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Airwars assessment
During the evening of Thursday, October 12, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Aqal family home located in the Nuseirat camp, central Gaza Strip, resulted in the death of one civilian.
Al-Mayadeen news covered the incident, stating that a “martyr was recovered from the home of the Aqal family”, with Wattan news reporting that the airstrike took place at approximately 11:25 in the evening. Multiple sources on local and social media, including Shehab Agency, Sanad News Agency, Safa, and Rafah Service, corroborated the location of the strike, with most of them confirming the death of one civilian and the recovery of a body. Sources did not mention any other casualties or specify the identity of the victim. Rafah Service Official Account posted on Facebook a video showing the aftermath of the attack, while Adham Khaled Jabareen shared a video showing an ambulance arriving at a hospital.
Where sources identified the belligerent, all sources attributed the strikes to Israeli forces.
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The local time of the incident is unknown.
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Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the Nuseirat Camp (مخيم النصيرات) to the north east of Deir al Balah (دير البلح) for which the generic coordinates are: 31.447637, 34.392864. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.