Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

ISPT0822

Incident date

November 2, 2023

Location

Al-Quds Hospital in Tal Al-Hawa, west of Gaza City, Gaza Strip, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Airwars assessment

Two displaced people were wounded in the chest and abdomen when Israeli forces allegedly fired bullets in front of the Al-Quds Hospital in the Tal Al-Hawa neighbourhood, located west of Gaza City.

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society reported that the two people injured by the gunshots were a child and a young man. It said the shots resulted in “critical injury” to the child and man in “the chest and abdomen.” No further identifying characteristics of those injured were made publicly available.

On Facebook, the Red Crescent Society also stated that several bullets were shot from a distance of around 1 kilometre by an Israeli military vehicle. These shots allegedly also impacted the sixth floor of the hospital, severely damaging one of the water tanks and the central air conditioning unit of the hospital. A photograph shared by Twitter/X user @nezar_same26503 purported to show the hole one of the bullets left in a wall. Another similar photograph, showing bullet damage to a wall, was shared by the Red Crescent Society on their Facebook page.

The alleged operation caused widespread anxiety throughout the civilian population, many of whom were displaced at the hospital, so “the ambulance team decided to conduct entertainment activities and simple games, to alleviate the children’s fear and panic.”

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

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Ground operation
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Healthcare facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Small arms and light weapons
  • 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 (13) [ collapse]

Media
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    Source: @nezar_same26503
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    Source: Palestine Red Crescent society
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    Source: Rassdnewsnn
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    Source: Rassdnewsnn
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    Source: Hdathbeth
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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
    Ground operation
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Healthcare facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Small arms and light weapons
  • 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 (13) [ collapse]