Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

ISLB230924zt

Incident date

September 23, 2024

Location

تول, Toul, South Lebanon, Lebanon

Geolocation

33.389686, 35.445065 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On Monday, 23 September 2024, at around 11:15 am local time, an alleged Israeli airstrike struck the Farhat industrial facility in the Toul area of South Lebanon, injuring a number of civilians.

While the exact number of civilian casualties is unclear, the incident was covered by social media users and news agencies online, some of whom referenced “a number” of injuries. In line with Airwars’ methodology, the use of the plural form has been quantified as at least two injuries until further information emerges.

Initial reports of the incident emerged around 11:33 am local time, with @midan_press posting on Twitter/X, “National Agency”: “Injuries in a raid on an industrial facility in Toul. #Meydan_Press.” Sawt El Mada, a Lebanese radio platform, also shared news about the incident on Twitter/X. The article included a picture of the alleged strike, depicting industrial buildings surrounded by large clouds of black smoke. On Facebook, Anadolu Agency shared, “#Urgent | Injuries in an Israeli raid that targeted an industrial facility in the town of Toul, southern Lebanon, and completely destroyed it (Lebanese News Agency).”

Most sources described the event as a “raid” of the Al-Daqs house with only one news source, Jezzinetahki, claiming this was an alleged airstrike: “Injuries in a raid on an industrial facility in Toul […] Israeli warplanes raided and destroyed the Farhat industrial facility in the center of the Toul area. Injuries were reported.” Additionally, sources do not mention any information about civilian deaths related to the incident.

Where sources identified belligerents, all sources attributed the airstrike to the Israeli military.

The incident occured at approximately 11:15 am local time.

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Toul (تول), for which the generic coordinates are: 33.389686, 35.445065. 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 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 (15) [ collapse]

Media
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    Source: @Sawtelmada
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    Source: @sawtkellebnen

Israeli Military Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Israeli Military
  • Israeli Military position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • 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 (15) [ collapse]