Civilian Casualties

LOCATION

Rockets fired by Al-Qassam hit the city of Ashkelon, reportedly leading to injuries for between six and eight civilians who fell whilst running to bomb shelters. Civilians were transferred to Barzillai Hospital for treatment. According to one source, around 5.30pm eight physically injured civilians arrived at Barzillai hospital including one victim who was injured in

Summary

6–8

Causes of injury / death

Suspected belligerent

الزيتون, Al Zeitoun, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

One young man was killed, and at least 10 other people were injured in an alleged Israeli strike on the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, south of Gaza City on May 18th 2021, according to local reports. Sources differ as to whether the strike was the result of shelling or an airstrike. The Palestinian media outlet, Shehab, said

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

جنوب اسرائيل, Ohad, Southern, Israel

LOCATION

Two Thai nationals were killed, and as many as 20 people injured, when a rocket reportedly fired by the Al-Qassam Brigades struck an agricultural packaging plant in the town of Ohad, in southern Israel on May 18th, 2021, according to local reports. The Al Qassam Brigade released a statement claiming responsibility for the strike in

Summary

(2 men)

3 named

قرب مسجد خليل الرحمن, Vicinity of Khalil Al Rahman Mosque, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

There were reports of at least two civilian injuries following an alleged Israeli airstrike on a building in the Al-Shujaiya neighborhood of Gaza city on May 18th 2021, according to local reports. The strike hit the home of the Aliwa family in Mansoura Street, next to Khalil al-Rahman Mosque, and resulted in injuries, reported Shehab.

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

اسدود, Ashdod, Southern, Israel

LOCATION

A heavy barrage of rockets launched by Al Qassam towards the city of Ashdod injured at least three civilians, directly hitting and significantly damaging a four story residential building, according to several sources. Al Qassam claimed responsibility for the attack. Whilst most residents of the building were located in the protected stairwell and were therefore

Summary

3–7

بناية غازي الشوا, Ghazi Al Shawa building, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Two civilians, including a ten-year old girl, were killed and seven other civilians were injured by shrapnel from an Israeli airstrike on a building in the Rimal neighbourhood of Gaza City during the early evening of 17th May, 2021. Ziyad Kamal Abdullah Abu Dayer, aged 45 or 55, was killed in the strike, along with

Summary

(1 child1 man)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

LOCATION

Rockets fired by Palestinian militants into the Israeli city of Ashkelon caused damage to a number of buildings and cars, physically injuring three civilians including an eight month old child. Multiple reports state that all those physically injured sustained their injuries whilst seeking shelter from the rockets. This included an eight month old child who

Summary

قرب دوار القرم, Vicinity of Al Qarm roundabout, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

One man was reported killed and up to four others were reported injured when an alleged Israeli airstrike struck a group of people near the Qurum roundabout, East of Jabalia, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip in the early hours of 16 May. Al Qassam identified the man killed as being a member

Summary

2–4

شارع الوحدة, Al Wahda Street, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

As many as 49 civilians, including up to 18 children, were killed in the deadliest single event of the May 2021 Israeli – Palestinian conflict, which has become informally known as the ‘Wahda Street Massacre’. Dozens more were injured – as many as 50, according to Sana News – in a series of Israeli airstrikes

Summary

44 – 49

(18 children)

50–60

Suspected belligerent

Israeli Military

47 named, 3 families identified

بشارع عوني ضهير, Awni Daheer Street, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Two people were reported injured in a strike on the Al-Jinnah neighbourhood of Rafah in the Southern Gaza Strip, in the early hours of May 16th 2021. Various news outlets – including Al Kolfiya, SND Palestine, @News__Online – reported two injured in the Israeli strike on Awni Duhair Street, one of which was serious. Some

Summary

0–2

مخيم الشاطئ, ِAl Shati camp, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Eight children and two women were killed in the early hours of Saturday 15 May when Israeli airstrikes struck a three-storey house in the Al Shati ‘Beach’ refugee camp, to the west of Gaza City in the Gaza Strip. Various sources have reported that two mothers, who were sisters-in-law, died in the strike, with each

Summary

(8 children2 women)

11 named, 1 familiy identified

المغازي, Al Maghazi, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

One man was killed in an alleged Israeli drone strike while riding a motorcycle in the central part of the Gaza Strip on Saturday, 15 May 2021. Multiple sources have confirmed the death of Zaher Attia Muhammad Anbar, aged 37- 39, with the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR), Al Mezan and the Meir Amit

Summary

0 – 1

(0–1 men)

0–2

مخيم الشاطئ, Al Shati Refugee Camp, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Two people were reported injured and a large number of fishing vessels were destroyed in an alleged naval bombardment by the Israeli navy on the Al Shati ‘Beach’ refugee camp to the West of Gaza City. Al Jazeera first reported the bombardment around 9.30 a.m. local time on Saturday 15 May 2021, which targeted buildings

Summary

رمات غان, Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv, Israel

LOCATION

A 55-year-old man was killed, and six others wounded when a rocket fired from Gaza struck the Ramat Gan neighbourhood of Tel Aviv in the early afternoon on May 15th, 2021, according to local and international media reports. Al Qassam claimed responsibility for the attack. The man was named as Gershon Franco by Israel’s Ministry

