Conflict

Israel and Gaza 2021

Incident Code

M21ISPT091

Location

قرب مدرسة المسمية النصر, Vicinity of Al Masmia Al Nasr school, Rafah, Palestinian territories

Geolocation

31.294958, 34.291386
Accuracy: Nearby landmark

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: ISPT091)

Injuries were reported after an alleged Israeli airstrike on a house near the Al-Masmiya School in the Al-Nasrn Neighbourhood on May 17th, 2021.

Ahmad Almagazi Post reported: “injuries in the Isreali bombing of a house near the Masmiya School”, while further local sources reported that people were injured and rescued from the place of attack, without specifying numbers of civilian harm. Other sources only mentioned “several” injuries but didn’t specify how many people were injured.

All of the sources attributed the strikes to Israel.

Key Information

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 injured
2

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the vicinity of the Al Masmia Al Nasr school (مدرسة المسمية النصر), within the area of Rafah (رفح), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.294958, 34.291386. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Military Statements

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