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Incident Code

USYEM063-C

Incident date

April 18, 2012

Location

جبل خنفر, Mount Khanfar, Abyan, Yemen

Geolocation

13.219289, 45.309859 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Nearby landmark level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Up to four militants were killed in alleged Yemeni or US airstrikes in Mount Khanfar on April 18, 2012 according to local sources. However, Xinhua reported that there were no casualties.

Dawn News reported that a second air raid hit another position held by militants, but did not provide any further details. Alhawyah quoted a Yemeni military source who said that “warplanes launched air strikes on Al Qaeda sites in the Al-Ain region, and that the raids resulted in the death and injury of dozens of Al Qaeda members, in addition to destroying three armored vehicles and damaging two Al Qaeda personnel.” However, it is unclear whether this refers to the incident near Mount Khanfar or airstrikes in Loder on the same evening.

Dawn News also pointed out that the statement from the Yemeni military did not specify whether the air raids were carried out by the Yemeni government or US drones.

A tweet from @southernissue identified airstrikes as occurring in Mount Khanfar. Yafa News also mentioned that airstrikes hit sites in the Amin Triangle and in the mountains surrounding Baluder, causing damage to military equipment and vehicles. Local residents told Xinhua that two further air strikes targeting militant positions on Jabal Khanfar, a hill over looking the city of Ja’ar in Abyan province, and Xinhua attributed the airstrikes to the Yemeni military.

This incident was the second strike of the day (USYEM062-C).

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    No
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Suspected attackers
    Yemeni Air Force, US Forces
  • Suspected target
    Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)
  • Belligerents reported killed
    0–4

Sources (6) [ collapse]

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention Mount Khanfar (جبل خنفر) in the town of Jaar (جعار), for which the generic coordinates are: 13.219289, 45.309859. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Yemeni Air Force Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Yemeni Air Force
  • Yemeni Air Force position on incident
    Not yet assessed

US Forces Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    US Forces
  • US Forces position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    No
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Suspected attackers
    Yemeni Air Force, US Forces
  • Suspected target
    Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)
  • Belligerents reported killed
    0–4

Sources (6) [ collapse]

Incident Code

CS1882a

Incident date

January 4, 2019

Location

near Ash Sha'fa, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Geolocation

34.56493, 40.93594 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Within 100m (via Coalition) level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

In an event previously not tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the injury of one civilian in an artillery strike near Ash Sha’fa, Syria. This was later confirmed by the Pentagon to be a US-only event.

In its June 2019 civilian casualty report, the Coalition noted: “Coalition artillery conducted a strike against a Daesh facility. Regrettably, one civilian was unintentionally wounded due to their proximity to the strike.”

The Coalition provided Airwars with the location of this incident, accurate to within a 100 metre box.

In May 2020, the Pentagon in its annual report to Congress conceded this as a US-only action.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    0
  • Civilians reported injured
    1
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Confirmed
    A specific belligerent has accepted responsibility for civilian harm.
  • Known attacker
    US-led Coalition

Sources (2) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

  • Table of US-only civilian harm events in Iraq and Syria for 2019, declared by the Pentagon to Congress in May 2020.

US-led Coalition Assessment:

  • Known belligerent
    US-led Coalition
  • US-led Coalition position on incident
    Credible / Substantiated
    The investigation assessed that although all feasible precautions were taken and the decision to strike complied with the law of armed conflict, unintended civilian casualties regrettably occurred.
  • Given reason for civilian harm
    Other
    Airwars’ assessment of belligerent’s civilian casualty statement
  • Initial Airwars grading
    Confirmed
  • Civilian injuries conceded
    1
  • Stated location
    near Ash Sha'fa, Syria
    Nearest population center
  • Location accuracy
    100 m
  • MGRS coordinate
    37SFU776265
    Military Grid Reference System

Civilian casualty statements

US-led Coalition
  • Jun 27, 2019

  • Jan. 4, 2019, near Ash Sha'fa, Syria, via self-report. Coalition artillery conducted a strike against a Daesh facility. Regrettably, one civilian was unintentionally wounded due to their proximity to the strike.

