Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

ISPT220624j

Incident date

June 22, 2024

Location

حي الشجاعية, Al Shuja'iyya neighborhood, Gaza Strip, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Airwars assessment

Four civilians, including two children, were killed during the afternoon of June 22, 2024 shortly after 15:00PM, due to alleged Israeli airstrikes on a house in the al-Shuja’iyya neighborhood east of Gaza City.

The news was reported by Anadolu Agency at 15:28PM, stating that an “Israeli raid” on a house had resulted in a number of “[d]ead and wounded, including children”. While no source has specified how many people were injured, the reference to “wounded” suggests that at least one individual had been injured. Later reports by Shehab Agency and Al-Jazeera Egypt clarified that four individuals, including two children, had been killed, with Safa News Agency confirming that the “Israeli raid” mentioned had taken the form of an airstrike.

The names of the injured and killed individual(s) are unknown.

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

The incident occured in the afternoon.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Infrastructure
    Residential
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    4
  • (2 children)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • 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 (10) [ collapse]

Media
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    Source: WAFA News Agency

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
    4
  • (2 children)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • 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 (10) [ collapse]