List of civilian fatalities in the Gaza war

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This is a list of notable civilians killed by Israel during the Gaza war. Included are numerous journalists who have been killed, from agencies including Al Jazeera, Associated Press, and Reuters, as well as photojournalists and freelance journalists. Professional athletes include two former international footballers, a volleyball player, and a karate champion expected to compete at the Olympics prior to her bombing in a refugee camp; among other civilians are poets, novelists, professors, doctors, social media personalities, and community volunteers. Some entries include families killed in airstrikes with the most deaths per family recorded at 54.

List

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Name Date of death Age Occupation Means of death Refs
Awni El-Dous 7 October 2023 12-13 Gradeschooler, YouTuber, gamer, computer enthusiast Home airstrike [1]
Mohammad Al-Salhi 28-29 Photojournalist, freelance media worker Refugee camp airstrike [2][2]
Omar Abu Shawish 36 Poet, journalist, social activist, novelist Refugee camp airstrike [3]
Abu Qouta family / 19 family members, the youngest a baby under one year old Home airstrike [4][5][6][7][8]
Issam Abdallah 13 October 2023 37 Reuters video journalist Shot by tank [9]
Wael Al Zard 50 Islamic preacher, professor Home airstrike [10][11]
Omar Ferwana 15 October 2023 67 Gynaecologist, researcher, assistant professor Home airstrike [12][13]
Mohamed al-Dalou 16 October 2023 54 Sports worker, athlete Home airstrike [14][15]
Hiba Abu Nada 20 October 2023 32 Poet, novelist, nutritionist, women's rights activist, Wikimedian Home airstrike [16][17]
Roshdi Sarraj 22 October 2023 31 Freelance journalist, filmmaker Home airstrike [18]
Ibrahim al-Astal 23 October 2023 62 Educational theorist, researcher, professor Home airstrike [19][20]
Duaa Sharaf 26 October 2023 32 Journalist, radio presenter Home airstrike [21][22][23]
Hammam Alloh 12 November 2023 36 Nephrologist Home airstrike [24]
Ibrahim Qusaya 14 November 2023 32 Volleyball player Refugee camp airstrike [25][26]
Mohammed Shabir 77 Politician, academic Shot by sniper
Belal Jadallah 19 November 2023 45 Journalist, NGO director Neighborhood airstrike
Ayat Khadoura 20 November 2023 27 Journalist, podcaster, Instagram activist Home airstrike
Al-Hasayna family 23 November 2023 / 54 family members Home airstrike [27][28]
Abu Sharia family / 38 family members
Sufian Tayeh 2 December 2023 52 Scientist, president of the Islamic University of Gaza Home airstrike
Refaat Alareer 6 December 2023 44 Writer, poet, professor, activist Home airstrike
Samer Abu Daqqa 15 December 2023 45 Al-Jazeera video journalist School airstrike
Samar Anton 16 December 2023 50 Catholic community volunteer Shot in head by sniper
Khaled Nabhan 54 Social media personality Refugee camp airstrike
Nahida Anton 70 Catholic community volunteer Shot 3 times by sniper
Zorob family 19 December 2023 / 22 members of the Zorob family and other families Home airstrike
Hani Al-Masdar 6 January 2024 42 Athlete, sports coach Village airstrike
Hamza Al-Dahdouh 7 January 2024 27 Al Jazeera journalist Car airstrike
Nagham Abu Samra 12 January 2024 24 Karate champion, sports icon, expected Olympic athlete Refugee camp airstrike
Hind Rajab 29 January 2024 5[a] Preschooler Shot by tank
Sidra Hassouna 12 February 2024 7 Gradeschooler Home airstrike
Mohammed Barakat 11 March 2024 39 Former international footballer, nicknamed "the Legend of Khan Younis" Home airstrike [32][33][34]
Adnan al-Bursh 19 April 2024 50 Orthopedic surgeon, head of orthopedics at Al-Shifa Hospital Torture
Mohammad Bhar 3 July 2024 24 Man with Down syndrome, autism Mauled by military dog
Ismail al-Ghoul 31 July 2024 27 Al-Jazeera journalist, correspondent Refugee camp airstrike
Medo Halimy 26 August 2024 19 Social media personality, blogger Street airstrike
Rashad Abu Sakhila 2 September 2024 23 Actor, poet School airstrike
Wafa Al-Udaini 29 September 2024 38-39 Freelance journalist Home airstrike
Shaban al-Dalou 14 October 2024 19 Software engineer student, PlayStation gamer, football fan, provider for family Mosque airstrike
Mahasen al-Khateeb 18 October 2024 30-31 Freelance artist, illustrator, character designer Neighborhood airstrike
Hossam Shabat 24 March 2025 23 Journalist, Al Jazeera correspondent Car airstrike [35]
Fatima Hassouna 16 April 2025 25-26 Photojournalist Home airstrike
Yahya Sobeih 7 May 2025 25-35 Journalist, editor, reporter Restaurant airstrike
Hassan Aslih 13 May 2025 25-35 Photojournalist Hospital airstrike
Yaqeen Hammad 23 May 2025 11 Gradeschooler, social media influencer, humanitarian aid volunteer Home airstrike [36][37]
al-Najjar children / 9 children Home airstrike
Ismail Abu Hatab 30 June 2025 32 Photojournalist Internet cafe airstrike
Ibrahim Hajjaj 30 July 2025 36-37 Photojournalist Neighborhood airstrike [38][39]
Suleiman Obeid 6 August 2025 41 Former international footballer, nicknamed "Palestinian Pelé" Shot waiting for humanitarian aid [40]
Anas Al-Sharif 10 August 2025 28 Al Jazeera Journalist, videographer Media tent airstrike
Mohammed Salama 25 August 2025 23–24 Photojournalist, war correspondent Hospital airstrike [41][42][43][44]
Moaz Abu Taha 26–27 Freelance video journalist
Ahmed Abu Aziz 27–28 Freelance journalist, correspondent
Mariam Dagga 33 Associated Press visual journalist
Hussam al-Masri 48–49 Reuters cameraman, photojournalist
Yahya Barzaq 30 September 2025 34-35 Freelance photojournalist, photographer Cafe airstrike [45][46]
Ahmed Abu Mutair 19 October 2025 37 Broadcast engineer, described as talented repairman and technician Broadcasting office airstrike [47][48][49]

