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October 2024

Data

Data for October 2024

At least one death or injury from the use of explosive weapons was recorded in 24 countries and territories in October 2024. Worldwide, there were at least 1,050 reported incidents of explosive weapons use resulting in 8,081 casualties, of which 7,302 (90%) were civilians. Around 37% of all reported civilian casualties occurred in the Occupied Palestinian Territories in October 2024. Other affected countries and territories in terms of civilian casualties from the use of explosive weapons were Lebanon, Sudan, Syria and Ukraine.

When explosive weapons were used in populated areas in October 2024, civilians reportedly accounted for 97% 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 and Lebanon, 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 and Lebanon 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 and the Lebanese Health Ministry reported figures, 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 October 2024

Number of incidents

184

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

Impact on civilians in populated areas in October 2024

There were 219 incidents of explosive weapon use affecting aid access, education and healthcare services reported in six countries and territories in October 2024. Of these, 91% were attributed to the Israeli Defense Forces in Lebanon and the Occupied Palestinian Territories where hospitals, refugee camps and schools were damaged, and educators, health workers and IDPs were killed or injuried. Incidents increased in Ethiopia’s Amhara region in October when Ethiopian military air and drone strikes hit and damaged health facilities and schools. Incidents continued to be recorded in Myanmar, Sudan and Ukraine.

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

ANNUAL UPDATES FOR October 2024

In the last year (November 2023 to October 2024), at least one death or injury from the use of explosive weapons was recorded in 56 countries and territories. Worldwide, there were 9,373 incidents of explosive weapons use resulting in 68,338 casualties, of which 88% (60,276) were civilians. About 45% 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 Lebanon, Myanmar, Sudan, Syria, and Ukraine.

In the last year (November 2023 to October 2024), there were 2,916 recorded incidents of explosive weapons use affecting aid access, education, and healthcare services in 30 countries and territories. In total, at least 706 aid workers, educators, health workers and students were killed in these incidents. Over 80% of the reported 2,913 incidents of explosive weapons use affecting aid access, education, and healthcare services were attributed to state forces.