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An Airwars investigation

By Rowena De Silva, Nikolaj Houmann Mortensen, Joe Dyke, Sanjana Varghese, Nathan Walker, Rosie Harris-Davison, Maia Awada, Azul De Monte, Giacomo Nanni, Mohammed Shatat

October 9, 2024

In the largest public analysis of Israeli military strike footage, Airwars, in collaboration with Sky News, reviewed hundreds of clips of strikes the IDF said were targeting Hamas and other militant groups in Gaza that were posted on official military social media accounts in the first month of the war. Despite the grainy videos published with few details on targets or locations, Airwars matched 17 strikes to specific geo-coordinates where our researchers had tracked Palestinians killed or injured. In these strikes alone, more than 400 civilians were reported killed.

The video above explains our findings in detail, while the interactive map below features all strike footage geolocated as well as those cases matched to the Airwars civilian harm archive.

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As with many Airwars projects, this investigation built on the work of dozens of staff and volunteers across the organisation. Among those that helped build this investigation include:

Reporting: Rowena De Silva, Nikolaj Houmann Mortensen, Joe Dyke, Sanjana Varghese

Additional reporting: Rosie Harris-Davison, Maia Awada, Ahmad Aydi, Shihab Halep, Anna Zahn, Mohammed Shatat

Lead visual designer: Nathan Walker

Additional design and development: Azul De Monte, Giacomo Nanni

Geolocation team: Duncan Salkovskis, Clive Vella

Geolocation volunteers: Siufan Adey, Claire August, Fine Bieler, Isabella Crispino, Jeanne Desurmont, Faye Harvey, Tamara Keller, Flavia Palladino, Joel Schülin, Avery Schmitz, Finn Steffens, Sam Storey, Fadeelah Williams, Jasper Zehetgruber