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Incident Date

25 March 2025

Incident Code

USSOM466

Location

in the vicinity of the Golis Mountains, Puntland, Somalia
At night on Tuesday, 25 March 2025, 35 alleged Daesh (ISIS) militants were killed in the vicinity of the Golis Mountains of the Bari Region in Puntland State, Somalia, in airstrikes declared by US Africa Command (AFRICOM) forces in collaboration with the Federal Government of Somalia. No civilians were officially reported as injured or killed…

Summary

Published
6 June 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
35
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

23 March 2025

Incident Code

ISPT230325c

Location

شارع روني، المواصي، خان يونس, Rouni Street, Al-Mawasi, Khan Younis, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
Shortly after midnight on Sunday, 23 March 2025, a senior Hamas Political Bureau member, head of Hamas’ planning and development office in the southern Gaza Strip, 65-year-old Salah Al-Bardawil, and his wife, Umm Mohammed, were killed by a declared  Israeli airstrike on their tent on Roni Street in the al-Sumoud Camp for displaced people in…

Summary

Published
13 July 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

23 March 2025

Incident Code

ISPT230325h

Location

مجمع ناصر الطبي, خان يونس, Nasser Medical Complex, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
Up to five people were reported killed and up to “dozens” injured in a declared Israeli airstrike on the Nasser medical complex in Khan Younis on the evening of 23 March, 2025. The strike was reported to have hit the emergency wing of the hospital, causing an extensive fire to break out. Out of the…

Summary

Published
23 March 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Healthcare (Hospital)
Civilians reported killed
2–5
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 March 2025

Incident Code

ISPT230325z

Location

منطقة حشاشين، رفح, Al-Hashashin area, Rafah, Rafah, Palestinian territories
In a series of deadly shootings starting in the early hours of Sunday, March 23, 2025, and continuing till at least 5:45 a.m., eight Palestinian paramedics and an UNRWA employee were allegedly shot dead in the Al-Hashashin area in the Tal al-Sultan neighbourhood of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip; a remaining paramedic was arrested…

Summary

Published
23 March 2025
Strike Type
Ground operation
Infrastructure
Healthcare (Ambulance)
Civilians reported killed
9
Civilians reported injured
2
Military actors reported killed
0–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

23 March 2025

Incident Code

ISPT230325za

Location

منطقة حشاشين، رفح, Al-Hashashin area, Rafah, Rafah, Palestinian territories
In a series of deadly Israeli shootings in the early hours of March 23, 2025, six Civil Defense members were shot dead in the Al-Hashashin area in the Tal al-Sultan neighborhood of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. All the victims had been dispatched to help Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) members who had gone…

Summary

Published
8 June 2025
Strike Type
Ground operation
Infrastructure
Emergency Services, Healthcare (Ambulance)
Civilians reported killed
6
Military actors reported killed
0–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

18 March 2025

Incident Code

ISPT180325l

Location

الشيخ رضوان، مدينة غزة, Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories
Shortly before 2:41 AM on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, a declared  Israeli airstrike struck the home of Hamas’s deputy interior minister, 57-year-old Major General Mahmoud Abu Watfa, killing him and at least nine of his family members, including three women, one of whom was pregnant, and five children, and injuring a number of family members.…

Summary

Published
13 July 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
10–11
Civilians reported injured
2
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

18 March 2025

Incident Code

ISPT180325m

Location

جباليا البلد, Jabalia al-Balad, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
At dawn on Tuesday, 18 March 2025, a declared Israeli airstrike on Jabalia al-Balad located north of Gaza City targeted the Director General of Hamas’s internal security forces, 55-year-old Commander Major General Bahjat (Bahajat) Hassan Abu Sultan (Abu Al-Baraa), killing him along with his nine-year-old son, Amir Bahjat Hassan Abu Sultan. The Israeli military declared…

Summary

Published
8 June 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
1
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

