Geolocation
Airwars assessment
On Friday, October 27, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit civilians gathered in the vicinity of a “soldier’s office” (or Diwan Jundiyya) in the Al Shujaiya neighbourhood in the east of Gaza City, injuring and killing a number of civilians, as reported by Jenin News and Daqiqah News.
No sources available to Airwars included the names of the civilians injured or killed, only that there were a number of injuries and casualties. Shehab News specified that the airstrike hit a gathering in the al-Mantar area of the al-Shujaiya neighbourhood, reporting the incident at 9:12 AM. Facebook user Tareq Musleh reported the strike hit near “the club” although he did not include further details.
Where sources identified a belligerent, all sources attributed the strike to Israeli forces.
The incident occured at approximately 9:00 am local time.
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the neighbourhood of Al Shujaiya (حي الشجاعية) in Gaza City (مدينة غزة), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.494122, 34.475567. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.