Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

ISPT0007

Incident date

October 7, 2023

Location

قرب مستشفى غزة الاوروبي, Vicinity of Gaza European Hospital, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.303474, 34.320680 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Nearby landmark level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On October 7th 2023, two civilians were reportedly killed and others were wounded in an alleged Israeli drone strike near the European Hospital area located in the southern Gaza Strip.

There is limited reporting on the incident. However, a tweet from user @Shehabagency writes that two Palestinians were killed and ‘others’ were reportedly injured. The use of “others” has been quantified as 2-2 injuries per Airwars’ methodology.

All reporting on the incident does not provide further detail on the wounded.

A tweet from user @Mohammed reports that the incident was in the form of a drone strike. Where sources identified the belligerent, all sources attributed the strikes to Israeli forces.

Due to the scale and urgency of Airwars’ assessment process, all images have been automatically uploaded to each assessment with the graphic filter applied to protect users. We have also included all images identified from the sources, which may also include any imagery of combatants.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the Gaza European Hospital (مستشفى غزة الاوروبي) in the town of Al Fukhari (الفَخّاري), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.303474, 34.320680. 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, Drone Strike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • 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 (5) [ collapse]

Israeli Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Airstrike, Drone Strike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • 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 (5) [ collapse]