Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

ISLB250924zb

Incident date

September 25, 2024

Location

جنوب لبنان, South Lebanon, Lebanon

Airwars assessment

On September 25, 2024, a young man and a former student of Phoenicia University Hussein Abu Zaid was reportedly killed in an attack in southern Lebanon.

His alma mater, Phoenicia University in Lebanon, honoured his memory on Facebook, grieving his loss “with deep sorrow and sadness.” A graduate of their electrical and communications engineering program, Hussein was described as “a model of an outstanding, ambitious, and hard-working student.” The tribute included a photo of him wearing a black polo shirt, standing against the backdrop of a sunset-lit sky. The account noted that Hussein was killed in a “brutal attack”, though did not specify the responsible party.

Therefore, Airwars has graded the Strike Status as “contested”, and the civilian harm status as “weak” given the single source nature of the claim.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Hussein Abu Zaid حسين أبو زيد
Adult male killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Unknown
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected belligerents
    Hezbollah Forces, Israeli Military

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Media
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    Source: Phoenicia University-PU
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    Source: Phoenicia University-PU

Hezbollah Forces Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Hezbollah Forces
  • Hezbollah Forces position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Israeli Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Unknown
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected belligerents
    Hezbollah Forces, Israeli Military

Sources (2) [ collapse]