| Date: | 28 November 2020 |
| 2020 Mekelle airstrikes | |
| Location: | Mekelle, Tigray Region, Ethiopia |
| Partof: | Tigray War |
| Fatalities: | 27 or 28 civilians |
| Target: | Tigrayans |
| Type: | |
| Perps: |  Ethiopian National Defence Force |
On 28 November 2020, Mekelle (the capital city of the Tigray Region) was hit with an airstrike campaign during the Mekelle offensive of the Tigray War.[1]
The Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) killed dozens of civilians during the assault on Mekelle on 28 November 2020.[1] Tigray regional president Debretsion claimed that they were bombarding the city with artillery.[2] Ambulances rushed through the streets picking up dead and wounded after Ethiopian government artillery strikes.[3] Doctors in Mekelle sent text messages on the condition of anonymity to avoid reprisals from the government by using a rare internet connection in the city. They stated that indiscriminate artillery shelling targeted not only military areas, but also civilian neighborhoods, ended up killing 27 civilians (including a 4 year old child) and wounded around 100. The hospital staff provided pictures of their patients (including infants) having many shrapnel wounds.[3]
The "Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation" mentions 28 victims,[1] of which one has been formally identified.[4]
The Ethiopian government denied bombarding the city with artillery.[2]