Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

ISPT0870

Incident date

November 4, 2023

Location

حي الصبرة، مدينة غزة, Al-Sabra neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.508298, 34.450736 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On Saturday, November 4th 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike reportedly struck the Al Nimr family house in the Sabra neighbourhood in Gaza City, killing six civilians and injuring six others.

While some sources did not specify the number of casualties, the majority, including Snd News Agency and @ShehabAgency, consistently reported that six people had been killed during the attack. All sources that mentioned casualty figures confirmed this number. Injuries were noted by most sources, with six individuals reportedly wounded. No information on the identities of the victims was provided.

Regarding the form of attack, most sources described the attack as a “bombing” or “targeting” of the house, while some, including Twitter/X users @ayelnagar, @alaqsa_arabic and @ShehabAgency, specified that the house was destroyed by an “[Israeli] aircraft.”

Where sources identified a belligerent, all sources attributed the attack to the Israeli military.

Regarding the specific area of the incident, all sources that referred to the location reported that it occurred at the Al Nimr family home in the Al-Sabra neighbourhood in Gaza City. While most sources did not elaborate further, Wafa News described the neighbourhood as being in central Gaza City, while Shabakt Rasd Al Ikhbaria identified it as located in the southern part of the city.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the neighbourhood of Al-Sabra (حي الصبرة) within Gaza City (مدينة غزة), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.508298, 34.450736. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

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Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Infrastructure
    Residential
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    6
  • Civilians reported injured
    6
  • 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 (19) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

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    Source: Wakalt quds net ll anba’a

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
    6
  • Civilians reported injured
    6
  • 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 (19) [ collapse]