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Killings recorded on camera, with the original footage and photos from the journalists, news agencies and human-rights groups who published them.

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  1. Double strike on Nasser Hospital

    August 25, 2025 · Nasser Medical Complex, Khan Younis · 20 killed

    Two strikes minutes apart hit the hospital's upper floor; the second hit journalists and rescuers who had rushed to the scene. Reuters cameraman Hussam al-Masri was killed while filming live. Israel called it a mishap and opened an inquiry.

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      GRAPHIC CONTENT: Hussam al-Masri, the Reuters journalist killed by Israeli fire in Gaza | REUTERS

      Reuters · original
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      UN decries Israeli attack killing journalists and medics at Gaza’s Nasser Hospital

      Al Jazeera English · original
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      5 journalists among 20 killed in Israeli strike on Gaza hospital

      Global News · original

    Source: Gaza health officials: at least 20 killed, including 5 journalists (Reuters, AP, Al Jazeera and others) and rescue workers; later reports gave 22.

  2. Strike on the journalists' tent at al-Shifa: Anas al-Sharif and colleagues

    August 10, 2025 · Journalists' tent outside al-Shifa Hospital, Gaza City · 7 killed

    An airstrike hit a tent used by journalists at the gate of al-Shifa Hospital. The Israeli army said it targeted al-Sharif, whom it accused of being a Hamas member; Al Jazeera and press-freedom groups rejected the claim.

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      Anas al-Sharif among five Al Jazeera journalists killed by Israel in Gaza

      Al Jazeera English · original
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      Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif killed in Israeli attack in Gaza City

      Al Jazeera English · original
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      Israel defends killing prominent Al Jazeera journalist Anas Al-Sharif in Gaza

      Sky News · original

    Source: Al Jazeera: seven killed, including its correspondents Anas al-Sharif and Mohammed Qreiqeh and camera operators Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed Noufal and Moamen Aliwa.

  3. Activist and teacher Awdah Hathaleen shot by a settler

    July 28, 2025 · Umm al-Khair, Masafer Yatta, south Hebron hills · 1 killed

    Awdah Hathaleen, an English teacher who helped make the film 'No Other Land', was shot during a confrontation with settlers and a bulldozer in his village. Video filmed by villagers showed the settler firing.

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      Palestinian activist Owdeh Hathaleen killed by Israeli settler in West bank • FRANCE 24 English

      FRANCE 24 English · original
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      Confronting Israeli settler accused of killing unarmed Palestinian activist

      Channel 4 News · original

    Source: Palestinian Ministry of Health; witnesses.

  4. Strike on children fetching water in Nuseirat

    July 13, 2025 · Water distribution point, Nuseirat refugee camp · 10 killed

    A missile hit people queuing with containers at a water point. The Israeli army said a technical error caused the munition to fall dozens of metres from its target.

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      Children fetching water killed in Israeli strike in Gaza, medics say | BBC News

      BBC News · original
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      IDF blames 'technical error' after Gaza officials say children collecting water killed in strike

      Sky News · original

    Source: Gaza officials via BBC / Sky News: 10 killed, 6 of them children.

  5. Killings of aid seekers near GHF food distribution sites

    May 27, 2025 – October 10, 2025 · Routes to GHF sites in Rafah, Khan Younis and central Gaza · 859 killed

    Hungry crowds walking to the US- and Israel-backed GHF distribution points were repeatedly fired on, mostly by Israeli forces according to the UN. GHF said no fatal attacks took place inside its sites.

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      Gaza rescuers say at least 26 people killed after Israeli tanks open fire near aid centre | BBC News

      BBC News · original
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      UN chief calls for investigation into 'mass casualty' Gaza aid incident | BBC News

      BBC News · original
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      Guard at US-backed Gaza aid centres says colleagues fired on hungry Palestinian civilians | BBC News

      BBC News · original
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      The killing of Ameen Sameer Khalifa at Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) Aid Site

      earshot investigations · original

    Source: UN OHCHR (31 Jul 2025): 859 killed near GHF sites and 514 along convoy routes since 27 May 2025 (1,373 in total); the figure kept rising until the ceasefire. On 1 Jun 2025 alone, at least 26-31 were killed near the Rafah site.

