Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident date

May 12, 2024

Incident Code

ISPT120524c

LOCATION

مخيم بشيت جنوب رفح, Bishit camp, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

On May 12th 2024, a 23-year-old man, likely a militant, named Adham Karam Abu Sharkh was reported killed and three other people were injured by an alleged Israeli drone strike on the Bishit Refugee Camp in Rafah, Gaza Strip. A Facebook post by Laith.achouri1 indicated that Adham was a member of a militant organization, writing

Summary

First published
May 12, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike, Drone Strike
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp
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
Suspected target
Palestinian Forces
Belligerents reported killed
1
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Incident date

October 21, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0434

LOCATION

مخيم النصيرات, food store Aqal in the Al-Nuseirat market, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Shortly before 7:52 PM on Saturday, 21st October 2023, at least 8 civilians, among them a Dutch woman and six identified men, were reportedly killed and dozens of civilians were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on a popular food store Aqal in the Al-Nuseirat market roundabout. Two missiles were reportedly fired at the Nuseirat

Summary

First published
May 1, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
8 – 13
(1 woman7 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
Food
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
Names matched with MoH IDs
3
Geolocation
Exact location (via Airwars)
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Incident date

October 23, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0489

LOCATION

الشيخ رضوان, Sheikh Radwan, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Around 1:00 AM on Monday, October 23, 2023, at least one civilian was killed and a number of others were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Muhanna family home located on Al-Oyoun Street near the Al-Jisr area in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood, west of Gaza City. The names of the casualties are currently

Summary

First published
May 1, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1
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
Geolocation
Neighbourhood/area
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Incident date

October 21, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0438

LOCATION

حي الجنينه برفح, Al Geneina neighborhood, Rafah, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

Around 10pm on Saturday, October 21, 2023, at least six civilians, including a woman and a child, were killed and at least seven others were injured, when the Al-Arja family home located on George Street behind Adnan Abutain in the Al Geneina neighborhood in Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip, was allegedly bombed by an

Summary

First published
May 1, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
6
(1–2 children1 woman3–4 men)
Civilians reported injured
7
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
7 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
5
Geolocation
Neighbourhood/area
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Incident date

October 23, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0498

LOCATION

محافظة دير البلح, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

During the early morning of October 23rd, 2023, at least 10 people were reportedly killed and a number of others wounded, as a result of an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Abu Dan family home in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip. While most sources, including Al Jazeera, and the Gazan Ministry of the

Summary

First published
May 1, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
10 – 15
(5 children3 women3 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
10 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
4
Geolocation
Province/governorate
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Incident date

October 21, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0439b

LOCATION

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

On Saturday, October 21st, 2023, a number of civilians were reportedly injured when the Al Khadura family house in Al-Maghazi camp, Gaza Strip, was allegedly bombed by an Israeli aircraft. Sources including @YouthGoDigital tweeted about the bombing, and Facebook posts by AlMaghazi2 and Media Platform Mahmoud Abu Zinadah stated that there were several casualties, but

Summary

First published
May 1, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Single source claim
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
Unknown
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
Geolocation
Town
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Incident date

October 22, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0488

LOCATION

بالقرب من مسجد الحق، مخيم جباليا, Vicinity of Al Haqq Mosque, Jabalia camp, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Shortly before 8:00 PM on Monday, October 23rd, 2023, an Israeli aircraft allegedly bombed the Abu Taqiyya family home located in the Al Shuhada area, west of the Jabalia camp, killing at least one civilian, paramedic Jihad Abu Taqiyya, and injuring four of his children: Esraa, Mariam, Muhammed, and Abood. Shehab Agency was the first to

Summary

First published
May 1, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1 – 2
Civilians reported injured
4
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, 1 familiy identified
Geolocation
Exact location (via Airwars)
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Incident date

January 11, 2024

Incident Code

ISPT110124b

LOCATION

بالقرب من مجمع ناصر الطبي، خانيونس, Vicinity of Nasser Medical Complex, Khan Yunis, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

Shortly before 12:34 PM on Thursday, January 11th, 2024, up to two Palestinian Civil Defense crew members were reportedly injured in an alleged ‘double tap’ Israeli airstrike on the civil defense crews and paramedics while they were trying to rescue injured people who were trapped under the rubble of a house in the vicinity of

