Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

ISPT0553

Incident date

October 24, 2023

Location

القرارة, Al Qarara, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.371329, 34.335281 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Town level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On October 24th 2023, injuries were reported as a result of an alleged Israeli airstrike on the home of the Al-Aymawi family in the Al-Qarara neighbourhood of Khan Yunis.

Shehab News Agency posted on Twitter/X about the attack, reporting injuries, and attributing the strike to Israeli aircraft. A second source, @K_a_p_s_o_l_a, also posted on Twitter/X alleging that the attack had resulted in casualties. No further details of the victims were provided by any source, so Airwars counted a minimum of two civilians injured.

Only one source identified the belligerent – attributing the strike to Israeli forces. As such, the strike status was graded as a “Single Source Claim” by Airwars, with the Civilian Harm Status as “Fair.”

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Al Qarara (القرارة), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.371329, 34.335281. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • 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.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Israeli Military

Sources (5) [ collapse]

Israeli Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • 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.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Israeli Military

Sources (5) [ collapse]