  6. Strike and fire at Fahmi al-Jarjawi school

    May 26, 2025 · Fahmi al-Jarjawi school, al-Daraj, Gaza City · 35 killed

    A night-time strike set a school shelter ablaze while families slept. Video showed five-year-old Ward al-Sheikh Khalil walking out through the flames; her mother and siblings were killed. Israel said it targeted militants operating from the site.

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      5-year-old walks through flames after Israeli airstrike hits Gaza school-turned-shelter #shorts

      CBS News · original
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      Palestinian child who survived flames following Israeli air strike mourns siblings killed in attack

      Middle East Eye · original
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      الطفلة ورد الناجية الوحيدة من أسرتها من مجزرة الاحتلال بمدرسة الجرجاوي في غزة

      Wafa Agency · original
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      Rescue from the burning rubble. Very graphic: burned bodies.

      Middle East Eye · original

    Source: Middle East Eye, citing Gaza officials: more than 35 killed, at least 18 of them children.

  7. Killing of 15 paramedics and rescuers in Tel al-Sultan

    March 23, 2025 · Tel al-Sultan, Rafah · 15 killed

    Israeli troops fired on a convoy of clearly marked ambulances and a fire truck; the bodies and vehicles were buried in a shallow mass grave and recovered a week later. A phone video recovered from paramedic Refaat Radwan contradicted the army's first account, and the army later admitted errors.

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      Footage shows moment Israeli soldiers killed Palestinian paramedics

      Guardian News · original
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      Phone footage appears to contradict Israeli account of killing of Gaza medics • FRANCE 24 English

      FRANCE 24 English · original
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      Families and colleagues after the bodies were recovered.

      Middle East Eye · original

    Source: UN OCHA / PRCS: 8 PRCS medics, 6 Civil Defence rescuers, 1 UN staff member.

  8. Fire in the tent camp at al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital

    October 14, 2024 · al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital courtyard, Deir al-Balah · 4 killed

    A strike set fire to tents of displaced families inside the hospital grounds. Footage showed 19-year-old student Shaban al-Dalou, attached to an IV drip, burning; he and his mother died. Israel said it targeted a Hamas command centre.

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      Loud explosions and fire seen in the backyard of the Al Aqsa Martyrs hospital in Deir Al-Balah

      AP Archive · original
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      The aftermath of deadly Israeli strike on tent camp in Deir el-Balah

      Al Jazeera English · original
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      No, the videos of Palestinians burning to death at al-Aqsa hospital have not been staged

      FRANCE 24 English · original

    Source: AP / Middle East Eye: at least 4, about 70 burned. Shaban al-Dalou's 10-year-old brother died of his burns days later (Al Jazeera).

  9. Qabatiya raid: soldiers filmed pushing bodies off a roof

    September 19, 2024 · Qabatiya, Jenin governorate · 7 killed

    During a day-long raid, Israeli soldiers were filmed pushing apparently lifeless bodies off a rooftop. The army said the conduct did not match its values and opened an inquiry.

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      Qabatiya attack: Israeli soldiers seen throwing bodies from building

      Al Jazeera English · original
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      Videos show Israeli soldiers throwing apparently dead Palestinians off roof | DW News

      DW News · original

    Source: WAFA / Palestinian health ministry: 7 killed in the raid; the Israeli army said it killed seven militants. Three or four bodies were seen pushed from rooftops.

  10. Strike on al-Tabi'in school during dawn prayer

    August 10, 2024 · al-Tabi'in school, al-Daraj, Gaza City · 90 killed

    Missiles struck a school building used as a shelter, hitting a prayer hall during the dawn prayer. Israel said the school was used as a Hamas and Islamic Jihad command post.

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      Dozens reported killed in Israeli strike on Gaza school building | BBC News

      BBC News · original
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      World Reacts To Gaza Massacre | Al-Tabin Refuge School | Dawn News English

      DawnNews English · original

    Source: Gaza Civil Defence: at least 90 (BBC, 10 Aug 2024); the health ministry's ambulance service gave more than 60 and other Gaza officials over 100. Israel said about 20 militants were present.

