Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

ISPT0750

Incident date

October 30, 2023

Location

المركز الثقافي في بني سهيلا, Vicinity of Cultural Centre, Bani Suhaila, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.326119, 34.300720 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Nearby landmark level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Shortly before 11:20 PM on Monday, 30th October 2023, Shebab Agency, alongside multiple other sources, reported three minor injuries as a result of an airstrike that struck a house belonging to the Mohsen (“Al-Raqb”) family located near the Cultural Centre in Bani Suhaila, east of Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip.

Other reports, all published on social media in the early hours of the morning of 30 October 2023, claimed that there were no casualties as a result of an Israeli airstrike near the Cultural Centre in Bani Suhaila.

There was only one report which gave any details about the identities of the civilian casualties, a tweet by Suda (@m7ma3madd), which claimed that injuries occurred in the home of Shawqi al-Raqab “for the second time”.

All sources attributed the strike to Israeli military aircraft.

The incident occured at approximately 11:20 pm local time.

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the vicinity of the Cultural Centre (المركز الثقافي) in Bani Suhaila (بني سهيلا), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.326119, 34.300720. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    0–3
  • 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 (19) [ collapse]

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
    Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    0–3
  • 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 (19) [ collapse]