Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

ISLB260924l

Incident date

September 26, 2024

Location

طريق قصر-الهرمل, Qasr-Hermel Road, Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon

Geolocation

34.476145, 36.436102 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Street level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

One person was reportedly killed and another injured when an alleged Israeli airstrike hit a motorbike on the Qasr-Hermel road near to the town of al-Qasr on 26 September 2024.

The National News Agency, official news agency of the government of Lebanon, reported that one person died in the incident and one injured person was transferred to al-Batoul Hospital. The injury was deemed “serious”. Lebanon Now News also reported the incident and placed responsibility for the attack on the Israeli air force as did other posts on social media.

Ralf Richa, via Facebook, specified that the alleged air strike occurred on the Qasr-Hermel road and Tripoli National Website reported a raid in the al-Qasr area with an accompanying photo showing a plume of smoke rising in the sky. MetnOnline shared a picture allegedly of the struck motorbike, which was engulfed in flames.

No further information is available at this time about the reported victims of the incident.

Where sources identified the belligerent, all sources attributed the strike to the Israeli Military.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the Qasr-Hermel Road (طريق قصر-الهرمل) between Qasr and Hermel, for which the generic coordinates are: 34.476145, 36.436102. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

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Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • Civilians reported injured
    1
  • 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]

Media
from sources (2) [ collapse]

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    Source: @MetnOnline
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    Source: Tripoli National Website

Israeli Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • Civilians reported injured
    1
  • 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]