Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

ISPT0709

Incident date

October 29, 2023

Location

محيط دوار زايد, Vicinity of Zayed Roundabout, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.538143, 34.507826 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Nearby landmark level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Shortly before 2:15pm on Sunday, October 29th 2023, one civilian was reportedly killed and another injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike near the Zayed Roundabout in Northern Gaza, close to the Indonesian Hospital and Jabalya.

Shehab News Agency reported the attack, claiming a reconnaissance aircraft had “targeted a group of civilians near to the roundabout,” resulting in the one injured civilian and one killed civilian being taken to the Indonesian Hospital. This information was shared widely by others.

Given the circular nature of the reporting for this incident, with most sources repeating the news from Shehab Agency, it has been classified as a ‘single source claim’ until further information comes to light.

Where sources identified the belligerent, all sources attributed the strike to the Israeli military.

The incident occured at approximately 2:00 pm local time.

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the vicinity of Zayed Roundabout (دوار زايد) to the north of Jabalia (جباليا), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.538143, 34.507826. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • Civilians reported injured
    1
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Israeli Military

Sources (11) [ 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
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • Civilians reported injured
    1
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Israeli Military

Sources (11) [ collapse]