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(Previous Incident Code: ISPT027)
At least two civilians were injured in alleged Israeli strikes next the Hamouda Institure in Beit Lahia on May 12, 2021.
@SafaPs reported that “two injuries arrived at the Indonesian hospital as a result of the Israeli raid against a group of citizens next to the Hamouda Sharia Institute in Beit Lahia”. Other sources also reported that there were injuries but did not provide a number.
@gaza_report referred to “two casualties” but doesn’t specify if they are injuries or deaths.
All of the sources that reported on the incident identified airstrikes as occurring and both @wtaanpress2 and @Arabi21News attributed the strikes to Israel.
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Reports of the incident mention the vicinity of Hamouda Institute ( معهد حمودة), within the city of Beit Lahiya (بيت لاهيا). Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further. The generic coordinates for Hamouda Institute are: 31.545625, 34.512219.