Israel and Gaza 2023

Israel and Gaza 2023

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Incident Code

ISSY024

Incident date

July 1, 2022

Location

سهل عكار, Sahel Akkar, Tartus, Syria

Airwars assessment

At least two civilians, including a woman, were injured in alleged Israeli strikes on Hamidiya town on July 2, 2022.

According to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), two civilians, including a woman, were injured and material damage was caused when Israeli missiles struck a number of poultry farms near Hamidiya town. A military source told SANA that “at 6:30 a.m. on Saturday, the Israeli enemy carried out an air missile aggression from over the Mediterranean Sea, west of the Lebanese city of Tripoli, targeting several poultry farms in the vicinity of Hamidiya town, south of Tartous.”

SANA provided the name of one of the victims: “Ali Rahmoun, from the village of al-Qubaiba, who suffered a broken leg in the attack, said that the Israeli missiles caused damage to his house and more than three kilometers of agricultural land planted with aborigines, in addition to two water wells.”

@TvIdlib reported that “dead and wounded” were a result of the Israeli airstrikes on “the positions of the Assad militia and the Iranian militias” but did not identify whether the casualties were civilians or militants.

SANA added that the airstrikes caused material damage to the irrigation and electricity networks, in addition to citizens’ private properties. The director of Water Resources of the province, Muhammad Mahrez, told SANA that the aggression destroyed three irrigation channels irrigating approximately 100 hectares, resulting in about 50 million Syrian pounds of damage, and the director of Electricity in the province, Abdel Hamid Mansour, indicated that, due to the aggression, the electrical network suffered great damage, including poles and electricity transmission lines. A citizen named Alaa Ibrahim, from the town of Al-Jamasa, explained that his loss due to the attack is 52 sheep and two cows, in addition to agricultural instruments, which are his only source of livelihood.

@TheSyrianTweet also reported damage to agricultural facilities, including damage to “8 greenhouses with a damage rate of 50-80%, two farms, a cow facility, and a number of farmers’ fields in the area planted with maize and some summer crops”.

A tweet from @SAMSyria0 reported that the sites that were hit by airstrikes “do not have any military character”. However, @AlHadath identified “facilities used by Hezbollah” as being the intended targets and Times of Israel reported that the strikes hit “a weapon transported by sea, possibly using Iranian ships that docked at the port last week” as part of Syria and Iran’s attempt to establish a new air defense system.

All of the sources attributed the strikes to Israel and @DagnyTaggart369 identified “four Israeli Air Force F-16 fighter jets” as being responsible.

The incident occured at approximately 6:30 am local time.

The victims were named as:

Ali Rahmoun
Age unknown male injured

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Agriculture
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • 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 attacker
    Israeli Military
  • Suspected targets
    Hezbollah, Iranian military

Sources (14) [ collapse]

Media
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  • Damage caused by alleged Israeli airstrikes on Hamidiya town on July 2, 2022. (Image posted by Syrian Arab News Agency)
  • Damage caused by alleged Israeli airstrikes on Hamidiya town on July 2, 2022. (Image posted by Syrian Arab News Agency)
  • Damage caused by alleged Israeli airstrikes on Hamidiya town on July 2, 2022. (Image posted by Syrian Arab News Agency)
  • Damage caused by alleged Israeli airstrikes on Hamidiya town on July 2, 2022. (Image posted by Syrian Arab News Agency)
  • Damage caused by alleged Israeli airstrikes on Hamidiya town on July 2, 2022. (Image posted by Syrian Arab News Agency)
  • Damage caused by alleged Israeli airstrikes on Hamidiya town on July 2, 2022. (Image posted by Syrian Arab News Agency)
  • Damage caused by alleged Israeli airstrikes on Hamidiya town on July 2, 2022. (Image posted by Syrian Arab News Agency)
  • Damage caused by alleged Israeli airstrikes on Hamidiya town on July 2, 2022. (Image posted by Syrian Arab News Agency)
  • Damage caused by alleged Israeli airstrikes on Hamidiya town on July 2, 2022. (Image posted by Syrian Arab News Agency)
  • Damage caused by alleged Israeli airstrikes on Hamidiya town on July 2, 2022. (Image posted by Syrian Arab News Agency)
  • Damage caused by alleged Israeli airstrikes on Hamidiya town on July 2, 2022. (Image posted by Syrian Arab News Agency)
  • Alleged Israeli airstrikes on Hamidiya town on July 2, 2022. (Image posted by @SAMSyria0)
  • Alleged Israeli airstrikes on Hamidiya town on July 2, 2022. (Image posted by @SAMSyria0)
  • Alleged Israeli airstrikes on Hamidiya town on July 2, 2022. (Image posted by @SAMSyria0)
  • Damage caused by alleged Israeli airstrikes on Hamidiya town on July 2, 2022. (Image posted by @SAMSyria0)
  • Damage caused by alleged Israeli airstrikes on Hamidiya town on July 2, 2022. (Image posted by @SAMSyria0)
  • Damage caused by alleged Israeli airstrikes on Hamidiya town on July 2, 2022. (Image posted by @SAMSyria0)
  • Damage caused by alleged Israeli airstrikes on Hamidiya town on July 2, 2022. (Image posted by @SAMSyria0)
  • Damage caused by alleged Israeli airstrikes on Hamidiya town on July 2, 2022. (Image posted by @TheSyrianTweet)
  • Alleged Israeli airstrikes on Hamidiya town on July 2, 2022. (Image posted by @TvIdlib)
  • Alleged Israeli airstrikes on Hamidiya town on July 2, 2022. (Image posted by @TvIdlib)
  • Alleged Israeli airstrikes on Hamidiya town on July 2, 2022. (Image posted by @SteeleSyAA)
  • Alleged Israeli airstrikes on Hamidiya town on July 2, 2022. (Image posted by @SteeleSyAA)

