Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

ISPT0795

Incident date

October 31, 2023

Location

منزل لعائلة أبو معنية قرب دوار الصعيدي في معن جنوبي شرقي خانيونس, A house for the Abu Maaniya family near Al-Saidi roundabout in Maan, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

Airwars assessment

On Tuesday, October 31, 2023, one person was reportedly killed and a number were injured following an alleged airstrike on the house of the Abu Maaniya family near the Al-Saidi roundabout in Ma’an, southeast of Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip.

In a post on Facebook, Hamza Abu Khater shared that a young man, 29-year-old Ramadan Dhifallah Sweilem Abu Maaniya (also known as Abu Moaz), had reportedly been killed in the incident in the Ma’an area, as well as announced that another young man had been injured.

The account, Asad Alshak, posted to Facebook to share an image of Ramadan Dhifallah Abu Maaniya from before the strike.

Ramadan’s brother, Anwar Abu Maaniya, mourned his brother and paid tribute to his life in a post on Facebook, writing “I will never forget the light of your face, my brother. May God bless you.”

In a further post to Facebook, the account Ahali.maen shared another picture of Ramadan, as well as reporting that Ramadan was in his own house when the alleged airstrike hit.

On the same day as the incident, a tweet by the account @Alaqsavoice_Brk claimed that there were a number of injuries as a result of the incident at the Abu Maaniya family home, contrary to previous reports of there being only one injury.

Ramadan Dhifallah Sweilem Abu Maaniya’s name was matched with the Palestinian Ministry of Health list of fatalities in Gaza.

Where sources identified the belligerent, all sources attributed the strikes to Israeli forces.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Ramadan Dheifallah Sweilem Abu Maaniya رمضان ضيف الله سويلم ابو معنيه
29 years old male Matched to MoH ID 400526554

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    IDP or refugee camp, Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    1–2
  • 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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Media
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    Source: Censorship Team Pro
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    Source: Asad Alshak
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    Source: Ahali.maen
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    Source: Anwar Abu Maaniya

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, Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    1–2
  • 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 (10) [ collapse]