18 March 2025

Incident Code

ISPT180325n

Location

حي الصبرة، مدينة غزة, Al-Sabra neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories
At dawn on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, a declared Israeli airstrike killed a prominent member of the Hamas’ political bureau and Head of the Emergency Committee of Hamas, Muhammad Daoud al-Jamasi, along with eight members of his family, including three women and four children, when the strike hit the home of the al-Jamasi family in…

Summary

Published
23 May 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
9
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

18 March 2025

Incident Code

ISPT180325k

Location

مدينة غزة, Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories
At dawn on Tuesday, March 18th, 2025, a declared Israeli airstrike hit the home of the al-Hatta family in Gaza City. The strike killed at least eight civilians from the same family, including Ahmed Omar Abdullah al-Hatta, a senior government official, his wife Fatima, and their six children. The Israeli Defense Forces declared the strike…

Summary

Published
25 July 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
8
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

18 March 2025

Incident Code

ISPT180325i

Location

مخيم النصيرات, Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Deir al-Balah, Palestinian territories
On the morning of March 18, 2025, a declared Israeli airstrike struck a residential building in Nuseirat Refugee Camp in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, killing the head of the Hamas government's administrative body Esam al-Daalis and several members of his extended family. The airstrike resulted in the deaths of at least seven civilians, including two…

Summary

Published
19 September 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential
Civilians reported killed
7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

18 March 2025

Incident Code

ISPT180325a

Location

المواصي، خان يونس, Al-Mawasi Camp, Khan Younis, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
Before dawn on  March 18, 2025, Hamas’ head of general security service in Khan Yunis, Ayman Salah Khalil Isleh, was killed along with 13 civilians from the Abu Al-Khair and Isleh families, including three women and seven children in declared Israeli airstrikes. At least one man was injured in the strikes on tents hosting displaced…

Summary

Published
13 July 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
13
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

15 March 2025

Incident Code

USSOM464

Location

150 kilometers northeast of Mogadishu, Somalia
On Saturday, March 15 2025, six alleged al-Shabaab militants were killed 150 kilometers north east of Mogadishu, Somalia, in an airstrike declared by US Africa Command (AFRICOM) forces in collaboration with the Federal Government of Somalia. In a statement released on March 17, AFRICOM confirmed the airstrike which was “at the request of the Federal…

Summary

Published
6 June 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

1 March 2025

Incident Code

USSOM460

Location

in the vicinity of Ceel Baraf, Middle Shabelle, Somalia
At night on Saturday, 1 March 2025, at least five alleged al-Shabaab militants in the vicinity of Ceel Baraf, Middle Shabelle, Somalia, were killed in two airstrikes declared by US Africa Command (AFRICOM) forces reportedly at the request of the Federal Government of Somalia. No civilians were officially reported as injured or killed in the…

Summary

Published
6 June 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

25 February 2025

Incident Code

USSOM459

Location

al-Kowthar village, Middle Shabelle, Somalia
On Tuesday, 25 February 2025, up to 19 alleged al-Shabaab militants were killed in the al-Kowthar region, in an airstrike declared by US Africa Command forces in collaboration with the Federal Government of Somalia. US AFRICOM released a statement terming the airstrike as “collective self-defense” at the request of the Somali government, and that the…

Summary

Published
6 June 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Vehicle
Military actors reported killed
0–19
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

21–22 February, 2025

Incident Code

USSOM458a

Location

Caal Miskeed Mountains, Puntland, Somalia
Beginning at around 9pm on Friday through midnight into Saturday, 21st and 22nd February 2025, at least three alleged ISIS-Somalia militants were killed in two successive airstrikes declared by US Africa Command (AFRICOM) forces in collaboration with the Somali federal government. No civilians were officially reported as injured or killed in the strikes. The official…

