Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

ISPT031024q

Incident date

October 3, 2024

Location

مخيم المغاز, Al Maghazi, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.421721, 34.385404 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Town level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On October 3, 2024, at least three civilians were reported injured by alleged Israeli artillery shelling of a school sheltering displaced people in the Maghazi Refugee Camp, Deir Al Balah, Gaza Strip.

At 9:23 local time, @Sa7atPlBreaking reported “three injuries in artillery shelling targeting a school sheltering displaced people east of Al Maghazi in the central Gaza Strip.” Other sources including @AlMayadeenLive, @livequds, @Talalibrahim81, Alarabiya Palestine, Pal Post and Al Anis TV reported “injuries” as a result of the alleged artillery shelling without providing an exact injury toll.

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

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Al Maghazi (مخيم المغاز), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.421721, 34.385404. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    3
  • 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.
  • Impact
    Education
    Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Israeli Military

Sources (19) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (4) [ collapse]

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    Source: @livequds
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    Source: Alarabiya Palestine
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    Source: Al Anis TV
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    Source: Al Hadath Palestine

Israeli Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    3
  • 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.
  • Impact
    Education
    Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Israeli Military

Sources (19) [ collapse]