Incident Code
ISPT0639Incident date
October 26, 2023Location
مدجنة قرب مقبرة البريج, A poultry farm near al-Bureij cemetery in the al-Bureij camp, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza StripAirwars assessment
During the morning of October 26th 2023, two farm workers were reportedly killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike and/or artillery strike on a poultry farm near the al-Bureij cemetery in the al-Bureij Refugee Camp located in the central Gaza Strip. The names of the victims have not been made public.
Palestinian Press Agency (Safa.ps) reported in the morning of the 26th that “two martyrs were killed when a group of citizens, chicken farm workers, were targeted near the Bureij cemetery, eastern Bureij camp.” This was reported by numerous other sources as well, including Nabd News, and Twitter/X users @YouthGoDigital, @shaabradio, and @refugeesps.
The same day, Facebook user Basil Khalaf wrote about the artillery attack on the poultry farm that made people hide out of fear of shrapnel: “I returned a short while ago from Bureij camp. There was heavy artillery shelling there, next to the cemetery. Workers on poultry farms were martyrs. People did not know where to flee to? Every minute there is an explosion. Cemetery Street is almost empty…People in the shelter center are confused. They are taking shelter in some walls for fear of shrapnel from tons of deadly missiles.”
Where sources identified the belligerent, all the sources attributed the strike to the Israeli military.
The incident occured in the morning.
Summary
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Strike statusLikely strike
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Strike typeAirstrike and/or Artillery
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Civilian infrastructureAgriculture, IDP or refugee camp
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Civilian harm reportedYes
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Civilians reported killed2
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Cause of injury / deathHeavy weapons and explosive munitions
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Airwars civilian harm gradingFairReported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
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ImpactFoodImpact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
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Suspected belligerentIsraeli Military
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Suspected belligerentIsraeli Military
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Israeli Military position on incidentNot yet assessed
Summary
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Strike statusLikely strike
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Strike typeAirstrike and/or Artillery
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Civilian infrastructureAgriculture, IDP or refugee camp
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Civilian harm reportedYes
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Civilians reported killed2
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Cause of injury / deathHeavy weapons and explosive munitions
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Airwars civilian harm gradingFairReported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
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ImpactFoodImpact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
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Suspected belligerentIsraeli Military
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