Israeli Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Agriculture
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • 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 attacker
    Israeli Military
  • Suspected targets
    Hezbollah, Iranian military

Sources (14) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT0004

Incident date

October 7, 2023

Location

منزل لعائلة الدوس  في حي الزيتون جنوب مدينة غزة, home of the Al-Dous family in Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, south of Gaza City., Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.485479, 34.444885 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

An alleged Israeli airstrike using several missiles struck a residential building in the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood of Gaza in the evening of October 7th, 2023. Fifteen members of the Al-Dous family, including seven children, were reportedly killed due to the destruction of their home. Awni Adel Al-Dous and his wife Ibtisam Mohammed Khalil Al-Dous had sons and grandchildren who lived in the same three-storey household.

Juma Al-Dous posted that “more than 15 people” from the family were under the rubble while DCI Palestine reported that ten people, including five children, were killed. Airwars has adopted a minimum casualty estimate of 15, given that fifteen victims were named by local sources and relatives of the family. Amnesty International also reported 15 deaths from Al-Dous family members.

The following names were identified by reviewing sources from various social media posts by individuals in the neighborhood, family members and the Defense for Children International – Palestine (DCI Palestine): Awni Adel Al-Dous and his wife Ibtisam Mohammed Khalil Al-Dous; and children Ibtisam Adel Awni Al-Dous, 17 years old, Rawand Adel Awni Al-Dous, 15 years old, Awni Adel Al-Dous, 12 years old, Ahmad Adel Awni Al-Dous, 10 years old, Rakan Mohammad Awni Al-Dous, four years old, Zaid Adel Awni Al-Dous, three years old, and the youngest child killed Adam Osama Al-Dous was just 18 months old.

A post from Nrmeen Mamdouh identified Ibtisam Adel Awni Al-Dous as a student who received a grade of 100% during her 11th academic year. Shuhada Al-Zaytoun Basic School for Boys offered condolences to “the brilliant student” Awni Adel Awni Al-Dous. Another post identified Awni as a Youtuber who wanted to be famous. Yahya Al Jamal described Omar Awni Al-Dous (Abu Karim) as patient, polite, genuine, cheerful and kind-hearted.

The six other victims killed in the strikes were identified by local sources as four men Adel Awni Al-Dous, Omar Awni Al-Dous (“Abu Karim”), Muhannad Awni Al-Dous, Osama Awni Al-Dous, and two women Israa Totah and Elham Ahmed Raqiq. The age of the victims was not provided by the sources.

Amnesty International quoted Mohammad Al-Dous, father of Rakan Mohammad Awni Al-Dous, who said “two bombs fell suddenly on top of the building and destroyed it. My wife and I were lucky to survive because we were staying on the top floor. She was nine-months pregnant and gave birth at al-Shifa hospital a day after the attack. Our entire family has been destroyed.”

The Al-Dous family posted on Facebook that the bombing of the home of Hajj Awni Al-Dous resulted in the complete destruction of the house and “created a state of fear and panic in the area”. Amnesty added that it took relatives, neighbours, and rescue teams more than six hours to remove the bodies from the rubble.

