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Incident Date

19 November 2023

Incident Code

ISPT1224

Location

بجوار مسجد صلاح طريق صلاح الدين, Vicinity of Salah Mosque, Salah al-Din Road, Gaza, Palestinian territories
On Sunday, November 19th 2023, two civilians, including prominent journalist Bilal Jadallah, were killed in an alleged Israeli strike on a car on Salah al-Din Road, near the Salah Mosque, in the Zeitoun neighbourhood, in Gaza City. Bilal Jadallah, or ‘Abu Muhammad’, a Palestinian journalist and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Press…

Summary

Published
4 September 2024
Strike Type
Ground operation, Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

10 November 2023

Incident Code

ISPT1019

Location

مستشفى القدس في حي تل الهوا غرب غزة, Al-Quds Hospital in the Tal Al-Hawa, Gaza, Palestinian territories
Shortly before 3:00pm on Friday November 10th, 2023 one person was killed and at least 20 others, including many children, were injured when alleged Israeli snipers opened fire on Al-Quds Hospital, in the Tel-al Hawa Neighbourhood, west of Gaza. Medical staff, patients and more than 14,000 displaced people were reportedly sheltering in Al-Quds Hospital, when…

Summary

Published
1 May 2025
Strike Type
Ground operation, Artillery
Infrastructure
Healthcare (Hospital)
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
20–28
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

3 November 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0840

Location

مجمع مدارس وثانوية اسامة بن زيد، بمنطقة الصفطاوي, Osama Bin Zaid School in the al-Saftawi area, north of Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories
Shortly before 8:31 p.m. on Friday, 3rd November 2023, at least 20 and as many as 63 civilians were killed and dozens of others, including at least three children, were wounded in an alleged Israeli airstrike which hit the UNRWA-affiliated Osama Bin Zaid Boys School sheltering hundreds of displaced people, most of them women and…

Summary

Published
18 December 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike, Ground operation
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp, Education
Civilians reported killed
20–63
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

3 November 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0844

Location

طريق الرشيد الساحلي, Al-Rashid Road, Deir al-Balah, Palestinian territories
Around midday on Friday, November 3rd, 2023, an alleged shelling from Israeli tanks and/or naval boats hit displaced families on the Al-Rashid Al-Bahri coastal road in the Gaza Strip. This shelling, occurring amid attempts by civilians to flee to the southern regions of Gaza from the north, resulted in the deaths of at least 14…

Summary

Published
6 February 2025
Strike Type
Naval bombardment, Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
14
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

2 November 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0822

Location

بالقرب من الهلال الأحمر ومستشفى القدس، مدينة غزة, Vicinity of Al Quds Hospital, Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories
Two displaced people were wounded in the chest and abdomen when Israeli forces allegedly fired bullets in front of the Al Quds Hospital in the Tal Al Hawa neighbourhood, located west of Gaza City. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society reported that the two people injured by the gunshots were a child and a young man.…

Summary

Published
30 May 2025
Strike Type
Ground operation
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

31 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0793

Location

ساحل بحر رفح, coast of the Rafah Sea, Rafah, Palestinian territories
Shortly before 4.20pm on 31st October 2023, 51-year-old Yasser Ezzat Abdel Hadi was killed and 4 others were injured when an alleged Israeli gunboat shelled citizens’ homes in the al-Ezba area in al-Mawasi on the coast of the Rafah sea, Gaza. Only one source, social media user Alaa Alaa, identified the victim Yasser Ezzat Abdel…

Summary

Published
2 July 2025
Strike Type
Artillery, Ground operation
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

30 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0761

Location

شارع صلاح الدين, Salah al Din Street, Deir al Balah, Palestinian territories
A car carrying civilians was allegedly hit by an Israeli Military tank that fired a shell at it on Salah al-Din Street in the Gaza Strip on the 30th of October 2023, killing between three and six people. While many sources reported that the car contained three civilians, Abderrahman.zoom reported that four civilians were in…

Summary

Published
8 August 2024
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
3–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

30 October 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0775b

Location

منطقة نتساريم، جنوب مدينة غزة, Netzarim area, south of Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories
On Monday, 30th October, 2023, a young Palestinian civilian, a successful entrepreneur and a father of newborn twin daughters, Mahmoud Anwar Abu Shawish, was killed in in the Netzarim area about 5 kilometers southwest of Gaza City in an alleged Israeli strike or ground operation in Gaza. The exact circumstances and time of Mahmoud’s death…

Summary

Published
5 August 2024
Strike Type
Ground operation, Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Unknown
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date

25 September 2023

Incident Code

SDF00043

Location

الحوايج, Al Hawayj, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A woman was killed by a bullet wound allegedly fired by the Syrian Democratic Forces on the 25th of September, 2023, in the town of Al Hawayj, in the eastern Dier Ezzor region. Shaam News, who reported the incident, stated she was the wife of Hamoud Al-Hussein Al-Mulhim. Naher Media, who corroborated this, reported that…