  11. Journalists Ismail al-Ghoul and Rami al-Rifi killed

    July 31, 2024 · al-Shati refugee camp, Gaza City · 2 killed

    Al Jazeera correspondent Ismail al-Ghoul and cameraman Rami al-Rifi were killed when their car was struck shortly after a live report. Israel later claimed al-Ghoul was a Hamas member; Al Jazeera rejected this.

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      Al Jazeera correspondent Ismail al-Ghoul and cameraman killed in Gaza | Al Jazeera Newsfeed

      Al Jazeera English · original
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      Funerals held for two Al Jazeera journalists killed in Israeli strike on Gaza City

      AP Archive · original

    Source: Al Jazeera, CPJ.

  12. Strike on the al-Mawasi displacement area

    July 13, 2024 · al-Mawasi, Khan Younis · 90 killed

    Heavy bombs struck part of the declared humanitarian zone crowded with tents. Israel said it targeted Hamas military commander Mohammed Deif.

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      Israeli strike on Khan Younis refugee camp kills more than 90 • FRANCE 24 English

      FRANCE 24 English · original

    Source: Gaza Ministry of Health: at least 90 killed, about 300 injured.

  13. Killings during the Israeli hostage-rescue raid in Nuseirat

    June 8, 2024 · Nuseirat refugee camp and market · 274 killed

    Israeli special forces freed four hostages in a daytime raid, under heavy air and ground fire on a crowded market area. Hundreds of Palestinians were killed or wounded.

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      At least 274 Palestinians killed as death toll rises from Israeli hostage rescue raid

      CBC News · original
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      Israeli forces rescue four captives in the attack at Nuseirat refugee camp

      Al Jazeera English · original
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      Israeli special forces rescue four hostages in Gaza daytime raid | BBC News

      BBC News · original

    Source: Gaza Ministry of Health: 274 killed, about 700 injured. The Israeli army said fewer than 100.

  14. Strike and fire in the Tal al-Sultan tent camp

    May 26, 2024 · Tal al-Sultan, Rafah · 45 killed

    An airstrike on a camp for displaced people set tents on fire at night. Israel said it targeted two Hamas officials and the fire may have come from secondary explosions.

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      Israel widely condemned for airstrike killing 45 at Rafah tent camp

      CBC News · original
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      Israeli airstrike on camp for displaced Palestinians kills 35 in Rafah

      Guardian News · original

    Source: Gaza Ministry of Health; also cited by Forensic Architecture.

  15. Mass graves uncovered at Nasser Hospital

    April 20, 2024 – April 30, 2024 · Nasser Medical Complex, Khan Younis · 283–392 killed

    After Israeli forces withdrew from Khan Younis, Gaza Civil Defence exhumed hundreds of bodies from mass graves in the hospital grounds. The UN called for an independent investigation; Israel said its forces had examined bodies previously buried there.

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      Israel-Hamas war: Hundreds of bodies found in mass graves in Khan Younis

      Channel 4 News · original
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      UN calls for investigation into mass graves found at 2 Gaza hospitals raided by Israel - AP explains

      AP Archive · original

    Source: UN human rights chief (23 Apr 2024): 283 bodies reported recovered at Nasser. Gaza Civil Defence later said 392. Some had been buried there by Palestinians earlier in the war.

  16. Strike on World Central Kitchen aid convoy

    April 1, 2024 · Coastal road, Deir al-Balah · 7 killed

    Israeli drone strikes hit three clearly marked WCK vehicles in succession as they left a warehouse. Israel called it a grave mistake and dismissed two officers.

    • World Central Kitchen convoy in Gaza appears to have been hit several times by IDF

      CBS News · original
    • Israeli strike in Gaza kills 7 World Central Kitchen aid workers, AP explains

      AP Archive · original

    Source: World Central Kitchen: seven aid workers, including Palestinian driver/translator Saif Abu Taha.

  17. Two-week siege and raid on al-Shifa Hospital

    March 18, 2024 – April 1, 2024 · al-Shifa Medical Complex, Gaza City

    Israeli forces besieged and raided Gaza's largest hospital for two weeks. After the withdrawal on 1 April, bodies were recovered from the grounds and the complex was largely destroyed.

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      Palestinians recover bodies left by Israeli army during al-Shifa raid

      Middle East Eye · original

    Source: No independent count. Gaza authorities reported about 400 killed in and around the hospital; the Israeli army said it killed about 200 fighters. Forensic Architecture documented bodies bulldozed and burial sites disturbed.

