Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

ISPT0561

Incident date

October 24, 2023

Location

منزلين في حي الصفطاوي وبير النعجة شمال غزة, Al-Saftawi and Bir Al-Naja neighborhoods north of Gaza City, Gaza Strip, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Airwars assessment

Shortly before 10:36 PM on Tuesday, October 24th 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit two homes in the Al-Saftawi and Bir Al-Naja neighborhoods north of Gaza City, killing at least five civilians, including a man and a child, and injuring at least four children.

Several sources, including Al Jazeera Arabic and Gaza’s Interior Ministry, reported that people were killed and wounded in the strike. A video posted by Al Jazeera showed a number of injured people, including four small children, being taken to a hospital for treatment. Many of the victims appeared to be coated in dust, and the video shows loved ones wailing at the hospital.

One source, a social media profile of Mohamed Yaheea on Twitter/X (@mohamedyaheea), posted a video showing rescue workers laying out four body bags, including one that appears to belong to a small child. Like others, this source offered “a number of martyrs” arriving at the hospital, which Al Jazeera stated was the Indonesia Hospital. It also showed a dead body of a man lying on a stretcher.

Four sources named Israeli forces as the belligerent.

The incident occured at approximately 10:00 pm local time.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    5
  • (1 child1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    4
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Israeli Military

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Israeli Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    5
  • (1 child1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    4
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Israeli Military

Sources (6) [ collapse]