Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

ISPT0747

Incident date

October 30, 2023

Location

مخيم جباليا, Jabalia refugee camp, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.534516, 34.502574 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Exact location (via Airwars) level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Around midnight on October 30th, 2023, at least nine civilians, including children, were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike that destroyed the Nofal family house in the Jabalia refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip. Among the injured were photographers Riyad Nofal and his son, Ibrahim Nofal. An ambulance was damaged as a consequence of the alleged attack.

The majority of sources reporting on the incident only reported “injuries” without providing a toll. Some of these sources explicitly stated that no fatalities occurred.

The incident was reported via X/Twitter by numerous accounts, including @ShehabAgency and @PalinfoAr. Although details about the number of injured civilians were not publicly available, several pictures showing the damage of the alleged strike were shared on various social media accounts.

@ShehabAgency posted a series of images showing two infants and a man being carried into the hospital, along with a baby, receiving treatment on a stretcher.

A different set of pictures was widely shared on Facebook. In these images, Ibrahim Nofal can be seen bleeding, followed by him holding his father’s arm with a bandage on his head. Another photo shows an infant lying on a stretcher, embraced by a man. They were both identified in a Facebook post by Hamza.khalil.587 as Riyad (a child) and his father Omar Nofal. Omar Nofal and his son Riyad were also captured in a video posted on Facebook by Al Jazeera Palestine. In the video, an emotional Riyad Nofal can be seen first embracing Omar, and then the younger Riyad, visibly shaken over the stretch. Additionally, photos of at least two other wounded infants were shared as well.

The destruction of the Nofal family house was documented in images posted by @PalinfoAr and other sources. Multiple sources, including Al Jazeera Palestine, shared a video depicting firefighters attempting to contain the fire caused by the alleged airstrike on the last structure of the house standing amid the rubble. A noticeably damaged ambulance can be seen in the same video as well.

The X/Twitter user @Yasser_Gaza mentioned that Ibrahim Nofal is “a wedding and beauty photographer in Gaza and Istanbul, who during his last days turned into a photographer of [Israeli] crimes in Gaza”. User @Sundus_Alnajjr described Ibrahim as “passionate about capturing moments of beauty and happiness”.

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

The incident occured around midnight.

The victims were named as:

Family members (2)

Riyad Nofal رياض نوفل
Adult male injured
Ibrahim Nofal إبراهيم نوفل
Child male injured

Geolocation notes (1) [ collapse]

Reports of the incident mention a residential building being struck in the Jabalia refugee camp (مخيم جباليا). Analysing audio-visual material from sources, we have narrowed the location down to the following exact coordinates: 31.534516, 34.502574.

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  • Imagery:
    Almanar News

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    IDP or refugee camp, Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    9
  • 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.
  • Impact
    Healthcare
    Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Israeli Military

Sources (24) [ collapse]

Media
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    Source: @ShehabAgency

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    Source: @ShehabAgency

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    Source: @ShehabAgency

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    Source: @ShehabAgency

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    Source: Almanar news

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    Source: Almanar news

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    Source: Almanar news

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    Source: Almanar news

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    Source: Almanar news

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    Source: @Yasser_Gaza

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    Source: @Yasser_Gaza

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    Source: @Yasser_Gaza

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    Source: @jafra_ps

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    Source: @Yasser_Gaza

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    Source: @Sundus_Alnajjr

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    Source: @Sundus_Alnajjr

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    Source: @PalinfoAr

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    Source: @PalinfoAr

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    Source: @PalinfoAr

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    Source: @PalinfoAr

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    Source: @refugeesps

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    Source: @refugeesps

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    Source: @refugeesps

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    Source: @refugeesps

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    Source: @arsafa.24

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    Source: @arsafa.24

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    Source: @Anas Al Sharif

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    Source: @Anas Al Sharif

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    Source: @Anas Al Sharif

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    Source: @Anas Al Sharif

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    Source: @Anas Al Sharif

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    Source: Hamza.khalil.587

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    Source: Snd News Agency

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    Source: Snd News Agency

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    Source: Snd News Agency

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    Source: Snd News Agency

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    Source: Mariam Mohamed

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    Source: Mariam Mohamed

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    Source: Mariam Mohamed

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    Source: Ya Rab Redak

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    Source: Said El Haji

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    Source: Ibrahim Ajnan

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Israeli Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    IDP or refugee camp, Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    9
  • 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.
  • Impact
    Healthcare
    Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Israeli Military

Sources (24) [ collapse]