Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

ISPT0897

Incident date

November 5, 2023

Location

محيط مستشفى القدس في تل الهوا, Al-Quds Hospital, Tal Al-Hawa, Gaza strip, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.505833, 34.430556 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Nearby landmark level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On the morning of November 5, 2023, at approximately 10am, one patient in the intensive care unit of al-Quds Hospital was injured by heavy artillery shelling, airstrikes, and explosions allegedly deployed by the Israeli military.

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) first reported the news at 10:30 AM, reporting that al-Qud Hospital, the refuge of more 14,000 civilians, had been rocked by the intensity of the bombing taking place in the Tal al-Hawa neighbourhood, resulting in the injury of one patient and “a number of displaced people.” Other local sources mentioned only one injury, specifically mentioning the injury to the patient in intensive care.

Later reports by Safa News Agency and ShehabAgency revealed images of the destruction at the hospital, with its windows cracked and its floor littered with shards of glass from shattered partitions in the building as patients lay in their beds. Ambulance crews stationed at the hospital were also unable to leave to attend to cases elsewhere, blocked in by the bombing.

The names of the injured individual(s) are unknown. This assessment will be updated if further information emerges.

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

The incident occured at approximately 10:00 am local time.

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the vicinity of al-Quds Hospital (الهلال الأحمر ومستشفى القدس) in Gaza City (مدينة غزة), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.505833, 34.430556. 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 and/or Artillery
  • Infrastructure
    Healthcare, Hospital
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    1–3
  • 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: @ShehabAgency
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    Source: @ShehabAgency
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    Source: Palestine Red Crescent Society - Gaza Strip
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    Source: Palestine Red Crescent Society - Gaza Strip
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    Source: Palestine Red Crescent Society - Gaza Strip
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    Source: Palestine Red Crescent Society - Gaza Strip
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    Source: Palestine Red Crescent Society - Gaza Strip
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    Source: Aldiwan
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    Source: Aldiwan
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    Source: Aldiwan
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    Source: Majed Diyab Qudaih
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    Source: Alqudshos
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    Source: Alqudshos
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    Source: Alqudshos
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    Source: Alqudshos
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    Source: JrtvMedia
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    Source: JrtvMedia

Israeli Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Infrastructure
    Healthcare, Hospital
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    1–3
  • 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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