Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

ISPT0619

Incident date

October 25, 2023

Location

خان يونس, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.346149, 34.303899 Note: The accuracy of this location is to City level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Safa News reported that one civilian died and seven others were injured after the Abu Amer family home was hit by a likely explosive weapon on October 25th 2023.

No further details were given about the condition of those who were injured, and no identifying factors–including names–were shared.

Although other sources also mention the incident, all posts repeat the information provided by Safa. Safa did not explicitly identify the belligerent and there was little other information found through open source on the incident detailing the likely cause of harm, therefore, Airwars graded this as a “weak” incident and listed both parties as potentially responsible for the harm.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the city of Khan Younis (غربي خان يونس), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.346149, 34.303899. 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 and/or Artillery
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • Civilians reported injured
    7
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected belligerents
    Palestinian Militants, Israeli Military

Sources (5) [ collapse]

Palestinian Militants Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Palestinian Militants
  • Palestinian Militants position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Israeli Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • Civilians reported injured
    7
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected belligerents
    Palestinian Militants, Israeli Military

Sources (5) [ collapse]