Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

ISLB250924c

Incident date

September 25, 2024

Location

بنت جبيل, Bint Jbail, Nabatieh, Lebanon

Airwars assessment

Five members of the same family – including two women, one man, one child, and one infant – were reportedly killed in an alleged Israeli bombardment on the Lebanese town of Bint Jbeil, located in al-Nabatieh governorate close to the southern border with Israel, on Wednesday 25th September 2024.

Whilst the Lebanese Health Ministry, as cited by Turkish-based news network Syria TV, initially reported that three people had been killed in the incident, sources such as news Bintjbeil later identified five people to have been killed.

The five civilians killed in the incident came from three generations of the same family. Abeer Munif Nassar was killed alongside her daughter Ghadir Qasim Ne’meh Baydoun – who was a young woman – and her two sons, the young man Ali Qasim Ne’meh Baydoun and the child Hadi Qasim Ne’meh Baydoun. The infant Hassan Mohammed Zuraiq, the grandson of Abeer Munif Nassar, was also killed in the alleged Israeli airstrike.

Hanaa Kassas Ch, the sister of Abeer Munif Nassar, mourned those killed in a Facebook post, offering her condolences to their family and writing, “May God have mercy on them and grant you long life and may their souls rest in peace.” She also posted photos in memory of all five of those killed. Both Abeer and Ghadir are pictured wearing black hijabs, while Ali can be seen sporting a black t-shirt. Hadi smiles at the camera with a birthday cake, on which an ‘8’ candle can be seen. Hassan, the infant, wears a blue-striped onesie and is seen smiling.

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

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (5)

Abeer Munif Nassar عبير منيف نصار
Adult female killed
Ghadir Qasim Ne'meh Baydoun غدير قاسم نعمة بيضون
Adult female killed
Ali Qasim Ne'meh Baydoun علي قاسم نعمة بيضون
Adult male killed
Hadi Qasim Ne'meh Baydoun هادي قاسم نعمة بيضون
Child male killed
Hassan Mohammed Zuraiq حسن محمد زريق
Child male killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    5
  • (2 children2 women1 man)
  • 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

Sources (15) [ collapse]

Media
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    Source: @syr_television
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    Source: @karamomar96
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    Source: @zazalulu20
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    Source: @mayadeenlebanon
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    Source: bintjbeil.org
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    Source: Lebnany
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    Source: Hanaa Kassas Ch
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    Source: Breaking news
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    Source: South Lebanon is steadfast
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    Source: Masouma Jafar

Israeli Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    5
  • (2 children2 women1 man)
  • 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

Sources (15) [ collapse]