Israeli Military in Syria & the Gaza Strip

A child uses his mobile device in the ruins of a building in Beit Lahia, Gaza Strip on May 26th 2021. © Mohamed Zaanoun

Belligerent
Israeli Military
Country
Syria
start date
end date
Civilian Harm Status
Belligerent Assessment
Declassified Documents
Infrastructure

Incident date

March 31, 2024

Incident Code

ISSY044

LOCATION

ديماس وجمرايا، غرب دمشق, Dimas and Jamraya, west of Damascus, Damascus, Syria

At around 21:30 on Sunday, 31st March 2024, two civilians were injured by a number of airstrikes allegedly perpetrated by the Israeli military on the towns of Dimas and Jamraya located west of Damascus, Syria. One of the strikes reportedly hit the Scientific Research Center in the Jamraya area, resulting in fire. Referring to a

Summary

First published
December 31, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education, Vocational School
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
Suspected targets
Assad regime, Iranian military
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Incident date

August 17, 2017

Incident Code

CS1383 ISSY001

LOCATION

الشجرة, Al Shajra, Daraa, Syria

Up to 27 civilians were reported killed in airstrikes on the town of Al Shajra in western Daraa. According to Daraa Martyrs Documentation Center, 32 “mostly civilians” were killed when positions of Jaish Khalid bin Walid, a Salafi jihadist group, were targeted. The report claimed that the Coalition launched a long-range missile, which “targeted the

Summary

First published
August 17, 2017
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Contested strike
Strike type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
17 – 27
(1 man)
Civilians reported injured
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
US-led Coalition, Israeli Military
Suspected target
Other
Belligerents reported killed
5
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Incident date

February 7, 2024

Incident Code

ISSY040

LOCATION

حي الحمرا في حمص, a residential building on Hamra Street in Al-Hamra neighbourhood of Homs, Homs, Syria

At approximately 3am on Wednesday, February 7th, 2024, at least six identified civilians, including a woman, a child, and three college students, were killed and over 20 civilians were injured after multiple alleged Israeli airstrikes struck a residential building and the municipal stadium on Hamra street in the Al-Hamra neighbourhood in the city of Homs,

Summary

First published
December 31, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential, Warehouse
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
6
(1 child1 woman4 men)
Civilians reported injured
21
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
Hezbollah
Named victims
6 named
Belligerents reported killed
3
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Incident date

August 12, 2022

Incident Code

ISSY027

LOCATION

الحميدية, Al Hamidiya, Quneitra, Syria

A reported Israeli forces attack targeted the town of Al-Hamidiya in the Quneitra countryside, in Al Qunaytirah, Syria, on August 12th 2022 which allegedly wounded at least two civilians. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an Israeli tank fired three shells when two people appoached the area and Step Agency reported that the

Summary

First published
August 12, 2022
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Artillery
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
Suspected target
Hezbollah
Geolocation
Town
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Incident date

April 1, 2024

Incident Code

ISSY045

LOCATION

القنصلية الإيرانية في دمشق, Iranian consulate building in Damascus (Iranian embassy complex), Damascus, Syria

At 00:17 on Monday, April 1, 2024, an elderly Syrian woman was killed alongside her son, and a number of civilians, including a woman, were injured as a result of an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Iranian embassy complex on the Mazzeh Highway in the Mazzeh neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, as reported by multiple sources

Summary

First published
December 31, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Legal, Ministry, Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
2
(1 woman1 man)
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
Suspected targets
Hezbollah, Iranian military
Named victims
3 named, 1 familiy identified
Belligerents reported killed
14
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