Israel and Gaza 2023

Satellite imagery, screenshot from Google Earth, October 2023

Belligerent
Israeli Military
Country
the Gaza Strip
start date
end date
Civilian Harm Status
Belligerent Assessment
Declassified Documents
Infrastructure

Incident date

December 11, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT1669

LOCATION

الشيخ رضوان, Sheik Radwan, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Shortly before 7:43 AM on Monday, December 11th 2023, a series of alleged Israeli airstrikes hit six homes belonging to the extended Salem family in Sheikh Radwan, killing at least 102 civilians. Airwars was able to identify 104 named victims (102 fatalities, and two others injured), though some local reports put the death toll at

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
102 – 200
(50 children26 women26–27 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
Healthcare
Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
104 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
2
Geolocation
Exact location (other)
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Incident date

October 25, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0623

LOCATION

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

On October 25, 2023, a number of civilians were killed and several others were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike in the Abu Halima area, west of Beit Lahia. According to one source, a Facebook account titled ‘Expatriate women in Palestine,’ there was one civilian death and two civilians injured, but no names were mentioned. Due

Summary

First published
July 30, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Single source claim
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1 – 2
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
Geolocation
Town
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Incident date

October 30, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0754

LOCATION

مركز الدعوة إلى الله القريب، مخيم النصيرات, Vicinity of Al-Dawa Mosque, Nuseirat Camp, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

On the evening of October 30, 2023, at least 14 people were killed and “a large number” of others, including children, were injured in an alleged Israeli bombardment on the Hamdan family home located on Street 18 in the Al-Dawa area of the Nuseirat refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. Grandmother Hikmat Mahmoud al-Maqousi (72)

Summary

First published
July 12, 2024
Last updated
February 3, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
14
(3 children5 women1 man)
Civilians reported injured
5–10
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
Named victims
10 named, 2 families identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
6
Geolocation
Nearby landmark
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Incident date

October 30, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0764

LOCATION

الزوايدة, Al-Zawaida, Deir al-Balah, the Gaza Strip

During the morning of Monday 30th October 2023, an alleged Israeli missile attack killed at least 30 civilians, including at least 13 children and six women, and injured eight people, including at least four children. The strike hit the Fatayer family home in Al-Zawaida in the Deir al-Balah governorate. Those killed were from the Sarsak

Summary

First published
October 13, 2024
Last updated
January 30, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
30 – 31
(13–16 children6–8 women9–10 men)
Civilians reported injured
8
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
38 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
26
Geolocation
Town
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Incident date

October 29, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0738

LOCATION

شركة توزيع كهرباء غزة، مدينة غزة, Gaza Electricity Distribution Company, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

On October 29th 2023, up to nine civilians were killed, including at least four children, by an alleged Israeli airstrike which took place on the Al-Naffar family home in the Al Thalathini/Sabra Neighbourhood in Rafah, the Gaza strip. Ayman Kuhail posted that they had lost their cousin Hajj Noha Omar Kahil Al-Naffar (Umm Hisham, 62)

Summary

First published
August 5, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
8 – 9
(4–5 children1 woman3 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
8 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
7
Geolocation
Nearby landmark
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Incident date

May 11, 2024

Incident Code

ISPT110524z

LOCATION

شارع السكه, مخيم جباليا , Al-Sikka Street, Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

On the evening of Saturday May 11th, 2024, an alleged Israeli airstrike on three houses belonging to Asaliya extended family located on Al Sikka Street in the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip killed at least 32 members of the Asalia family, many of them women and children. Some reports put the death

Summary

First published
September 4, 2024
Last updated
April 16, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
32 – 50
(10–22 children3–12 women11–18 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
30 named, 6 families identified
Geolocation
Street
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Incident date

November 1, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0816a

LOCATION

مخيّم النصيرات, Al Nuseirat Camp, Deir al Balah, the Gaza Strip

On Wednesday, November 1st 2023, twenty-nine-year-old journalist Majd Fadl Muhammad Arandas, a member of the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate and a reporter for the Al-Jamahir News website, was killed when an area near his house in the Nuseirat Refugee Camp was bombed in an alleged Israeli airstrike. According to a post by the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate

Summary

First published
September 28, 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
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
Named victims
1 named
Names matched with MoH IDs
1
Geolocation
Town
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Incident date

November 1, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0804

LOCATION

شارع النصر، مدينة غزة, Al-Nasr Street, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

On 1 November 2023 dozens of civilians, including at least one identified civilian woman, were reportedly killed and dozens of others, including Civil Defence members, were injured in alleged Israeli airstrikes on the gathering of civilians near al-Sharq Bakery located on al-Nasr Street in Gaza City, and on the ambulances that arrived to evacuate the

Summary

First published
October 31, 2023
Last updated
April 14, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Commerce, Market, Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
12 – 24
(1 woman)
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
2 named
Names matched with MoH IDs
1
Geolocation
Street
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Incident date

