Israel and Gaza 2023

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Incident date

November 2, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0821

LOCATION

قطعة 4 في مخيم البريج, Block 4 in Bureij camp, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

On Thursday, November 2nd 2023, at least 29 identified civilians, including at least seven women and eleven children, were reportedly killed, dozens of civilians (among them a woman and child) were injured and eight residential houses were completely destroyed as a result of an alleged Israeli airstrike and/or artillery shelling on the residential neighborhood in

Summary

First published
January 1, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
29
(11–14 children7–9 women6–7 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.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
31 named, 2 families identified
Geolocation
Exact location (via Airwars)
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Incident date

October 18, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0339

LOCATION

الزيتون, al Zaytoun, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

During the evening of Wednesday, October 18th, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the Hajji’s family home on Street 8 in the al-Zaytoun neighborhood, east of Gaza city, reportedly killing and wounding an unknown number of victims, according to multiple sources. No further details were available regarding the identity of the civilians or the survivors’

Summary

First published
March 1, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
2
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

ISPT0422c

LOCATION

الجنينة, Al Geneina, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

At dawn on Saturday, October 21st, 2023, eight civilians were killed and at least four others were injured by an alleged Israeli strike on the Al Sawalhi family home in the Al-Geneina neighborhood in Rafah. The Rafah city official page, Alsyed Abdullah, and Tala A. Riziq provided the names of those killed: 44-year-old Raed Ibrahim

Summary

First published
March 1, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
8
(5 children2 men)
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
7 named, 2 families identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
7
Geolocation
Neighbourhood/area
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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
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Incident date

October 19, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0368

LOCATION

خان يونس, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

On Tuesday, October 19th 2023, two civilians were reportedly killed and 21 others, including a baby, were injured by an alleged Israeli airstrike on the home of the Mukhaimer family, located to the west of Khan Yunis. Posts from members of the Mukhaimer family identified a 24-year-old man named Mahmoud Ahmed Shteiwi Abu Mukhaimer, a

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
(2 women)
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
Named victims
2 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
1
Geolocation
City
Belligerents reported killed
2
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Incident date

October 10, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0098

LOCATION

الشجاعي، مدينة غزة, Al Shujaiya neighborhood, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

During the afternoon of October 10th 2023, six civilians, most of whom were children, were killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Aslim family home, located in the Al Shujaiya neighborhood in the Gaza Strip. Alaa Ahmed Zaino (30) and her children, Yahya Muhannad Sami Aslim (12), Hala Muhannad Sami Aslim (10), Majda Muhannad Sami Aslim (5), and

Summary

First published
October 10, 2023
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
6
(4 children1 woman1 man)
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
6 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
6
Geolocation
Neighbourhood/area
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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

October 24, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0550

LOCATION

بالقرب من محطة وقود الأقصى، رفح, Vicinity of Al-Aqsa Petrol Station, Rafah, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

During the afternoon of Tuesday, October 24th 2023, 16 people were reportedly killed and 16 others were injured as a result of an alleged Israeli bombing on the home of the Zorob family, near Al-Aqsa station, west of Rafah, Gaza Strip. In multiple posts on social media, family members reported the names of 16 individuals

Summary

First published
June 1, 2024
Last updated
February 17, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
16
(9–12 children2–5 women2 men)
Civilians reported injured
16
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
16 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
11
Geolocation
Exact location (via Airwars)
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Incident date

October 19, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0380

LOCATION

مخيم جباليا, Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Shortly before 5:09 PM on Thursday, October 19th, 2023, two 10-year-old girls were killed and a number of civilians were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the residential house of the Al-Houm family, located in Jabalia camp, Block 2, in the northern Gaza Strip. According to the Palestinian news agency, Safa, several people were

Summary

First published
July 9, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
2
(2 children)
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
Neighbourhood/area
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Incident date

December 2, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT1390

LOCATION

مربع سكني في حي الشجاعية بغزة, A residential square in the Shujaiya neighborhood, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

On December 2nd 2023, hundreds of civilians are reported to have been killed and injured by a declared Israeli airstrike on a residential square in the Shujaiya neighbourhood of the Gaza Strip. The exact number and names of victims is not known at this time; however, 50 homes were destroyed in the strike, resulting in

