Israel and Gaza 2023

Satellite imagery, screenshot from Google Earth, October 2023

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

Incident date

October 16, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0256

LOCATION

بالقرب من أبراج تيكا، جحر الديك, Vicinity of Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) residential towers, Juhor al Dik, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

On Monday, October 16th, 2023, alleged Israeli artillery shelling struck the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) residential towers, situated in Juhor al Dik, northeast of al-Wusta in central Gaza, reportedly killing at least three children, with an unknown number of injuries and individuals trapped under the rubble. In response, a Facebook post by Khamis

Summary

First published
January 1, 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
3
(3 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
Geolocation
Nearby landmark
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Incident date

October 18, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0329

LOCATION

الشيخ عجلين, Sheikh Ajleen, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Between 30 and 42 people, from a three month old to a 77 year old, were killed and a large number were injured when the home of the Saqa Allah family was reportedly bombed in what was reported to be a “double tap” Israeli airstrike during the night of Wednesday, October 18th 2023. The home

Summary

First published
February 1, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
30 – 42
(4 children9–11 women10 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
16 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
11
Geolocation
Neighbourhood/area
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Incident date

October 16, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0242

LOCATION

جباليا, Jabalia, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

On Monday, October 16th 2023, an alleged airstrike by Israeli forces on the home of the Zaher (Dhaher) family located east of Jabalia camp in the Gaza Strip reportedly killed at least eight family members, including two women and five children, and injured a number of others. Facebook testimonies by Fatima Jaber and Amir Tariq

Summary

First published
January 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 women1 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
8 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
7
Geolocation
Town
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Incident date

November 20, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT1238

LOCATION

مدرسة البريج في مخيم البريج, Bureij Preparatory School for Boys, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

At around midday on Monday, November 20th 2023, an alleged Israeli bombing of the Bureij Preparatory School for Boys located in the Block 12 of the Bureij refugee camp in the Gaza Strip reportedly killed at least 12 civilians, including children and women, and injured at least 35 civilians. The school, run by the United

Summary

First published
February 1, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
12 – 20
(6–10 children2 women)
Civilians reported injured
35
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
Geolocation
Exact location (via Airwars)
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Incident date

December 2, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT1406

LOCATION

مسجد أنس بن مالك, Anas bin Malik Mosque, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

At least four children were injured by an artillery strike on the Anas bin Malik Mosque in the afternoon of December 2nd, 2023. It appears the casualties occurred at the neighboring Deir al-Balah Martyrs School, though this reportedly was not the target of the strike. Abeer Al Banna Press specified that four children had been

Summary

First published
January 1, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Contested strike
Strike type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Religious
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
Unknown
Civilians reported injured
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 belligerent
Israeli Military
Geolocation
Nearby landmark
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Incident date

October 10, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0102z

LOCATION

الشيخ رضوان, Sheikh Radwan, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

At 4.30 pm on Tuesday, 10th of October, 2023, at least forty civilians, including a mother alongside her five children and her husband, were killed when an alleged Israeli airstrike hit a six-storey building in Sheikh Radwan, a district of Gaza City. Amnesty International reported that the strike completely destroyed the building and killed at

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
40
(4–7 children2 women1 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
12 named, 2 families identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
5
Geolocation
Neighbourhood/area
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Incident date

October 21, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0448b

LOCATION

قريب من مسجد الديراوي, Vicinity of Al Derawi Mosque, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

On October 21, 2023, a 49 year-old man named Basil Hassan Kamel Abu Shamala, also known as Abu Hassan, was killed by an alleged Israeli bombing near Al Derawi Mosque in Deir Al Balah, Gaza Strip. That day, his daughter, Bushra, confirmed his death on Facebook. Many of Abu Shamala’s relatives mourned his death in

Summary

First published
October 21, 2023
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Single source claim
Strike type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Religious
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
Nearby landmark
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Incident date

October 24, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0540

LOCATION

جباليا, Jabalia, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

On October 24th, 2023, two infant twins, Sarah Hassan and Omar Hassan were reportedly injured as a result of an alleged Israeli bombardment on the Hassan family home in the Jabalia camp, north of Gaza. Many local sources, including Facebook posts from users Iman Hareedy, and Mosad Bakr, along with the Shehab News Agency claimed

