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Open Source Munitions Portal @munitionsportal.bsky.social · 2d

Our visual guide to Shahed-131 & -136 'drones' is now available in Ukrainian!

As part of an effort to expand accessibility to our work,
Bomb Techs Without Borders has translated the page to Ukrainian, aiding native speakers in understanding how these munitions function.

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Airwars @airwars.bsky.social · 7d

4/ A week later, the Musa Bin Nusair School in Gaza City was struck, reportedly killing 11 civilians. Locals claimed a “suicide drone” had hit the school, however debris at the scene matched this unidentified munition.

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ISPT200525j – May 20, 2025

At least 11 people were reportedly killed, including four children and three women, and dozens more injured when two alleged Israeli “suicide” drones struck Musa Bin Nusair School in the al-Daraj neig...

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Airwars @airwars.bsky.social · 7d

3/ Two months later, Israel struck Nasser Hospital again, reportedly killing three people, including Palestinian journalist Hassan Abdel Fattah Mohammed Eslayeh. Munition remnants similar to those of the March strike appeared at the scene.

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ISPT130525l – May 13, 2025

code: ISPT130525l incident_date: 2025-05-13 status: draft civilian_harm_status:

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Airwars @airwars.bsky.social · 7d

2/ On the evening of 23 March, the IDF declared it struck the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis. At least five civilians were reported killed and dozens wounded. In the rubble, the first publicly documented debris of the new munition in Gaza was identified.

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ISPT230325h – March 23, 2025

Up to five people were reported killed and up to “dozens” injured in a declared Israeli airstrike on the Nasser medical complex in Khan Younis on the evening of 23 March, 2025. The strike was reported...

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Airwars @airwars.bsky.social · 7d

1/ Since March 2025 Airwars has documented a number of alleged civilian harm incidents in Gaza in which a previously unknown munition was used by Israeli forces. Dozens of civilian casualties were reported.

We have so far published three of these cases:

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Open Source Munitions Portal @munitionsportal.bsky.social · 7d

1/ In recent months, we began documenting remnants of an unknown Israeli munition being used in Gaza. Its use has allegedly resulted in civilian casualties. To date, Israel has not publicly declared the munition’s existence.

Here’s what we know so far:🧵

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Airwars @airwars.bsky.social · Sep 1

3/ This archive was recently used in a new investigative report by The White Helmets detailing double-tap attacks on White Helmets volunteers throughout the ten year war.

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Double-Tap Attacks Against White Helmets Volunteers

In August 2025, the White Helmets released a detailed report on double-tap attacks in Syria over the last decade. In a rare investigation digging into the White Helmets’ own archives, the report broug...

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Airwars @airwars.bsky.social · Sep 1

2/ In total Airwars researchers reviewed 60,000 open sources, documenting 4931 incidents of civilian harm, in which as many as 25,256 civilians were killed.

You can view all of these incidents here:

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Documenting civilian harm · Investigating those responsible · Pushing for change

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Airwars @airwars.bsky.social · Sep 1

1/ Ten years after Russia first intervened in Syria, Airwars has published the final of nearly 5,000 incidents of civilian harm from Russian military strikes in the country, bringing to an end the largest documentation campaign in the organisation’s history.

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Airwars publishes final of 5,000 civilian harm incidents from Russian actions in Syria

Nine-year project involved tracking of thousands of strikes, and the deaths of up to 25,000 civilians

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Airwars @airwars.bsky.social · Aug 21

6/ Airwars has a multi-stage methodology to review each monitored incident, in order to produce the published incidents on our website.

We continue to monitor civilian harm incidents all over Gaza, including at aid sites.

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Gaza 2023 civilian harm archive

Documented allegations of civilians killed and injured

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Airwars @airwars.bsky.social · Aug 21

5/ On June 10th, at least seven people, including a woman and two children, were killed and dozens injured when Israeli forces allegedly opened fire on people waiting to receive aid near a GHF distribution site near Wadi Gaza Bridge, in central Gaza.

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Airwars @airwars.bsky.social · Aug 21

4/ On June 1st, Airwars documented one of the largest civilian harm incidents near aid distribution sites, with at least 25 civilians killed, including three women, by alleged Israeli action near the GHF aid distribution point in Mawasi, Rafah.

