Incident Code
ISPT1001
Incident Date
9 November 2023
Location
منطقة البركة في دير البلح, Al-Baraka Area in Deir Al-Balah, Deir Al Balah, Palestinian territories
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: August 9, 2025
Shortly before 7 a.m. on Thursday, November 9, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike struck the al-Baraka area in Deir al-Balah in the Gaza Strip, killing at least one and as many as eight people, and injuring “several.”
Shehab Agency reported the incident at its Twitter/X account at 7.04 a.m, marking the information as “urgent.” A number of local media outlets reported that the airstrike struck a “group of citizens”, killing a young man. @PlusQuds later tweeted that eight people had been killed, although all other media outlets reported one civilian killed.
Where sources identified a belligerent, all pointed to the Israeli military.
Key Information
Country
Military Actor
Strike Type
Airstrike
Strike Status
Likely strike
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Civilians reported killed
1–8
1 Man
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Statements
Israeli Military Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Israeli Military position on incident
Not yet assessed