Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

M21ISPT016

Incident date

May 11, 2021

Location

قرب مسجد نعمة الغفري, Vicinity of Nima'a Al Ghafry mosque, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.52286, 34.474502 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Nearby landmark level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Between three and six civilians, including a woman and a child, were injured in strikes on agricultural land located near the Nima’a Al-Ghafry Mosque on Muqat Street in Jabalia on May 11th 2021.

Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) reported that “at approximately 11:40 pm, the occupation warplanes bombed, with two missiles, an agricultural land located near the Nima’a Al-Ghafry Mosque on Muqat Street in Jabalia Al-Balad. As a result, 6 citizens were injured, including a woman and a child, who were taken to the Indonesian Hospital. Some citizens’ homes in the vicinity of the targeted area were damaged.”

Both @GazaNewsOfficia and @Mah_B_Oman identified three civilians as being injured in the strikes.

@3asefa65 identified two missiles as being used in the attack near the Nima Al-Ghafri Mosque.

Only PCHR identified Israel as being responsible for the strikes.

The incident occured at 23:40:00 local time.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    3–6
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (5) [ collapse]

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the vicinity of Nima Al Ghafry mosque (مسجد نعمة الغفري), within Jabalia (جباليا). Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further. The generic coordinates for Nima Al Ghafry mosque are: 31.52286, 34.474502.

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 harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    3–6
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (5) [ collapse]