Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

ISLB230924a

Incident date

September 23, 2024

Location

بوداي بالبقاع, Boudai Al-Bekaa, Bekaa, Lebanon

Airwars assessment

At least one civilian was reportedly killed and six others injured, some of them seriously, by an alleged Israeli bombardment on the town of Boudai Al-Bekaa in the northern Bekaa Valley, Lebanon.

A tweet from the @LebCitizensNews reported that Israeli raids resulted in “A civilian martyr and a number of wounded in Boudai Al-Bekaa”. Al-Ahed News also identified the death of one person, in addition to the injury of six other civilians and material damage – multiple sources credited this information to the Lebanese Ministry of Health. Lebanon News on Telegram added that some of the injuries were “serious” and that the house that was “targeted” contained more than one family. No additional information was found among local sources as to the identity of the killed and injured civilians.

While a post by Ali Shtayeh referred to the attack as air strikes, some sources only mentioned that a “raid” occurred. According to @PalpostN, the incident occurred in the outskirts of the town of Boudai while the Lebanese Ministry of Health, calling the incident “shelling”, referred to the location as occurring in the outskirts of the city of Hermel.

Where sources identified the belligerent, all sources attributed the strike to the Israeli military.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • Civilians reported injured
    6
  • 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 (24) [ collapse]

Media
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    Source: Ali Shtayeh

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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 and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • Civilians reported injured
    6
  • 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 (24) [ collapse]