List of Attacks
Below is a list of attacks carried out in the Gaza Strip against civilian Christian and other religious populations and sites. This is not a comprehensive list, but a list of major, verifiable attacks on these communities.
2025
May 21: Israeli airstrikes killed at least 19 people in Gaza, including a seven-day-old infant.
May 19: Airstrikes in Khan Younis killed Ahmed al-Dali, a Palestinian paracyclist who had previously lost a leg in a 2014 airstrike.
May 12: Airstrikes in Jabalia killed at least 17 people, including civilians sheltering in a school-turned-shelter.
May 7: Multiple airstrikes targeted schools in the Bureij refugee camp and Gaza City, killing at least 91 people, including 15 at Karama School and 33 near a market.
May 6: An airstrike hit a school east of Bureij refugee camp, killing 17 people and critically injuring many others.
May 5: An airstrike targeted a residential home in Beit Lahiya, killing at least 20 civilians, including 8 women and 6 children. Additional strikes across Gaza resulted in at least 39 more deaths.
April 30: An airstrike in Zawaida, central Gaza, killed a 4-year-old girl named Massa Abed and several other children.
April 26: An airstrike flattened a three-story home in Gaza City, killing 10 people—half of them children.
April 22: Airstrikes killed at least 25 people across Gaza.
April 13–21: Military operations intensified in Rafah and surrounding areas, resulting in multiple civilian deaths, including children.
April 9: An airstrike on the Shuja'iyya neighborhood of Gaza City destroyed a residential building, killing at least 35 Palestinians and injuring over 70.
March: A series of airstrikes killed nearly 700 people in one week, marking one of the deadliest periods since the conflict began.
2024
December: The death toll in Gaza was estimated at over 45,000.
August–December: Israeli operations continued across Gaza, with entire neighborhoods reduced to rubble and escalating death rates in areas where aid was scarce.
April–July: Airstrikes and ground operations intensified in southern Gaza, hitting shelters and refugee camps, resulting in additional mass casualties.
February 7: The Indonesian Hospital in Beit Lahia ceased operations after a prolonged siege, leaving 45 patients without surgeries.
January–March: Continued bombardment in southern areas like Khan Younis and Rafah, where many displaced people had fled, resulted in thousands more deaths.
2023
December 16: Two women were shot and killed inside the Holy Family Church Compound in Gaza City. The nearby Missionaries of Charity convent was damaged, displacing 54 disabled residents who lost access to medical equipment.
December 12: Israeli forces raided Kamal Adwan Hospital, killing 20 people.
November 11: Snipers killed 1 child and injured 28 others at Al-Quds Hospital.
November 10: Nasser Hospital was surrounded and shelled by tanks; mass graves were later reported on the grounds.
October 27: A full-scale ground invasion into northern Gaza began, leading to intensified battles and increased casualties.
October 25: An ambulance convoy outside Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City was destroyed, killing dozens.
October 19: An airstrike hit the Church of Saint Porphyrius, where civilians were sheltering, killing at least 18 people.
October 17: An explosion at the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City killed an estimated 200–500 people. Responsibility remains disputed.
October 8–31: Airstrikes targeted densely populated areas throughout Gaza. By the end of October, over 8,000 Palestinians had been reported killed.
October 7: Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel, killing around 1,200 people and taking roughly 250 hostages. Israel responded with heavy airstrikes across Gaza.
