Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

ISPT070624g

Incident date

June 7, 2024

Location

خزاعة, Khuza’a, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.307314, 34.360372 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Town level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On the morning of June 7th 2024, five civilians were reportedly injured in an alleged Israeli drone strike on the town of Khuza’a to the east of Khan Yunis, southern Gaza.

The five injured in the attack were identified on social media as a young man named Muhammad Qudaih, a woman Ihsan Muslim Abourjila, a man referred to as Al-Silawi Abourjila or Abu Ahmed, a woman named Saher Wasim Abourjila and a man named Musab Wasfi Abourjila.

A Facebook account under the name of Oday reported that Muhammad Qudaih underwent a five hour operation due to injuries on his foot, sharing a photo of a young man in a hospital bed with a contraption holding what looks to be multiple metal pins together in his leg. The post named the four other injured people and sent them well wishes for a full recovery.

Safa News reported the incident as did QudsPress via Twitter/X and the Palestine Information Center. Multiple reports stated that five people were injured in the attack and taken to the Gaza European Hospital following the alleged Israeli attack.

All sources attributed the incident to an Israeli airstrike, with a post from @QudsPress on Twitter/X specifically reporting that the attack was an Israeli drone strike.

The incident occured in the morning.

The victims were named as:

Muhammad Qudaih محمد قديح
Adult male injured
Ihsan Muslim Abu Rujaila احسان مسلم ابورجيلة
Adult female injured
Al-Silawi Aburjila (Abu Ahmed) السيلاوي ابورجيلة
Adult male injured
Saher Wasim Abujeila ساهر وسيم ابورجيلة
Adult female injured
Musab Wasfi Aborgila مصعب وصفي ابورجيلة
Adult male injured

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Khuza’a (خزاعة), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.307314, 34.360372. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike, Drone Strike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    5
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Israeli Military

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Media
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    Source: Oday

Israeli Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike, Drone Strike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    5
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Israeli Military

Sources (12) [ collapse]