Geolocation
Airwars assessment
At least one civilian, a woman, was injured in a drone strike on Beit Lahiya on May 15th 2021.
@pl24online reported that “reconnaissance planes launch a missile at a house in Beit Lahia, next to Sheikh Ahmed Yassin Mosque in the Shaima area” and Mezan News added that the house sustained damage.
According to Mezan News, “a bystander was injured, Ali Hassan Hussein Ermilat (54 years old), who was taken to the Indonesian Hospital for treatment. For its part, the medical source at the hospital described the widows’ wounds as moderate.”
PCHRgaza also reported on the injury of Ali Hassan and identified the strikes as occurring at approximately 4:05 pm. Mezan News identified the strikes a bit later, at 4.50pm.
All of the sources that reported on the strikes attributed them to Israel.
The incident occured at approximately 4:05 pm local time.
The victims were named as:
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention a residential building being struck in the vicinity of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin Mosque (مسجد الشيخ احمد ياسين), within the town of Beit Lahiya (ببيت لاهيا). Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further. The generic coordinates for Sheikh Ahmed Yassin Mosque are: 31.557127, 34.503121.