Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

ISPT0629

Incident date

October 26, 2023

Location

منزل ابو علوان في خان يونس, Abo Alwan house in Khan Yunis refugee camp, Gaza Strip, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

Airwars assessment

On the morning of October 26th, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the house of the Abu Alwan family on Ebad Al-Rahman Street within the Khan Yunis refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, resulting in the death of at least one person and the wounding of 15 others.

On the day of the alleged incident, Nabd News initially reported one fatality and 15 injuries occurred. Shehab Agency also initially reported one death but later stated that “martyrs and wounded” resulted from the Israeli airstrike. There was no other additional information found on the victims and their identities, with the name of the alleged fatality not publicly reported.

The account @qudsn posted to X/ Twitter that an airstrike had “destroyed a house for the Abu Alwan family in Khan Yunis this morning” and shared images of an area with significant damage and destruction to buildings and cars. Also on X/ Twitter, the account named @ghaza888 posted to announce the alleged airstrike, sharing images of the same destroyed area, depicting women and children in distress.

The Facebook account Raya FM shared numerous images from the same incident at Abu Alwan’s house, with scenes of damaged buildings and debris having destroyed buildings. The images showed injured people navigating the damaged area.

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

The incident occured in the morning.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    IDP or refugee camp, Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 2
  • Civilians reported injured
    15
  • 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 (24) [ collapse]

Media
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    Source: @ShehabAgency
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    Source: @ShehabAgency
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    Source: @ShehabAgency
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    Source: @ShehabAgency
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    Source: @qudsn
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    Source: @qudsn
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    Source: @qudsn
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    Source: @ghaza888
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    Source: @ghaza888
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    Source: @ghaza888
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    Source: @ghaza888
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    Source: @q_3160
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    Source: @q_3160
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    Source: @newsnajah
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    Source: Alarabiya.Palestine
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    Source: VOP94
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    Source: Rayafm
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    Source: Rayafm
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    Source: FajerTV
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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
    IDP or refugee camp, Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 2
  • Civilians reported injured
    15
  • 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

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