  18. Killings of aid seekers on al-Rashid Street (the "flour massacre")

    February 29, 2024 · al-Rashid Street, Nabulsi roundabout, Gaza City · 127–150 killed

    Crowds gathered at night around an aid convoy in northern Gaza; Israeli troops opened fire and many people were shot or crushed. Witnesses and doctors reported mostly gunshot wounds; Israel said most died in a stampede and its troops fired at people approaching them.

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      104 civilians killed trying to access food aid trucks in Gaza, Palestinian health ministry says

      CNN · original
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      More than 100 reported killed in crowd near Gaza aid convoy | BBC News

      BBC News · original

    Source: Airwars incident ISPT290224a: 127-150 killed, 760-1,000 injured. Gaza Ministry of Health first reported 112, later 118.

  19. Hind Rajab, her family, and the PRCS ambulance crew

    January 29, 2024 · Tel al-Hawa, Gaza City · 9 killed

    Six-year-old Hind Rajab spent hours on the phone with PRCS dispatchers, trapped in a car with her dead relatives, before the line went silent. The ambulance sent for her was destroyed nearby; all bodies were found 12 days later.

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      New recording of child Hind’s last moments released

      Middle East Eye · original
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      Palestinian girl trapped in car calls for help after her family is killed by gunfire

      CNN · original
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      Audio ballistic analysis for the killing of Layan Hamada (Part 1)

      earshot investigations · original

    Source: Hind Rajab (6) and six relatives in the car (Forensic Architecture), plus PRCS paramedics Yusuf Zeino and Ahmed al-Madhoun (PRCS).

  20. Journalists Hamza al-Dahdouh and Mustafa Thuraya killed

    January 7, 2024 · Near Khan Younis / Rafah road · 2 killed

    A drone strike hit the car carrying Al Jazeera journalist Hamza al-Dahdouh, eldest son of Wael al-Dahdouh, and videographer Mustafa Thuraya. The Israeli army said they were operating a drone; their employers rejected this.

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      Son of Al Jazeera bureau chief Wael al-Dahdouh killed in Gaza | BBC News

      BBC News · original
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      Al Jazeera bureau chief's son killed by Israeli drone in Gaza

      The Telegraph · original

    Source: Al Jazeera, CPJ.

  21. Strike on the Engineers' Building in Nuseirat

    October 31, 2023 · Engineers' Building, Nuseirat refugee camp · 106 killed

    An airstrike destroyed a six-storey residential building sheltering hundreds of displaced people in central Gaza. Human Rights Watch found no evidence of a military target and called it an apparent war crime.

    • Israel airstrike on Gaza an apparent war crime

      Human Rights Watch · original

    Source: Human Rights Watch investigation (4 Apr 2024): at least 106 civilians, including 54 children.

  22. Airstrikes on Jabalia refugee camp

    October 31, 2023 · Jabalia refugee camp, northern Gaza · 149–156 killed

    Heavy bombs struck a dense residential block in Jabalia camp, leaving large craters and collapsed buildings. The Israeli army confirmed the strike and said it targeted a senior Hamas commander.

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      Dozens reported killed in Israeli airstrike at Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza

      Channel 4 News · original
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      Dozens reportedly killed in air strike on Jabalia refugee camp • FRANCE 24 English

      FRANCE 24 English · original
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      Israel releases aerial footage of strike on Jabalia refugee camp

      The Telegraph · original

    Source: Airwars incident ISPT0783: 149-156 civilians killed, 280 injured (Indonesian Hospital director).

  23. Family of journalist Wael al-Dahdouh killed in Nuseirat

    October 25, 2023 · Nuseirat refugee camp · 4 killed

    An airstrike hit the house where the family of Al Jazeera's Gaza bureau chief had sheltered after evacuating south. He was filmed arriving at the hospital and finding them.

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      Al Jazeera reporter Wael al-Dahdouh talks about losing family to Israeli air strike

      Middle East Eye · original

    Source: Al Jazeera: his wife, son Mahmoud (15), daughter Sham and grandson Adam. Reuters reported about 21 others killed in the same strike.

