Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

ISPT0748

Incident date

October 30, 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

On the night of Monday, October 30, 2023, at least 15 people were killed and a number of others injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Habib family home, a four-storey building, at the Habib Junction, in the Al Zaytoun neighbourhood of Gaza City, Gaza Strip. Many of the civilians killed were women and children.

Following the alleged strike, @ShehabAgency, Alghad News, @Alaqsavoice_Brk, @alforgannet, @Snd_pal, Gaza Days and others reported that Israeli aircraft had “destroyed a four-story residential building” while the occupants were inside.

According to many sources, the alleged strike killed 15 people and resulted in “a large number of wounded.” Wafa News Agency reported on “appeals for ambulances to quickly arrive due to the presence of a large number of dead and wounded, the majority of whom were children, women, and the elderly, lying under the rubble.”

Moha.habib7, reporting the alleged incident, wrote in a post on Facebook “they were sleeping, and now they are sleeping forever…”

The names of the civilian casualties are currently unavailable.

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

The incident occured during the night.

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
  • Infrastructure
    Apartment Building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    15
  • 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 (17) [ collapse]

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    Source: Omar Al-Talawi
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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
  • Infrastructure
    Apartment Building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    15
  • 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 (17) [ collapse]