Summary

First published
May 1, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
Unknown
Civilians reported injured
1–2
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.
Impact
Healthcare
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 21, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0429

LOCATION

منزل لعائلة زعرب  بمنطقة دوار زعرب في رفح, A house for Zorob family in the Zorob Roundabout area in Rafah, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

On October 21st, 2023, at least 15 people were reportedly killed and 40 others were injured as a result of an alleged Israeli military bombing of a house for the Zorob family in the Zorob roundabout area in Rafah. Many local sources, including Facebook posts from Samer Zorob, Diwan Al Zaroub and Rami Saleh Zoroub,

Summary

First published
May 1, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
15 – 16
(9 children4 women2 men)
Civilians reported injured
40
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
15 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
14
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Incident date

October 23, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0497

LOCATION

الحي الإماراتي, Emirati neighbourhood, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

Six civilians, including at least one child, were reportedly injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike that hit the Abdul Hadi family home in the Emirati neighbourhood, west of Khan Yunis, at approximately 9:10 AM on Monday, 23rd October 2023. Quds News Network (@qudsn), along with several other sources on social media, reported that the six

Summary

First published
May 1, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Water
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
Unknown
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
Food
Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Geolocation
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Incident date

October 18, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0346

LOCATION

مخيم جباليا, Jabalia camp, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

On October 18 2023, one adult male – 19-year old Hamza Tawfiq Abu Daher – was killed and multiple civilians were injured following an alleged Israeli airstrike on the ‘Abu Daher’ home, in the the Al Sika area, east of Jabalia camp, north of Gaza, in the Gaza strip. The Ministry of the Interior in

Summary

First published
May 1, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1
(1 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
1 named
Names matched with MoH IDs
1
Geolocation
Neighbourhood/area
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Incident date

October 18, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0357

LOCATION

مستشفى يافا الطبي, دير البلح, Vicinity of Yafa Hospital, Deir al-Balah, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

On Wednesday October 18th 2023, at least eight civilians were killed, 22 injured and 18 reported to be missing under the rubble, when an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the Abu Makhda family home in Deir Al Balah neighbourhood in the Central Governorate, in the Gaza Strip. Deir Al Balah Now posted on Facebook the names

Summary

First published
May 1, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
8 – 12
(1 child2 women1–3 men)
Civilians reported injured
22
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
4 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
3
Geolocation
Exact location (via Airwars)
Belligerents reported killed
0–2
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Incident date

October 24, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0538

LOCATION

لمنزل عائلة العبادلة في منطقة القرارة, Al-Abadla family home in the Al-Qarara area, Gaza strip, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

At dawn on Tuesday, October 24, 2023, nine civilians were reportedly killed, including five children, three women and one man, and 10 others were injured, as a result of an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Al-Abadla family home in the Al-Qarar area, north of Khan Younis, in the central Gaza Strip. Many sources including Al-Buruj

Summary

First published
May 1, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
9
(5 children3 women1 man)
Civilians reported injured
10
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
Suspected target
Palestinian Forces
Named victims
12 named, 2 families identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
9
Belligerents reported killed
1
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Incident date

October 22, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0467

LOCATION

بالقرب من مسجد طيبة، تل السلطان، رفح, Vicinity of Taiba Mosque, Tal Al Sultan, Rafah, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

On Sunday, October 22nd, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the Abu Iyada family home in Tal Al Sultan, the Saudi neighborhood located west of Rafah in the Gaza Strip, reportedly killing 16 civilians spanning two generations, and injuring others. Among those killed were 47-year old Adel Abu Iyada and his two sons, 18-year old Ahmed

Summary

First published
May 1, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
16
(8–9 children3 women5 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
16 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
12
Geolocation
Nearby landmark
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Incident date

October 19, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0361

LOCATION

دير البلح, Deir al Balah, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

On October 19, 2023, the al-Kurd family home in the city of Deir al Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, was bombed in an alleged Israeli airstrike. Nineteen members of the al-Kurd family were killed in the incident. The patriarch of the family, 58-year old Zuhair Abdel Qader al-Kurd was killed with his wife, 51-year

Summary

First published
May 1, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
19
(7–8 children6 women4–5 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.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
19 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
12
Geolocation
City
View Incident

Incident date

October 14, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0241d

LOCATION

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

On October 14, 2023, 16 people, including nine children, were killed by an alleged Israeli airstrike on their home in Beit Lahia, located in the northern Gaza Strip. At least three medics and civil defense members were reportedly wounded in a double tap strike while rescuing the wounded. Munawar Hassan Ahmed Laban (identified as either

