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Airwars Assessment
On the morning of 26th October, 2023 six civilians were reportedly killed when an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the area near the Badr mosque in the Al Zaytoun neighbourhood southeast of Gaza City. Those killed have not been publicly identified, and there was no information about the number of wounded individuals.
The initial report came from Shehab Agency, who posted an urgent alert that six people had arrived at Al Shifa hospital after a strike.
Shortly thereafter, Al Araby TV, Quds News Network and Alghad TV among others quoted the same statement.
Due to the sources’ repeated claims, Airwars has currently graded this incident as “weak,” and will update this incident should further information come to light.
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Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the vicinity of Badr Mosque (مسجد بدر) in the southeast of Gaza City (مدينة غزة), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.498675, 34.448350. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.