Analysis

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Palestinian correspondent for Al Jazeera Mubasher, Hossam Shabat, was one of over two hundred journalists killed in the Gaza war.[50][35]
These paragraphs are an excerpt from Casualties of the Gaza war § Civilians.[edit]

The Gaza Strip suffered significant civilian casualties from Israeli bombardments in the beginning of the war.[51][52]

On 3 November 2023, at least 10 cemetery workers were killed by an Israeli airstrike while working at a graveyard in Beit Lahia.[53] On 4 November, an unnamed Israeli official said that around 20,000 people had been killed in Gaza, "most of them terrorists."[54] On 14 November, two volleyball players, Hassan Zuaiter and Ibrahim Qusaya, were killed in an Israeli airstrike on Jabalia refugee camp.[55] As of 1 December, 102 UNRWA employees in Gaza had been killed in Israeli airstrikes.[56] On 29 December, UNRWA reported 308 people had been killed in UNRWA shelters.[57] Euro-Med Monitor reported that the IDF was taking and holding Palestinian bodies from Gaza, prompting calls for an international investigation on organ theft suspicions.[58] The organization further stated that Israel had systematically killed hundreds of tech specialists, including "programmers, information technology experts, and computer engineering analysts".[59] In March 2024, Al Jazeera English's news blog reported that Israeli forces conducted a pattern of killing entire families by targeting the homes they were sheltering in.[60] An entire family, including both parents and four sons, were shot dead by the IDF in December 2023.[61]

According to the Gaza Health Ministry, at least 50 people were killed by Israeli strikes on Jabalia on 31 October and 1 November.[62] Significant civilian casualties were reported following the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital explosion, the Jabalia camp airstrike on 31 October, and the Fakhoora school airstrike on 4 November. Other mass casualty events included the Church of Saint Porphyrius airstrike and the al-Shati refugee camp airstrike, as well as numerous attacks on refugee camps, schools, and healthcare facilities. The United Nations stated they had recorded seven mass casualty incidents just between 24 and 29 October 2024 in the Gaza Strip.[63]

By late-June 2024, a Palestinian NGO reported that as many as 10,000 Palestinians had been disabled by injuries related to the war.[64] According to public health experts, such as chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh Devi Sridhar, the death tolls in the Gaza Strip are likely an undercount.[65]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Most media sources reported Rajab's age at death as six years old. Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor[29] and CNN[30] reported that Rajab was five years old. A list released by the Gaza Health Ministry in September 2024 of people killed during the Gaza war with their ID number, age, gender, and birthdate list Rajab as having been 5 years old.[31]

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