Summary

1 named

الشجاعي, Al Shujaiya, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least two men were killed in Al-Shujaiya neighbourhood during alleged Israeli airstrikes in the area at around dawn on May 14th, 2021, multiple sources reported. They were identified as Husam Baker al-Hayya and Saqer Abdulmajid al-Hayya. Both Husam Baker al-Hayya and Saqer Abdulmajid al-Hayya’s deaths were announced on Hamas’ Telegram channel, which identified them

Summary

الشيخ ناصر, Sheikh Nasser, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Between two and seven civilians were reportedly injured in an Israeli airstrike in Khan Younis on May 14th, 2021. A house belonging to the Abu Shakra family was hit in the incident. Many sources said it specifically belonged to Ziad Abu Shakra. Al Haq said this led to two injuries, while the Palestinian Centre for

Summary

2–7

LOCATION

Several rockets fired allegedly by Al-Qassam Brigades hit the Israeli city of Ashkelon, according to multiple sources, injuring at least two civilians. One rocket directly hit and penetrated the lower floors of a seven story building. An unnamed adult male victim, reported by different sources to be either 57 or 60, was seriously injured in

Summary

1–2

دير البلح, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least one man, identified as a member of the Mujahid Qassami, was killed and three others were injured in an alleged Israeli drone strike on Deir Al-Balah. According to Al Mezan, Mohammed Khaled Al-Tawashi, 21, a resident of Deir Al-Balah, was pronounced dead upon arrival at Al Aqsa Hospital at 8:30am. He was killed

Summary

نتيف عغسرا, Netiv HaAsara, Southern, Israel

LOCATION

One civilian was injured in declared mortar attacks from Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, in Gaza to Israel whilst coming to the aid of Israeli military personnel in Netiv HaAsara, southern Israel on May 12th, 2021, according to local reports. Gil Timor, the Deputy Chairman of the Ashkelon Beach Regional Council, was injured

Summary

عسقلان, Ashkelon, Israel, Southern, Israel

LOCATION

A building sustained damage and dozens of injuries were reported, including up to 7 children, due to alleged Hamas rockets fired from Gaza at a hospital in the city of Ashkelon on May 12th, 2021, according to media reports. Haartz reported that 19 people were treated for injuries at Barzilai Hospital due to rocket strikes

Summary

19–26

تل الهوى, Tal Al Hawa, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Between three and five civilians, including two to three children and a pregnant woman, were killed and four others were injured in alleged Israeli strikes on Tal Al Hawa neighborhood in Gaza on May 12th 2021. Two members of the Al Qassam Brigade were also allegedly killed in the same strike. Al Jazeera reported that

Summary

(2–3 children1 woman1 man)

3 – 5

6 named, 2 families identified

سديروت, Sderot, Southern, Israel

LOCATION

One child was killed and three to seven family members, including a woman and two children, were reported injured when a rocket declared by Hamas’s militant wing allegedly hit a residential street in Sderot, southern Israel on May 12th, 2021, according to local reports. Ido Avigal, 5, was killed whilst he and his family were

Summary

(1 child)

3–7

4 named, 1 familiy identified

دوار حمودة, Hamoda Roundabout, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Between three and five civilians were killed and another was injured in alleged Israeli airstrikes on a car near the Hamouda roundabout in Beit Lahiya on May 12, 2021. Sources refer to most of the men killed as members of Fatah but there is no direct association between them and militant activities. Only one of

Summary

3 – 5

(3–4 men)

5–6

شارع الشعف, Al Shafa Street, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least one civilian was killed and three others, including a child, were injured in alleged Israeli strikes on Al-Sha’af Street in the east of the Al-Tuffah neighborhood on May 12, 2021. Al Qassam Brigades identified that a combatant was also killed in the strike, a “Mujahid Qassami”. A tweet from @Reemjihad1 identified that “a civilian

Summary

3 named, 1 familiy identified

مبنى البنك الوطني الإسلامي, Islamic Bank Building, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least three civilians were injured in an alleged Israeli strike on the Islamic National Bank on Salah El-Din Street on May 12, 2021. The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights reported that “at approximately 11:50, Israeli warplanes launched 2 missiles; the first launched by a drone, at the Islamic National Bank on Salah al-Deen Street,

Summary

شارع رامبام ، كوخاف حتصفون ، عسقلان , Rambam St., Kochav Hatzafon, Ashkelon, Israel

LOCATION

Up to eight civilians, including two children, were reported injured when a rocket struck a residential apartment building on Rambam Street in the city of Ashkelon, southern Israel at 6am on May 11th, 2021. Sources differ regarding the number of civilians injured in the attack and the severity of their injuries. Amongst the injured were

Summary

6–8

6 named, 1 familiy identified

عسقلان, Ashkelon, Israel, Southern, Israel

LOCATION

Two women were killed when a Hamas militant rocket struck an apartment building on Sderot David Ben Gurion street in the city of Ashkelon, southern Israel on May 11th, 2021, according to several sources. The Times of Israel said, “the deadly rocket attack directly struck a home where an elderly woman and her caregiver, 32-year-old Soumya

Summary

(2 women)

2 named

LOCATION

One Israeli civilian was killed and as many as seven injured when alleged Hamas militants fired a rocket struck the city of Ashkelon southern Israel on the 11th May, 2021, according to local reports. Nella Gurevitz (between 52 and 57 years old) was killed and her husband injured, when a rocket reportedly fired by Hamas

Summary

(1 woman)

2 named, 1 familiy identified