Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

ISPT0376

Incident date

October 19, 2023

Location

جوار مسجد ولاية كاتب, Vicinity of Katib Wilayat Mosque, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.503901, 34.462336 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Nearby landmark level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On Thursday, October 19th, 2023, a number of people were reportedly injured in an alleged bombardment in the vicinity of the Katib Wilayat Mosque in Gaza City in the north of the Gaza Strip.

The incident was reported by the Palestinian Press Agency Safa, which alleged that the strike had resulted in “a number of injuries.”

Safa did not explicitly identify the belligerent and there was little other information found through open source on the incident detailing the likely cause of harm, therefore, Airwars graded this as a “weak” incident and listed both parties as potentially responsible for the harm.

The incident was first reported at 21:52 local time.

The incident was first reported on October 19, 2023 at 9:52 pm by Safa.

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the vicinity of Katib Wilayat Mosque (مسجد ولاية كاتب) to the west of Gaza city (غزة), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.503901, 34.462336. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Religious Institution
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected belligerents
    Israeli Military, Palestinian Militants

Sources (2) [ collapse]

Israeli Military Assessment:

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

Palestinian Militants Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Palestinian Militants
  • Palestinian Militants position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Religious Institution
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected belligerents
    Israeli Military, Palestinian Militants

Sources (2) [ collapse]