  24. Explosion at al-Ahli Arab Hospital

    October 17, 2023 · al-Ahli Arab (Baptist) Hospital courtyard, Gaza City · 100–471 killed

    An explosion struck the courtyard of al-Ahli Arab Hospital, where displaced families were sheltering, killing and wounding many people. Palestinian officials blamed an Israeli strike; Israel said it was a misfired Palestinian rocket, and independent analyses reached different conclusions.

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      CNN forensic analysis suggests what may have caused Gaza hospital blast

      CNN · original
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      What does Gaza hospital blast evidence show? - BBC News

      BBC News · original
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      New analyses suggest Israeli artillery shell responsible for al-Ahli Hospital blast

      Middle East Eye · original

    Source: Gaza Ministry of Health said 471; US intelligence estimated 100-300. Toll and cause are disputed between the parties and between independent analyses (HRW, CNN, BBC, Forensic Architecture).

  25. Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh shot dead

    May 11, 2022 · Outside Jenin refugee camp · 1 killed

    The Al Jazeera correspondent, wearing a press vest and helmet, was shot in the head while covering an Israeli raid. Police later attacked the mourners carrying her coffin in Jerusalem.

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      Shireen Abu Akleh: The Extrajudicial Killing of a Journalist (Full Findings)

      Forensic Architecture · original
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      Shireen Abu Akleh: Videos contradict Israeli account of killing

      Al Jazeera English · original
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      Palestinian gunfire in footage distributed by Israel couldn’t have killed Shireen Abu Akleh

      B'Tselem · original
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      Israeli forces attack mourners carrying coffin of Al Jazeera journalist

      Al Jazeera English · original

    Source: Al Jazeera; UN OHCHR and multiple investigations attributed the shot to Israeli forces; the Israeli army later said there was a 'high possibility' a soldier fired it.

  26. Airstrikes on al-Wehda Street

    May 16, 2021 · al-Wehda Street, al-Rimal, Gaza City · 44 killed

    A four-minute series of airstrikes before dawn collapsed three residential buildings, killing whole families. Israel said it was targeting tunnels beneath the street; HRW found no evident military target and called it an apparent war crime.

    • Under the rubble: survivors of Gaza's Wahda Street bombing speak

      Middle East Eye · original

    Source: Human Rights Watch (27 Jul 2021): 44 civilians. Airwars: up to 49 civilians, including up to 18 children. Gaza Ministry of Health: 42.

  27. Volunteer medic Razan al-Najjar shot dead

    June 1, 2018 · Near the fence east of Khan Younis · 1 killed

    Razan al-Najjar, 21, a volunteer medic in a white uniform, was shot while approaching the fence to help wounded protesters during the Great March of Return. A New York Times and Forensic Architecture reconstruction traced the shot to an Israeli sniper position.

    • Razan al-Najjar

      Amnesty International MENA · original
    • Who Was Razan Al Najjar?

      Middle East Eye · original

    Source: Gaza Ministry of Health; NYT / Forensic Architecture reconstruction.

  28. Deadliest day of the Great March of Return protests

    May 14, 2018 · Along the Gaza perimeter fence · 58–62 killed

    Israeli snipers fired on mass protests along the fence on the day the US embassy opened in Jerusalem; thousands were wounded. Israel said it was preventing a breach of the fence.

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      Gaza's deadliest day of violence in years - BBC News

      BBC News · original
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      Palestinians killed as US opens embassy in Jerusalem

      Guardian News · original

    Source: Gaza Ministry of Health, as reported by BBC and The Guardian on the day (58-60), later about 62 including the wounded who died.

  29. Wounded Abdel Fattah al-Sharif shot dead on the ground in Hebron

    March 24, 2016 · Tel Rumeida, Hebron · 1 killed

    After a stabbing attack that wounded a soldier, Abdel Fattah al-Sharif, 21, lay wounded on the ground for minutes before a soldier shot him in the head. The moment was filmed by B'Tselem volunteer Imad Abu Shamsiyah; the soldier was convicted of manslaughter.

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      Israel soldier trial: Soldier filmed shooting Palestinian appears in court

      FRANCE 24 English · original
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      Israeli soldier to stand trial in shooting death of Palestinian

      Al Jazeera English · original

    Source: B'Tselem; Israeli military court.

