Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

ISPT0200a

Incident date

October 15, 2023

Location

المستشفى الاهلي, al Ahli Hospital, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.505241, 34.461367 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Nearby landmark level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

At about 7:30 pm on Saturday, October 14, 2023, the Cancer Diagnostic Center Treatment at Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City was allegedly struck by Israeli airstrikes, resulting in injuries to four hospital staff workers. The injured staff members were receiving medical treatment for their wounds at the time of reporting.

Don Binder, Canon of St. George’s Cathedral, released a statement that “At about 7:30 pm local time today, Ahli Hospital’s Diagnostic Cancer Treatment Center in Gaza was hit by Israeli rocket fire. The strike severely damaged the two upper floors, including the Ultrasound and Mammography wards.” Images provided by Don Binder show damage to the walls and the equipment in the hospital.

The Mariam Foundation also released a statement that “Our partners, the National Arab Hospital in Gaza, were hit by two missiles and the hospital was ordered to be evacuated. Al-Ahli Hospital is our primary partner in supporting cancer patients in Gaza, and it has a branch and office of the Maryam Foundation, which is responsible for the Foundation’s activity in Gaza. Evacuating the hospital means evacuating staff and patients, including cancer patients who desperately need life-saving treatments.”

Where sources identified the belligerent, all sources attributed the strikes to Israeli forces.

The incident occured at approximately 7:30 pm local time.

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the vicinity of al Ahli Hospital (المستشفى الاهلي) to the west of Gaza city (غزة), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.505241, 34.461367. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Healthcare facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    4
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Impact
    Healthcare
    Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Israeli Military

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Media
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    Source: Mariam Foundation
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    Source: Mariam Foundation
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    Source: Mariam Foundation
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    Source: Al Jazeera Palestine
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    Source: Palestine Chronicle News
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    Source: Palestine Chronicle News
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    Source: Palestine Chronicle News
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    Source: Palestine Chronicle News
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    Source: Palestine Chronicle News
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    Source: Palestine Chronicle News
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    Source: Palestine Chronicle News
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    Source: Palestine Chronicle News

Israeli Military Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Israeli Military
  • Israeli Military position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Healthcare facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    4
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Impact
    Healthcare
    Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Israeli Military

Sources (10) [ collapse]