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
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
Named victims
2 named, 1 familiy identified
Geolocation
Town
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Incident date

October 15, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0239b

LOCATION

النصيرات, Nuseirat, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

In the evening of Sunday, October 15th 2023, at least 21 identified family members spanning three generations of the Ghabayen (Ghubayn) family were killed, including five women and six children, in an alleged Israeli airstrike in the Al-Nuseirat refugee camp, Deir al-Balah region, central Gaza Strip. Mustafa Ghabayen, who survived the alleged attack, told Alhurra.com

Summary

First published
June 1, 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
21 – 22
(12 children5–6 women4 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
22 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
15
Geolocation
Town
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Incident date

October 24, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0583a

LOCATION

بالقرب من مسجد اليرموك، مدينة غزة, Vicinity of Yarmouk Mosque, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

On Tuesday, October 24th, 2023, at least 11 civilian members of the Hassouna family, including three women and six children, and up to 30 civilians were reportedly killed and dozens were injured as a result of an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Hassouna family’s home located on Al-Nafaq Street near the Yarmouk Mosque in downtown

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 – 30
(6 children3 women2 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
11 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
10
Geolocation
Nearby landmark
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Incident date

October 26, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0635

LOCATION

بالقرب من النادي الاهلي، مخيم النصيرات, Vicinity of Al Ahly Club, Al Nuseirat Camp, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

On Thursday, October 26th 2023, at least 35 people were reportedly killed and a number of others wounded in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the home of the al-Hour family, at the entrance to 35th Street in Al-Zabt, near to Ahly Al-Nuseirat Club in the Al Nuseirat Camp, in northern Gaza. Ziyad Hussein Shaker al-Hour and

Summary

First published
September 25, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Apartment Building
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
35
(19–20 children10 women5–6 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
34 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
18
Geolocation
Nearby landmark
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Incident date

October 29, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0711

LOCATION

شرق دير البلح, East of Deir Al Balah, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

On October 29th 2023, artillery shelling allegedly carried out by the Israeli military forces led to civilian casualties, including the death of one woman and other “injuries”, east of Deir Al Balah in the central Gaza Strip. Posts on social media mourned Maryam Abu Mughaseeb, the only confirmed fatality. These posts honoured her memory and

Summary

First published
August 1, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Artillery
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1
(1 woman)
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
Geolocation
Town
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Incident date

November 13, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT1083

LOCATION

بالقرب من مستشفى الشفاء، مدينة غزة, Vicinity of Al Shifa Hospital, Gaza Strip, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

On the morning of Monday, November 13th, 2023 an alleged Israeli airstrike killed journalist Ahmed Fatima, who was a photographer for Al-Qahera (Cairo) News and a media worker with Press House Palestine. Another journalist was injured in the attack, but details about their identity or the severity of the injury were not confirmed. Fatima was

Summary

First published
July 14, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1
(1 man)
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.
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
View Incident

Incident date

October 30, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0769

LOCATION

قرب مسجد القسام، بيت لاهيا, Vicinity of Al-Qassam Mosque, Beit Lahia, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

A number of people were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Hindi family home on Al-Qassam Street in the Beit Lahia in northern Gaza on the 30th of October 2023. A report from a Safa correspondent at 16:26 stated that the Hindi family house on Al-Qassam Street in the Beit Lahia project in the

Summary

First published
August 5, 2024
Last updated
February 17, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
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
Geolocation
Nearby landmark
View Incident

Incident date

October 31, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0786

LOCATION

تل السلطان، رفح, Tal Al Sultan neighbourhood, Rafah, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

At dawn on Tuesday, October 31st, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the Al Zahar family home in the Tell Al Sultan neighbourhood west of Rafah, reportedly killing between eight and nine members of the Al Zahar family, including at least three women and four children, and injuring a number of others. The Palestinian press agency,

Summary

First published
August 8, 2024
Last updated
February 17, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
8 – 9
(4 children3–4 women1 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
8 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
7
Geolocation
Exact location (via Airwars)
View Incident

Incident date

November 2, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0830

LOCATION

حي الشيخ رضوان، مدينة غزة, Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood, Gaza strip, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

On November 2nd 2023, at least six members of the al-Ghoul family, including three children, were killed when their home in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood of Gaza City was bombed in an alleged Israeli airstrike. A number of other family members were buried under rubble but survived “safely”. Local sources identified the names of the

