Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

ISPT0797

Incident date

October 31, 2023

Location

سيارة إسعاف في منطقة أبو شرخ شمالي القطاع, An ambulance in the Abu Sharkh area, north of the Gaza Strip, Gaza Strip, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Airwars assessment

On October 31, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit an ambulance, injuring two paramedics in the Abu Sharkh area in the northern Gaza Strip.

On the day of the alleged strike, the account @Abdollah_KW posted a picture of the ambulance with its roof badly damaged and blood on the exterior of the passenger door to X/Twitter.

Also to X/Twitter, the accounts @ali_hunter7 and @AlQastalps posted the same image of a man with an injured leg in hospital, surrounded by medical staff.

An al-Mayadeen correspondent also reported the bombing of the ambulance on the same day; this statement was repeated by accounts on several other social media platforms.

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

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Healthcare facility
  • 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.
  • Impact
    Healthcare
    Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Israeli Military

Sources (19) [ collapse]

Media
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    Source: @quds_feed
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    Source: @ABDOLLAH_KW
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    Source: @ali_hunter7
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    Source: @AlQastalps
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    Source: Livequds
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    Source: NewsQastal

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
    Healthcare facility
  • 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.
  • Impact
    Healthcare
    Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Israeli Military

Sources (19) [ collapse]