Summary

First published
July 30, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Declared strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
300 – 501
Civilians reported injured
12–200
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
Known target
Palestinian Forces
Named victims
1 named
Geolocation
Exact location (via Airwars)
Belligerents reported killed
1
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Incident date

October 25, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0613

LOCATION

دوار الشهداء, مخيم جباليا, Vicinity of Martyrs' roundabout, Jabalia camp, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

On October 25th 2023, between 11 and 14 civilians, including at least three children, were killed and between 25 and 36 others were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Al-Kahlot family home in Jabalia camp. The home was located in the center of Jabalia camp near the Martyrs’ Roundabout/Al-Qimma area in the northern

Summary

First published
July 30, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
11 – 14
(3–5 children3–4 women3–4 men)
Civilians reported injured
25–36
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
11 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
5
Geolocation
Nearby landmark
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Incident date

October 23, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0515

LOCATION

صيدلية الأسرة, Al Usra Pharmacy, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

A 30-year-old pharmacist Dr. Ahmed Amer Muhammad Al-Jarjawi (Al-Jurjawi) was killed shortly before 4:34 PM on Monday, the 23rd of October, 2023, by an alleged Israeli airstrike that hit Al-Jarjawi pharmacy owned by him that was located at Al-Shabi’a Junction in the Al-Daraj neighbourhood in central Gaza City, according to personal tributes and reports on

Summary

First published
August 8, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1
(1 man)
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
Named victims
1 named
Names matched with MoH IDs
1
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Incident date

October 29, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0728

LOCATION

مخيم الشاطئ، مدينة غزة, Al Shati Camp, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Shortly before 6pm on Sunday, 29th October 2023, at least 35 civilians, including at least eight women and 16 children, were reportedly killed and dozens were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the home of the Shamiya family in Al Shati Refugee Camp, west of Gaza City. @Shaabradio was the first to report the

Summary

First published
October 13, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
35 – 37
(16–18 children8–9 women10–11 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.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
37 named, 3 families identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
25
Geolocation
Neighbourhood/area
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Incident date

October 29, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0731

LOCATION

خان يونس, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

On 29 October 2023, Muhammad Muslim Muhammad Abu Nasira, an 18 year old man, was reportedly killed by a bombing while on his bicycle in the east of Khan Younis. Safa News reported the incident and many friends and family mourned Muhammad’s death via social media. Multiple family members shared photos of the young man on Facebook.

Summary

First published
October 13, 2024
Last updated
January 30, 2025
Strike status
Contested strike
Strike type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1
(1 man)
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
Israeli Military, Palestinian Militants
Named victims
1 named
Geolocation
City
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Incident date

May 12, 2024

Incident Code

ISPT120524d

LOCATION

مركز بيسان الطبي، مخيم البريج, Bisan Medical Center, Bureij Camp, Deir al-Balah, the Gaza Strip

On the evening of May 12th 2024, a child named Hani Arafat Abu Jalal was killed and at least 10 others were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Bisan Medical Center, located in the Bureij Refugee Camp in central Gaza. On May 12th, the Palestinian Press Agency (Safa.ps) reported “Injuries as the [Israeli

Summary

First published
July 14, 2024
Last updated
April 9, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Healthcare, IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1 – 2
(1 child)
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.
Impact
Healthcare
Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
1 named
Geolocation
Nearby landmark
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Incident date

June 21, 2024

Incident Code

ISPT210624f

LOCATION

المواصي، رفح, Al-Mawasi, northwest of Rafah, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

On the afternoon of June 21st, 2024, an alleged Israeli strike on the tents hosting internally displaced persons in the Al-Mawasi refugee camp located west of Rafah in the Gaza Strip killed at least 16 civilians, including one woman and two children. Other sources put the death toll as high as 30. At least 34

Summary

First published
October 11, 2024
Last updated
February 4, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Artillery
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
16 – 30
(1–2 children1–2 women12 men)
Civilians reported injured
34–51
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, 4 families identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
12
Geolocation
Neighbourhood/area
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Incident date

June 7, 2024

Incident Code

ISPT070624a

LOCATION

مخيم المغاز, Al Maghazi refugee camp, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

