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July 2024

Data

Data for July 2024

At least one death or injury from the use of explosive weapons was recorded in 26 countries and territories in July 2024. Worldwide, there were at least 823 reported incidents of explosive weapons use resulting in 5,108 casualties, of which 4,592 (90%) were civilians. About 50% of all reported civilian casualties occurred in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Other affected countries and territories in terms of civilian casualties from the use of explosive weapons were Myanmar, Sudan, and Ukraine and Yemen. 

When explosive weapons were used in populated areas in July 2024, civilians reportedly accounted for 98% of all recorded casualties. This pattern of harm has been consistently recorded over the last decade.

This data is collected from English-language media reports. It does not attempt to exhaustively capture all incidents of explosive weapon use around the world but to serve as an indicator of the scale and pattern of deaths and injuries. In the Occupied Palestinian Territories, English-language media underreported the numbers of casualties caused by incidents of explosive weapons use. Additionally, the use of explosive weapons in the Occupied Palestinian Territories was so frequent that it was difficult in many cases to attribute civilian casualties to specific incidents of use, as required by the methodology for this data collection. As such, the data presented here underrepresents the extent to which casualties were caused by explosive weapons. For more information on casualties from official sources in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, see the Ministry of Health in Gaza figures reported, when possible, by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.

Reported incidents of explosive weapon use that resulted in civilian casualties by state/territory in July 2024

Number of incidents

184

Reported incidents of explosive weapon use and
civilian and armed-actor casualties in July 2024

Impact on civilians in populated areas in July 2024

There were 138 incidents of explosive weapon use affecting aid access, education and healthcare services reported in six countries and territories in July 2024. In total, at least 24 aid workers, educators, health workers and students were killed in these incidents. For the tenth consecutive month, the highest number of incidents were reported in the Occupied Palestinian Territories where 77 incidents were reportedly attributed to the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). Incidents were also recorded in Lebanon, Myanmar, Sudan, Syria and Ukraine. Nearly two-thirds of the 138 incidents recorded the use of air-launched munitions. 

 

Reported incidents of explosive weapon use affecting aid
access, education and healthcare in July 2024

ANNUAL UPDATES FOR July 2024

In the last year (August 2023 to July 2024), at least one death or injury from the use of explosive weapons was recorded in 60 countries and territories. Worldwide, there were 8,826 incidents of explosive weapons use resulting in 61,499 casualties, of which 85% (52,050) were civilians. About 54% of all reported civilian casualties occurred in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Other affected countries and territories in terms of civilian casualties from the use of explosive weapons were Myanmar, Pakistan, Sudan, Syria, and Ukraine.

In the last year (August 2023 to July 2024), there were 2,094 recorded incidents of explosive weapons use affecting aid access, education, and healthcare services in 30 countries and territories. In total, at least 430 aid workers, educators, health workers and students were killed in these incidents. During the reporting period, over half of all incidents recorded the use of air-delivered munitions with most reportedly used in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.