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(Previous Incident Code: ISPT146 )
There were reports of two civilians injured as a result of an alleged Israeli forces drone strike which hit a motorcycle near the Sufa Crossing, in the east of Rafah, in the Gaza Strip on August 6th 2022.
One local source, @AlmakdesyBrk, described one injury as “serious” while another source @AsharqNewsBrk referred to “several” people injured. @plespost reported that one of the injuries arrived at Al-Shifa Medical Hospital for treatment. There were no further details about the identity of those injured.
Wafa News reported that the strike was carried out by an Israeli unmanned plane and occurred near the Sufa Crossing east of Rafah. All other sources that reported on the incident attributed the missile to Israeli forces.
Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the vicinity of the Sufa (سوفا) border crossing, for which the generic coordinates are: 31.257708, 34.325497. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.