  30. Bombardment of Rafah ("Black Friday")

    August 1, 2014 – August 4, 2014 · Eastern Rafah · 135 killed

    After an Israeli officer was captured, the army fired over two thousand munitions into Rafah in one day under the 'Hannibal' procedure. Forensic Architecture rebuilt the attacks from smartphone footage and satellite imagery.

    • Locating the attacks from 'Black Friday' in a three-dimentional model

      Forensic Architecture · original
    • Rafah - Bomb Identification

      Forensic Architecture · original

    Source: Amnesty International / Forensic Architecture 'Black Friday' report: at least 135 civilians.

  31. Bombardment of al-Shujaiya

    July 19, 2014 – July 20, 2014 · al-Shujaiya, Gaza City · 55–72 killed

    During an overnight Israeli ground assault, heavy artillery and air bombardment hit the residential district as families tried to flee. Israel said it was fighting Hamas fighters and tunnels in the area.

    • Destruction in Ash Shuja’iyeh, Gaza, 26 July 2014 (raw footage)

      OCHA occupied Palestinian territory · original
    • 'Smell of death' lingers in Shujayea

      Al Jazeera English · original

    Source: UN Protection Cluster: 55 civilians killed on 19-20 July (incl. 19 children, 14 women); reports on the day ranged up to 72.

  32. Four boys of the Bakr family killed on Gaza beach

    July 16, 2014 · Gaza port beach, Gaza City · 4 killed

    Two Israeli naval shells hit four cousins playing on the beach, in front of a hotel where international journalists were staying. An Israeli military inquiry closed the case without charges.

    • Family Mourns Children Killed in Gaza Beach Strike

      The Wall Street Journal · original
    • Family of boys killed on beach still in mourning

      AP Archive · original

    Source: UN OCHA and journalists on site: Ismail, Ahed, Zakaria and Mohammed Bakr, aged 9-11.

  33. Nadeem Nawara and Mohammad Abu Daher shot in Beitunia

    May 15, 2014 · Outside Ofer prison, Beitunia · 2 killed

    Two teenagers, 17 and 16, were shot dead about an hour apart during a Nakba Day protest; security cameras and a CNN crew recorded the shootings. A Border Police officer was later convicted over Nawara's killing.

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      Footage of the killing of Nadim Nawarah in the Nakba Day incident at Bitunya

      B'Tselem · original

    Source: B'Tselem; Defense for Children International.

  34. Daughters of Dr Izzeldin Abuelaish killed

    January 16, 2009 · Jabalia, northern Gaza · 4 killed

    Tank shells hit the bedroom of a Gaza doctor who worked in Israeli hospitals. Minutes later he phoned an Israeli TV journalist, and his cries were broadcast live.

    • Gaza father on phone with Israeli TV as tank shells kill his 3 daughters

      Middle East Monitor · original

    Source: Dr Abuelaish: daughters Bessan, Mayar and Aya, and niece Noor.

  35. Assault on Jenin refugee camp

    April 1, 2002 – April 11, 2002 · Jenin refugee camp · 52 killed

    Israeli forces besieged the camp for ten days; armoured bulldozers razed its centre and access for ambulances and the UN was blocked. Israel said it was fighting armed groups behind suicide bombings.

    • Devastation at Jenin refugee camp

      AP Archive · original

    Source: UN Secretary-General report (Aug 2002) and HRW: at least 52 Palestinians, about half of them civilians (HRW: 22 civilians). 23 Israeli soldiers were also killed.

  36. Muhammad al-Durrah killed at Netzarim junction

    September 30, 2000 · Netzarim (al-Shuhada) junction, south of Gaza City · 1 killed

    Twelve-year-old Muhammad was filmed by France 2 cameraman Talal Abu Rahma sheltering behind his father during an exchange of fire before he was fatally shot. Israel first said its soldiers may have fired the shots; a 2013 Israeli government report disputed that.

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      Focus on Gaza - Al Durra special - 17 Apr 09 - Pt 1

      Al Jazeera English · original
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      MIDDLE EAST: JAMAL AL-DURRAH TALKS ABOUT SONS DEATH

      AP Archive · original
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      Interview with Jamal al Durrah: "To this day, the perpetrators were not held accountable”

      Middle East Eye · original

    Source: Palestinian Ministry of Health; France 2. An ambulance driver, Bassam al-Bilbeisi, was also reported killed trying to reach them.

