Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

ISPT0763

Incident date

October 30, 2023

Location

بالقرب من ميدان أنور عزيزم، مخيم جباليا, Vicinity of Anwar Aziz Square, Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.537222, 34.496389 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Nearby landmark level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

During the day on Monday, 30 October 2023, “injuries” were reported after an alleged Israeli airstrike in the Anwar Aziz area in the center of Jabalia refugee camp in the north of the Gaza Strip.

Photographs were released and reshared by a number of media outlets and social media users showing two young men carried on stretchers by civilians and medical workers after the airstrike. One seems to be attempting to sit up with an extreme look of pain on his face. The other young man has blood on his upper body and a bandage on his hand. No further information regarding civilian harm was found within local sources.

A tweet from @warfareanalysis attributed the airstrikes to Israeli forces, while other sources referred to the “targeting” by warplanes of Jabalia camp, which has been taken to indicate Israeli involvement as Israel is the only belligerent with the capability for airstrikes in the Gaza Strip. Therefore, this incident has been graded as a “likely strike”.

This assessment will be updated if more information emerges.

The incident occured during the day.

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the vicinity of the Anwar Aziz square (ميدان أنور عزيزم) in the Jabalia Refugee Camp (مخيم جباليا), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.537222, 34.496389. 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
  • Infrastructure
    IDP or Refugee Camp
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • 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

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Media
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    Source: @ShehabAgency
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    Source: @ShehabAgency
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    Source: @TitanInvincible
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    Source: @TitanInvincible

Israeli Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Infrastructure
    IDP or Refugee Camp
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • 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 (8) [ collapse]