Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

ISPT0515

Incident date

October 23, 2023

Location

صيدلية الأسرة, Al Usra Pharmacy, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.510374, 34.459870 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Exact location (via Airwars) level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

A 30-year-old pharmacist Dr. Ahmed Amer Muhammad Al-Jarjawi (Al-Jurjawi) was killed shortly before 4:34 PM on Monday, the 23rd of October, 2023, by an alleged Israeli airstrike that hit Al-Jarjawi pharmacy owned by him that was located at Al-Shabi’a Junction in the Al-Daraj neighbourhood in central Gaza City, according to personal tributes and reports on Safa.ps News and Palestine TV.

Several social media posts lamented the killing of Al-Jarjawi, with friends, co-workers, and family members describing him as loving, curious, tolerant, kind, servant of the people, and a man with high morals. They added his images where a young smiling bearded man can be seen.

Abed Uljah Aba Sliman posted on social media that the alleged airstrike by the Israeli forces hit the building and the pharmacy, resulting in the killing of Dr. Ahmed Al-Jarjawi. Twitter/X user @Ehabhelou posted an image of the damaged pharmacy building, and identified the location as next to Ramzoun Al-Shabia.

Additionally, Ehab Radi and other social media users emphasized that Dr. Al-Jarjawi was killed inside his pharmacy while providing services to people.

Dr. Ahmed Al-Jarjawi’s name has been reconciled with the Palestinian Ministry of Health list of names of victims released October 26th 2023.

Where sources mentioned a belligerent, all sources attributed the strike to Israeli forces.

The incident occured at approximately 4:34 pm local time.

The victims were named as:

Ahmed Amer Al-Jarjawi احمد عامر الجرجاوي
30 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 804314391

Geolocation notes (1) [ collapse]

Reports of the incident mention the Al Usra Pharmacy (صيدلية الأسرة) to the north of Gaza city (غزة). Analysing audio-visual material from sources, we have narrowed the location down to the following exact coordinates: 31.510374, 34.459870.

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  • Imagery:
    @Ehabhelou

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • 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.
  • Impact
    Healthcare
    Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Israeli Military

Sources (28) [ collapse]

Media
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    Source: News source

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    Source: @Ehabhelou

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    Source: Mohamed eldmati

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    Source: Zidane jerjawi

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    Source: Aymann nabet

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    Source: Ahmed ayman

Israeli Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • 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.
  • Impact
    Healthcare
    Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Israeli Military

Sources (28) [ collapse]