Summary

First published
May 1, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
16
(9 children5 women2 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.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
16 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
11
Geolocation
Town
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Incident date

October 21, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0428

LOCATION

الصفطاوي, al Saftawi, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Shortly before 4:50 AM on October 21, 2023, four civilians, including two children, were killed and a number of civilians were injured by an alleged Israeli airstrike on the al-Hanawi family home located in the Al-Saftawi area in the northern Gaza Strip. 61-year-old Hamdi Al-Hanawi, was killed along with his son, 35-year-old Hassan Al-Hanawi, and

Summary

First published
May 1, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
4
(2 children2 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
4 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
4
Geolocation
Neighbourhood/area
View Incident

Incident date

April 28, 2024

Incident Code

TI107

LOCATION

قجبال برادوست, Mount Bradost, Erbil, Iraq

On Sunday, April 28th, 2024, two civilian men, Ahmed Haidari and Rasoul Yunus, were killed and one civilian was reportedly injured in an airstrike allegedly perpetrated by Turkish aircraft in the Bradost mountains located in the east of the Erbil Governorate, Iraq. According to the American CPT organization quoted by the Kurdistan Revolution in Arabic Facebook

Summary

First published
April 28, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Agriculture
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
2
(2 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
Food
Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
Suspected belligerent
Turkish Military
Named victims
2 named
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Incident date

April 27, 2024

Incident Code

R4672

LOCATION

الأتارب, eastern outskirts of Al Atarib [Atareb], western countryside of Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

Shortly before 8:23 AM on Saturday, 27 April 2024 a young man, identified as Abdullah Rammah, was seriously injured while working on his land, as a result of an alleged artillery or drone attack by the Syrian regime and/or the Iranian military and/or the Russian military on the eastern outskirts of the city of Atareb,

Summary

First published
April 27, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Contested strike
Strike type
Airstrike, Artillery, Drone Strike
Infrastructure
Agriculture
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
Unknown
Civilians reported injured
1–2
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.
Suspected belligerents
Syrian Regime, Russian Military, Iranian Military
Named victims
1 named
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Incident date

April 18, 2024

Incident Code

TI106

LOCATION

قضاء سيدكان, village of Sheikh Rashha, Sidkan District, Erbil, Iraq

On April 14th, 2024, at 6:30 Thursday evening a man, father of three kids, was killed by a drone strike on a vehicle reportedly perpetrated by Turkish forces in the Sidkan District in Erbil Governorate. It is contested whether the man killed was a civilian or a member of the Peshmerga. The victim was Sorour Qader,

Summary

First published
April 18, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike, Drone Strike
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
0 – 1
(0–1 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.
Suspected belligerent
Turkish Military
Belligerents reported killed
0–1
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Incident date

April 14, 2024

Incident Code

TI105

LOCATION

قرية "گەلالە, house of Muhammad Saeed, Galala village, Shuriya valley, Maute district in Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq

On Sunday, April 14th, 2024, a young Kurdish man named Muhammad Saeed Muhammad was reported dead as a result of an alleged drone strike by the Turkish military on his house located in the village of Galala in the Mawt (Maute) district of the Sulaymaniyah Governorate in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. At 3:07 pm,

Summary

First published
April 14, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike, Drone Strike
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
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.
Suspected belligerent
Turkish Military
Named victims
1 named
View Incident

Incident date

October 22, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0451

LOCATION

النصيرات, Nuseirat camp, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

On Sunday evening October 22nd, 2023, at least 48 civilians, including at least 24 children and 11 women, were killed and at least three children were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the house of Dr. Khaled al-Bayaa, located west of Nuseirat camp in the Gaza Strip. Dr. al-Bayaa was killed alongside his wife,

Summary

First published
April 1, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
48 – 71
(24–25 children11 women12–13 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.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
51 named, 6 families identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
35
Geolocation
Town
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Incident date

October 13, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0145k

LOCATION

هبة زقوت, Gaza Strip, the Gaza Strip

On Friday, October 13, 2023, prominent Palestinian visual artist Heba Zaqout (39 years old) was killed, with two of her sons Adam and Mahmoud, in an alleged Israeli strike on the house she was staying in, in a residential area of the Gaza Strip. Her last message to her friend @danielmkovalik was “We are sitting with

