Civilian Casualties

(7–9 children2 women5 men)

16 – 20

16 named, 3 families identified

منزل عائلة أبو طاقة في منطقة الشهداء غرب مخيم جبالي, Rafidah School, Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, Deir al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At approximately 11:30 AM, on Thursday, October 10, 2024, a declared Israeli airstrike hit the Rafidah School in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip. The attack killed at least 30 civilians, including seven women and four children, and injured at least 54 others. At the time of the strike, the school was sheltering hundreds of displaced

Summary

Education, Healthcare, Temporary Healthcare Facility

(4 children7 women19–20 men)

30 – 31

54–91

31 named, 6 families identified

0–1

حارة حريك، بيروت, Haret Hreik, Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon

LOCATION

On September 27th, 2024, at around 6 PM local time, the Israeli military conducted a strike targeting and killing Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in southern Beirut, allegedly also killing at least five civilians. Official estimates put the injury toll at 108, though this figure did not distinguish between militants and combatants. Seven other individuals, six

Summary

5 – 7

(2 women3–5 men)

2–108

6 named, 2 families identified

Belligerents reported injured

6–7

0–108

near NLZ, Syria, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

In an incident previously unknown to Airwars, one civilian was injured by declared US military live fire exercises near NLZ, Syria on September 4, 2023. In the Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) Civilian Harm and Mitigation Response Report released on May 31, 2024, the US military stated that “Regrettably, based on

Summary

US-led Coalition

مدرسة ذكور الشاطئ الإبتدائية (ج), Al-Shati Elementary Boys School, Al Shati refugee camp, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least 17 civilians and at least one Hamas militant were killed after a declared Israeli airstrike on the Al-Shati Boys Elementary School (Shuhaybar School) in the Al-Shati Refugee Camp west of Gaza City on 7 November, 2024. The school was reportedly housing thousands of displaced people at the time of the strike. The Israel

Summary

Education, IDP or Refugee Camp, Primary School

(10–12 children3 women2–5 men)

17 – 18

18 named, 2 families identified

1–2

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

LOCATION

Between 10pm on October 28th and 4am on October 29th, 2024, between 129 and 254 civilians, including at least 42 children and 28 women, were killed and at least 45 others, including women and children, were injured by declared Israeli airstrikes on the homes of the Abu Nasr family and the Abu Ouda family in

Summary

Apartment Building, Residential

(42–60 children28–37 women29–38 men)

129 – 254

129 named, 2 families identified

بوابة مدرسة العودة في عبسان شرقي خان يونس, gate of Al-Awda School in Abasan Al-Kabira, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On July 9, 2024, at least 25 civilians were killed and at least 53 others injured in a declared Israeli airstrike on a camp of displaced persons near the gate of Al-Awda School in Abasan Al-Kabira, Khan Younis, in the Gaza Strip. On the evening of July 9, Al Jazeera published a video of “the

Summary

(6–9 children1–2 women14–16 men)

25 – 30

53–71

24 named, 2 families identified

Nearby landmark

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

LOCATION

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

Education, IDP or Refugee Camp, Prayer Space, Religious

(11–13 children3–4 women1–2 men)

17 – 25

32–53

17 named, 3 families identified

مدرسة أبو عريبان مخيم النصيرات, Abu Oreiban School, Al Nuseirat refugee camp, Deir al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least twelve identified civilians, two of whom were women, were killed, alongside at least one identified militant in airstrikes conducted by the Israeli military that hit the United Nations-run Abu Oreiban School in the Nuseirat Refugee Camp in Deir al-Balah governorate in central Gaza on Sunday 14 July 2024 at around 15:02 local time.

Summary

12 – 15

(2 women10 men)

71–87

in a remote area in the vicinity approximately 45 km northeast of Kismayo, Somalia

LOCATION

Two al-Shabaab militants were reportedly killed by declared US airstrikes approximately 45 km northeast of Kismayo in Somalia on March 2, 2024. US Africa Command (USAFRICOM) released a statement on March 4th declaring their involvement: “At the request of the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted a collective self-defense against the al Shabaab

Summary

in the vicinity of Ugunji, Somalia

LOCATION

A source affiliated with al-Shabaab reported that five civilian farmers were killed by a “US and Somali special forces” operation in Lower Shabelle on March 10th while US Africa Command (AFRICOM) announced that they had killed three al-Shabaab militants in airstrikes “in the vicinity of Ugunji.” AFRICOM declared their involvement in the strike on March

