Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

ISLB281124b

Incident date

November 28, 2024

Location

بلدة مركبا الحدودية جنوبي لبنان, Markaba, Lebanon, Nabatieh, Lebanon

Airwars assessment

Shortly before 9:35 AM on Thursday, November 28, 2024, at least two to three civilians reportedly sustained injuries following alleged Israeli drone strikes on a civilian car that took place in the border town of Merkaba, Southern Lebanon.

There are conflicting accounts regarding the number of civilians injured and the nature of the Israeli attack on the border town of Markaba. According to @PalinfoAr on X, which reported the incident at 9:35 AM, and Al Jazeera Jordan on Facebook, three people were reportedly injured after an alleged Israeli drone strike hit a car. However, @Alarabiyaleb on X reports that two people were injured in an Israeli attack, without specifying the nature of this Israeli attack, while @alaraby__Brk on X attributed the cause of the injuries to alleged Israeli shelling.

Further information and the identities of the two to three wounded civilians were not disclosed in any of the sources reporting on the alleged attack. Given the limited and repetitive nature of the information about the civilian harm that occurred, Airwars has graded the civilian harm status of the incident as “weak.”

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

The incident occured at approximately 9:35 am local time.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike, Drone Strike
  • Infrastructure
    Car, Vehicle
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–3
  • 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

Sources (4) [ collapse]

Israeli Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike, Drone Strike
  • Infrastructure
    Car, Vehicle
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–3
  • 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

Sources (4) [ collapse]