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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.
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.