Israel and Gaza 2023

Satellite imagery, screenshot from Google Earth, October 2023

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

Incident date

October 19, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0389

LOCATION

دوار الخربة، رفح, Vicinity of Khirbet Al Adas Junction, Rafah, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

Around dawn on Thursday, October 19th 2023, the home of the Dhair family in Musabah area, near the Khirbet Al Adas junction, north of Rafah, the Gaza Strip, was allegedly bombed by Israeli military aircraft, resulting in at least 19 civilian fatalities, and injuring a number of others, including one victim who was seriously injured.

Summary

First published
June 1, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
19 – 23
(7 children6 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.
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
19 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
16
Geolocation
Nearby landmark
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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 24, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0580

LOCATION

حي الجنينة, Al Geneina neighbourhood, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

During the night of Tuesday, October 24th 2023, at least 36 identified civilians, including 20 children and eight women, were killed and dozens were injured during an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Abu Qeshta (Qashata/Qshta) and Al-Maghari family homes located on Al-Salat Street in the El Geneina neighbourhood of Rafah city in the Gaza Strip.

Summary

First published
July 30, 2024
Last updated
February 25, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Agricultural Land, Agriculture, Car, Residential, Vehicle
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
36
(20 children8 women8 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
36 named, 2 families identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
31
Geolocation
Neighbourhood/area
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Incident date

October 26, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0633

LOCATION

محيط مسجد بدر في حي الزيتون، مدينة غزة, Vicinity of Badr Mosque, Al Zaytoun neighborhood, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

On the morning of 26th October, 2023 six civilians were reportedly killed when an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the area near the Badr mosque in the Al Zaytoun neighbourhood southeast of Gaza City. Those killed have not been publicly identified, and there was no information about the number of wounded individuals. The initial report came

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
6
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
Nearby landmark
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Incident date

October 23, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0506

LOCATION

الجنينة, Al Jenina, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

At least six civilians were killed and at least 11 others, based on images, were injured after an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Al Khatib residence, in the neighbourhood of Al Jenina, Rafah on 23 October, 2023. Six civilians were reported killed. Four-year-old Muhammad Bahaa al-Din al-Kahlot was killed, after having been displaced from the

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
6
(1 child2 women3 men)
Civilians reported injured
11–12
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
6 named, 2 families identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
4
Geolocation
Exact location (via Airwars)
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Incident date

October 23, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0516

LOCATION

بئر النعجة, Bir Al-Na'ja area, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

On Monday, October 23rd, 2023, an alleged Israeli shelling hit the house of the Al-Sharif family in Bir al-Na’ja in Jabalia camp in the northern Gaza strip, killing at least two people and injuring four. Youssef Fayez Fares al-Sharif was killed, as was his nephew Abdullah Muhammed Fayez Al-Sharif. Youssef, an employee at Aziz Phone,

Summary

First published
August 5, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
2
(1 child1 man)
Civilians reported injured
3–4
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
2 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
2
Geolocation
Neighbourhood/area
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Incident date

December 12, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT1697b

LOCATION

ِبني سهيلا, Bani Suhaila, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

On Tuesday, December 12th 2023, seven members of the Abu Libdeh family were reported missing. According to messages posted on social media, the family had been besieged in their home since December 4th, when the IDF entered the area of Bani Suhaila, east of Khan Younis. Three bodies – believed to be those of Duwaila

Summary

First published
July 1, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Ground operation
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
3 – 7
(3–5 women0–2 men)
Causes of injury / death
Denial of access to/destruction of objects indispensable to survival, Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, 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.
Impact
Education,Healthcare
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
Geolocation
Town
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Incident date

October 23, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0536

LOCATION

الجنينة, Al Geneina neighbourhood, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

On the night of Monday, the 23rd of October, 2023, at least 38 civilians, all members of the Al-Aidi and the Dabour families, including at least 23 children and 10 women, were reportedly killed and a number of civilians were injured in an alleged Israeli bombing of the Al-Aidi family house located in Rafah’s Al

Summary

First published
November 26, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Apartment Building
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
38
(23 children10 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.
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
38 named, 7 families identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
29
Geolocation
Neighbourhood/area
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Incident date

