalaa street, Al Rimal neighborhood, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Shortly before 3:49 PM, on Monday, July 15th 2024, a young man was reportedly killed and between four and six others were injured after an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the UNRWA Salah al-Din School in the Rimal neighborhood, on al-Jalaa Street, in central Gaza City. According to Safa News, at 4:37 PM, the Palestinian Civil

Summary

First published
September 28, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian infrastructure
School, UN facility
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1
(1 man)
Civilians reported injured
4–6
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Impact
Education
Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
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Incident date

August 22, 2024

Incident Code

ISPT220824o

LOCATION

مدرسة تؤوي نازحين قرب مستشفى شهداء الأقصى بدير البلح, School housing displaced people near Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, Deir al-Balah, Gaza strip, Deir al Balah, the Gaza Strip

Two people, one of them Ramiz Madhat Abu Ajina “Abu Madhat”, were killed by an alleged Israeli quadcopter drone that fired shots at a school housing displaced people in Deir al Balah on August 22nd, 2024. Multiple sources– Sa7atPIBreaking, AJA Palestine, Voice of Palestine Radio, and Naimat Alsalam–reported the alleged killing of the two individuals,

Summary

First published
September 28, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike, Drone Strike
Civilian infrastructure
School
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
2
(1 man)
Cause of injury / death
Small arms and light weapons
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Impact
Education
Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
1 named
Names matched with MoH IDs
1
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Incident date

November 2, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0827

LOCATION

مدرسة أبو عاصي تابعة لوكالة أونروا في مخيم الشاطئ, UNRWA school, Al Shati camp, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Early in the morning of November 2nd 2023, five civilians, including two children, one of them 5-year-old Hala Khalil Fayez Barakat and her mother Rudiynah, were killed and dozens of others were injured while sheltering at the Abu Assi school which is affiliated with the United Nation Palestinian relief agency, UNRWA, after reports of Israeli

Summary

First published
September 28, 2024
Last updated
October 23, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian infrastructure
IDP or refugee camp, School, UN facility
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
5
(2 children1 woman)
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Impact
Education
Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
2 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
1
Geolocation
Exact location (other)
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Incident date

August 3, 2024

Incident Code

ISPT030824e

LOCATION

مدرسة حمامة بحي الشيخ رضوان, Hamama school, Al Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

On Saturday, August 3rd 2024, at least 16 civilians, including three women and at least four children, were killed and at least 60 others injured in a declared Israeli airstrike on the Hamama School located in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood of Gaza City, Gaza Strip. Israeli forces confirmed the strike, claiming they were targeting a

Summary

First published
September 28, 2024
Strike status
Declared strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian infrastructure
School
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
16 – 17
(4–5 children3 women6–7 men)
Civilians reported injured
60–63
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Impact
Education
Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
Known belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
19 named, 3 families identified
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Incident date

August 3, 2024

Incident Code

ISPT030824f

LOCATION

Hamama school, Al Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, Gaza strip, Gaza City, the Gaza Strip

During the evening of August 3, 2024, the Hamama School in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood of Gaza City was allegedly hit for a second time by Israeli planes while rescue efforts were underway after at least 16 civilians were killed in an initial bombardment on what Israeli forces claimed was a Hamas ‘command and control

Summary

First published
September 28, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian infrastructure
School
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
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Incident date

November 2, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0822

LOCATION

Al-Quds Hospital in Tal Al-Hawa, west of Gaza City, Gaza Strip, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Two displaced people were wounded in the chest and abdomen when Israeli forces allegedly fired bullets in front of the Al-Quds Hospital in the Tal Al-Hawa neighbourhood, located west of Gaza City. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society reported that the two people injured by the gunshots were a child and a young man. It said

Summary

First published
September 28, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Ground operation
Civilian infrastructure
Healthcare facility
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
Unknown
Civilians reported injured
2
Cause of injury / death
Small arms and light weapons
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Impact
Healthcare
Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
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Incident date

October 26, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0635

LOCATION

بالقرب من النادي الاهلي، مخيم النصيرات, Vicinity of Al Ahly Club, Al Nuseirat Camp, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

On Thursday, October 26th 2023, at least 35 people were reportedly killed and a number of others wounded in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the home of the al-Hour family, at the entrance to 35th Street in Al-Zabt, near to Ahly Al-Nuseirat Club in the Al Nuseirat Camp, in northern Gaza. Ziyad Hussein Shaker al-Hour and

Summary

First published
September 25, 2024
Last updated
November 25, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian infrastructure
IDP or refugee camp, Residential building
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
35
(19–20 children10 women5–6 men)
Civilians reported injured
2
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Impact
Healthcare
Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
34 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
18
Geolocation
Nearby landmark
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Incident date

October 25, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0612

LOCATION

حي الأمل، خانيونس, Al Amal neighborhood, Khan Younis, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

On the evening of Wednesday, October 25th 2023, the Al-Akhras family home in the Al-Amal neighborhood of central Khan Younis was allegedly bombed by Israeli forces, killing at least 32 people, including twelve children, and injuring at least 12 others. The wider Al-Akhras family members killed and injured in this incident were from a number

