| Bombing of the Gaza Strip | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip | |
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| Location | Gaza Strip, Palestine |
| Coordinates | 31°27′00″N 34°24′00″E / 31.45000°N 34.40000°E |
| Date | 7 October 2023 – present |
Attack type | Bombardment, War crimes |
| Deaths | 15,797 civilians[1] (estimated 25% men, 25% women, 50% children[1]) Unkown number of militants |
| Perpetrator |  Israel
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The bombing of the Gaza Strip is an ongoing aerial bombardment campaign on the Gaza Strip by the Israeli Air Force during the Israel–Hamas war. During the bombing, Israeli airstrikes damaged Palestinian refugee camps, schools, hospitals, mosques, churches, and other civilian infrastructure.[2][3] by late April 2024 it was estimated that Israel had dropped over 70,000 tons of bombs over Gaza, surpassing the bombing of Dresden, Hamburg, and London combined during World War II.[4][5][6]
Israel has faced accusations of war crimes due to the large number of civilian casualties and the large percentage of civilian infrastructure destroyed.[7] In its defense, Israel stated that it utilized a wide-scale evacuation notification system,[a] and claimed that its targets were used by Hamas. By January 2024, researchers at Oregon State University and the City University of New York estimated that as much as 62% of all buildings in the Gaza Strip had been damaged or destroyed.[9][b] In its defense, Israel has claimed only 16% of Gaza buildings were destroyed.[11]
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- ^ Monitor, Euro-Med Human Rights. "200 days of military attack on Gaza: A horrific death toll amid intl. failure to stop Israel's genocide of Palestinians". Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor. Archived from the original on 2024-05-17. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
- ^ "Amount of Israeli bombs dropped on Gaza surpasses that of World War II". www.aa.com.tr. Archived from the original on 2024-06-15. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
- ^ Pape, Robert A. (2024-06-21). "Hamas Is Winning". Foreign Affairs. ISSN 0015-7120. Archived from the original on 2024-06-21. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ^ "New evidence of unlawful Israeli attacks in Gaza causing mass civilian casualties amid real risk of genocide". Amnesty International. 12 February 2024. Archived from the original on 20 February 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "Gaza 'safe zones' led to displacement, Israeli attacks on civilians: Report". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 16 March 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ de Hoog, Niels; Voce, Antonio; Morresi, Elena; Ganguly, Manisha; Kirk, Ashley. "How war destroyed Gaza's neighbourhoods – visual investigation". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 17 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ Khaled, Mai. "Visual analysis: Gaza's last refuge becomes Israel's next target". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Report: Israeli data points to some 16% of Gaza buildings destroyed in war". The Times of Israel. 27 June 2024. Archived from the original on 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
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