November 2, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0827

LOCATION

مدرسة أبو عاصي تابعة لوكالة أونروا في مخيم الشاطئ, UNRWA school, Al Shati camp, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Early in the morning of November 2nd 2023, five civilians, including two children, one of them 5-year-old Hala Khalil Fayez Barakat and her mother Rudiynah, were killed and dozens of others were injured while sheltering at the Abu Assi school which is affiliated with the United Nation Palestinian relief agency, UNRWA, after reports of Israeli

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
5
(2 children1 woman)
Civilians reported injured
12–24
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
Exact location (other)
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Incident date

June 7, 2024

Incident Code

ISPT070624g

LOCATION

خزاعة, Khuza’a, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

On the morning of June 7th 2024, five civilians were reportedly injured in an alleged Israeli drone strike on the town of Khuza’a to the east of Khan Yunis, southern Gaza. The five injured in the attack were identified on social media as a young man named Muhammad Qudaih, a woman Ihsan Muslim Abourjila, a

Summary

First published
September 2, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike, Drone Strike
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
Unknown
Civilians reported injured
5
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
Geolocation
Town
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Incident date

October 27, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0669

LOCATION

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

On the afternoon of October 27, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike/drone strike killed two people on a motorcycle in the Western Circle neighbourhood of Beit Lahia in North Gaza. Twitter user @PSLK1154 reported that the bodies of the two people were transferred to the Indonesian Hospital in Beit Lahia, and a Facebook post by Ahmad

Summary

First published
October 23, 2024
Last updated
February 5, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike, Drone Strike
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
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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Incident date

July 24, 2024

Incident Code

ISPT240724b

LOCATION

مدرسة عيلبون بلدة القرارة, Eilabun school, Al-Qarara, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

On July 24th, 2024, 45-year-old Osama Marzi Abu Lahia and 54-year-old Adel Omar Tafesh were killed and a number of others wounded in an alleged Israeli sniper attack inside the Eilabun School, located in the town of Al-Qarara, east of Khan Yunis, in the Gaza Strip. The school had been serving as a shelter for

Summary

First published
October 24, 2024
Last updated
April 16, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Ground operation
Infrastructure
Education
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
2
(2 men)
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.
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
Names matched with MoH IDs
2
Geolocation
Nearby landmark
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Incident date

November 6, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0927

LOCATION

منزل عائلة السنوار في جباليا, Al-Ajarmah Street, Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

In the early hours of Monday, November 6th, 2023, at least twenty members of the Al-Sinwar family, including thirteen children, four women, and three men, were killed and a number of civilians were injured when an alleged Israeli airstrike struck their family home on Al-Ajarmah Street in the Jabalia Refugee Camp, Gaza Strip. In addition,

Summary

First published
December 8, 2024
Last updated
April 15, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
20 – 21
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
21 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
21
Geolocation
Street
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Incident date

November 3, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0846

LOCATION

القرارة, Al-Qarara, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

On November 3, 2023, an alleged bombardment on the home of the Abdul Ghafour family, located in the town of al-Qarara, in the al-Sarij area, north of Khan Yunis, resulted in five injuries. Reporting on the incident, Shehab Agency announced that there were injuries. Hani Alshaer and some other local media companies specified five injuries.

Summary

First published
November 26, 2024
Last updated
January 30, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
Unknown
Civilians reported injured
5
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
View Incident

Incident date

November 3, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0860b

LOCATION

منزل عائلة أبو السبح ، صار و خغاشم  في غزة, Abu Sabeh Family house, Sar and Khash-Sham in Gaza, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Five civilians, including four members of the Abu al-Sibah family, were killed by an alleged Israeli airstrike that hit their family house in Sar and Khash-Sham in Gaza on November 3rd or 4th 2023. Local sources identified the names of the killed family members as: 34-year-old Professor Hamza Mohammed Abu al-Sibah, his brother 29-year-old Belal

Summary

First published
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
5
(0–1 children1–2 women3 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.
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
5 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
4
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Incident date