Summary

First published
April 1, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
3 – 6
(2–5 children1 woman)
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
3 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
1
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Incident date

October 21, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0445

LOCATION

دير البلح, Deir al Balah, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

Around dawn (local time) on Saturday, October 21, 2023, nine civilians, including one woman and six children, were killed, and a number of civilians were injured by an alleged Israeli airstrike in the al-Hawajri family home in Deir Balah, Gaza Strip. Those killed include four brothers Hamza Ahmed Zidan al-Hawajri (aged 21 or 22), Harith

Summary

First published
April 1, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
9
(6 children1 woman2 men)
Civilians reported injured
1–2
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
10 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
9
Geolocation
City
View Incident

Incident date

October 22, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0452

LOCATION

طلال السلطان, Tal al Sultan, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

An alleged Israeli bombardment killed at least 25 civilians, including members of the Tabasi, al-Hams and Abu Younis families, on the 22nd of October 2023, in the Tal Al-Sultan area in the west of Rafah in Gaza. The number of injured civilians remains unknown and some were still stuck under the rubble at the time

Summary

First published
April 1, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
25
(11–13 children5 women7–9 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
27 named, 3 families identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
20
Geolocation
Neighbourhood/area
View Incident

Incident date

October 13, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0145l

LOCATION

شمال غزة, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

On October 12, 2023, Safaa Jamil Mahmoud Musa (aged 28), from the North Gaza Governorate, was reportedly killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike in the north of the Gaza. There was little detail on the circumstances of the incident. On X/Twitter, the account Martyrs of Gaza posted a heartfelt tribute to Safaa remembering Safaa for

Summary

First published
April 1, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1
(1 woman)
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
1 named
Names matched with MoH IDs
1
Geolocation
Province/governorate
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Incident date

October 21, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0437

LOCATION

الشيخ ناصر أو معان, Sheikh Nasser/Ma’an, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

During the night of Saturday, 21st of October 2023, an airstrike allegedly conducted by the Israeli military killed a 91-year old Palestinian woman, Alia Mohammad Ibrahim Jarghoun, alongside her three-year old grandchild Noor Al-Din Hamadeh Ahmad Jarghoun, and injured at least six civilians, including a woman and at least two children, and up to dozens

Summary

First published
April 1, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
2
(1 child1 woman)
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.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
2 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
2
Geolocation
Neighbourhood/area
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Incident date

October 21, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0446

LOCATION

دير البلح, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

On 21st October 2023, the home of the Abu Assad family, adjacent to al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital and on Abu Assad Street in Deir Al Balah, was reportedly damaged by an alleged Israeli airstrike, killing seven civilians and injuring “dozens” others. Reporting of the incident identified the killing of mother Hilala Ibrahim Abu Assad and her

Summary

First published
April 1, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Declared strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
7
(2–3 children1 woman)
Civilians reported injured
3–24
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.
Known belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
3 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
2
Geolocation
Exact location (via Airwars)
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Incident date

April 1, 2024

Incident Code

R4667

LOCATION

سرمين, residential neighbourhoods, the market area, and the Abdo Salama School in the city of Sarmin, east of Idlib, Idlib, Syria

One woman and two children were killed, and at least ten and up to 12 civilians, including five children and two women, were injured as a result of missile strikes carried out by the Syrian regime and/or Russian military and/or Iranian military on residential neighbourhoods, the market area, and the Abdo Salama School (outside working

Summary

First published
April 1, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Contested strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
3
(2 children1 woman)
Civilians reported injured
10–12
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
Russian Military, Iranian Military, Syrian Regime
Named victims
10 named, 1 familiy identified
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Incident date

October 22, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0455

LOCATION

قريب من مقبرة القسام, Vicinity of Al Qassam cemetery, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

Around 7:40 on Sunday morning, October 22nd 2023, a 68-year old Palestinian civilian Hajj Abdul Mohsen Abu al-Rous and his 6-year old grandson Majd Muhammad Abdul Mohsen Abu al-Rous were reportedly killed by an alleged Israeli airstrike on their home, located next to the Al-Qassam cemetery in the Nuseirat refugee camp, west of Rafah, in the

Summary

First published
April 1, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
2
(1 child1 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
2 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
2
Geolocation
Nearby landmark
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