Geolocation
Airwars assessment
On the afternoon of June 21st 2024, at least one person was killed and one person was injured in an alleged Israeli quadcopter attack on al-Sikka Street in the al-Zaytoun neighbourhood of southern Gaza City in the Gaza Strip.
At 16:10 on June 21, the Palestinian Press Agency (Safa) reported that one person was killed as a result of Israeli quadcopter drones dropping bombs on al-Sikka Street.
Other sources such as @AlQastalps and @Khabrnews1 described the drones as “shooting and dropping bombs.” According to multiple sources including @ShehabAgency, @Ertikaznews and @PalpostN, the aircraft “targeted a group of citizens.”
The Gaza Days Facebook page reported that one victim was killed and another was injured as an Israeli military “reconnaissance plane” bombed the vicinity of al-Sikka Street. The names of the victims were not found.
Where sources identified the belligerent, all sources attributed the strikes to Israeli forces.
The incident occured in the afternoon.
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention Al-Sikka street (شارع السكة) in the neighbourhood of Al-Zaytoun (الزيتون), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.494692, 34.461433. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.