October 23, 2024

Incident Code

ISPT231024g

LOCATION

بالقرب من مستشفى الشهيد محمد الدرة، حي التفاح، مدينة غزة, Vicinity of Al Durra Hospital, Al-Tuffah neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

At 7 AM on Wednesday, 23rd October 2024, at least four civilians, including two identified Gazan municipality employees, and up to six civilians were killed and three others were injured when an alleged Israeli airstrike and/or artillery strike hit the vicinity of Bir Al Safa near Al Durra Hospital, on Salah Al Din Street in

Summary

First published
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
4 – 6
(2 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
5 named
Geolocation
Nearby landmark
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Incident date

December 4, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT1480c

LOCATION

مدرسة خليفة بن زايد في بيت لاهيا, Khalifa Bin Zaid School, Beit Lahia, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

On Monday, 4 December 2023, at least one child was reportedly killed and others were wounded, including children, in an alleged Israeli airstrike that struck the Khalifa Bin Zaid School in Beit Lahia in the north governorate of the Gaza Strip. The Khalifa Bin Zaid school housed displaced people at the time of the strike.

Summary

First published
December 24, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
2 – 3
(1–3 children)
Civilians reported injured
3–12
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
Exact location (via Airwars)
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Incident date

November 5, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0897

LOCATION

محيط مستشفى القدس في تل الهوا, Al-Quds Hospital, Tal Al-Hawa, Gaza strip, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

On the morning of November 5, 2023, at approximately 10am, one patient in the intensive care unit of al-Quds Hospital was injured by heavy artillery shelling, airstrikes, and explosions allegedly deployed by the Israeli military. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) first reported the news at 10:30 AM, reporting that al-Qud Hospital, the refuge of

Summary

First published
February 24, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Healthcare, Hospital
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
Unknown
Civilians reported injured
1–3
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 5, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0896

LOCATION

سوق مخيم الشاطئ، غرب غزة, Al-Shati camp market, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

code: ISPT0896
incident_date: 2023-11-05
status: publish
civilian_harm_status: Fair

Summary

First published
June 8, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Commerce, IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential, Shop
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
5 – 7
(2 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
2 named, 1 familiy identified
Geolocation
Nearby landmark
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Incident date

May 10, 2021

Incident Code

M21ISPT003

LOCATION

حي المنارة, Al Manara neighborhood, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

One militant was killed and three people were reported injured in an alleged Israeli drone strike in the Al-Manara neighborhood, east of Khan Yunis, Gaza on May 10th 2021, according to multiple sources. Sources were conflicted as to whether the injured people were civilians or militants. Ashraf Al-Qidra, the spokesman for the Ministry of Health

Summary

First published
May 10, 2021
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike, Airstrike and/or Artillery, Drone Strike
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
Unknown
Civilians reported injured
0–3
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
Belligerents reported injured
0–3
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Incident date

May 12, 2021

Incident Code

M21ISPT035

LOCATION

صالون الفسيس‎‎, Al Fasis barber shop (vicinity of Abu Qamar petrol station), North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Between two and four civilians, including two children, were injured in alleged Israeli airstrikes on a barber shop in Tal Al Za’tar on May 12, 2021. A barber shop belonging to Ibrahim Al-Fasis in Tel Al-Zaatar was bombed by Israeli planes, according to various sources. A post by Ehab Alda`afi on Facebook identified two light

Summary

First published
May 12, 2021
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike, Drone Strike
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
Unknown
Civilians reported injured
2–4
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
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Incident date

May 15, 2021

Incident Code

M21ISPT069

LOCATION

قيزان أبو رشوان, Qizan Abu Rashwan, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

Between one and seven civilians were injured in alleged Israeli airstrikes on the Qizan Rashwan area on May 15th, 2021. Multiple sources report a strike on a naval facility in the vicinity of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday 15 May 2021, amongst a series of strikes on the area. Multiple sources

Summary

First published
May 15, 2021
Last updated
April 24, 2025
Strike type
Airstrike, Drone Strike
Civilian harm reported
No
Civilians reported killed
Unknown
Civilians reported injured
1–7
Cause of injury / death
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Suspected belligerents
Suspected target
Palestinian Forces
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Incident date

