Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

ISPT221024f

Incident date

October 22, 2024

Location

مدرسة أسامة بن زيد في بيت لاهيا, Osama Bin Zaid School, Beit Lahia, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.538611, 34.478889 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Nearby landmark level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On October 22nd 2024, Civil Defense crews reportedly recovered “two martyrs and 10 injured, some of them seriously injured” as a result of an alleged Israeli attack on the Osama Bin Zaid school, located in the town of Beit Lahia, in North Gaza, the Gaza Strip.

Many sources, such as the Jordan TV, the Al Arabi Al Jadeed or Safa News, reported on the incident, however all the sources repeated the same information. Therefore, this incident has been graded as a “single source claim” and “weak”.

The identities of the two dead civilians were not disclosed in the sources reporting the alleged attack, nor those of the injured civilians.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the Osama Bin Zaid School (مدرسة أسامة بن زيد) in Beit Lahia (بيت لاهيا), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.538611, 34.478889. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.    

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • Civilians reported injured
    10
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Israeli Military

Sources (13) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (3) [ collapse]

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    Source: Jordan TV
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    Source: Al Arabi Al Jadeed
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    Source: Yemenpalestine news

Israeli Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • Civilians reported injured
    10
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Israeli Military

Sources (13) [ collapse]