Incident Code
ISPT0403Incident date
October 20, 2023Location
محيط مسجد الأمان, Vicinity of Aman Mosque, Gaza, the Gaza StripGeolocation
Airwars assessment
On Friday, October 20th, 2023 one person was reportedly killed and at least one person was injured when a residential apartment opposite Aman Mosque in Gaza City was allegedly bombed by an Israeli military aircraft. All sources reported that the bombing resulted in one death, and many sources including @ShehabAgency, @ArabsEvent and @Alsharawmo tweeted that there was also one injury. Safa News, @AwdehTV and local source Basema Alfarra stated that there were several injuries, but did not state a specific figure. No other identifying characteristics, including names, have been made public.
When sources identified a belligerent, all sources attributed the strike to Israeli forces.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the vicinity of Aman mosque (مسجد امان) to the west of Gaza city (غزة), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.527416, 34.466823. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Summary
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Strike statusLikely strike
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Strike typeAirstrike
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InfrastructureResidential
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Civilian harm reportedYes
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Civilians reported killed1
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Civilians reported injured1–2
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Cause of injury / deathHeavy weapons and explosive munitions
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Airwars civilian harm gradingFairReported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
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Suspected belligerentIsraeli Military
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Israeli Military Assessment:
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Suspected belligerentIsraeli Military
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Israeli Military position on incidentNot yet assessed
Summary
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Strike statusLikely strike
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Strike typeAirstrike
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InfrastructureResidential
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Civilian harm reportedYes
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Civilians reported killed1
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Civilians reported injured1–2
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Cause of injury / deathHeavy weapons and explosive munitions
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Airwars civilian harm gradingFairReported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
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Suspected belligerentIsraeli Military
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