Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

ISPT0838

Incident date

November 2, 2023

Location

بالقرب من معبر رفح, Vicinity of Rafah Crossing, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.248672, 34.259246 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Nearby landmark level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On November 2, 2023, four people were injured by an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Rumailat neighborhood, east of the Rafah crossing in the Gaza Strip.

On the morning of November 2, various sources including the Palestinian Press Agency (Safa.ps) and Quds News reported “injuries after [Israeli military] aircraft bombed the Rumailat neighborhood, east of the Rafah crossing.” Multiple social media accounts including @K_a_p_s_o_l_a, @abeeribrahim69, Mosafa Ahmad, and Tayaseer Qudaih reported that “four people” were injured in the alleged strike.

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

The names of those injured are currently unavailable.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the vicinity of the Rafah Crossing (معبر رفح), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.248672, 34.259246. 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 harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    4
  • 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: Ajel Palastine

Israeli Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    4
  • 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 (10) [ collapse]