Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident date

November 1, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0813

LOCATION

مركبة تابعة لوكالة الغوث قرب الطريق الساحلي بمنطقة الشيخ عجلين جنوب غربي مدينة غزة, Sheikh Ajlin area, southwest of Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

On Wednesday November 1st 2023, at least three civilians were reportedly injured as a result of an alleged Israeli artillery and/or airstrike attack on an UNRWA vehicle near the coastal road in the Sheikh Ajilin area, southwest of Gaza City. Three civilians were reported injured by several sources. While Abu Omar Zourob states that three

Summary

First published
September 28, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike and/or Artillery, Naval bombardment
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.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
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Incident date

November 18, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT1198

LOCATION

مدرسة الفاخورة شمال غزة, Al-Fakhoura School, Jabalia Camp, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Between 80 and “over 200” people were killed and dozens of others were wounded by an alleged Israeli airstrikes on the Al-Fakhoura School in the Jabalia Camp of Northern Gaza in the early morning of November 18th, 2023. Soon after the strike, the Ministry of Health reported that 50 people had been killed. Another ministry

Summary

First published
July 30, 2024
Last updated
November 11, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian infrastructure
IDP or refugee camp, School, UN facility
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
80 – 201
(6 children4 women2 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.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
12 named, 3 families identified
Geolocation
Exact location (via Airwars)
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Incident date

October 27, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0657

LOCATION

بئر النجا, Bir al Naj, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Around lunchtime on Friday, October 27, 2023, at least 20 civilians were killed and at least one child injured following an alleged Israeli bombardment on the Al-Majdalawi residence in the vicinity of Abu Ali Mustafa roundabout, possibly near the Falouja UNRWA School, in the Bir Al-Naja area in northern Gaza. Some sources put the death

Summary

First published
July 30, 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
20 – 37
(7–11 children4–5 women5–8 men)
Civilians reported injured
1
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
21 named, 6 families identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
12
Geolocation
Neighbourhood/area
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Incident date

October 24, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0569

LOCATION

حيّ الصعيدي, Saudi neighborhood, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

Shortly before 8:18 PM on Tuesday, October 24th 2023, at least seven identified members of the Al-Hams family, including two women, one of whom was pregnant, and three children, were reportedly killed and at least five civilians, including three children and two women, were injured when an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the family’s home in

Summary

First published
June 1, 2024
Last updated
October 23, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian infrastructure
IDP or refugee camp, Residential building, UN facility
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
7
(3 children2 women2 men)
Civilians reported injured
5
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
7 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
7
Geolocation
Exact location (via Airwars)
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Incident date

December 22, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT1881a

LOCATION

منزل الحاج أبو درويش المغربي قرب مدينة غزة, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

On Friday, December 22nd 2023, the entire al-Maghribi family, including up to 81 civilians: at least 17 women, 49 children, and an employee of the United Nations Development Program, were killed by an alleged Israeli airstrike on the home of Hajj Abu Darwish al-Maghribi near Gaza City, in the Gaza Strip. Al-Arabiya news, the Associated

Summary

First published
June 1, 2024
Last updated
July 9, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
79 – 81
(49 children17–19 women15–16 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
Education,Food,Healthcare
Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
79 named, 1 familiy identified
Geolocation
City
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Incident date

October 17, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0297

LOCATION

مدرسة المغازي الاعدادية للبنين, Al Maghazi Preparatory School for Boys, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

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

First published
February 1, 2024
Last updated
September 4, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian infrastructure
School, UN facility
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
10 – 24
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
Geolocation
Exact location (via Airwars)
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Incident date

October 16, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0244

LOCATION

الزيتون, Al Zeitoun, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

On October 16th 2023 at least three people – 37 year old journalist Abdulhadi Habib, his mother-in-law, 54 year old Buthina Al Tatar, and her grandchild, three year old Amer Bilal Al-Tatar, were killed by an alleged Israeli airstrike on a residential apartment in the Zaytoun neighborhood in eastern Gaza. Multiple sources agree that family

Summary

First published
January 1, 2024
Last updated
July 9, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian infrastructure
Residential building
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
3 – 4
(1 child1–2 women1 man)
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
Named victims
3 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
2
Geolocation
Neighbourhood/area
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Incident date

October 10, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0125

LOCATION

البريج, Bureij, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

On October 10 at night or on October 11 at dawn, alleged Israeli strikes on civilian homes in Bureij refugee camp, near the Dabas Junction, in central Gaza, killed between 33 to 34 civilians, including at least 14 children*, eight women and 11 men. Among the victims, local sources documented five entire family units allegedly

Summary

First published
October 8, 2023
Last updated
July 19, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian infrastructure
IDP or refugee camp, Residential building
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
33 – 34
(14–15 children8 women11 men)
Civilians reported injured
1
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, 8 families identified
Geolocation
Exact location (via Airwars)
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