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Airwars @airwars.bsky.social · Aug 21

3/ Three days later on May 31st, at least five men and one child were killed, and others injured, when Israeli forces allegedly opened fire on a crowd of people near Al-Alam roundabout while attempting to reach a nearby GHF aid site.

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Airwars @airwars.bsky.social · Aug 21

2/ On May 28th Airwars documented at least six Palestinian civilians, including three children, killed and two others injured when Israeli forces allegedly opened fire on people travelling to a GHF aid distribution site in the Moraj area, north of Rafah.

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Airwars @airwars.bsky.social · Aug 21

1/ Since the first Gaza Humanitarian Foundation site opened on May 27, Airwars has documented more than 200 allegations of civilian harm in the vicinity of aid sites.

So far, we’ve published 17 of these cases:

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Airwars @airwars.bsky.social · Aug 19

2/ The piece details our prognosis for civilian protection based on the results of our findings for the Civilian Protection Monitor, a joint tool to assess state approaches launched by Airwars and PAX earlier this year

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Civilian Protection Monitor

The Civilian Protection Monitor is a framework for monitoring state policy and practice on the protection of civilians from their own military actions.

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Airwars @airwars.bsky.social · Aug 19

1/ “The disconnect between stated values and actual systems represents not just a missed opportunity, but an ethical and strategic liability.”

New Just Security piece by Airwars and @paxforpeace.nl on state commitments to civilian protection

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For Large-Scale Conflicts, States Neglect Civilian Protection Lessons at Their Peril

A new assessment shows that, among the U.S., U.K., and the Netherlands, none are prepared for the challenges of protecting civilians.

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Airwars @airwars.bsky.social · Aug 12

3/ Airwars will continue to preserve the critical work of Gaza’s journalists, and ensure their evidence is not lost.

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Gaza 2023 civilian harm archive

Documented allegations of civilians killed and injured

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Airwars @airwars.bsky.social · Aug 12

2/ In October 2023, we had already found the number of journalists killed to be comparable to the average number of media workers killed in conflict settings globally per year over the last 30 years.

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Airwars Gaza Patterns of Harm

Airwars monitors, assesses and preserves civilian casualty claims resulting from explosive weapons use in multiple conflicts.

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Airwars @airwars.bsky.social · Aug 12

1/ Anas al-Sharif’s reporting was pivotal in showing the world the reality of the war in Gaza.

Our documentation teams have relied on Anas and journalists all over Gaza as they visit strike sites, interview family members, and capture critical testimony.

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Airwars @airwars.bsky.social · Jun 25

On Monday, the Gaza Ministry of Health released a ninth list of over 55,000 named victims, covering October 7th 2023 through June 15th 2025.

Airwars has updated our searchable site of these names and IDs, as released by the MoH.

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List of identified victims, as published by the Palestinian MoH in Gaza

A searchable list of all named victims in Gaza since October 2023, as published by the Palestinian Ministry of Health (MoH) in Gaza

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Airwars @airwars.bsky.social · Jun 19

5/ Read the full interactive report here:

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Trump nearly doubled U.S. civilian casualty toll in Yemen | Airwars

The Trump administration killed almost as many civilians in Yemen in 52 days as the previous 23 years of U.S. action

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Airwars @airwars.bsky.social · Jun 19

4/ One finding shows that civilian harm under Operation Rough Rider was concentrated in densely populated Sana’a and Saada - unlike Biden’s earlier campaign, where harm was more spread out across less populated areas of western Yemen.

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Airwars @airwars.bsky.social · Jun 19

3/ During Operation Rough Rider, Airwars documented more incidents with higher numbers of casualties per strike than in any other U.S. campaign.

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Trump under scrutiny

Collection page gathering crucial resources on military actions during the Trump second term, and the impact on civilians

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Airwars @airwars.bsky.social · Jun 19

2/ As the region faces major escalation following Israel’s ongoing attacks on Iran, our new report on the U.S. campaign against the Houthis - a core member of the Iran-backed ‘Axis of Resistance’ - suggests a worrying future for civilians living through conflict in the Middle East.

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Airwars @airwars.bsky.social · Jun 19

1/ NEW: Airwars finds Operation Rough Rider nearly doubled U.S. civilian casualty toll in Yemen

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Trump nearly doubled U.S. civilian casualty toll in Yemen | Airwars

The Trump administration killed almost as many civilians in Yemen in 52 days as the previous 23 years of U.S. action

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