Bombing of the Gaza Strip

Bombing of the Gaza Strip
	Part of the Israel–Hamas war
	; Rimal in Gaza City following an Israeli airstrike, 10 October 2023
Date	7 October 2023 – present
Location	Gaza Strip, Palestine31°27′00″N 34°24′00″E / 31.45000°N 34.40000°E
Belligerents
Israel	Hamas and allies
Units involved
Israeli Air Force	al-Qassam Brigades (on ground only);
Strength
Numerous aircraft: F-15 Eagles; F-16 Fighting Falcons; F-35 Lightning IIs;	No air force

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 civilian infrastructure.^[2]^[3]

Israel faced accusations of war crimes due to the large number of civilian casualties and the large percentage of civilian infrastructure destroyed.^[4] 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 University and the City University of New York estimated that as much as 62 percent of all buildings in the Gaza Strip had been damaged or destroyed.^[6]^[b]

^ Frias, Lauren. "The 3 US-made fighter jets Israel is using in its air war over Gaza". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
^ Dyer, Evan. "Israel's Gaza bombing campaign is the most destructive of this century, analysts say". CBC. Archived from the original on 2 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
^ French, Howard W. "Retribution in the Israel-Hamas War". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
^ "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. 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. Retrieved 19 February 2024.

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[1] Frias, Lauren. "The 3 US-made fighter jets Israel is using in its air war over Gaza". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.

[2] Dyer, Evan. "Israel's Gaza bombing campaign is the most destructive of this century, analysts say". CBC. Archived from the original on 2 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.

[3] French, Howard W. "Retribution in the Israel-Hamas War". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 27 February 2024.

[4] "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.

[5] "Gaza 'safe zones' led to displacement, Israeli attacks on civilians: Report". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 17 March 2024.

[7] 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.

[8] Khaled, Mai. "Visual analysis: Gaza's last refuge becomes Israel's next target". Financial Times. Retrieved 19 February 2024.

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