Summary

First published
September 25, 2024
Last updated
November 25, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian infrastructure
IDP or refugee camp, Residential building
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
32
(13–18 children15–16 women2–3 men)
Civilians reported injured
12
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
43 named, 5 families identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
22
Geolocation
Neighbourhood/area
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Incident date

December 22, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT1880

LOCATION

مخيم النصيرات, Nuseirat camp, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

At least 19 people, including a journalist and eight children, were killed and dozens were injured, including two infants, by alleged Israeli military bombardment on the evening of December 22nd 2023 on the home of the Khalifa family on El-Eshreen Street in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. Muthana Najjar reported in a

Summary

First published
September 4, 2024
Last updated
October 21, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilian infrastructure
IDP or refugee camp, Residential building
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
19
(8 children6 women5 men)
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Impact
Education,Healthcare
Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
21 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
13
Geolocation
Exact location (via Airwars)
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Incident date

June 7, 2024

Incident Code

ISPT070624k

LOCATION

مدرسة للأونروا تؤوي نازحين بمخيم الشاطئ غرب مدينة غزة, UNRWA school sheltering displaced people in the Beach Camp, west of Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

In the early hours of June 7th 2024, at least four people were killed and at least seven others were injured in a declared Israeli airstrike on an UNRWA school, west of the Al Wahda Tower, in the Al Shati (Beach) refugee camp, west of Gaza City. A Facebook post made by Mohamed Awad, a

Summary

First published
September 4, 2024
Last updated
November 27, 2024
Strike status
Declared strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian infrastructure
IDP or refugee camp, School, UN facility
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
4 – 6
(4 men)
Civilians reported injured
7
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Impact
Education
Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
Known belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
4 named
View Incident

Incident date

June 7, 2024

Incident Code

ISPT070624l

LOCATION

قرب مسجد الشمعة بحي الزيتون جنوب شرقي مدينة غزة, a house near Al-Shamaa Mosque in the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, southeast of Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

On Friday, June 7th 2024, Israeli military aircraft allegedly bombed a house near the Al-Shamaa Mosque in the Al-Zaytoun neighbourhood, southeast of Gaza City. Witnesses reported that up to eleven people were killed and 10 others injured in the incident. The houses of the Abu Daf and Tafesh families were destroyed, and neighbouring homes were

Summary

First published
September 4, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian infrastructure
Residential building
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
11
(2 children1 man)
Civilians reported injured
10
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
View Incident

Incident date

June 7, 2024

Incident Code

ISPT070624a

LOCATION

منزل يعود لمنزل الاستاذ حسن الرفاتي خلف المستوصف الحكومي شمال مخيم المغازي وسط القطاع, Professor Hassan Al Rafati’s house behind the government clinic, north of Al Maghazi refugee camp, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

In the early hours of Friday June 7th, 2024, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the home of Professor Hassan Al Rafati, located behind the government clinic, north of Al Maghazi refugee camp in Deir al Balah. The strike killed six members of the Al Maghari family, including two young children. Six civilians were also reportedly

Summary

First published
September 4, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian infrastructure
Residential building
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
6
(2 children2 women2 men)
Civilians reported injured
6
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
6 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
6
View Incident

Incident date

November 19, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT1224

LOCATION

طريق صلاح الدين بجوار مسجد صلاح, Salah al-din Road, next to the Salah Mosque, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

On Sunday, November 19th 2023, two civilians, including prominent journalist Bilal Jadallah, were killed in an alleged Israeli strike on a car on Salah al-Din Road, near the Salah Mosque, in the Zeitoun neighbourhood, in Gaza City. Bilal Jadallah, or ‘Abu Muhammad’, a Palestinian journalist and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Press

Summary

First published
September 4, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike and/or Artillery, Ground operation
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
2
(2 men)
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Impact
Healthcare
Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
2 named, 1 familiy identified
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Incident date

June 7, 2024

Incident Code

ISPT070624h

LOCATION

ميناء الصيادين غربي مدينة رفح جنوبي قطاع غزة, Fisherman’s port, west of the city of Rafah, south of the Gaza strip, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

On the morning of Friday 7th of June 2024, at least one civilian was killed and four others were injured in an alleged Israeli ground operation with snipers who attacked the Fisherman’s port in the west of the city of Rafah in the south of the Gaza Strip. The one civilian death was identified as

Summary

First published
September 2, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Ground operation
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1
(1 man)
Civilians reported injured
4
Cause of injury / death
Small arms and light weapons
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
1 named
Names matched with MoH IDs
1
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Incident date

April 4, 2024

Incident Code

ISPT040424b

LOCATION

ابيت حانون, Beit Hanoun, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Shortly before 2:46 PM on Thursday, April 4th, 2024, 33-year-old paramedic Hussein Fayez Matar Al-Muqeed (Abu Muhammad) was killed, and up to three of his colleagues were injured in an alleged Israeli “double tap” strike on an ambulance in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza Strip, near a school sheltering displaced civilians. One of the injured paramedics,

Summary

First published
September 2, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilian infrastructure
School
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
2 – 3
(2–3 men)
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Impact
Healthcare
Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
3 named
Geolocation
Town
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Incident date

