Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

ISPT0718

Incident date

October 29, 2023

Location

حي الزيتون بغزة, Al Zaytoun Neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.485479, 34.444885 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Between five and eight civilians, including at least three children and two women, were reportedly killed and a number of civilians were injured in an alleged Israeli bombardment on the Dalloul family home in the Al Zaytoun neighbourhood, south of Gaza City, on the morning of Sunday 29th October 2023.

Whilst several sources, including Al Jazeera and the Gazan Shehab News Agency, initially placed the number of deaths at five, Gaza-based journalist Abdul Rahman al-Abadla reported on Facebook later that morning that eight members of the Dalloul family had been killed in the strike.

Injuries were also reported, with sources including Raed Hammad, another Gaza-based journalist.

In a post on X/Twitter, al-Aqsa Voice Radio detailed that of five bodies recovered from the Dalloul family home in the aftermath of the strike, two were women and three were children. The full identities of the victims were not publicly reported.

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

The incident occured at approximately 6:42 am local time.

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the neighbourhood of Al Zaytoun (حي الزيتون) in Gaza City (مدينة غزة), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.485479, 34.444885. 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
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    5 – 8
  • (3 children2 women)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • 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 (13) [ collapse]

Israeli Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    5 – 8
  • (3 children2 women)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • 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 (13) [ collapse]