Summary

First published
September 2, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
6 – 7
(3 children2–3 women1 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
5
Geolocation
Neighbourhood/area
View Incident

Incident date

June 7, 2024

Incident Code

ISPT070624m

LOCATION

شمال مدينة رفح, North of the city of Rafah, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

On June 7th 2024, a civilian was reported killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike in the northern area of Rafah. The incident occurred at approximately 17:30. No injuries were reported. The Palestinian Press Agency, also known as the Safa News Agency, reported the airstrike and casualty but did not provide details about the victim. Al

Summary

First published
September 4, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Single source claim
Strike type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
1
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
View Incident

Incident date

June 21, 2024

Incident Code

ISPT210624j

LOCATION

المخيم الجديد، مخيم النصيرات, New Camp, Nuseirat camp, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

On June 21st 2024, civilians were killed and at least three civilians were injured, including two children – one of which was an infant, following an alleged Israeli artillery strike on a house in the New Camp, west of the Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip. Al-Jazeera posted a video to their Facebook page

Summary

First published
October 11, 2024
Last updated
February 4, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
2
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
Geolocation
Neighbourhood/area
View Incident

Incident date

July 15, 2024

Incident Code

ISPT150724c

LOCATION

عمارة حسان في شارع المنصورة بحي الشجاعية, Hassan Building on Mansoura Street, Al Shuja’iyya neighborhood, Gaza strip, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

The morning of Monday July 15th 2024, at least three civilians were killed and a number of others were injured by alleged Israeli bombings in the Al Shuja’iyaa neighborhood in Gaza. The names of the three confirmed killed are Fadi Iyad Abu Sharbi, Muhammad Aoun Al-Akshiya, and Muhammad Ashraf Al-Arqan. At 11:00, a Safa correspondent

Summary

First published
September 28, 2024
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
3
(3 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
3 named
View Incident

Incident date

November 6, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0919

LOCATION

منزلاً لعائلة سمور شرق خانيونس, Home of the Samour family in Bani Suhaila, opposite the Dar Al Salam Hospital, east of Khan Younis, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

At approximately 4 PM on Monday, November 6, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike struck the Sammour family home in the town of Bani Suhaila, east of Khan Younis, killing ten family members, including six children under the age of 13 and a woman, and injuring others, including a child. 48-year-old Ayman Marzouk Sammour was killed

Summary

First published
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
10
(6 children1 woman3 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
10 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
10
View Incident

Incident date

August 1, 2024

Incident Code

ISPT010824n

LOCATION

شارع الجامع الكبير في مخيم البريج, Al-Jami’ Al-Kabir (Great Mosque) Street, Al-Bureij refugee camp, Deir Al-Balah, Central Gaza Strip, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

Around 2:30 PM on Thursday, August 1st, 2024, an Israeli quadcopter drone allegedly injured at least two people by dropping a hand grenade on Al-Jami’ Al-Kabir Street near Bureij Refugee Camp, Deir Al Balah. The Palestinian Information Center first reported the incident through its Twitter / X account (@PalinfoAr), stating that a “bomb” launched from

Summary

First published
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike, Drone Strike
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.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
View Incident

Incident date

November 7, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0941

LOCATION

منزل عائلة "أبو قادوس" في حي الشيخ رضوان بمدينة غزة, “Abu Qadous” family home in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Shortly before 8:21 AM on November 7th, 2023, the Abu Qadous family home in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood of Gaza City was struck by an alleged Israeli bombardment which killed five members of the family, including two elderly men and a woman, and injured a number of other civilians. Social media tributes by family and

Summary

First published
December 24, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
5
(2 women3 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
5 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
4
View Incident

Incident date

November 4, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0867

LOCATION

منزل لعائلة أبو ضهير في حي الصبرة جنوب غزة, Abu Dhahir family in the Al-Sabra neighborhood, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Shortly before 1:33 PM on November 4, 2023, 65-year-old Jamal Masoud Abu Dhahir and his infant granddaughter Sela Mahmoud Jamal Abu Dhahir – who was less than a year old – were killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike on their family home in the Al-Sabra neighborhood of Gaza City in the Gaza Strip. Sources reported

Summary

First published
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
2
(1 child1 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
2 named, 1 familiy identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
2
View Incident