Original strike reports

US-led Coalition
Official source

Between Dec. 30, 2018 and Jan. 12, 2019, CJTF-OIR conducted 575 strikes consisting of 1,147 engagements in
Syria, and conducted 13 strikes consisting of 19 engagements in Iraq.

In Syria, 575 strikes engaged 485 ISIS tactical units, and destroyed 308 staging areas, 220 fighting positions, 105 mortar, rocket and artillery systems, 57 supply routes, 50 manufacturing facilities for improvised explosive device and vehicle borne improvised explosive device, 31 command and control nodes, 26 vehicles, 19 weapons caches, 18 mortar launching sites, 18 petroleum oil and lubricant storage facilities, 11 heavy and light weapon systems, eight reservoirs and tankers for petroleum oil and lubricants, eight pieces of heavy equipment, seven vehicle borne improvised explosive devices, six tunnels and caves, four buildings, two unmanned aircraft systems, one weapons facility, one logistics hub and one fuel storage

Summary

  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    0
  • Civilians reported injured
    1
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Confirmed
    A specific belligerent has accepted responsibility for civilian harm.
  • Known attacker
    US-led Coalition

Sources (2) [ collapse]

Incident Code

USSOM394

Incident date

July 19, 2023

Location

near Hareeri Kalle, Galguduud region, Somalia

Airwars assessment

Between five and 100 militants were killed and several others were injured by declared US airstrikes and Somali ground operations near Hareeri Kalle in July 19, 2023.

AFRICOM released a statement that “At the request of the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted a collective self-defense airstrike in a remote area near Hareeri Kalle, approximately 15 kilometers south of Galcad, Somalia against al-Shabaab terrorists. The airstrike was in support of Somali National Army forces who were engaged by the terrorist organization. Working with the Somali National Army, U.S. Africa Command’s initial assessment is that the U.S. airstrike killed 5 al-Shabaab terrorists and that no civilians were injured or killed.”

Garowe Online reported that according to the Somali Ministry of Information, airstrikes and a ground offensive in the Gal Libaax and Ceel Qurac areas left over 100 al-Shabaab members dead and several others injured, as well as the seizure of several weapons and military vehicles. Long War Journal pointed out that the number of casualties has not been independently verified.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Declared strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    No
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Known attacker
    US Forces
  • Known target
    Al-Shabaab
  • Belligerents reported killed
    5–100
  • Belligerents reported injured
    2

Sources (8) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

  • Statement from the Somali Ministry of Information

US Forces Assessment:

  • Known belligerent
    US Forces
  • US Forces position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Original strike reports

US Forces
Official source

At the request of the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted a collective self-defense airstrike in a remote area near Hareeri Kalle, approximately 15 kilometers south of Galcad, Somalia against al-Shabaab terrorists.

The airstrike was in support of Somali National Army forces who were engaged by the terrorist organization.

Working with the Somali National Army, U.S. Africa Command’s initial assessment is that the U.S. airstrike killed 5 al-Shabaab terrorists and that no civilians were injured or killed.

U.S. Africa Command takes great measures to prevent civilian casualties. Protecting civilians remains a vital part of the command’s operations to promote a more secure and stable Africa.

Al-Shabaab is the largest and most kinetically active al-Qaeda network in the world and has proved both its will and capability to attack partner and U.S. forces and threaten U.S. security interests.

Somalia remains key to the security environment in East Africa. U.S. Africa Command’s forces will continue training, advising, and equipping partner forces to give them the tools that they need to degrade al-Shabaab.

