Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

ISPT0034

Incident date

October 8, 2023

Location

قرب مسجد علي بن أبي طالب, Vicinity of Ali Bin Abi Talib Mosque, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.495066, 34.446133 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Nearby landmark level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On October 8th 2023, Israeli aircraft reportedly bombed a residential building in Al-Zaytoun, Gaza City, resulting in an unspecified number of civilians killed and wounded.

While posts shared by Shehab News Agency and other social media users claim that people were inside the building at the time of the strike, no details are currently available about the exact number of people wounded or killed. In a post on X/Twitter shared on October 8, Shehab News Agency described this incident stating, “[Israeli] aircraft bombed a house for the Shaldan family on the heads of its residents in the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood in Gaza City.” A tweet from @lameesabueyada00 referred to “martyrs” under the rubble while a Facebook post by Atef Najar reported “martyrs and wounded”.

@lameesabueyada00 identified the location as “north of the Ali bin Abi Talib Mosque in the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood.”

Where sources identified the belligerent, all sources attributed the strikes to Israeli forces. A tweet from @PalinfoAr added that the strike occurred “without warning”.

Due to the scale and urgency of Airwars’ assessment process, all images have been automatically uploaded to each assessment with the graphic filter applied to protect users. We have also included all images identified from the sources, which may also include any imagery of combatants.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention a house in the vicinity of the Ali Bin Abi Talib Mosque (مسجد علي بن أبي طالب) in the Al Zeitoun (الزيتون) neighbourhood of Gaza city (غزة), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.495066, 34.446133. 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
    Residential
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • 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 (10) [ collapse]

Media
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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
    Residential
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • 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 (10) [ collapse]