Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

ISPT0740

Incident date

October 29, 2023

Location

بالقرب من المستشفى الإندونيسي، بيت لاهيا, Vicinity of Indonesian Hospital, Beit Lahia, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.535190, 34.509344 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Nearby landmark level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Shortly before 2:44 AM on Sunday, 29 October 2023, a Palestinian photojournalist, New Press correspondent in the northern Gaza Strip, Fadi Al-Wahidi, was slightly injured in his hand by shrapnel from an alleged Israeli bombardment near the Indonesian Hospital located in Beit Lahia in North Gaza.

The Palestinian press agency, Safa, reported the incident saying that Fadi was only slightly injured, while a post on Twitter/X from @RaidKaid1 also described the injury as minor.

Safa attributed the incident to the Israeli military,  while the post on Twitter/X by @RaidKaid1 did not mention a specific belligerent. Therefore, Airwars graded the incident as a single source claim.

The incident occured at approximately 2:30 am local time.

The victims were named as:

Fadi Al-Wahidi فادي الوحيدي
Adult male injured

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the vicinity of the Indonesian Hospital (المستشفى الإندونيسي) in Beit Lahia (بيت لاهيا), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.535190, 34.509344. 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 and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • 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 (2) [ 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 and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • 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 (2) [ collapse]