Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

ISPT0780

Incident date

October 31, 2023

Location

بالقرب من مسجد الدعوة، النصيرات, Vicinity of Al Dawa Mosque, Al Nuseirat camp, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.451111, 34.400278 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Nearby landmark level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On the evening of Friday, October 27, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the Al-Amriti family home, near the Al Dawa Mosque, in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, killing between four and seven civilians, including three children, and injuring up to seven.

Shehab Agency and Al Mayadeen, among other sources, reported that the strike killed seven civilians, while Twitter user @sameh2655014316 and Facebook user Alaa Alaa reported that four civilians were killed. Twitter user @sameh2655014316 reported that four killed victims were taken to  Al Aqsa Hospital after the strike. Facebook user Mayar El Khatib reported that the strike killed seven people, three of whom were children.

Facebook user Farah W. Alamreety posted the collage with the pictures of the alleged victims of the strike where two men and three children can be seen. However, the identities of the victims are not known.

Photos posted by social media users showed civilians with severe injuries. One photo depicted a young boy being treated in a hospital, while another showed a man carrying a young girl from an ambulance as she held a bandage to her head. Twitter user @Sa7atPlBreaking reported the strike caused seven injuries, while other sources, such as @khdiiga94, reported “a number” of injuries.

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

The incident occured in the evening.

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the vicinity of the Al Dawa Mosque (مركز الدعوة الى الله) in the Al Nuseirat camp (مخيم النصيرات), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.451111, 34.400278. 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
    Residential
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    4 – 7
  • (3 children2 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–7
  • 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 (22) [ collapse]

Media
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    Source: @khdiiga94
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    Source: @khdiiga94
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    Source: @khdiiga94
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    Source: @khdiiga94
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    Source: @zl_at47051
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    Source: @sameh2655014316
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    Source: @Abdell_33
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    Source: @Abdell_33
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    Source: Raneem Yasser
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    Source: Raneem Yasser
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    Source: Raneem Yasser
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    Source: Salwa.madbouly.5
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    Source: Salwa.madbouly.5
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    Source: Salwa.madbouly.5
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    Source: Ziad.faour.520
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    Source: Ziad.faour.520
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    Source: Ziad.faour.520
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    Source: Ziad.faour.520
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    Source: Farah W. Alamreety
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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
    Residential
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    4 – 7
  • (3 children2 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–7
  • 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 (22) [ collapse]