Where sources identified the belligerent, all sources attributed the strikes to Israeli forces. Multiple sources mentioned that the home was bombed without a warning and Amnesty quoted one of the neighbors of the victims who said “It was sudden, boom, nobody told us anything”. Amnesty’s research also indicated that they “found no evidence of military targets in the area at the time of the attack”.

Where possible, Airwars has matched names and ages with the Palestinian Ministry of Health list of nearly 7000 victims’ names and ID numbers released on October 26th.

Due to the scale and urgency of Airwars’ assessment process, all images have been automatically uploaded to each assessment with the graphic filter applied to protect users. We have also included all images identified from the sources, which may also include any imagery of combatants.

The incident occured between 8:20 pm and 8:30 pm local time.

The victims were named as:

Family members (15)

Awni Adel Al-Dous عوني عادل الدوس
Adult male killed Matched to MoH ID 905498580
Ibtisam Mohammed Khalil Al-Dous ابتسام محمد خليل الدوس
68 years old female Awni's wife killed Matched to MoH ID 964885438
Ibtisam Adel Awni Al-Dous  ابتسام عادل الدوس
17 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 424329431
Rawand Adel Awni Al-Dous روند عادل الدوس
15 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 442308920
Awni Adel Al-Dous عوني عادل الدوس
12 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 426164687
Ahmad Adel Awni Al-Dous احمد عادل الدوس
10 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 433456746
Rakan Mohammad Awni Al-Dous ركان محمد الدوس
4 years old male killed
Zaid Adel Awni Al-Dous زيد عادل الدوس
3 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 442219549
Adam Osama Al-Dous ادم اسامة الدوس
1.6 years old male killed
Adel Awni Al-Dous عادل عوني الدوس
Adult male killed
Omar Awni Al-Dous عمر عوني الدوس
36 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 801485244
Muhannad Awni Al-Dous مهند عوني الدوس
28 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 400907911
Osama Awni Al-Dous اسامة عوني الدوس
Adult male killed
Israa Totah اسراء طوطح
Adult female killed
Elham Ahmed Raqiq إلهام أحمد رقيق
Adult female killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    15
  • (7 children3 women5 men)
  • 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 attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (28) [ collapse]

Media
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    Source: Al Dous family

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    Source: Al Zaytoun neighbourhood, Gaza

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    Source: Nrmeen Mamdouh

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    Source: Nrmeen Mamdouh

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    Source: Nrmeen Mamdouh

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    Source: Juma Al Dous

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    Source: Juma Al Dous

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    Source: Juma Al Dous

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    Source: Juma Al Dous

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    Source: Abo Alaa Diab

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    Source: Abo Alaa Diab

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    Source: Al Zaytoun neighbourhood page

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    Source: Omar Alaa Ishtewi

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    Source: Omar Alaa Ishtewi

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    Source: Omar Alaa Ishtewi

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    Source: Al Zaytoun neighborhood

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    Source: Yahya Al Jamal

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    Source: Shuhada Al-Zaytoun Basic School for Boys

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    Source: Um firas Ishtewi

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    Source: Um firas Ishtewi

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    Source: Um firas Ishtewi

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    Source: Um firas Ishtewi

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    Source: Um firas Ishtewi

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    Source: Um firas Ishtewi

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    Source: Um firas Ishtewi

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    Source: Um firas Ishtewi

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    Source: Adli Attiya

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    Source: Adli Attiya

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the neighbourhood of Al Zeitoun (الزيتون), within the Gaza strip (قِطَاعُ غَزَّةَ), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.485479 34.444885. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Israeli Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    15
  • (7 children3 women5 men)
  • 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 attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (28) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT0080

Incident date

October 10, 2023

Location

تل الزعتر, Tal al-Zaatar , North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.533112, 34.504583 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

In the evening of October 10th, 2023, up to nine members of the Shaheen family, including two women, a 17-year old child and 10-year old child, were killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike on their family home in the Tal al-Zaatar area of the Jabalia camp in the north of the Gaza strip. The three-storey family house was completely destroyed, and at least three more people were reported wounded. Sources said that the attack happened without a prior warning.

The number of people reported killed in the airstrike rose over time with Shihab Agency at first simply reporting that there was “a martyr and a number of injuries”. This was quickly followed by an update stating that the number of people killed had “risen to 6” and that there were still “missing people under the rubble”. Shaab Radio confirmed that specialised teams had been working to recover bodies of people killed in the attack.

