Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

ISLB230924b

Incident date

September 23, 2024

Location

عيترون, Aitaroun, Nabatieh District, Lebanon

Geolocation

33.118972, 35.469267 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

At least 11 people were reported injured by an alleged Israeli airstrike on a house in the town of Aitaroun in southern Lebanon on September 23, 2024.

Halab Today TV, quoting the Lebanese Ministry of Health, reported that 11 people were injured by an Israeli raid on the town of Aitaroun. A Facebook post from “Aitaroun” also quoted the Ministry of Health in adding that among those injured, one individual was in intensive care, four were treated in the emergency room, while six others were hospitalized. No other details were found among local sources as to the identity of those injured or who the house belonged to.

A video posted by Aitaroun shows the damage caused by the raid which reduced part of a multi-story building to rubble. Videos posted by Zakaria Abdullah also showed rescue crews walking through the rubble of the building, with the post specifically identifying that destroyed building as a house.

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

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Aitaroun (عيترون), for which the generic coordinates are: 33.118972, 35.469267. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    11
  • 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
    Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    11
  • 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]