Summary

Published
6 June 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

20 February 2025

Incident Code

USSOM458

Location

in the vicinity of Bulo Burti (Buloburde), Hiran, Somalia
On Thursday, February 20 2025, airstrikes were declared by US Africa Command (AFRICOM) forces in collaboration with the Somali National Army, reportedly against al-Shabaab forces near Bulo Burte district in the Hiraan region of Hirshabelle state. No civilians or militants were officially reported as injured or killed in the strikes. The strikes were officially confirmed…

Summary

Published
6 June 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

16 February 2025

Incident Code

USSOM457

Location

Northeast Somalia, Calmiskaad (Al-miskat) Mountains, Puntland, Somalia
On Sunday afternoon, February 16 2025, at least two alleged Daesh (ISIS) militants in the Darar Madobe/Godka Kunle area of the Cal Miskaad Mountains, Bari, in Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland, were killed in an airstrike declared by US Africa Command (AFRICOM) forces in a joint operation with the Federal Government of Somalia and Puntland regional security…

Summary

Published
6 June 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
2–16
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

1 February 2025

Incident Code

USSOM454

Location

approximately 50 miles southeast of Bosaso, Puntland, Somalia
During the morning of Saturday, 01 February 2025, at least 14 alleged ISIS-Somalia (Daesh) militants, including at least one alleged senior militant commander, were killed in the Cal Miskaad range of the Golis Mountains, approximately 50 miles southeast of Bosasso in Puntland State, Somalia, in airstrikes declared by US Africa Command (AFRICOM) forces in collaboration…

Summary

Published
3 December 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
14–40
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

10 January 2025

Incident Code

ISYEM250110a

Location

ميناء رأس عيسى, Ras Isa Oil Facility, Al-Hudaydah, Yemen
At least one man, an employee working at the port, was killed and six others were injured by declared Israeli airstrikes on Ras Isa Port in Al-Hudaydah on January 10, 2025. The IDF published a statement on their website on January 10th that "Air Force fighter jets, under the direction of the Intelligence and Navy…

Summary

Published
3 July 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Resources (Oil Facility)
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

10 January 2025

Incident Code

ISYEM250110b

Location

محطة كهرباء حزيز المركزية بمديرية سنحان, Haziz Central Power Station, Sanhan District, Sanaa, Yemen
At least three civilians, including an employee, were injured by declared Israeli airstrikes on Haziz Central Power Station in the Sanhan District of Sanaa, Yemen on January 10, 2025. Houthi-affiliated news @TvAlmasirah reported that “3 citizens were injured, including a worker at the Haziz Central Power Station in Sanhan District, and a number of homes…

Summary

Published
7 July 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Resources (Power Station)
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

4 January 2025

Incident Code

ISPT040125j

Location

شارع صلاح الدين, Salah al-Din Street, Gaza, Palestinian territories
At dawn on January 4, 2025, a declared Israeli drone strike hit a jeep on Salah al-Din Street in the eastern Satar area of Khan Yunis, killing six men - four of whom have been recorded as civilians and two as militants. It appears that at least five of these men were working as humanitarian…

Summary

Published
30 May 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
Vehicle
Civilians reported killed
4
Military actors reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

31 December 2024

Incident Code

USSOM452

Location

Beer Xaani, Lower Juba, Somalia
The United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) announced an airstrike against Al-Shabaab militants on 31 December 2024, in Beer Xaani. The strike, occurring “at the request of the Federal Government of Somalia” was declared a “collective self-defense” operation. At least 10 members of Al-Shabaab were reported killed; Somali forces fighting the group were evacuated. The Somali…

Summary

Published
31 December 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
10–11
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

26 December 2024

Incident Code

ISYEM241226b

Location

ميناء رأس عيسى النفطي, Ras Isa Oil Facility, Al-Hudaydah, Yemen
In the early evening on Thursday, 26 December 2024, four civilians were killed and at least two civilians were injured in declared Israeli airstrikes on the Ras Isa Oil Facility in the al-Hudaydah Governorate, western Yemen. At 5:15pm local time, the IDF announced on Telegram that “A short while ago, following the approval of operational…