Later that evening, the Palestinian Information Center reported that “the number of martyrs has risen to eight as a result of the bombing of the Shaheen family home in Tal Al-Zaatar”. DCIP reported that according to Palestinian civil defense teams, two bodies were recovered from the building and an estimated 10 Palestinians were inside during the bombing” and that everyone inside was killed, including at least one child.

The following day, different family members and neighbours posted online the names of nine people killed. Amongst those killed were the father of the family Sami Shaheen Abu Youssef (53 years old), his wife Fayza Al-Mabhouh Umm Youssef and their four sons: Youssef Shaheen (33 years old), Mustafa Shaheen (30 years old), Ismail Shaheen (28 years old), and Muhammad Shaheen. Among the victims were also their two daughters Hadeel Shaheen (23 years old) and Lama Shaheen (17 years old) who were also killed, as well as Sami and Fayza’s nephew, 10-year old Mohammad Baraa Tayseer Shaheen. Abeer Sami, a son of Sami Shaheen Abu Youssef, posted a statement on Facebook stating that “all members of my family were martyred”.

The North Gaza Governorate Police Command remembered their colleague, the late Sami Shaheen Abu Youssef, in its Facebook post also released a statement on the airstrike stating that: “Major Sami Shaheen ascended this evening, October 10th, 2023. As a result of brutal bombing by [Israeli] aircraft, his house was [destroyed] with a number of his family members”.

The death of a 10-year old Mohammad Baraa Tayseer Shaheen was mourned in a Facebook testimony by Ibrahim Abo Hamouda, who wrote: “Peace be upon your pure soul, Mohammad Baraa Shaheen.”

Accfares Khater, a neighbour of the Shaheen family, further stated that, in addition to the nine family members killed, there were “a number of other injuries” while @UnewsAgency1 reported that three people were wounded in the bombing. Multiple sources, such as Accfares Khater and Mahmoud Shahin on Facebook, said that there was no prior warning before the strike.

Where possible, names have been matched with the Palestinian Ministry of Health list of fatalities in Gaza released on October 26th, 2023.

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

Due to the scale and urgency of Airwars’ assessment process, all images have been automatically uploaded to each assessment with the graphic filter applied to protect users. We have also included all images identified from the sources, which may also include any imagery of combatants.

The incident occured at approximately 9:25 pm local time.

The victims were named as:

Family members (9)

Sami Shaheen Abu Youssef سامي شاهين
53 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 926278789
Fayza Al-Mabhouh, Umm Youssef فايزة المبحوح
female killed
Youssef Shaheen يوسف شاهين
33 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 802639229
Mustafa Shaheen مصطفى شاهين
30 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 804418127
Ismail Shaheen اسماعيل شاهين
28 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 400614160
Muhammad Shaheen محمد شاهين
male killed
Hadeel Shaheen هديل شاهين
23 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 405447772
Lama Shaheen لمى شاهين
17 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 424321677
Mohammad Baraa Tayseer Shaheen محمد براء تيسير شاهين
10 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 433390135

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    IDP or refugee camp, Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    8 – 9
  • (2 children2 women5 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    3
  • 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 attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (18) [ collapse]

Media
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    Source: Mahmoud Shahin

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    Source: Mahmoud Shahin

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    Source: Mahmoud Shahin

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    Source: Abeer Sami

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    Source: Abeer Sami

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    Source: Abeer Sami

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    Source: Abeer Sami

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    Source: Abeer Sami

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    Source: Mohammed Jamal Shahin

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    Source: Mohammed Jamal Shahin

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    Source: Mohammed Jamal Shahin

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    Source: Mohammed Jamal Shahin

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    Source: Mohammed Jamal Shahin

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    Source: Ibrahim Abo Hamouda

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    Source: North Gaza police

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Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the neighbourhood of Tal Al-Zaatar (تل الزعتر) to the east of Jabalia (جباليا). Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to find boundaries for the neighbourhood and to verify the location further. The generic coordinates for Tal Al-Zaatar are: 31.533112, 34.504583.

Israeli Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    IDP or refugee camp, Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    8 – 9
  • (2 children2 women5 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    3
  • 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 attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (18) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT0116b

Incident date

October 11, 2023

Location

الزيتون, Al Zeitoun, Gaza City, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.485479, 34.444885 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On 11 October 2023 at around dawn, two members of the Tafish family were reportedly killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike in the Al-Zaytoun neighbourhood, located in the Gaza Strip.

