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1834 – 2026

Political entity that enjoys incomplete recognition as a state, located in West Asia

  1. Flour Massacre

    29 February 2024

    The Flour Massacre (Arabic: مجزرة الطحين, romanized: majzarat aṭ-ṭaḥīn) occurred in the Gaza Strip on 29 February 2024, when at least 118 Palestinians were killed and 760 injured after Israeli forces opened fire while the Palestinians were seeking food from aid trucks on the coastal al-Rashid Street in Gaza City. The name Flour Massacre arises from the fact that many victims were found soaked in both flour and blood, symbolizing the humanitarian crisis and the deadly consequences of seeking basic sustenance in a conflict zone.

  2. World Central Kitchen drone strikes

    1 April 2024

    The World Central Kitchen aid convoy attack occurred on 1 April 2024, when Israeli drones targeted a three-car convoy belonging to World Central Kitchen (WCK) in the Gaza Strip, killing seven aid workers. The workers had been overseeing the transfer of a shipment of food from a makeshift pier to a warehouse some distance away in the northern Gaza Strip, which has been pushed close to famine by Israel's invasion and blockade during the Gaza war.

  3. Tel al-Sultan camp airstrike

    26 May 2024

    On 26 May 2024, the Israeli Air Force bombed a displacement camp in Tel al-Sultan, Rafah. The attack, which set the camp on fire, killed between 45 and 50 Palestinians and injured more than 200.

  4. Al-Sardi school attack

    6 June 2024

    On 6 June 2024, the Israel Defense Forces fired two missiles that hit Al-Sardi, a UNRWA school in the Nuseirat refugee camp. Though the complex had not been used as a school since the outbreak of the war, UNRWA said approximately 6,000 people were using it for shelter.

  5. Nuseirat refugee camp massacre

    8 June 2024

    On 8 June 2024, the Israel Defense Forces rescued four hostages from the Nuseirat refugee camp, and, during the operation, killed at least 276 Palestinians and injured over 698. Due to the high death toll, some sources have referred to the operation as a massacre, and one of the largest massacres of the Gaza war.

  6. June 2024 Al-Mawasi refugee camp attack

    21 June 2024

    On 21 June 2024, Israeli forces attacked refugee tent camps in al-Mawasi, Gaza Strip just outside an area designated as a humanitarian safe zone. The Gaza Health Ministry reported that 25 people were killed and 50 others were injured in the two rounds of bombing.

  7. June 2024 northern Gaza City airstrikes

    22 June 2024

    The June 2024 northern Gaza City airstrikes or the al-Shati and Tuffah dual airstrikes took place on 22 June 2024, when two airstrikes conducted by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) occurred at roughly the same time in northern districts of Gaza City, striking the al-Shati refugee camp and the Tuffah district, killing at least 43 people and wounding dozens more.

  8. Al-Awda School massacre

    9 July 2024

    On 9 July 2024, the Israel Defense Forces bombed Al-Awda school – the UNRWA-run school that had been converted into a displacement shelter, hosting refugees from the Israeli invasion – in Abasan al-Kabira near the city of Khan Yunis, in the Gaza Strip, Palestine. At least 31 Palestinians were killed in the attack while over 53 were injured; most of the casualties were women and children.

  9. July 2024 al-Mawasi attack

    13 July 2024

    On 13 July 2024, Israeli airstrikes hit the Al-Mawasi area near Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip during the Gaza war. The attack killed at least 90 Palestinians, among them women and children, and injured over 300.

  10. July 2024 al-Shati refugee camp attack

    13 July 2024

    On 13 July 2024, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted an attack against a makeshift mosque in the al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza City. The bombings killed 22 worshippers as they prayed inside the mosque.

  11. Khadija School airstrike

    27 July 2024

    The Khadija School airstrike by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) occurred on 26 July 2024 during the Gaza war in the central region of Gaza, specifically in Deir al-Balah. The airstrike killed at least 30 individuals, including seven minors.

  12. Hamama School bombing

    4 August 2024

    On 4 August 2024, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) bombed Hamama School in the neighborhood of Sheikh Radwan, Gaza City. The school had been sheltering people displaced by the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, including women and children.

  13. Al-Tabaeen school attack

    10 August 2024

    On 10 August 2024, Israel struck the Al-Tabaeen school located in eastern Gaza City, which was hosting displaced Palestinians seeking shelter there during the Gaza war. According to Palestinian health authorities, at least 80 Palestinians were killed and 47 others were injured, with several victims being trapped in the school as the fire spread.

  14. anti-Hamas insurgency in the Gaza Strip

    September 2024

    The anti-Hamas insurgency in the Gaza Strip is an ongoing insurgency in the Gaza Strip that began in May 2024. It involves clashes between the Hamas-led government and the anti-Hamas militant groups in Gaza, some of which are backed by Israel's Mossad and affiliated with Fatah.

  15. September 2024 Al-Jawni School attack

    11 September 2024

    On 11 September 2024, the Israel Defense Forces bombed the UN-run Al-Jawni school in the Nuseirat refugee camp of central Gaza. The school had been sheltering people displaced by the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, including women and children.

  16. March 2025 Rafah humanitarian convoy attacks

    23 March 2025

    On 23 March 2025, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) attacked several humanitarian vehicles, including five ambulances, a fire truck, and a United Nations vehicle, in Al-Hashashin area in southern Rafah, Gaza Strip. The massacre resulted in the deaths of 15 aid workers, including eight members of the Palestine Red Crescent Society, five civil defense, and one UN agency employee.

  17. 2025 Gaza European Hospital strike

    13 May 2025

    On 13 May 2025, Israeli airstrikes hit the compound of the Gaza European Hospital in Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, and the surrounding area, killing Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar, Rafah Brigade commander Muhammad Shabana and 20+ others. At least 40 more people were injured.

  18. Fahmi al-Jarjawi School Massacre

    25 May 2025

    On 25 May 2025, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) targeted the Fahmi al-Jarjawi School in Daraj, Gaza City, killing at least 36 people and wounding 55 others, including 18 children and six women. The attack occurred in the midst of mounting international criticism of Israel's conduct in the Gaza war.

  19. Al-Baqa Cafe airstrike

    30 June 2025

    On 30 June 2025, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted an airstrike on the al-Baqa internet café near the port of Gaza City, within the Gaza Strip. The attack killed at least 41 people—including photojournalist Ismail Abu Hatab—and injured another 75.