Summary

Published
3 July 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Resources (Oil Facility)
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

26 December 2024

Incident Code

ISYEM241226a

Location

مطار صنعاء, Sanaa International Airport, Sanaa, Yemen
At around 5:00 pm on Thursday, 26 December 2024, at least four civilians were killed - an elderly woman, an elderly man, and two young men - and at least 13 civilians were injured, including the co-pilot of a United Nations aircraft, in declared Israeli airstrikes on the Sana’a International Airport in Sana’a, Yemen. At…

Summary

Published
3 July 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Transportation (Airport)
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
13–16
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

24 December 2024

Incident Code

USSOM450

Location

10 km southwest of Quyno Barrow, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
The United States announced an airstrike against Al-Shabaab militants in the Lower Shabelle region on 24 December, 2024. The strike, which took place approximately 10 km southwest of Quyno Barrow, reportedly killed two Al-Shabaab members, including a lead commander, Mohamed Mire. AFRICOM released a statement on December 26th announcing that "In coordination with the Federal…

Summary

Published
24 December 2024
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

23 December 2024

Incident Code

CS2005

Location

بين بقرص والزباري, Between Baqras and Al-Zebari, Deir Ezzor, Syria
At midnight on 23 December 2024, at least one civilian was injured, and at least two men were killed, in a declared United States Central Command (CENTCOM) airstrike and/or drone strike on a vehicle on a side road between the villages of Baqras and al-Zebari in the Deir Ezzor countryside, Syria. CENTCOM released an official…

Summary

Published
23 July 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Vehicle
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military actors reported killed
0–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

19 December 2024

Incident Code

ISYEM241219a

Location

منشأة رأس عيسى النفطية, Ras Isa Oil Facility, Al-Hudaydah, Yemen
At night on Thursday,19 December 2024, between two and nine civilians, including at least one young man, were killed and at least one civilian was injured in declared Israeli airstrikes on the Ras Isa oil facility in the al-Hudaydah Governorate, western Yemen. Employees of the Ras Isa oil facility were reportedly among the casualties. The…

Summary

Published
17 June 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Resources (Oil Facility)
Civilians reported killed
2–9
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

19 December 2024

Incident Code

ISYEM241219b

Location

ميناء الصليف, Al-Sulaif Port, Al-Hudaydah, Yemen
At dawn on Thursday, 19 December 2024, between seven and nine civilians were killed, and at least one civilian was injured in declared Israeli airstrikes on the al-Sulaif Port in the al-Hudaydah Governorate, western Yemen. Employees of the Yemeni Red Sea Ports Corporation were reportedly among the civilian casualties, and were said to be the…

Summary

Published
2 July 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Transportation (Port), Vehicle (Boat)
Civilians reported killed
7–9
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

15 December 2024

Incident Code

ISPT151224za

Location

مدرسة للأونروا تؤوي نازحين غربي مدينة خان يونس, Ahmad Bin Abdul Aziz School UNRWA school housing displaced people west of Khan Younis, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
On Sunday evening, December 15, 2024, 16 identified civilians, including at least seven children and two women, were killed in to a declared Israeli airstrike on the third floor of the Ahmad Bin Abdul Aziz School (Sheikh Jamil School), a UNRWA facility housing displaced people west of Khan Yunis in southern Gaza. The strike was…

Summary

Published
5 March 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
16–20
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

13 November 2024

Incident Code

ISPT131124v

Location

المواصي، خان يونس, Al-Mawasi area, Khan Younis, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
A declared Israeli airstrike struck tents for internally displaced persons in the al-Masawi area of Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip on November 13, 2024. At least two civilians were killed: Amir Hussam Fayez Abu Taha, 14 years old; and Ahmed Raafat Ahmed al-Jamal, 21 years old. While at least one local source reported that four others…

Summary

Published
29 March 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential, Healthcare (Temporary Healthcare Facility), IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
4–21
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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