Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

ISPT240824l

Incident date

August 24, 2024

Location

مدرسة تؤوي نازحين في دير البلح, a school sheltering displaced people in Deir Al Balah, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

Airwars assessment

While seeking shelter in a school located in Deir al-Balah, a woman was reportedly injured by an alleged Israeli sniper shortly before 3:15 PM on August 24th, 2024.

Many sources such as the Palestinian Refugee Portal and the Palestine Post reported on the sniper shooting, however all the sources repeated the same information. Therefore, this incident has been graded as a “single source claim” and “weak”.

The woman’s identity and if she survived the bullet wound were not disclosed in the local and international sources reporting on the alleged attack.

The incident occured in the afternoon.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Ground operation
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    1
  • Cause of injury / death
    Small arms and light weapons
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Israeli Military

Sources (16) [ collapse]

Israeli Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Ground operation
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    1
  • Cause of injury / death
    Small arms and light weapons
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Israeli Military

Sources (16) [ collapse]