Conflict

Israel and Gaza

Incident Code

ISPT0087

Location

خان يونس, Khan Younis, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories

Geolocation

31.346149, 34.303899
Accuracy: City

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

On the afternoon of Tuesday, October 10th, 2023, two Palestinian children were reportedly killed and several more civilians were injured as a result of an alleged strike carried out by the Israeli military on two homes located west of Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip.

A video by Arab World News Agency shows the damaged homes completely collapsed, and Palestinian citizens undertaking a search and rescue of potentially trapped civilians.

The killing of the two children was reported by local citizen (@sondosmohammad_) on Twitter/X and further corroborated by journalist Journalist Abbas Mazen and by multiple local news outlets such as the Palestinian News Agency and PalinfoAr. Arab World News Agency added that “several other people” were also injured but didn’t specify how many. There were no details on the identity of the victims.

Airwars has graded this incident as “single source claim” due to only one source attributing the bombing to Israeli forces. However, multiple sources reported on the resulting civilian harm, therefore the civilian harm has been graded as “fair”.

Key Information

Military Actor
Strike Type
Airstrike
Strike Status
Single source claim
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Civilians reported killed
2
2 Children
Civilians reported injured
2

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the city of Khan Younis (خان يونس), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.346149, 34.303899. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Military Statements

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

Media From Sources (1)