July 13, 2024

Incident Code

ISPT130724e

LOCATION

منطقة النص في خان يونس, Near Al-Nas junction in the al-Mawasi, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

On July 13th 2024, at least 57 civilians were killed in a series of declared Israeli airstrikes near the al-Nas Junction in the al-Mawasi area near Khan Younis, in the Gaza Strip. Israel declared the strike was targeting top Hamas military commander Mohammed Deif, said to be one of the architects behind the deadly October

Summary

First published
August 29, 2024
Last updated
September 13, 2024
Strike status
Declared strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian infrastructure
Humanitarian evacuation, IDP or refugee camp
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
57 – 150
(4–20 children7–8 women34–48 men)
Civilians reported injured
300
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Impact
Education,Food,Healthcare
Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
Known belligerent
Israeli Military
Known target
Palestinian Forces
Named victims
63 named, 2 families identified
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Incident date

June 21, 2024

Incident Code

ISPT210624q

LOCATION

منطقة الشاكوش, al-Shakoush area, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

In the early hours of June 21st 2024, a projectile allegedly fired by an Israeli tank or a gunshot killed Muhammad Adel Ghaboun in the al-Shakoush area in Mawasi, northwest of Rafah. Two sources noted that Muhammad was living in Rafah as a displaced person when he was killed, with al-Ayyam news reporting that Muhammad “was

Summary

First published
August 21, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Ground operation
Civilian infrastructure
IDP or refugee camp, Residential building
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1
(1 man)
Causes of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
1 named
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Incident date

June 21, 2024

Incident Code

ISPT210624i

LOCATION

منطقة الشاكوش, Al Shakoush area, Rafah, Gaza strip, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

On June 21, 2024, Safa correspondents reported that an alleged Israeli artillery attack in the al Shakoush area of Mawasi, northwest of the Rafah Governorate, resulted in the deaths and injuries of several people, primarily displaced civilians. According to eyewitnesses, Israeli forces bombarded the area with tanks. Mustafa Younes reported in a post on Facebook

Summary

First published
August 21, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Artillery
Civilian infrastructure
IDP or refugee camp, Residential building
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
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Incident date

June 21, 2024

Incident Code

ISPT210624o

LOCATION

مواطنين عائدون لتفقد منازلهم في حي الزيتون, Al Zaytoun neighborhood, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

On Friday, June 21st 2024, civilians were reportedly killed as a result of alleged Israeli artillery and/or drone strikes in the Al Zaytoun neighbourhood in Gaza City. Reports also claimed that others were wounded. Several sources on Twitter and Facebook, including the journalist Ahmed Qadih, Ayman Akram, Moudar Mustafa and @nabaanewsroom, reported that the incident

Summary

First published
August 21, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilian infrastructure
Residential building
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
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Incident date

November 1, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0805

LOCATION

شقة سكنية بالقرب من بركة ابو راشد، شمال القطاع, Ghabayen Family Home, Birkat Abu Rashid, Jabalia Refugee Camp, Northern Gaza, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

On 1 November 2023, a number of people were reportedly killed and injured when an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the home of the Ghabayen family near Birkat Abu Rashid in the middle of the Jabalia refugee camp. Shehab News Agency reported that most of the casualties from the strike were displaced persons and that they

Summary

First published
August 14, 2024
Last updated
October 18, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian infrastructure
IDP or refugee camp, Residential building
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
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Incident date

October 23, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0521

LOCATION

منزل عائلة الزطمة خلف مدرسة الكويتي وسط مدينة رفح جنوب قطاع غزة, Al-Zatma family home behind Al-Kuwaiti School in the center of the city of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

On Monday, October 23, 2023, an alleged Israeli bombardment on the Al-Zatma family home in the al-Shawt camp of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip, resulted in at least three people killed, and dozens of injuries. Mahmoud Ahmed Shaat (also referred to as Mahmoud Muhammad Shaat by local sources) was killed alongside his wife, 39-year-old

Summary

First published
August 14, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilian infrastructure
IDP or refugee camp, Residential building, School
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
3 – 4
(1 child1 woman1 man)
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Impact
Education
Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
6 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
2
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Incident date

August 10, 2024

Incident Code

ISPT100824f

LOCATION

مدرسة التابعين في منطقة الصحابة بحي الدرج, Al-Tabi’een school, Al-Sahaba area, Al-Daraj neighborhood, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Shortly after 5am on August 10th 2024, during dawn prayers, a series of Israeli airstrikes struck the al-Tabi’een school in the al-Sahaba area of the al-Daraj neighbourhood in Gaza City. The school was a temporary home to “around 2,400” displaced people; at least 77 civilians were found to have been killed, with at least 54

Summary

First published
August 10, 2024
Last updated
September 18, 2024
Strike status
Declared strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian infrastructure
IDP or refugee camp, School
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
77 – 125
(7–11 children3–6 women35–60 men)
Civilians reported injured
54
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Impact
Education
Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
Known belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
87 named, 10 families identified
Belligerents reported killed
0–31
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