Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

ISPT0633

Incident date

October 26, 2023

Location

محيط مسجد بدر في حي الزيتون، مدينة غزة, Vicinity of Badr Mosque, Al Zaytoun neighborhood, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.498675, 34.448350 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Nearby landmark level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On the morning of 26th October, 2023 six civilians were reportedly killed when an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the area near the Badr mosque in the Al Zaytoun neighbourhood southeast of Gaza City. Those killed have not been publicly identified, and there was no information about the number of wounded individuals.

The initial report came from Shehab Agency, who posted an urgent alert that six people had arrived at Al Shifa hospital after a strike.

Shortly thereafter, Al Araby TV, Quds News Network and Alghad TV among others quoted the same statement.

Due to the sources’ repeated claims, Airwars has currently graded this incident as “weak,” and will update this incident should further information come to light.

The incident occured in the morning.

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the vicinity of Badr Mosque (مسجد بدر) in the southeast of Gaza City (مدينة غزة), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.498675, 34.448350. 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
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    6
  • 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

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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
    6
  • 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 (22) [ collapse]