Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

ISPT0788

Incident date

October 31, 2023

Location

تل الهوى، مدينة غزة, Tal Al Hawa, Gaza City, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.508563, 34.434654 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On October 31, 2023, shortly before 7:45 AM, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit Tal Al Hawa, a neighbourhood in the south of Gaza City, and injured a number of civilians. Al Jazeera, the Shehab Agency, and all other sources available to Airwars reported that the strike injured multiple civilians, but none of them specified an exact number.

Video from Al Jazeera Palestine shows an injured man being transported from a donkey-drawn wooden cart to a medical facility. Al Jazeera, along with other news agencies such as Shehab Agency and the Quds Network, claimed that people were resorting to transporting the injured on animal drawn carts due to the fuel crisis in Gaza.

However, Facebook account, Qadaya Al Ummah claimed that the animal-drawn carts are necessary because the Israeli military will bomb “anything moving in the streets, including medical crews and ambulances”.

Video footage shows at least one man who had been injured by the strike, but the identities of the civilian victims is not known.

When sources identified a belligerent, all sources attributed the strike to Israeli forces.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the neighbourhood of Tal Al Hawa (تل الهوى) in Gaza City (مدينة غزة), for which the generic coordinates are: lat, lon. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

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Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    IDP or refugee camp
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • 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

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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
    IDP or refugee camp
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • 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 (16) [ collapse]