Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident date

November 5, 2023

Incident Code

ISPT0931

LOCATION

منزلًا يعود لعائلة مشمش بالجوار جامع السنة في منطقة الزوايدة وسط قطاع غزة, A house belonging to the Mishmish family in the al-Zawaida area, in the vicinity of Al-Sunna Mosque, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

Around midnight on November 5, 2023, at least 23 people, including at least nine children and six women, were killed and others were wounded, including an infant, in an alleged Israeli airstrikes on the Mishmish family home located in Al-Zawaida in the Deir al-Balah region of the Gaza Strip. 62-year-old grandmother Suad Khamis Khalil Mishmish

Summary

First published
January 3, 2025
Last updated
January 9, 2025
Strike status
Likely strike
Strike type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilian harm reported
Yes
Civilians reported killed
23 – 50
(9 children6 women5 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 belligerent
Israeli Military
Named victims
21 named, 2 families identified
Names matched with MoH IDs
15
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