Summary

Published
25 September 2023
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date

25 September 2023

Incident Code

SDF00044

Location

درنج, Daranj, Deir Ezzor, Syria
On 25 September 2023, a young man was reportedly injured as a result of being shot by members of the Syrian Democratic Forces in Daranj, located in eastern Deir Ezzor. A report from Shaam News identifies Ibrahim Khalil Al-Watban as the young male injured, adding that he was seriously injured. Furthermore, the news account reported…

Summary

Published
25 September 2023
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date

25 September 2023

Incident Code

SDF00043a

Location

الحوايج, Al Hawayj, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A woman, Shahnaz Ayed al-Hussein al-Sayyid Haiba, was killed allegedly by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on September 25th, 2023 in Al Hawayj, in eastern Deir Ezzor. Local reporter Abdulmuain Aldandal claimed she was killed by shell fragments while trying to escape with her children. Another local source (@DeirEzzor24) also stated the casualty was caused by…

Summary

Published
25 September 2023
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date

21 September 2023

Incident Code

SDF00042

Location

بلدة غريبة, Ghariba, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A young boy, Muayad Ahmed al-Khudair, was injured on September 21st, 2023 in the town of Ghariba, when he was struck by bullets allegedly fired by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Al-Khudair, who has been reported as either 12 or 13 years old, was herding sheep near the bank of the Euphrates River when he…

Summary

Published
21 September 2023
Strike Type
Ground operation
Infrastructure
Agriculture
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date

11 September 2023

Incident Code

SDF00039

Location

درنج, Daranj, Deir Ezzor, Syria
On Monday September the 11th 2023, it is reported that two children were injured by gunfire bullets during a raid carried out by SDF (Syrian Democratic Forces) in the town of Daranj, in Deir Ezzor, eastern syria. This version of events is reported by multiple independent Twitter users (@Mohab_Nasser2, @K_Almostafa, @GydyNwaf38285) as well as national…

Summary

Published
11 September 2023
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date

11 September 2023

Incident Code

SDF00036

Location

الحصان, Al Hassan, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A young man, Muhammad al-Olayan, sustained bullet wounds during an alleged-SDF raid on the town of Al Hassan, west of Deir Ezzor, on September 11th, 2023. Naher Media, who identified al-Olayan, stated he had subsequently been transferred to the Al-Furat Hospital, inside the town, for treatment. Shaam News corroborated these findings, and alleged that the…

Summary

Published
11 September 2023
Strike Type
Ground operation
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date

11 September 2023

Incident Code

SDF00038

Location

الدحلة, Al Dahla, Deir Ezzor, Syria
At least one person, a young man named Hussein Nahar al-Gharut, was reportedly killed by gunfire allegedly from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the town of Al Dahla, in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor on Monday, September 11th 2023. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported the victim as being a member of…

Summary

Published
11 September 2023
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Military actors reported killed
0–1
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date

9 September 2023

Incident Code

SDF00034

Location

بالقرب من ذيبان, Euphrates River crossing in the outskirts of Dhiban, east of Deir Ezzor, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A 12-year-old boy was killed and at least three other civilians were injured while trying to cross the Euphrates river near the town of Dhiban, east of Deir Ezzor, Syria, short before 5:55 PM on Saturday, September 9, 2023. They were allegedly struck by bullets from the SDF and/or PKK militia members stationed near the…

Summary

Published
9 September 2023
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date

9 September 2023

Incident Code

SDF00035

Location

الشعفة, Al Sha’fa, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A man, Khalaf al-Fayyad, was wounded after being hit by an alleged-Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) sniper bullet in the town of Al-Sha’fa, east of Deir Ezzor, on the night of September 9th, 2023. Naher Media stated that al-Fayyad, who installs and maintains solar paneling, was on his way home when he was injured. Furat Post…

Summary

Published
9 September 2023
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date

6 September 2023

Incident Code

SDF00029

Location

قرب الصرف الصحي الفاصل بين الطيانة وذيبان, near the sewer pipe between Al Thayana and Dhiban, east of Deir Ezzor, Deir Ezzor, Syria
On Wednesday, September 6, 2023, a child was injured by the bullets allegedly coming from an SDF checkpoint near the sewer pipe separating the towns of Al-Tayana and Dhiban, east of Deir Ezzor. The incident was reported by multiple local sources indicating that the child was from the town of Al-Tayana. Where sources identified the…

Summary

Published
6 September 2023
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date

6 September 2023

Incident Code

USSOM403

Location

Oodweyn, Mudug, Somalia
Up to seven civilians, including up to five children and a woman, were killed and up to five others, including children, were injured during an operation that has been declared by the Somali government. The US has denied directly participating in the operation despite accusations of US drone/air strikes, while the Somali government has denied…

Summary

Published
6 September 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike), Ground operation
Infrastructure
Agriculture
Civilians reported killed
1–7
Civilians reported injured
1–5
Military actors reported killed
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

