Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

ISLB271124g

Incident date

November 27, 2024

Location

بلدة شمعة, the town of Shamaa, southern governorate, Lebanon

Airwars assessment

Five civilians were killed as a result of the alleged Israeli strike on the town of Shamaa, Lebanon, either on or in the days before November 27th 2024.

On that day, the Lebanese Civil Defense Directorate General reported on its Facebook account, “the bodies of five martyrs were recovered from under the rubble in the town of Shamaa.” It is not clear whether the attack happened on the preceding day or on earlier days. The Civil Defense Directorate General listed the retrieving of the bodies among the “tasks of the elements of the General Directorate of Civil Defense at the Ministry of Interior and Municipalities, as a result of the Israeli aggression on Lebanon.”

A video shared by @HIsham10452 on Twitter/X with the caption “Shama town square and the shrine of Prophet Shimon” showed piles of debris, rubble, and concrete chunks.

Airwars classified the strike status as “single source claim” and the civilian harm status as “weak” given the scarce information on the strike and the victims.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    5
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Israeli Military

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Israeli Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    5
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Israeli Military

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