Conflict

Israel and Gaza

Incident Code

ISPT0392c

Location

بطن السمين, Batn al Sameen, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories

Geolocation

31.339794, 34.298670
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

On October 20th 2023, the Al-Bashiti family’s house in the Batn al-Sameen area in Khan Yunis was hit by alleged Israeli aircraft bombing, resulting in an unknown number of deaths and injuries. The names of the family members who were affected were not mentioned by the sources.

Journalist Ahmad Qudeih reported that the bombing of the Al-Bashiti home resulted in “injuries” while Khan Yunis City mentioned “martyrs and injuries”. However, neither source mentioned a casualty toll.

Where sources identified the belligerent, all sources attributed the strikes to Israeli forces.

Key Information

Military Actor
Strike Type
Airstrike
Strike Status
Likely strike
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the neighbourhood of Batn al Sameen (بطن السمين) to the south of Khan Younis (خان يونس). Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to find boundaries for the neighbourhood and to verify the location further. The generic coordinates for Batn al Sameen are: 31.339794, 34.298670.

Military Statements

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