As of 2026-10-12, Bombings in Nantes tops the list with 1,463 deaths.
- #1 Bombings in Nantes — 1,463 deaths
attack on Nantes, France
The bombings on 16 and 23 September 1943 were strategic air raids carried out by the Allies during World War II, on Nantes, France. These bombings constituted the deadliest and most destructive air raids to be carried out in the Nantes area throughout the war. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #2 Mariupol theatre airstrike — 600 deaths
strike during the battle of Mariupol, part of the russian full scale invasion of Ukraine
On 16 March 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Russian Armed Forces bombed the Mariupol theatre in Mariupol, Ukraine. It was used as an air raid shelter during the siege of Mariupol, sheltering a large number of civilians. The estimations of the number of deaths that occurred due to the bombing have varied, from at least 12 and "likely many more" to as many as 600. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #3 Bombing of the Bezuidenhout — 550 deaths
1945 Aerial bombing operation during World War II
The bombing of the Bezuidenhout took place on 3 March 1945, when the Royal Air Force mistakenly bombed the Bezuidenhout neighbourhood in the Dutch city of The Hague, resulting in the death of 532 people. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #4 8 April 2026 Israeli attacks on Lebanon — 357 deaths
Israeli airstrikes and artillery shelling
On 8 April 2026, shortly after the announcement of a ceasefire to the 2026 Iran war and Hezbollah signalling a pause in attacks against Israel according to the ceasefire, Israel launched what it described as its "most powerful attacks" on Lebanon, killing at least 357 people. The casualty count was among the highest of the 2026 Lebanon war. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #5 Bombing of Salzwedel in World War II — 314 deaths
British/American aerial bombing attack on the city of Salzwedel
source Wikidata - #6 Bombing of Laksevåg — 193 deaths
WW II allied air raid over Laksevåg in Bergen, Norway
source Wikidata - #7 1948 Tel Aviv bus station bombing — 150 deaths
Egyptian operation during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War
On May 18, 1948, the Royal Egyptian Air Force bombed the Old Tel Aviv central bus station four days after Israel declared independence, killing 42 people. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #8 Biarritz Bombing — 140 deaths
1944 battle
source Wikidata - #9 Italian bombing of Mandatory Palestine in World War II — 137 deaths
1940 bombing campaign on British-controlled mandatory Palestine in World War Two by Fascist Italy
The Italian bombing of Mandatory Palestine in World War II was part of an effort by the Royal Italian Air Force to strike at the United Kingdom by attacking those parts of the British Empire in the Middle East. The Luftwaffe and Vichy French Air Force also conducted attacks on Palestine. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #10 1996 Qana massacre — 102 deaths
1996 bombardment
The Qana massacre took place on April 18, 1996, near Qana, a village in then Israeli-occupied Southern Lebanon, when the Israeli military fired artillery shells at a United Nations compound, which was sheltering around 800 Lebanese civilians, killing 106 and injuring around 116. Four Fijian United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon soldiers were also seriously injured. Read more on Wikipedia.
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