October 28, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0687

LOCATION

خان يونس, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

On October 28, 2023 a 33-year-old man named Hozyfa (Hudhayfah) Tayseer Ayesh Al-Najjar was killed and two others were injured by an alleged Israeli airstrike against the Al-Farra family home in Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip. According to one Facebook post by Ahmed Shbair, the airstrike was carried out by Israeli forces. Mohammed Gamal

Summary

First published
October 24, 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
City
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Incident date

July 24, 2024

Incident Code

ISPT240724d

LOCATION

دوار أبو حميد، خان يونس, Abu Hamid roundabout, Khan Younis, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

On July 24 2024, an alleged Israeli military shooting injured a number of people. The incident occurred at the centre of Khan Younis, close to the Abu Hamid roundabout in the city centre, and was reported by eight sources. Among these sources were the Safa News Agency and the social media agency, Echo of the

Summary

First published
November 19, 2024
Last updated
April 16, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Ground operation
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
Unknown
Civilians reported injured
2
Cause of injury / death
Small arms and light weapons
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
Nearby landmark
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Incident date

November 6, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0928

LOCATION

مدرسة بنات بيت لاهيا, Khalifa Bin Zayed School, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

At 9:52 am on Monday morning November 6th, 2023, an artillery shell allegedly launched by the Israeli forces robbed Mahmoud Adel al-Masry of his life and injured nine others who were sheltering in the Khalifa bin Zayed School in the Northern Gaza Beit Lahia project area. Despite being advised against doing so by his family, Mahmoud

Summary

First published
September 28, 2024
Last updated
April 15, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Education
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1
(1 man)
Civilians reported injured
9
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
2 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
1
Geolocation
Nearby landmark
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Incident date

November 3, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0848

LOCATION

بالقرب من الهلال الأحمر ومستشفى القدس، مدينة غزة, Vicinity of al-Quds Hospital, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

In the early hours of November 3, 2023, an alleged Israeli bombardment hit the fifth floor of the Al-Quds Hospital in the Tal Al-Hawa area of Gaza. The incident resulted in the death of one doctor, and the injury of at least twenty-one civilians displaced inside the hospital. Significant infrastructural damage occurred. The incident was

Summary

First published
November 19, 2024
Last updated
January 30, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1
(1 woman)
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.
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
2 named
Geolocation
Nearby landmark
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Incident date

October 14, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0241e

LOCATION

بالقرب من مسجد السقا، خان يونس, Vicinity of Al-Saqa Mosque, Khan Younis, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

During the morning of Saturday, 14th October 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit a house belonging to the Agha family located opposite Al-Saqa Mosque in the city of Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip killing at least 12 identified members of the extended Agha family, including three women and at least six children, and injuring

Summary

First published
January 21, 2025
Last updated
January 28, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
12 – 13
(6–7 children3 women3 men)
Civilians reported injured
11–24
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
13 named, 3 families identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
1
Geolocation
Exact location (via Airwars)
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Incident date

October 9, 2024

Incident Code

ISPT091024i

LOCATION

بالقرب من مدرسة الفاخورة، مخيم جباليا, Vicinity of Al Fakhoura school, Jabalia camp, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

On Wednesday, October 9th, 2024, two civilians were reportedly killed as a result of an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Jabalia Refugee Camp, located in the northern Gaza Strip. All sources agreed that the strike reportedly occurred opposite the Al Fakhoura school. Several sources, including Safa PS and Facebook users Ahmed Salha, Abo Sameh Abo

Summary

First published
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Artillery
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
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
Nearby landmark
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Incident date

November 13, 2024

Incident Code

ISPT131124w

LOCATION

مدرسة الشهيد ياسر عرفات الثانوية للموهوبين و الموهوبات، حي الشيخ رضوان، مدينة غزة, Martyr Yasser Arafat Secondary School for Gifted Boys and Girls, Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

On 13th November 2024, an alleged Israeli quadcopter/drone attack on the Al Mawhoubin Gifted School housing displaced people in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, west of Gaza City injured three civilians. The incident was reported by Al Jazeera who also shared photos of Red Crescent volunteers transporting an injured man to the hospital in a stretcher,

Summary

First published
February 26, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike, Drone Strike
Infrastructure
Education
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
Geolocation
Nearby landmark
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Incident date

November 7, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0943

LOCATION

رفح, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

At least 23 civilians were killed and “a number” injured after an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Al-Riyati family residence near the Qeshta factory in Rafah, after midnight on 7 November, 2023. 68-year-old Musa Youssef Award al-Riyati was killed with his wife, Abla Hussein Mohammed al-Riyati, and his four daughters: his eldest, 44-year-old Mai; 29-year-old

Summary

First published
March 29, 2025
Last updated
April 15, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
23
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
23 named, 2 families identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
21
Geolocation
Exact location (other)
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