Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

ISPT0517

Incident date

October 23, 2023

Location

بئر النعجة, Bir Al-Na'ja area, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.541901, 34.488035 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Shortly before 11:30 AM on Monday, 23 October 2023, a number of people were reportedly injured by an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Abu Zeina family home in the Bir al-Na’ja area located west of Jabalia in the North Gaza governorate.

Multiple local sources quoted the Ministry of Interior of Gaza, which reported that Israeli aircraft allegedly bombed a house for the “Abu Zina” family in the Bir al-Naja area in  the North Gaza Governorate, and there were a number of injuries. No other information was available as to the number of injuries or their identity.

Airwars has graded the strike status as a single source claim and civilian harm status as weak until new information comes to light as all sources provided the same information.

The incident occured at approximately 11:30 am local time.

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the neighborhood of Bir Al-Na’ja (بئر النعجة) to the west of the Jabalia Refugee Camp (مخيم جباليا). Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to find boundaries for the neighborhood and to verify the location further. The generic coordinates for Bir Al-Na’ja are: 31.541901, 34.488035.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Infrastructure
    Residential
  • 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 belligerent
    Israeli Military

Sources (20) [ collapse]

Israeli Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Infrastructure
    Residential
  • 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 belligerent
    Israeli Military

Sources (20) [ collapse]