May 17, 2021

Incident Code

M21ISPT091

LOCATION

قرب مدرسة المسمية النصر, Vicinity of Al Masmia Al Nasr school, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

Injuries were reported after an alleged Israeli airstrike on a house near the Al-Masmiya School in the Al-Nasrn Neighbourhood on May 17th, 2021. Ahmad Almagazi Post reported: “injuries in the Isreali bombing of a house near the Masmiya School”, while further local sources reported that people were injured and rescued from the place of attack,

Summary

First published
May 17, 2021
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
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
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Incident date

August 19, 2021

Incident Code

ISSY019

LOCATION

قارة, Qarah, Rif Dimashq, Syria

At least four civilians, including a young man, were killed and three to four others were injured in alleged Israeli airstrikes or Syrian regime air defense strikes on Qarah on August 19/20, 2021. Sources reported that four additional members of Hezbollah were killed in the strikes. A tweet from @SARASALLOUM963 quoted the Head of Qara

Summary

First published
August 19, 2021
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
4
(1 man)
Civilians reported injured
3–4
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, Syrian Regime
Suspected targets
Hezbollah, Iranian military
Named victims
1 named
Belligerents reported killed
4
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Incident date

October 14, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0197

LOCATION

تل الهوى, Tal Al Hawa, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

On October 14th 2023 at around 1 am, Israeli forces allegedly conducted an airstrike in Tal Al-Hawa, located in the south of Gaza City. The strike reportedly killed Palestinian surgeon Dr. Medhat Mahmoud Saidam and his extended family at his home. Among the dead were between 24 to 31 civilians, including at least 12 children*,

Summary

First published
October 8, 2023
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
24 – 31
(12 children7 women7 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.
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
25 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
18
Geolocation
Nearby landmark
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Incident date

October 8, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0041

LOCATION

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

On the October 8th, 2023, Hamid Kamal Abu Aoun (36 years old) was killed along with his three children in an alleged Israeli airstrike on his home in the Al Nuseirat camp. In the attack, carried out at dawn, Hamid Aoun’s two sons Kamal Hamid Abu Aoun (13 years old) and Omar Hamid Abu Aoun (five

Summary

First published
November 1, 2023
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
4
(3 children1 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
4 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
4
Geolocation
Town
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Incident date

October 9, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0073

LOCATION

رفح, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

In the early hours of Monday, October 9, 2023, Israeli forces allegedly bombed a family home belonging to Raafat Abu Harb Hussein Hilal – a claimed member and a leader of the militant group the Nasser Salah al-Din Brigades – in Yabna camp (or Bashit Camp, according to some sources), in the city of Rafah

Summary

First published
April 1, 2024
Last updated
January 16, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp, Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
24 – 36
(4–10 children13–16 women6 men)
Civilians reported injured
40–81
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
34 named, 4 families identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
19
Geolocation
City
Belligerents reported killed
1
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Incident date

October 12, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0155

LOCATION

مخيم النصيرات 2, Al Nuseirat Camp 2, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

On October 12th 2023, at approximately 3:30 PM, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the Kafina family house in Camp 2 of the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, killing a child named Hussain Muhammed Kafina (14), and a child named Anas Abu Zarqa (13). Additionally, Safa News, Alalam News, and Shehab Agency all reported that

Summary

First published
December 1, 2023
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Declared 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
Names matched with MoH IDs
2
Geolocation
Exact location (via Airwars)
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Incident date

October 12, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0173A

LOCATION

جباليا, Jabalia, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

In the morning of Thursday, October 12th 2023, a high-ranked member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine Awad Ghalib al Sultan was killed together with at least five members of the al Sultan family, including a child, in an alleged Israeli strike on the Awad al-Sultan’s family house in the Jabalia refugee

Summary

First published
January 1, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Declared strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
5
(1 child4 men)
Civilians reported injured
2–4
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.
Known belligerent
Israeli Military
Known target
Palestinian Forces
Named victims
7 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
4
Geolocation
Town
Belligerents reported killed
1
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