Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

ISPT0662

Incident date

October 27, 2023

Location

منطقة المصدر شرقي دير البلح, Masdar neighbourhood, Deir Al Balah, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.413279, 34.378931 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On October 27th, 2023 at around 6:13 AM, an alleged Israeli strike hit a civilian car in the Masdar neighbourhood, eastern Deir Al Balah, and killed two farmers.

Shehab News reported the deaths of two civilians, but did not include their names or further biographical details. No injuries were reported as a result of the strike. Al Mayadeen and journalist Mahmoud Bukra repeated the same details regarding the strike, therefore this incident has been graded as a single source claim.

The incident occured at 06:00:00 local time.

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the neighbourhood of Al Masdar (منطقة المصدر) in Deir Al Balah (دير البلح), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.413279, 34.378931. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.    

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Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Impact
    Food
    Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Israeli Military

Sources (6) [ 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 and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Impact
    Food
    Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Israeli Military

Sources (6) [ collapse]