Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

ISPT091024v

Incident date

October 9, 2024

Location

مخيم جباليا, Fatima Bint Asad School, Jabalia al-Balad, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.538711, 34.495107 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Around 6:45 PM on Wednesday, October 9th, 2024, several injuries and deaths among civilians were reported following an alleged Israeli artillery strike at the Fatima Bint Asad School located in Jabalia al-Balad, in North Gaza, the Gaza Strip.

While several sources reported the incident affecting Palestinian displaced civilians sheltered at the Fatima Bint Asad School in the Jabalia Refugee Camp, the victims remain unidentified, and no exact number has been provided regarding the number of injuries and deaths.

Twitter/X users @Sa7atPlBreaking, @Qudsn_Brk and @OsamaDmour5 reported the incident in the time interval 6:43-6:45 PM.

Twitter/X users @AnasAlSharif0 and @islambader_1988 wrote that casualties resulted from artillery shelling while @Sa7atPlBreaking claimed that a “sound bomb” was used.

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

The incident occured at approximately 6:00 pm local time.

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the neighbourhood of the Jabalia Refugee Camp (مخيم جباليا), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.538711, 34.495107. 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
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • 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 (22) [ collapse]

Media
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    Source: Sada Falstin

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    Source: Saif Al Bahri

Israeli Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • 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 (22) [ collapse]