Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

ISPT010824e

Incident date

August 1, 2024

Location

قرب دوار الكويت في حي الزيتون, Near Kuwait Roundabout, al-Zeitoun Neighbourhood, Gaza Сity, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Airwars assessment

Two civilians were reportedly killed and a number of civilians were injured in an alleged Israeli artillery strike and/or drone strike on a group of people near the Kuwait roundabout in the al-Zeitoun neighbourhood of Gaza City on the morning of Thursday, 1st August 2024.

Family members, community groups and news sources, including Al-Jazeera Palestine, reported that two men had been killed in the alleged Israeli strike. The al-Mahdoun family, writing on Facebook, identified one of the men as Salah Kamal al-Mahdoun.

Paying tribute to Salah Kamal al-Madhoun, the al-Madhoun family posted a photo of him, showing him to be a young man with a closely trimmed beard and glasses.

The second man killed in the incident was identified on Facebook by his sister-in-law Najlaa Nasser, among numerous other sources, as Kamal Jawad al-Kholy. “May God have mercy on my sister’s husband,” wrote Najlaa Nasser, while wishing her sister Umm Jawad al-Kholy “patience over the separation from her husband.”

Meanwhile, a second image circulated online by Al-Jazeera Palestine, among other sources, depicted the two men lying dead on a raised surface. The bodies of the two men were transported to the Baptist Hospital (also known as the al-Ahli Arab Hospital).

In addition to these two reported deaths, sources including the Palestinian Raya Network indicated that numerous others had been injured in the strike, although none of the sources provided specific numbers.

Where sources identified the belligerent, all sources attributed the strike to Israeli forces. While Safa News referred to the strike as “Israeli shelling,” Yani Safak News blamed the incident on a “reconnaissance plane.”

The incident occured at approximately 9:30 am local time.

The victims were named as:

Kamal Jawad Al-Kholy كمال جواد الخولي
Adult male killed
Salah Kamal Al-Madhoun صلاح كمال المدهون
Adult male killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike, Artillery, Drone Strike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • (2 men)
  • 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 (62) [ collapse]

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    Source: @AJA_Palestine

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    Source: Mohammad jameel al-assar

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    Source: Elmadhoun family official page

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    Source: Al-jazeera palestine

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    Source: Al-zeytoun neighbourhood gaza

Israeli Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike, Artillery, Drone Strike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • (2 men)
  • 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 (62) [ collapse]