Summary

مدرسة الزهراء، مدينة غزة, Al Zahraa school, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Shortly before 1 PM on Wednesday, 23rd October 2024, at least three civilians, including a child, were killed and dozens of others, including an elderly man, were reportedly injured when a declared Israeli airstrike hit the Al Zahraa School located near Al-Shuja’iyya Junction east of Gaza City. Displaced people were reportedly sheltering in the school

Summary

(1 child1 man)

مدرسة غازي الشوا التي تؤوي نازحين في مدينة بيت حانون, Ghazi Al-Shawa School, Beit Hanoun, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

During the afternoon of September 15, 2024, the Ghazi al-Shawa School in Beit Hanoun, North of the Gaza Strip, was hit by a declared Israeli airstrike that reportedly left several people injured. The school was reportedly serving as a shelter for hundreds of families that had been displaced from the area. Journalist @AHM3D_HAMDAN mentioned on

Summary

بالقرب من مدرسة أحمد الكرد دير البلح, Vicinity of Ahmed Al Kurd School, Deir Al Balah, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At dawn on October 4, 2024, a declared Israeli airstrike struck a tent sheltering displaced people inside Ahmed Al Kurd School in the in Al Bassa area of Deir Al Balah, Gaza Strip, killing a 14-year-old boy and injuring several others, including children. Israeli forces claimed the strike was targeting a “command and control center”

Summary

1 – 2

(1 child)

2–3

مدرسة الرازي أو النص, Al Razi (Al Nus) school, Camp 2 in Al Nuseirat camp, Gaza Strip, Deir al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Shortly before 15:00 on Tuesday, 16th July 2024, at least 18 civilians, including three women, at least eight children, and a Palestinian journalist, were killed and up to 72 civilians were injured in a declared Israeli airstrike on Al-Razi School affiliated with the UNRWA relief agency and sheltering displaced people. The school was located in

Summary

(8–9 children3 women6–7 men)

18 – 23

50–72

18 named, 3 families identified

مدرسة الزيتون حي الزيتون، مدينة غزة, Al Falah School, Al Zeitoun neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Shortly before 10:45 AM on Saturday, September 21st 2024, the Israeli military conducted an airstrike on the Al Falah (Al-Zaitoun C) school located in Al Zaitoun neighbourhood “C”, southeast of Gaza City. The school was reportedly sheltering displaced people, mainly women and children. Israeli forces declared the strike, claiming they were targeting a “command and

Summary

(15 children5–7 women4 men)

24 – 26

29–30

28 named, 9 families identified

مدرسة النصيرات المشتركة ج، مخيم النصيرات, Al Nuseirat Mixed School C, Nuseirat camp, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least four civilians, all women and children, were killed and more than 15 others were injured in a declared Israeli airstrike that hit the Nuseirat Girls’ School, an UNRWA school sheltering displaced people in the new camp north of Nuseirat Refugee Camp on October 2, 2024. Israeli forces declared the strike, stating that “numerous

Summary

4 – 8

(3 children1 woman)

16–24

مدرسة مسقط، حي التفاح، مدينة غزة, Muscat School, Al Tuffah neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At approximately 2AM on Wednesday October 2nd 2024, at least 24 civilians were reportedly killed and dozens injured when the Israeli military conducted an airstrike on Muscat School, a shelter for displaced persons in the Al Tuffah neighbourhood in the east of Gaza City. A number of children were reportedly killed in the attack. The

Summary

(8–12 children2–5 women3–7 men)

24 – 31

19 named, 4 families identified

0–1

مدرسة ابن الهيثم، الشجاعي، مدينة غزة, Ibn Al Haytham School, Al Shuja’iyya neighborhood, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Around midday on Wednesday, September 18th 2024, at least seven civilians, including two women and four children, were reportedly killed, and dozens of others, including a child along with his father, were injured, in a declared Israeli airstrike which hit the Ibn Al Haytham School located at the end of Omar Al Mukhtar Street in

Summary

(4–6 children2 women1 man)

7 – 10

9 named, 2 families identified

مدرسة شهداء الزيتون التي تؤوي نازحين في محيط مسجد الشافعي بحي الزيتون, Shuhada Al-Zeitoun School, which shelters displaced people in the vicinity of Al-Shafi’i Mosque, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Just before 5pm on September 14th 2024, the Shuhada Al-Zeitoun School, sheltering displaced people in the vicinity of Al-Shafi’i Mosque, southeast of Gaza City, was struck by a declared Israeli airstrike which resulted in the killing of up to five people and the injury of six others. Israeli forces said that the strike was targeting