U.S. Africa Command will continue to assess the results of this operation and will provide additional information as appropriate. Specific details about the units involved and assets used will not be released in order to ensure operations security.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Declared strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    No
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Known attacker
    US Forces
  • Known target
    Al-Shabaab
  • Belligerents reported killed
    5–100
  • Belligerents reported injured
    2

Sources (8) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS4043

Incident date

August 17, 2019

Location

بلدات متعددة في ادلب, Several towns in Idlib, Idlib , Syria

Airwars assessment

Shaam News reported a number of airstrikes in a range of locations undertaken by both Russian forces and the Syrian regime on August 17th.

Among this report, Shaam News stated that “many of the wounded were in Khan Shiekhoon, Naqir, al-Rakaya, Kafarsijnah, Ma’arzita, Sheikh Dams, Hazarin, Shaykh Mustafa, Ma’rshurin, Haysh, Karsa, and Kfaruma.”

No other information is known at this time.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    4–6
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attackers
    Syrian Regime, Russian Military

Sources (1) [ collapse]

Syrian Regime Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Syrian Regime
  • Syrian Regime position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    4–6
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attackers
    Syrian Regime, Russian Military

Sources (1) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT0112

Incident date

October 11, 2023

Location

شارعالفجم, Alfjm Street, Khan Yunis, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.343243, 34.325098 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Street level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

At least eight civilians, including eight members of the same family, were killed and a number of others were wounded when an alleged Israeli bomb hit the Samour family house on Al-Fajm Street, in the Bani Suhaila area, east of Khan Yunis, in the south of the Gaza Strip, on the evening of Wednesday, October 11, 2023.

Petra News reported that eight family members were killed, as well as a number of injured civilians. All were reportedly taken to Nasser Medical Hospital. Eight of the victims were identified by their family members as 62-year-old Rawhiya Muslim Sammour, 45-year-old Raafat Ibrahim Sammour, 35-year-old Assef Issa Sammour, his 37-year-old brother Musa Issa Sammour, Musa’s wife 31-year-old Hana Adel Al-Fajm. Three children, a 13-year-old boy named Ahmed Musa Sammour, a nine-year-old boy named Salem Musa Sammour, and a five-year-old girl named Ghazal Musa Salem Sammour were also among those killed.

Om Abdullah Hajras made a Facebook post mourning the death of her sister’s husband Abu Al-Abd Sammour; this is likely to be the nickname of one of the victims named above.

Al-Quds News reported on October 12th that there were 10 bodies believed to still be under the rubble. Airwars has not yet included these individuals in the casualty range, but will update the assessment should further information come to light.

Mahmoud Alraqeeb reported on Facebook that only three civilians were killed in the strike but all other sources, including the Samour family themselves, report at least eight were killed.

Al-Quds News reported that the bodies of the eight family members were quickly rescued from the rubble by rescue workers and were identified in the morgue by friends and relatives. The bodies of the Samour family were taken from the hospital, wrapped in burial shrouds and covered in a floral blanket, and placed in an empty square where hundreds of men prayed nearby.

@WWIIIAR claimed the strike took place without warning.

Where possible, names have been matched with the Palestinian Ministry of Health list of fatalities in Gaza released on October 26th, 2023.

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

Due to the scale and urgency of Airwars’ assessment process, all images have been automatically uploaded to each assessment with the graphic filter applied to protect users. We have also included all images identified from the sources, which may also include any imagery of combatants.

The incident occured in the evening.

The victims were named as:

Family members (8)

Rawhiya Muslim Sammour روحية مسلم سمور
62 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 943591032
Raafat Ibrahim Sammour رافت ابراهيم سمور
45 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 900330812
Assef Issa Sammour عاصف عيسى سمور
35 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 800324022
Musa Issa Sammour موسى عيسى سمور
37 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 801350364
Hana Adel Al-Fajm هنا عادل الفجم
31 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 803582071
Ahmed Musa Sammour احمد موسى سمور
13 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 424516250
Salem Musa Sammour سالم موسى سمور
9 years old male killed
Ghazal Musa Salem Sammour غزل موسي سالم سمور
5 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 429735632

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    8
  • (3 children2 women3 men)
  • 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 attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (14) [ collapse]

