Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

ISPT0471

Incident date

October 22, 2023

Location

منطقة وادي غزة, Wadi Al Gaza Area, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.446515, 34.401493 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Five civilians were reportedly killed after an alleged Israeli airstrike on a house in the Wadi Al Gaza Area, central Gaza Strip, on October 22, 2023.

The incident was reported as breaking news on Twitter/X by @ShehabAgency but no details were provided, including the identity of the victims. Similar information was shared through several social media accounts and the website wattan.net, that places the alleged strike at 10:25 am. However, the absence of detailed information and the similarity of the claims seem to point to a single source.

Given the similarity and lack of detail of the information reported, Airwars has graded this incident as “single source claim”.

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The incident occured at approximately 10:25 am local time.

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the area of Wadi Al Gaza (منطقة وادي غزة). Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to find boundaries for the neighbourhood and to verify the location further. The generic coordinates for Wadi Al Gaza are: 31.446515, 34.401493.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    5
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Israeli Military

Sources (9) [ collapse]

Media
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    Source: Aseel and. God
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    Source: Mahmoud Ramadan
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    Source: Salim Abu Aghbit
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    Source: Salim Abu Aghbit
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    Source: Salim Abu Aghbit
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    Source: Salim Abu Aghbit
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Israeli Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    5
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Israeli Military

Sources (9) [ collapse]