Geolocation
Airwars assessment
On June 7th 2024, a civilian was reported killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike in the northern area of Rafah. The incident occurred at approximately 17:30. No injuries were reported.
The Palestinian Press Agency, also known as the Safa News Agency, reported the airstrike and casualty but did not provide details about the victim. Al Jazeera also covered the attack in a post on their Facebook account. Several other sources, including Al Qastal and The Palestinian Information Center, shared information about the incident on their Twitter and Facebook accounts, but did not provide any further information or report on injuries.
Airwars classified the strike as a “single source claim” and “weak” because multiple sources repeated the information provided by Safa News Agency.
The incident occured at approximately 5:30 pm local time.
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the city of Rafah (رفح), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.296854, 34.243508. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.