  37. Massacre at the Ibrahimi Mosque

    February 25, 1994 · Ibrahimi Mosque, Hebron · 29 killed

    Settler Baruch Goldstein opened fire on Muslim worshippers during dawn prayer in Ramadan until he was overpowered and killed. The Israeli inquiry led to the division of the mosque.

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    • TURNING POINT: 1994 Ibrahimi Mosque Massacre

      Middle East Eye · original
    • Israel/Jerusalem - Hebron Massacre Inquiry

      AP Archive · original

    Source: Israeli Shamgar Commission: 29 worshippers killed, about 125 wounded; further Palestinians were killed in protests that followed.

  38. Sabra and Shatila massacre

    September 16, 1982 – September 18, 1982 · Sabra and Shatila, Beirut, Lebanon · 460–3,500 killed

    Lebanese Phalangist militiamen, let into the camps by the Israeli army that surrounded them, killed Palestinian refugees and Lebanese residents over two nights. Israel's Kahan Commission found Defence Minister Ariel Sharon personally responsible for ignoring the danger.

    Names (235)

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      Bodies in Shatila camp, 20 Sep 1982. Graphic.

      UNRWA Archive · CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO · original
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      Digging a mass grave for the victims, 1982.

      UNRWA Archive · CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO · original
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      The Lebanon War's Darkest Chapter - Sabra and Shatila Massacre (1982)

      Frontline by ITN · original
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      The Sabra and Shatila massacres - 16 Sep 07

      Al Jazeera English · original

    Source: Lebanese police count 460; Israel's Kahan Commission cited 700-800; other estimates up to 3,500.

  39. Land Day killings

    March 30, 1976 · Sakhnin, Arraba, Kafr Kanna, Taybeh · 6 killed

    Israeli police and army shot dead six Palestinian citizens during a general strike against land confiscation in the Galilee. The day is marked every year as Land Day.

    Names (6)

    • SYND 31 3 76 AFTERMATH OF THE LAND DAY UNREST IN ARRABA

      AP Archive · original

    Source: Widely documented (Adalah, Israeli press): six Palestinian citizens of Israel.

  40. Kafr Qasim massacre

    October 29, 1956 · Kafr Qasim · 48–49 killed

    Israeli Border Police shot villagers returning from the fields, unaware of a curfew imposed that afternoon. Several officers were convicted but soon pardoned.

    Names (49)

    • G05118605

      AP Archive · original
    • Residents of Kfar Kessem mark 60th anniversary of massacre

      AP Archive · original
    • Photo of the accused officers at trial, 1957.

      Unknown (via Haaretz) · Public domain · original

    Source: Commonly given as 48 villagers, or 49 counting an unborn child (AP Archive, 2016).

  41. Tantura massacre

    May 22, 1948 – May 23, 1948 · Tantura, south of Haifa

    After the Alexandroni Brigade occupied the coastal village, men were executed and buried in mass graves. Testimonies by veterans in the 2022 film 'Tantura' and FA's reconstruction added new evidence.

    • Executions and Mass Graves in Tantura

      Forensic Architecture · original
    • Soldiers with detained women and children in Tantura, 23 May 1948.

      Unknown (1948) · Public domain · original

    Source: Estimates range from several dozen to over 200; Forensic Architecture located several mass graves.

  42. Deir Yassin massacre

    April 9, 1948 · Deir Yassin, west of Jerusalem · 107–120 killed

    Irgun and Lehi fighters, supported by the Haganah, attacked the village and killed many residents, including women and children. News of the killings spread fear and flight across Palestine.

    Names (108)

    • Orphaned girls from Deir Yassin, April 1948.

      IDF archive (via Haaretz) · Public domain · original
    • Militia fighters in the village, April 1948.

      IDF archive (via Haaretz) · Public domain · original
    • Remembering Deir Yassin massacre

      TRT World · original

    Source: Birzeit University study (1987) and historians: about 107-120 villagers; the figure of 254 announced at the time was later revised.