Conflict

Israel and Gaza

Incident Code

ISPT0669

Location

بيت لاهيا, Beit Lahia, North Gaza, Palestinian territories

Geolocation

31.551277, 34.509233
Accuracy: Town

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: February 5, 2025

On the afternoon of October 27, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike/drone strike killed two people on a motorcycle in the Western Circle neighbourhood of Beit Lahia in North Gaza.

Twitter user @PSLK1154 reported that the bodies of the two people were transferred to the Indonesian Hospital in Beit Lahia, and a Facebook post by Ahmad Assaf claimed that both people died at the scene. According to posts by the Quds Network and al-Sharq news, the Gaza Ministry of the Interior reported that both people died from the strike.

According to posts from Twitter user @PSLK1154 and Facebook users Faraj Abdulakreem al-Raq, Mohammed Youssef, and others wrote that the airstrike was carried out by an Israeli reconnaissance plane. The names, ages, and further biographical information on the persons killed are not included in sources available to Airwars. This assessment will be updated if more information emerges.

Sources, including the news agencies Safa, Shehab, al-Araby, and the Quds Network, report that the strike killed two civilians. There are no mentions of any further injuries related to the strike.

When sources identified a belligerent, all sources attributed the strike to Israeli forces.

Key Information

Military Actor
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Strike Status
Likely strike
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Civilians reported killed
2

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Beit Lahia (بيت لاهيا), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.551277, 34.509233. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Military Statements

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

Sources (39)

Twitter Arabic