Incident date

November 7, 2024

Incident Code

ISPT071124t

LOCATION

مدرسة ذكور الشاطئ الإبتدائية (ج), Al-Shati Elementary Boys School, Al Shati refugee camp, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

At least 17 civilians and at least one Hamas militant were killed after a declared Israeli airstrike on the Al-Shati Boys Elementary School (Shuhaybar School) in the Al-Shati Refugee Camp west of Gaza City on 7 November, 2024. The school was reportedly housing thousands of displaced people at the time of the strike. The Israel

Summary

First published
February 6, 2025
Last updated
February 27, 2025
Strike status
Declared strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education, IDP or Refugee Camp, Primary School
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
17 – 18
(10–12 children3 women2–5 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.
Known belligerent
Israeli Military
Known target
Palestinian Forces
Named victims
18 named, 2 families identified
Geolocation
Exact location (other)
Belligerents reported killed
1–2
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Incident date

November 5, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0912

LOCATION

تل الهوى, Tal al-Hawa, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

A number of civilians were reported killed and injured on November 5, 2023 in a series of alleged Israeli airstrikes and artillery shelling on a residential building located 50 meters away from Al-Quds Hospital and the Palestinian Red Crescent Society headquarters in Tal al-Hawa, southwest of Gaza City. Safa News Agency first reported the strikes

Summary

First published
February 24, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
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
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Incident date

May 11, 2021

Incident Code

PALIS005

LOCATION

حولون, Intersection of Sokolov St. and Kugel St., Holon, Tel Aviv, Israel

As many as eight to eighteen civilians were injured and at least one civilian was killed by a rocket allegedly fired from Gaza which struck the city of Holon, Central Israel, at around 9pm on May 11th, 2021, according to local media reports. Mynet reported that the rocket struck next to the line 4 bus

Summary

First published
May 11, 2021
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Artillery
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
Unknown
Civilians reported injured
4–18
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
Palestinian Militants
Named victims
5 named, 1 familiy identified
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Incident date

May 11, 2021

Incident Code

M21ISPT006

LOCATION

حي الشيخ رضوان ,شارع النفق, Al Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, Gaza, Gaza Strip, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Four members of one family, including two children, were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a house in Gaza’s Al Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, according to multiple sources. The airstrike killed 16-year-old Lina Iyad Fathi Sharir, alongside her mother and father, Layali Taha Sharir and Iyad Fathi Fayeq Sharir. Her sister, two-year-old Mina Iyad Sharir, was

Summary

First published
May 11, 2021
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Declared strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
3
(2 children1 woman)
Civilians reported injured
25
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
3 named, 2 families identified
Belligerents reported killed
1
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Incident date

May 13, 2021

Incident Code

M21ISPT042

LOCATION

مخيم البريج, Al Bureij Camp, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

Between two to three civilians, including one child, were killed and as many as three civilians were injured in alleged Israeli strikes on the Al-Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza on May 13th 2021. Two of the fatalities were named by local sources as Ahmed Rami Mahoud Al-Hwairi, 12, and Moayad Tayseer Al-Khateeb, 21. B’Tselem

Summary

First published
May 13, 2021
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
2 – 3
(1 child1 man)
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.
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
2 named
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Incident date

May 15, 2021

Incident Code

M21ISPT074

LOCATION

شارع غزة القديم, جباليا‎, Old Gaza Street, Jabalia , North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Between two and five people were injured by an alleged Israeli airstrike that struck a crowd of people on Old Gaza Street in Jabaliya in the Northern Gaza Strip. Both the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) and Al Mezan reported a single airstrike around 6.15 p.m. injuring five people, who were taken to the

Summary

First published
May 15, 2021
Last updated
December 15, 2024
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
Unknown
Civilians reported injured
2–5
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
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Incident date

May 18, 2021

Incident Code

M21ISPT102

LOCATION

مقر الاصلاحيه، رفح , Rehabilitation Centre, Rafah, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

Two civilians were injured in a reported Israeli airstrike on a Rehabilitation Center west of the city of Rafah, southern Gaza on May 18th 2021, according to local reports. The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights said: “At 19:35, Israeli warplanes launched two missiles at Central Rafah Rehabilitation Center. As a result, the center was completely

Summary

First published
May 18, 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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