Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

ISPT00013

Incident date

October 7, 2023

Location

مجمع ناصر الطبي, Nasser medical complex, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.347153, 34.292774 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Nearby landmark level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On October 7, 2023, one journalist and a number of civilians – including paramedics and media crew – were reportedly injured by an alleged Israeli strike on a Ministry of Health ambulance close to the Nasser Medical Complex, Khan Younis, Gaza. The vehicle was reportedly severely damaged by the blast.

The journalist was identified by sources as 50 year-old Al-Ghad TV correspondent Ibrahim Qanan. Local sources indicated that he was injured while he was working to cover the events. @MOHMEDELHAMRAWY affirmed that their colleague Ibrahim received first aid treatment following his injury. The same source implied that he was wounded because “journalists in Palestine are considered fighters”. Local source claimed that despite his injuries, after being treated, he recounted “the details of how Israeli aircraft targeted an ambulance inside the Nasser Medical Complex”.

The media Al-Ghad added that “a number of crew members” were also injured following an Israeli bombing. PCHR also reported that this attack, conducted while the ambulance arrived at the Emergency services of the hospital, wounded “a number of citizens”, adding that among those were “paramedics”. Neither Al-Ghad nor PCHR provided the number or identity of the others wounded. PCHR claimed that the strike was conducted at approximately 12:30 and followed a first strike on another ambulance in the same area, which was reportedly conducted thirty minutes earlier.

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The incident occured at approximately 12:30 pm local time.

The victims were named as:

Ibrahim Qanan ابراهيم قنن
50 years old male injured

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the Nasser medical complex (مجمع ناصر الطبي) in Khan Yunis (خان يونس), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.347153, 34.292774. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Healthcare facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    5
  • 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.
  • Impact
    Healthcare
    Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Israeli Military

Sources (5) [ collapse]

Media
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    Source: @MOHMEDELHAMRAWY
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    Source: @wafaabdelrahman
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Israeli Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Healthcare facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    5
  • 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.
  • Impact
    Healthcare
    Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Israeli Military

Sources (5) [ collapse]