In the early hours of Friday June 7th, 2024, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the home of Professor Hassan Al Rafati, located behind the government clinic, north of Al Maghazi refugee camp in Deir Al Balah. The strike killed six members of the Al Maghari family, including two young children. Six civilians were also reportedly

Summary

First published
September 4, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Apartment Building
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
6
(2 children2 women2 men)
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
6 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
6
Geolocation
Town
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Incident date

October 27, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0672

LOCATION

منطقة الزنة، خانيونس, Al Zana area, Khan Younis, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

On Friday October 27th of 2023, four farmers – two of them identified as Muhammad Saber Mahmoud Al-Buraim (17-19 years old) and Ahmed Jamil Abu Lihia (35-39 years old), the two other unnamed –  were reportedly killed and seven others (based on video evidence) were injured in an alleged Israeli aircraft strike in the Al

Summary

First published
November 28, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
4
(0–1 children1–2 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
2 named
Names matched with MoH IDs
2
Geolocation
Neighbourhood/area
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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

July 27, 2024

Incident Code

ISPT270724n

LOCATION

مدرسة خديجة غرب دير البلح, Khadija School, Deir Al Balah, Gaza strip, the Gaza Strip

Around midday on the 27th of July 2024, between 30 and 53 civilians, including at least 15 children and eight women, were killed and at least 100 others were injured by a declared Israeli airstrike on the Khadija school, Deir Al Balah, Gaza Strip. Sources detailed that the school was housing a large number of

Summary

First published
November 27, 2024
Last updated
January 22, 2025
Strike status
Declared strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education, Healthcare, IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
30 – 53
(15–16 children8–9 women9–13 men)
Civilians reported injured
100–111
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,Healthcare
Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
Known belligerent
Israeli Military
Known target
Palestinian Forces
Named victims
27 named, 5 families identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
12
Geolocation
Exact location (via Airwars)
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Incident date

September 1, 2024

Incident Code

ISPT010924f

LOCATION

مدرسة صفد، حي الزيتون، مدينة غزة, Safad School, Al Zeitoun neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

In the early morning of Sunday, September 1st, 2024, 11 civilians were killed and dozens more injured in three airstrikes on the Safad School located near the Imam Al Shafi’i Mosque in the Al Zeitoun neighbourhood of Gaza City. The school was reported to be sheltering displaced people. The IDF declared the strike, claiming that

Summary

First published
November 26, 2024
Last updated
December 17, 2024
Strike status
Declared strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
6 – 11
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
Education
Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Known target
Palestinian Forces
Named victims
7 named
Geolocation
Exact location (via Airwars)
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Incident date

September 2, 2024

Incident Code

ISPT020924b

LOCATION

بالقرب من مدرسة بشير الريس، مدينة غزة, Vicinity of Bashir Al Rayes School, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

At least two civilians were killed and at least 13 were injured following an alleged Israeli drone strike on a Gaza City municipal car near Al Rimal Clinic and Bashir Al Rayes School, where internally displaced people were sheltering, on Al Wahda Street on Monday, September 2, 2024. The names of those confirmed to have

Summary

First published
December 15, 2024
Last updated
December 18, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike, Drone Strike
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
2 – 9
(0–3 children2–9 men)
Civilians reported injured
13
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
Geolocation
Nearby landmark
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Incident date

November 4, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0861

LOCATION

مخيم المغازي, Al-Maghazi camp, Deir al-Balah, the Gaza Strip

During the night of November 4, 2023, at least 48 people were killed, including infants and children, and dozens were injured in an alleged Israeli bombardment of the Al-Maghazi Refugee Camp located in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip. That day, @ShehabAgency reported that “a number of martyrs and injuries were transferred in the targeting of two

Summary

First published
March 5, 2025
Last updated
April 14, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
47 – 52
(15–17 children9–10 women16–17 men)
Civilians reported injured
12–100
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
47 named, 7 families identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
36
Geolocation
Exact location (via Airwars)
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Incident date

October 13, 2024

Incident Code

ISPT131024l

LOCATION

مدرسة شادية أبو غزالة، حي الفالوجا, Shadiya Abu Ghazala School, Fallujah neighbourhood, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