Media
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    Source: Om Abdullah hajras facebook

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    Source: Alarabiya facebook

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    Source: Alarabiya facebook

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    Source: Alarabiya facebook

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    Source: Alarabiya facebook

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    Source: Mohanad Alkhatib facebook

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    Source: Mohanad Alkhatib facebook

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    Source: Mohanad Alkhatib facebook

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Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the Alfjm Street (شارعالفجم) east of Khan Younis (خان يونس), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.343243, 34.325098. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

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Israeli Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    8
  • (3 children2 women3 men)
  • 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 attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (14) [ collapse]

Incident Code

USSOM400

Incident date

August 25, 2023

Location

in the vicinity of Basra, between Afgoye and Bal’ad towns, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

Airwars assessment

Five al-Shabaab militants were reportedly killed by operations carried out by Somalia government forces and international partners in the vicinity of Basra, between Afgoye and Bal’ad towns on August 25, 2023.

@HarunMaruf quoted state media who reported that government forces in collaboration with international partners carried out a second operation that resulted in the killing of five militants. @HarunMaruf pointed out that the casualty numbers reported by state media have not been independently confirmed.

While no sources directly implicated the US in the operation, the Somali government’s reference to “international partners” has in the past indicated US involvement.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Airstrike, Ground operation
  • Civilian harm reported
    No
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Causes of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons
  • Suspected attacker
    US Forces
  • Suspected target
    Al-Shabaab
  • Belligerents reported killed
    5

Sources (1) [ collapse]

US Forces Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    US Forces
  • US Forces position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Airstrike, Ground operation
  • Civilian harm reported
    No
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Causes of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons
  • Suspected attacker
    US Forces
  • Suspected target
    Al-Shabaab
  • Belligerents reported killed
    5

Sources (1) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS4073

Incident date

August 25, 2019

Location

الهلبة, Al Halba, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.567506, 36.782958 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Local media reported one civilian killed and an unspecified number wounded in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on Al Halba on August 25, 2019.

Horrya News reported that one civilian was killed in “Russian-Assadi aggression.” Orient News also identified one man killed in Al Halba.

Syrian Network for Human Rights also named Jamal Abdul Majid al Fatrawi as being killed in the airstrikes.

Sources were conflicted about who was to blame for the strikes. Syrian Network for Human Rights and Syrian Observatory for Human Rights identified the regime as responsible while Shaam News named Russia as the culprit.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Jamal Abdul Majid al Fatrawi
Age unknown killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.

Sources (7) [ collapse]

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.

Sources (7) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT0102m

Incident date

October 10, 2023

Location

عبسان الكبيرة, Abasan Al Kabira, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.326601, 34.342172 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Exact location (via Airwars) level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On October 10th, 2023, at least 14 people were killed, including five children and two women, while three others were injured after an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the Qadeeh residence in the Abasan area east of Khan Yunis.

Those killed and injured were members of the Qadeeh family: Rajab Qadeeh (69 years old) was killed and his son Shadi Rajab Qadeeh was injured. Shadi’s wife, Hanan Ibrahim Qadeeh (37 years old) was killed, along with their daughter, Maria Shadi Qadeeh (6 years old), and their two sons: Yassen Shadi Qadeeh* and Osama Shadi Qadeeh*. A post from the al-Siddiq Model School for Boys named Hanan as a former teacher, who taught Islamic education. A colleague named Ghada Ahmed posted a condolence message for Hanan and her three children.

Rajab’s other son, Shawqi Rajab Qadeeh (39 years old), was killed with his two children: daughter Amouna Rajab Qadeeh (2 years old), and his son*, who has not been named.

Salah Qadeeh (67 years old) was killed with his wife, Souad Qadeeh (64 years old), and son, Ayman Salah Qadeeh (20 years old).

Iyad Suleiman Qadeeh (37 years old) was also killed.

