Geolocation
Airwars assessment
On Wednesday, October 18th 2023, an unknown number of civilians were killed and wounded in an alleged Israeli airstrike on a house near al-Hayek on al-Thalatheni street in central Gaza City.
Shehab Agency and Amad news reported on the strike, stating that there were a “number of martyrs and wounded” as a result of the bombing, with sources on social media echoing the same. Sources did not specify the exact number or details of civilians killed or wounded. In line with our methodology, Airwars has put the casualty range to at least two civilians killed and wounded, and will update this incident should more information come to light.
Only one unique source attributed the strike to Israeli forces, therefore Airwars has categorized the strike status as a single source claim.
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The local time of the incident is unknown.
Summary
Sources (3) [ collapse]
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention al Thalatheni Street (شارع الثلاثيني) to the west of Gaza city (غزة), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.512923, 34.444469. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.