Confirmed · Deir al-Balah, Palestine ·
A sand collapse hit tents sheltering displaced people in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, injuring people and trapping others, according to Al Jazeera Arabic's correspondent. Gaza civil defence says five people were injured and a woman's body was recovered, with a search continuing for a missing child. ME Observer reports that people, including children, were killed when a sand mountain collapsed on tents near Hawouz al-Baraka, west of Deir al-Balah.
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Verification
Confirmed: 2 independent sources.
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Independent origins agree and an official record, a neutral body or an admission against interest backs it. That is strong evidence, not certainty; it can still change.
What we know and what remains unclear
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Independently reported
- Place: Deir al-Balah, Palestine · 2 origins
Reported by one source or disputed
- Killed: 1 killed, per Gaza civil defence · 1 origin, reports differ
- Killed: 2 killed, per Nasser Medical Complex · 1 origin, reports differ
- Killed: 3 killed, per Gaza medical sources · 1 origin, reports differ
- Killed: 4 killed, per Gaza journalists, Gazan journalists · 2 origins, reports differ
- Injured: 5 injured, per Gaza civil defence · 1 origin, reports differ
All details
| Detail | Reported | Reported by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| What happened | Humanitarian | Quds News Network | One origin, unverified |
| Place | Deir al-Balah, Palestine | Al Jazeera (via @TPOnow (Telegram), Al Jazeera Arabic (Telegram)); Quds News Network; @abualiexpress (Telegram); @englishabuali (Telegram); consistent with it: ME Observer (Telegram) | 4 origins listed, counted as 2 independent |
| Time | 8 Nov, about 19:00 UTC | @englishabuali (Telegram) | One origin, unverified |
| Target | Tents sheltering displaced people | Al Jazeera (via @TPOnow (Telegram), Al Jazeera Arabic (Telegram)) | One origin |
| Target | Tent group in southern Deir al-Balah | @abualiexpress (Telegram) | One origin, unverified |
| Killed | 1 (figure from Gaza civil defence) | Al Jazeera (via @TPOnow (Telegram), Al Jazeera Arabic (Telegram)) | Reports differ |
| Killed | 2 (figure from Nasser Medical Complex) | Al Jazeera (via @TPOnow (Telegram), Al Jazeera Arabic (Telegram)) | Reports differ |
| Killed | 3 (figure from Gaza medical sources) | Al Jazeera (via @TPOnow (Telegram), Al Jazeera Arabic (Telegram)) | Reports differ |
| Killed | 4 (figure from Gaza journalists; Gazan journalists) | @abualiexpress (Telegram); @englishabuali (Telegram) | Reports differ |
| Injured | 5 (figure from Gaza civil defence) | Al Jazeera (via @TPOnow (Telegram), Al Jazeera Arabic (Telegram)) | Reports differ |
| Injured | 6 (figure from Gaza journalists; Gazan journalists) | @abualiexpress (Telegram); @englishabuali (Telegram) | Reports differ |
Sources
- Al Jazeera Arabic (Telegram),
- ME Observer (Telegram),
- @TPOnow (Telegram),
- Al Jazeera Arabic (Telegram),
- Al Jazeera Arabic (Telegram),
- Quds News Network,
- Al Jazeera Arabic (Telegram),
- @abualiexpress (Telegram),
- @englishabuali (Telegram),
- Al Jazeera Arabic (Telegram),
Changes
Changed 2 times. This event in the corrections and audit log
- : Unverified
- : Unverified to Single source
- : Single source to Confirmed
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