Brothers Muntaser Jumaa Qadeeh (35 years old) and Alsayed Jumaa Qadeeh (33 years old) were also killed. Mahmoud S Qudaih posted a condolence message to his “companion, the lover of my heart, my friend, and my brother whom my mother did not give birth to” Muntaser.

Some sources have stated that 21 members of the Qadeeh family were killed during this incident; Journalist Tayseer Qudeih was alone in stating that the total number of members of the family killed overall is close to 50.

Condolence posts on social media have lamented those killed and wished the injured Shadi a quick recovery. Safe News reported that “three moderate injuries” resulted from the bombing of the Qadeeh family home.

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

*Airwars has quantified them as children based on the ages of their relatives and the images provided in the sources .

Due to the scale and urgency of Airwars’ assessment process, all images have been automatically uploaded to each assessment with the graphic filter applied to protect users. We have also included all images identified from the sources, which may also include any imagery of combatants.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (15)

Rajab Qadeeh رجب قديح
69 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 937316164
Shadi Rajab Qadeeh شادي رجب قديح
Adult male injured
Hanan Ibrahim Qadeeh حنان ابراهيم قديح
37 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 801463753
Maria Shadi Qadeeh ماريا شادي قديح
6 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 438566952
Yassen Shadi Qadeeh ياسين شادي قديح
Age unknown male killed
Osama Shadi Qadeeh أسامة شادي قديح
Age unknown male killed
Shawqi Rajab Qadeeh شوقي رجب قديح
39 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 800292948
Amouna Rajab Qadeeh أمونة رجب قديح
2 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 445018617
Unnamed son of Shawqi ابن شوقي
Age unknown male killed
Salah Qadeeh صلاح قديح
67 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 937316172
Souad Qadeeh سعاد قديح
64 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 975285461
Ayman Salah Qadeeh أيمن صلاح قديح
20 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 409123809
Iyad Suleiman Qadeeh إياد سليمان قديح
37 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 800618357
Muntaser Jumaa Qadeeh منتصر جمعة قديح ِ
35 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 801985227
lsayed Jumaa Qadeeh السيد جمعة قديح
33 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 802627364

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    14 – 50
  • (5 children2 women7 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    3
  • 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 attacker
    Israeli Military

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Media
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    Source: @F24online

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    Source: @F24online

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    Source: @F24online

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    Source: Mohammed Qodaih

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    Source: Hona Al Sharqiya

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    Source: Hona Al Sharqiya

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    Source: Hona Al Sharqiya

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    Source: Hona Al Sharqiya

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    Source: Mahmoud S Qudaih

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    Source: Mahmoud S Qudaih

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    Source: Mahmoud S Qudaih

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    Source: Mahmoud S Qudaih

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    Source: Mahmoud S Qudaih

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    Source: Abu Musab Qudayh Qudayh

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    Source: Abu Musab Qudayh Qudayh

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    Source: Abu Musab Qudayh Qudayh

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    Source: Abu Musab Qudayh Qudayh

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    Source: Abu Musab Qudayh Qudayh

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    Source: Abu Musab Qudayh Qudayh

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    Source: Abu Musab Qudayh Qudayh

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    Source: Sherif Qudayh Abu Nizar

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    Source: Sherif Qudayh Abu Nizar

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    Source: Wesaal Om Rayan

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    Source: Wesaal Om Rayan

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    Source: Mosa Samaraa

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    Source: Mosa Samaraa

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    Source: Abo El Waleed

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    Source: Abo El Waleed

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    Source: nabad al gabon

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    Source: Bassem Qd

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    Source: Yasser Awad Abu Awad

Geolocation notes (1) [ collapse]

Reports of the incident mention Abasan Al Kabira (عبسان الكبيرة) to the east of Khan Younis (خان يونس). Analysing audio-visual material from sources, we have narrowed the location down to the following exact coordinates: 31.326601, 34.342172.

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  • Imagery:
    @Timesofgaza

Israeli Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    14 – 50
  • (5 children2 women7 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    3
  • 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 attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (33) [ collapse]