Conflict

Israel and Gaza

Incident Code

ISPT0166

Location

قرب مسجد عمر بن الخطاب, Vicinity of Omar bin Al Khattab Mosque, Gaza, Palestinian territories

Geolocation

31.498575, 34.426799
Accuracy: Nearby landmark

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

At dawn on Friday, October 12th 2023, four civilians were reportedly killed and a number of civilians injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Sobeih family home located near the Omar bin Al-Khattab Mosque in the al-Dahdouh area in Tal al-Hawa, west of Gaza city in the Gaza Strip.

Further details about the identity of the victims and the exact number of the injured are unknown. The local sources reported about “several” and “a number” of injured, therefore Airwars classified the minimum and maximum number of the injured civilians as 2-2.

Where sources identified the belligerent, all sources attributed the strikes to Israeli forces.

Key Information

Military Actor
Strike Type
Airstrike
Strike Status
Likely strike
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the Omar bin Al Khattab (عمر بن الخطاب) mosque, west of Gaza (غز) city, for which the generic coordinates are: 31.498575, 34.426799. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.