Incident Code
M21ISPT055Previous code
ISPT055Incident date
May 14, 2021Location
ِشارع النزهه, جباليا , Nuzha Street, Jabalia, the Gaza StripGeolocation
Airwars assessment
A six-year-old girl was killed by shrapnel while outside her house in Jabalia on May 14th, 2021, multiple sources reported. The majority of sources said the shrapnel resulted from nearby Israeli shelling, but Defence for Children International – Palestine and NGO Monitor reported that it came from a rocket-propelled grenade. Rocket-propelled grenades are commonly used by Palestinian militants.
The girl was named as Buthaina Mahmoud Issa Obaid. She was reported to have had a disability, which a source identified as cerebral palsy. The shrapnel struck her head and although she was rushed to hospital, she was unfortunately pronounced dead on arrival.
Defence for Children International – Palestine noted it had not yet been able to confirm the source of the rocket-propelled grenade and said it was continuing to investigate the incident. NGO Monitor, a group based in Jerusalem, alleged that “this incident is the result of Palestinian munitions: Either one of the RPGs fired by Palestinians towards Israel misfired, or an Israeli strike on a weapons cache led to secondary explosions.”
There were no other reports of harm as a result of this incident.
The incident occured at 21:15:00 local time.
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Strike statusContested strike
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Strike typeAirstrike and/or Artillery
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Civilian harm reportedYes
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Civilians reported killed1
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Cause of injury / deathHeavy weapons and explosive munitions
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Airwars civilian harm gradingContestedCompeting claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
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Suspected attackersIsraeli Military, Palestinian Militants
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Media
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Buthaina Obaid died on May 14th, 2021 from a shrapnel wound to her head (image shared by her family with Defence for Children International - Palestine)
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Image of Buthaina Mahmoud Issa Obaid (image via @GheedHissy)
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention Al Nuzha street (شارع النزهه), allegedly within the city of Jabalia (جباليا). Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further. The generic coordinates for Jabalia are: 31.538711, 34.495108.
Israeli Military Assessment:
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Suspected belligerentIsraeli Military
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Israeli Military position on incidentNot yet assessed
Palestinian Militants Assessment:
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Suspected belligerentPalestinian Militants
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Palestinian Militants position on incidentNot yet assessed
Summary
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Strike statusContested strike
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Strike typeAirstrike and/or Artillery
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Civilian harm reportedYes
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Civilians reported killed1
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Cause of injury / deathHeavy weapons and explosive munitions
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Airwars civilian harm gradingContestedCompeting claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
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Suspected attackersIsraeli Military, Palestinian Militants
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