Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

ISPT0859

Incident date

November 3, 2023

Location

صالة النخيل ومنازل في محيط المستشفى الإندونيسي شمال قطاع غزة, al-Nakheel Hall and homes in the vicinity of the Indonesian Hospital, North Gaza, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Airwars assessment

A number of Palestinian civilians were reportedly killed and injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the al-Nakheel Hall, surrounding homes and a nearby school in the vicinity of the Indonesian Hospital in the North Gaza Governorate shortly before 5:23 PM on Friday 3rd November 2023. According to sources, such as Nidal Qadour al-Hisab al-Ehtyati, writing on Facebook, the al-Nakheel Hall was housing internally displaced families at the time of the incident.

The available sources did not indicate the exact number of people killed and injured in the incident. For example, the journalist Ahmed Qudieh, writing on Facebook, reported that “a number of citizens were killed and injured in the bombing”, whilst other sources, including the Quds News Network, suggested that the number reached “dozens”. In the absence of further detail, the potential numbers of civilian deaths and injuries as a result of the alleged strike have been recorded as 2-24, respectively.

US-based Khabar24 News further alleged that the strike had resulted in “injuries among displaced people in a nearby school.”

Meanwhile, Noura Salah, in another Facebook post, reported that smoke bombs were involved in the incident, and that as a result smoke from the strike had reached the grounds of the Indonesian Hospital.

Where sources identified the belligerent, sources attributed the strike to the Israeli military.

The incident occured at approximately 5:23 pm local time.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Infrastructure
    Education
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2 – 24
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–24
  • 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
    Education
    Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Israeli Military

Sources (13) [ collapse]

Media
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    Source: Boabat Al Lajyen Al Falstinin
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    Source: Ethat Sawt Falstin

Israeli Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Infrastructure
    Education
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2 – 24
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–24
  • 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
    Education
    Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Israeli Military

Sources (13) [ collapse]