Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

ISLB250924k

Incident date

September 25, 2024

Location

بعلبك الهرمل, Baalbek-al-Hermel, Lebanon

Airwars assessment

On Wednesday, September 25, 2024, between four and seven people were reportedly killed and 38 others injured following alleged Israeli strikes on the Baalbek-al-Hermel region in eastern Lebanon.

MTV reported that 4 people were killed and 38 wounded in “successive Israeli raids,” citing a statement from the Public Health Emergency Operations Center of the Ministry of Public Health. Al-Jazeera Egypt initially reported the same toll but later updated it to 7 fatalities, based on information from the Lebanese Ministry of Health. Names and other identifying information was not made publicly available, nor was information regarding the severity of the injuries.

An image released by Al-Jazeera Egypt shows a large plume of dark smoke rising in the distance, likely from an explosion in a rural area.

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

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    4 – 7
  • Civilians reported injured
    38
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Israeli Military

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Media
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    Source: AJA.Egypt

Israeli Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    4 – 7
  • Civilians reported injured
    38
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Israeli Military

Sources (8) [ collapse]