Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident date

October 24, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0583

LOCATION

منزل لعائلة "عوض" في مخيم النصيرات, a house for the “Awad” family in Al Nusairat camp, Deir al Balah, the Gaza Strip

An alleged Israeli airstrike on the home of the Awad family in the Nuseirat Refugee Camp in the central Gaza Strip at 14:15 on Tuesday, October 24, 2023, killed at least 25 identified civilians, including five women and twelve children, and injured at least three others. The attack killed three engineers, a teacher, an artist,

Summary

First published
March 29, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
25
(12 children5 women8 men)
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
Named victims
28 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
24
Geolocation
Neighbourhood/area
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Incident date

September 23, 2024

Incident Code

R4686

LOCATION

كفريا, Kafriya and its outskirts, Idlib, Idlib, Syria

Shortly before 7:28 PM on Monday, September 23, 2024, Professor Mohamad Hamdo Al-Attouk (Abu Hamid), an elderly man, was among the five civilians killed, among them between one and two women. Up to thirteen civilians, including three women and eight children, were also injured in an artillery strike on the town of Kafriya, in particular,

Summary

First published
March 28, 2025
Strike status
Contested strike
Strike type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Education, Primary School, Truck, Vehicle
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
5
(1–2 women1–2 men)
Civilians reported injured
11–13
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Airwars civilian harm grading
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Impact
Education
Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
Suspected belligerents
Syrian Regime, Russian Military, Iranian Military, Hezbollah Forces
Named victims
16 named
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Incident date

November 23, 2024

Incident Code

ISLB231124c

LOCATION

شمسطار, Shamstar, Bekaa Valley, Baalbek-Hermel District, Lebanon

An alleged Israeli airstrike hit a three-story residential building in Shamstar, a town in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley on the morning/afternoon of November 23, 2024, killing at least 12 civilians and injuring at least eight others. At least one militant was also likely killed in the strike, alongside four other individuals whose civilian status was ambiguous

Summary

First published
March 5, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
12 – 22
(5–10 children2–5 women5–10 men)
Civilians reported injured
8–9
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.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
25 named, 5 families identified
Geolocation
Exact location (via Airwars)
Belligerents reported killed
1–5
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Incident date

October 26, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0631

LOCATION

المعسكر الغربي غرب خانيونس, Western Camp, Khan Younis, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

During the morning of Thursday, October 26, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Abu Shamala family residency and neighbouring homes on al-Bair street in the Western Camp, Block 6, west of the city of Khan Younis, resulted in at least 51 civilians killed, including at least 18 children and 19 women, and more than

Summary

First published
February 28, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
51
(18–20 children19 women12 men)
Civilians reported injured
101
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
52 named, 7 families identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
40
Geolocation
Exact location (via Airwars)
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Incident date

November 3, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0851

LOCATION

مخيم المغازي, Al-Maghazi camp, Deir al-Balah, the Gaza Strip

On November 3, 2023, alleged Israeli airstrikes on the Al-Maghazi refugee camp resulted in the deaths of at least 19 people, including at least nine children, from three families who were residing in the affected residential block. Many others were reported injured, with several still missing beneath the rubble. A total of 13 members from

Summary

First published
February 17, 2025
Last updated
April 14, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
19 – 21
(9–14 children5–7 women5–8 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
21 named, 2 families identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
14
Geolocation
Exact location (via Airwars)
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Incident date

October 24, 2024

Incident Code

ISPT241024n

LOCATION

مدرسة الشهداء في مخيم النصيرات, Al Shohadaa school, Al Nuseirat camp, Gaza Strip, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Shortly before 12:27 on October 24, 2024, at least 17 identified civilians, including at least 11 children, three women, and the Dean of the Faculty of Nursing at the Islamic University, were killed and at least 32 civilians were injured in a declared Israeli airstrike on the Al Shohadaa school in the Nuseirat Refugee Camp

Summary

First published
January 23, 2025
Strike status
Declared strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education, IDP or Refugee Camp, Prayer Space, Religious
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
17 – 25
(11–13 children3–4 women1–2 men)
Civilians reported injured
32–53
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.
Known belligerent
Israeli Military
Known target
Palestinian Forces
Named victims
17 named, 3 families identified
Geolocation
Exact location (via Airwars)
Belligerents reported killed
1
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Incident date

July 24, 2024

Incident Code

ISPT240724l

LOCATION

بيت لاهيا, Beit Lahia, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Between five and six civilians, including an UNRWA school director, were reportedly killed and a number of other civilians were injured by an alleged Israeli airstrike and/or artillery strike which hit them as they gathered on the street in front of one of their homes, in particular the Darwish Ibrahim al-Gharbawi’s house, on the evening

Summary

First published
January 17, 2025
Last updated
January 30, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
5 – 6
(5 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.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
5 named, 2 families identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
4
Geolocation
Town
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Incident date

September 24, 2024

Incident Code

ISLB240924f

LOCATION

حي البريد النبطية الفوقا, Al-Barid neighbourhood, Nabatieh Al-Fawqa, South Lebanon, Lebanon

On Tuesday, September 24th, 2024, at least five civilians, including a civil defence member and two women, were killed in the Al-Barid neighbourhood of Nabatieh al-Fawqa, Southern Lebanon, reportedly by an alleged Israeli double-tap airstrike. At least two militants were also killed in the attack. Al-Manar TV also reported that several civil defence personnel from

Summary

First published
January 1, 2025
Last updated
April 23, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
5
(2 women3 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.
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
5 named, 1 familiy identified
Geolocation
Exact location (via Airwars)
Belligerents reported killed
2
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Incident date

November 4, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0874

LOCATION

بالقرب من برج الاسراء، الصبرة، مدينة غزة, Vicinity of Al-Isra Tower, Sabra area, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

First reported at 07:46 AM on Saturday 4 November 2023, four members of the Makki family were reportedly killed when an alleged Israeli aircraft bombed their home near al-Isra tower on Omar al-Mukhtar Street in the Sabra area of Gaza City. The four members of the family who reportedly lost their lives in the attack

Summary

First published
December 24, 2024
Last updated
March 4, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
4
(2 women2 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,Healthcare
Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
4 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
4
Geolocation
Exact location (via Airwars)
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Incident date

September 29, 2024

Incident Code

ISYEM002

LOCATION

الحديدة, Al Hudaydah, Yemen

Six civilians were killed and between 44 to 57 injured after an alleged Israeli airstrike on Yemen’s Al-Hudaydah port on 29 September, 2024. Those killed were identified as Tareq Qaied Aqlan, Wahib Abdullah Mohammad Ghalib al-Mughlis, Munif al-Masri, Mohammed Ibrahim Junaid, Abd al-Nabi al-Masqari and Majed Ahmad Qahtan. While X/Twitter user TvAlmasirah initially claimed 33

Summary

First published
September 29, 2024
Last updated
March 19, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Power Station, Resources
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
6
(6 men)
Civilians reported injured
44–57
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
Suspected target
Houthi Forces
Named victims
6 named
Belligerents reported killed
2
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