Summary

2 – 5

(1–2 children1 woman)

مدرسة أبو جعفر بيت لاهيا, Abu Jaafer School, Beit Lahia, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Monday morning, September 30, 2024, at approximately 1:19 am, a declared Israeli airstrike struck the Abu Jaafer School in Beit Lahia, North Gaza. Local reports indicated that 15 civilians were injured and between two and four others were killed at the facility, which was being used as a shelter by displaced civilians. Israel Defense

Summary

2 – 4

مدرسة خالد بن الوليد، مخيم النصيرات, Khalid bin al-Walid School, Al Nuseirat Camp, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Around 1 AM on the 23rd of September 2024, a declared Israeli strike hit a group of civilians sheltering in the Khaled bin al-Walid School, in the Al Nuseirat Refugee Camp, in Deir al-Balah, the Gaza strip. The strike injured civilians and killed a young married couple, their daughter, and one of their sons. Some

Summary

(2–4 children1 woman1 man)

4 – 6

6 named, 1 familiy identified

مدرسة شادية أبو غزالة، حي الفالوجا, Shadiya Abu Ghazala School, Fallujah neighbourhood, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Around 15:00 on September 26, 2024, at least 16 people, including at least three children and two women, were killed and dozens more were injured in a declared Israeli airstrike on the Shadiya Abu Ghazala School located in the Al-Falouja neighbourhood of the Jabalia Refugee Camp in the Gaza Strip. Israeli forces claimed that they

Summary

Education, IDP or Refugee Camp

16 – 18

(3 children2 women2 men)

16 named, 1 familiy identified

مدرسة عمرو بن العاص في حي الشيخ رضوان, Amr Ibn Al Aas School, Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At around 3:30 PM on Saturday, September 7th 2024, an Israeli aircraft bombed the Amr Ibn Al Aas School in Gaza City, causing the death of at least four people and injuring at least 20 people, including several children. The school, which is located in the Sheikh Radwan district north of the city, was being

Summary

(1–4 men)

20–21

مدرسة خديجة غرب دير البلح, Khadija School, Deir Al Balah, Gaza strip, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Around midday on the 27th of July 2024, between 30 and 53 civilians, including at least 15 children and eight women, were killed and at least 100 others were injured by a declared Israeli airstrike on the Khadija school, Deir Al Balah, Gaza Strip. Sources detailed that the school was housing a large number of

Summary

Education, Healthcare, IDP or Refugee Camp

(15–16 children8–9 women9–13 men)

30 – 53

100–111

27 named, 5 families identified

مدرسة حليمة السعدية، نزلة, Halima Al Sa’dia School, Jabalia Al Nazla, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Around midnight on September 7, 2024, a declared Israeli strike with two missiles on the tents for displaced people who were sheltering at the Hamlia Al Sa’dia school in Jabalia Al Nazla in the northern Gaza Strip resulted in at least four civilian deaths, including a woman, and injuries of 15 to 19 civilians. The

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Infrastructure

Education

4 – 8

(1 woman3 men)

15–19

مدرسة صفد، حي الزيتون، مدينة غزة, Safad School, Al Zeitoun neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

In the early morning of Sunday, September 1st, 2024, 11 civilians were killed and dozens more injured in three airstrikes on the Safad School located near the Imam Al Shafi’i Mosque in the Al Zeitoun neighbourhood of Gaza City. The school was reported to be sheltering displaced people. The IDF declared the strike, claiming that

Summary

6 – 11

Impact

Suspected belligerent

مدرسة صلاح الدين، حي الرمال، مدينة غزة, Salah Al Din School, Al Rimal neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Shortly before 3:50 AM on Wednesday, August 21st 2024, at least four civilians were killed including two children, and at least 13 others, including ten children, were injured after a declared Israeli airstrike hit the UNRWA-affiliated Salah Al Din School which housed displaced people in the Al Rimal neighbourhood, west of Gaza City. Israeli forces

Summary

4 – 7

(2–3 children2 men)

13–18

8 named, 1 familiy identified

مدرسة مصطفى حافظ، حي الرمال، مدينة غزة, Mustafa Hafez School, Al Rimal neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

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 Mustafa Hafez elementary school located in the Al-Rimal

Summary

(8–11 children1 woman6 men)

16 – 19