During the afternoon of Wednesday, 13th October 2024, civilians were injured by an alleged Israeli bombing of the Hafsa school in Fallujah, within the Jabalia Refugee Camp in North Gaza. The school had been sheltering internally displaced people, with the victims taken to the Kamal Adwan Hospital at 14:26, according to Safa News. Initial reports

Summary

First published
December 24, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Education, IDP or Refugee Camp
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.
Impact
Education
Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Geolocation
Nearby landmark
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Incident date

November 12, 2024

Incident Code

ISPT121124t

LOCATION

أمام بوابة مدرسة الرفاعي ببلدة جباليا, In front of the gate of Al Rifa’i school, Jabalia, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

On Tuesday, 12 November 2024, an alleged Israeli attack struck a group of Palestinian civilians in front of the Al-Rifai School in the town of Jabalia. The incident reportedly resulted in “a number” of injuries. On Twitter/X, @PalinfoAr shared their report of the incident stating: “Urgent: A number of injuries after the [Israeli army] targeted

Summary

First published
March 10, 2025
Strike status
Single source claim
Strike type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp
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
Weak
Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
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Incident date

November 5, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0914c

LOCATION

قطاع غزة, the Gaza Strip

Three young men from the Abu al-Omrain family were reportedly killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Gaza Strip on 5th/6th November 2023. The three men reported to have been killed in the incident were named by family members as 28-year-old Mohammed Fayez Abu al-Omrain; Ibrahim Fahmy Abu al-Omrain, also aged 28 and 24-year-old

Summary

First published
March 3, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
3
(3 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
3 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
3
Geolocation
City
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Incident date

November 4, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0884

LOCATION

بالقرب من مستشفى النجار، حي الجنينة، رفح, Vicinity of Al-Najjar Hospital, Al-Geneina neighbourhood, Rafah, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

Shortly before 18:47 on Saturday, November 4, 2023, three workers on a poultry farm in the vicinity of the Al-Najjar Hospital in Al-Geneina neighbourhood east of the city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip were killed and one was injured by an alleged Israeli airstrike on the farm facility. The workers killed were named by

Summary

First published
March 29, 2025
Last updated
April 14, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Agriculture, Livestock
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
3
(3 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.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
3 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
3
Geolocation
Nearby landmark
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Incident date

November 19, 2019

Incident Code

ISSY006

LOCATION

الجزيرة الثالثة, قدسيا‎, Block Three, Qudsaya, Damascus, Syria

Up to two children and a woman were injured in alleged Israeli airstrikes on Qudsaya suburb in Damascus on November 20th, 2019, according to local sources. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, “a young woman was injured by shrapnel due to the Israeli shelling in Qudsaya suburb”. Reportedly, explosions were heard in the

Summary

First published
November 19, 2019
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Declared strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
Unknown
Civilians reported injured
2–3
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.
Known belligerent
Israeli Military
Known targets
Assad regime, Iranian military
Named victims
3 named, 1 familiy identified
Belligerents reported killed
0–23
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Incident date

May 11, 2021

Incident Code

M21ISPT013

LOCATION

قرب الشيخ أحمد ياسين الموسكي, Vicinity of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin Mosque, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

At least one civilian, a woman, was injured in a drone strike on Beit Lahiya on May 15th 2021. @pl24online reported that “reconnaissance planes launch a missile at a house in Beit Lahia, next to Sheikh Ahmed Yassin Mosque in the Shaima area” and Mezan News added that the house sustained damage. According to Mezan

Summary

First published
May 11, 2021
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
Unknown
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.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
1 named
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Incident date

May 13, 2021

Incident Code

M21ISPT046

LOCATION

مزارع بالقرب من بيت لاهيا, Farmlands near Beit Lahiya, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Israeli military forces shelled farmland in Beit Lahia in the Northern Gaza Strip, killing one civilian and one combatant according to multiple sources. The civilian killed during the shelling was named as 25 year old farmer Suhaib Abd Al Raheem Awad Ghanem by several sources. He was allegedly a member of Fatah. The other victim

Summary

First published
May 13, 2021
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Artillery
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1
(1 man)
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
1 named
Belligerents reported killed
1
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