Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

ISPT0714

Incident date

October 29, 2023

Location

منزلا لعائلة مشتهى في حي الشجاعية شرق مدينة غزة, Mushtaha family home in the Al-Shujaiya neighbourhood, eastern Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Airwars assessment

On Sunday, October 29th 2023, multiple people were reported killed and wounded in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Mushtaha family home located in the Al-Shujaiya neighbourhood of Gaza City in the Gaza Strip. The names and number of casualties is currently unavailable, therefore Airwars has used the fatality and injury range 2-2 in line with our methodology.

The day of the alleged strike, sources including Shehab Agency, AsharqPAL, Alwatan Voice, and @YouthGoDigital reported “martyrs and wounded as a result of [Israeli] aircraft bombing a house for the Mushtaha family in the Al-Shujaiya neighbourhood, east of Gaza City.”

According to sources such as Al Mayadeen, Nidal Nayef and Muhammad Daher reported in a post on Facebook that “a number of martyrs and wounded arrived at Al-Shifa Medical Complex” following the alleged strike.

Where sources identified the belligerent, the strike was attributed to Israeli forces.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • 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 (13) [ collapse]

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
    Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • 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 (13) [ collapse]