5 September 2023

Incident Code

SDF00028

Location

العزبة, Al Azzba, Deir Ezzor, Syria
At least one person, a young male civilian who had been riding a motorcycle, was injured in the area of Al Izbah, north-east of Deir Ezzor when he was allegedly struck by a Syrian Democratic Forces sniper on Tuesday, September 5th 2023. According to a number of sources, when local residents tried to help him,…

Summary

Published
5 September 2023
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date

2 September 2023

Incident Code

SDF00016

Location

مدينة البصيرة, city of Al-Basira, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Ongoing clashes between the SDF and the Arab clans led to between four and six civilians, including a woman, being injured on September 2, 2023. These civilian injuries have been attributed to snipers of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) operating in Al-Basira, by local sources. Nahr Media reported that six civilians were injured (one woman…

Summary

Published
2 September 2023
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported injured
4–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date

30 August 2023

Incident Code

SDF0007

Location

الجرذي, Al Jarthi, Deir Ezzor, Syria
On August 30th 2023, an alleged shooting by SDF military patrols hit civilians leaving a mosque in the town of Al-Jarthi al-Sharqi in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, Syria, killing between one and three civilians and injuring between eight and 12 civilians, including two children. Sources report different accounts of the toll on civilians.…

Summary

Published
30 August 2023
Strike Type
Ground operation
Infrastructure
Religious
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
8–12
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date

30 August 2023

Incident Code

SDF0008

Location

ضمان, Daman, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Up to four civilians, including a child, were killed during a raid by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the village of Daman on August 30, 2023. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that four people were killed during a pre-dawn raid of their homes when the civilians refused to follow the SDF’s orders…

Summary

Published
30 August 2023
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date

30 August 2023

Incident Code

SDF0009

Location

عطالة, Attale, Al Hassakah, Syria
Two civilian men, Ahmed Fathi al-Roudhan and Ahmed Ibrahim al-Okla, were killed when their car was reportedly struck with gunfire allegedly from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the village of Attale, in the southern countryside of al-Hasakah, at dawn on Wednesday August 30th 2023. Ninesixthree reported the incident took place at the al-Arisha SDF…

Summary

Published
30 August 2023
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date

30 August 2023

Incident Code

SDF0010

Location

الشحيل, al-Shahil, Deir Ezzor, Syria
On August 30, 2023, two civilians were allegedly killed by members of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) operating in al-Shahil, a town in eastern Syria. The two civilian deaths occurred while the SDF was clashing with tribal fighters in the countryside of Deir Ezzor. One of the two civilians killed was Awad Al-Habil al-Jakhani, per…

Summary

Published
30 August 2023
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date

30 August 2023

Incident Code

SDF00011

Location

الصنور, Al Sanour, Abo Hama, Deir Ezzor, Syria
On August 30th, 2023, during clashes in Abo Hama between SDF forces and tribal fighters, Youssef Al-Ibrahim Al-Abdullah, 15 years old, and young man Bashar Al-Abd Al-Ali, were killed and 10 other civilians were injured, according to reports from multiple news agencies and the boy’s family. Sada Al Sharqieh was the sole report found within…

Summary

Published
30 August 2023
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
10
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date

29 August 2023

Incident Code

SDF0002

Location

زغير جزيرة, Zaghir Jazira, Deir Ezzor, Syria
One civilian was injured as part of a violent clash between the Syrian Democratic Forces and the Deir Ezzor Military Council in Zaghir Jazira on August 29, 2023. Both gender and name are unknown, while no other identifying information about the civilian casualty has been reported in the sources. The clash took place on 29…

Summary

Published
29 August 2023
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date

29 August 2023

Incident Code

SDF0003

Location

جديد عكيدات, Jadid Akidat, Deir Ezzor, Syria
On August 29th, 2023, up to three civilians were reportedly killed as a result of ongoing clashes between the Syrian Democratic Forces and the Deir Ezzor military council in the town of Jadid Akidat, east of Deir Ezzor. Sources @DeirEzzore, @nahermedia, @OrientNews and Mhmad Alseed only reported on the death of Basil Muhammed Al-Salem (Basil…

Summary

Published
29 August 2023
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date

29 August 2023

Incident Code

SDF0004

Location

الحصين, Al Haseen, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A young girl was killed during clashes between the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Deir Ezzor Military Council in the village of Al Haseen on August 29, 2023. @DeirEzzore tweeted that a seven year old girl was killed by a stray bullet during clashes in the town of Al Haseen. @nahermedia identified the little…

Summary

Published
29 August 2023
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date

29 August 2023

Incident Code

SDF0005

Location

العزبة, Al Ezba, Deir Ezzor, Syria
On 29 August 2023, at least one civilian was reportedly killed by sniper fire from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Al Ezba, located in the northern countryside of Deir Ezzor. According to a tweet from an activist from the local area, Saleh Al-Muhya Al-Atiq was allegedly killed by SDF snipers stationed in Al Ezba.…

Summary

Published
29 August 2023
Strike Type
Artillery, Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
YPG
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