Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

ISLB300924g

Incident date

September 30, 2024

Location

بلدة أرزون, Arzoun, Southern Governorate, Lebanon

Geolocation

33.282850, 35.377031 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Town level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On September 30th 2024, three paramedics were reported killed by an alleged Israeli airstrike around 9 AM on a medical centre in the town of Arzoun in southern Lebanon.

On the day of the incident, the news outlet Alahed News published that three paramedics from the Civil Defense in the Islamic Health Authority had been killed following an airstrike in Arzoun. There was no additional information on the identities of the victims. The Islamic Health Authority is a civil defense group that is associated with Hezbollah. While Hezbollah operates an active militant wing, their political presence is also deeply enmeshed within the state, providing social and organisational services, primarily in the Shia’a majority areas in Southern Lebanon, the Beqaa Valley, and the suburbs of Beirut. With this context in mind, and given that there are no indications of militant activities, the presence of the Islamic Health Authority cannot be used to determine if an individual or community is affiliated with Hezbollah’s armed wing, or that there was a militant presence in the area.

Multiple local sources repeated similar information about the strike in Arzoun, therefore this incident has been graded as a “single source claim.”

The incident occured at approximately 9:00 am local time.

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Arzoun (ارزون), for which the generic coordinates are: 33.282850, 35.377031. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Healthcare facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3
  • (3 healthcare_personnel)
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Impact
    Healthcare
    Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Israeli Military

Sources (25) [ collapse]

Israeli Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Healthcare facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3
  • (3 healthcare_personnel)
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Impact
    Healthcare
    Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Israeli Military

Sources (25) [ collapse]