Nadiya Mahmoud Tafish and her son, Ali Tayseer Al-Rantisi, were both killed in the strike, according to several Facebook posts from relatives, Hazem Tafish and Alla Tafish. A post from the Bina family referred to Ali as “Dr” and an image posted by Waleed TA shows Ali in a graduation uniform kissing his mother Nadiya.

Airwars was unable to match any of the named civilian casualties to the Palestinian Ministry of Health list of fatalities in Gaza released on October 26th, 2023.

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

Due to the scale and urgency of Airwars’ assessment process, all images have been automatically uploaded to each assessment with the graphic filter applied to protect users. We have also included all images identified from the sources, which may also include any imagery of combatants.

The incident occured around dawn.

The victims were named as:

Nadiya Mahmoud Tafish نادية محمد طافش
Adult female killed
Ali Tayseer Al-Rantisi علي تيسير الرنتيسي
Adult male killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • (1 woman1 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 attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (5) [ collapse]

Media
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    Source: Hay Alzayton facebook

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    Source: Hay Alzayton facebook

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    Source: Hay Alzayton facebook

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    Source: Hay Alzayton facebook

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    Source: Hay Alzayton facebook

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    Source: Hay Alzayton facebook

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    Source: Hay Alzayton facebook

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    Source: Hay Alzayton facebook

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the Al Zeitoun (الزيتون) neighbourhood of Gaza city. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further. The generic coordinates for Al Zeitoun are: 31.485479, 34.444885.

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Israeli Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • (1 woman1 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 attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (5) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT0174

Incident date

October 13, 2023

Location

غزة, Gaza city, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.516667, 34.450000 Note: The accuracy of this location is to City level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On the evening of Friday, October 13th 2023, the comedian, blogger, artist, journalist and activist Ali Nisman, aged 35, was killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike on Gaza City.

News sources including LBC news, Safa news, Roya news and Wattan news as well as Facebook and Twitter/X accounts reported the killing of Ali Nisman in an Israeli airstrike.

His family, friends and fans mourned his death in social media posts. Ali Nisman was an actor in the Badge of Victory series “Gilboa” and the series “Al-Fidai”. Roya News described Ali as “a satirical comedian who participated in several television dramas and participated in many Palestinian dramatic artistic works and series and monologue songs, before he stopped this activity due to the intensification of the siege.” Ali Nisman toured and filmed in the Gaza Strip despite the frequent bombings. He was known for documenting actions of Israeli forces in Gaza via his phone, and was active in talking about the concerns of citizens through his pages on social networking sites. He was buried in Beit Lahia next to his brother.

His young son honoured his memory in a post saying “My beloved father, may God have mercy on you and forgive you and dwell in his spacious gardens. Martyr of the homeland and the Palestinian cause 💔I love you so much and I will be as you want 😔”.

Dr-Fady Salah Kassab described Ali as “cheerful, promising, ambitious… and loved life”.

Ali Nisman was listed among the Palestinian Ministry of Health list of fatalities in Gaza released on October 26th, 2023; his ID has been included below.

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

Due to the scale and urgency of Airwars’ assessment process, all images have been automatically uploaded to each assessment with the graphic filter applied to protect users. We have also included all images identified from the sources, which may also include any imagery of combatants.

The incident occured in the evening.

The victims were named as:

Ali Nasman, killed علي نسمان
38 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 800510679

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man1 journalist)
  • 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 attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (41) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (31) [ collapse]

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    Source: @ShehabAgency

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    Source: Esraa Sror

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    Source: Douaa Abu Hatab

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    Source: Mohammad Nisman

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    Source: Dr-Fady Salah Kassab

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    Source: Mohamed Fareed

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    Source: Yaser Abu Alkass

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    Source: Murad Ta

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    Source: Ayoub Amghari

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    Source: Ayoub Amghari

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    Source: Raed Yousef

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    Source: Nidal Hajile New Account

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    Source: Nidal Hajile New Account

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    Source: Arwa Alnajar

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    Source: Fadi Arouri

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    Source: Sarah Khader

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    Source: Qutaiba Yaseen

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    Source: @majed_zebda

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    Source: @adl_hrys

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    Source: @KORNET_2

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    Source: @KaraliMajd82223

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    Source: @MoIs75340345

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    Source: @rimachlone2

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    Source: @yemen2085

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    Source: @SardarYassine20

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    Source: Brain Assasination

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    Source: Somaya Dababsh

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    Source: Mohammad Safea

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    Source: Khaloud Nisman

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    Source: Abdallah Ali Nisman

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention Gaza (غزة) city, for which the generic coordinates are: 31.516667, 34.450000. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Israeli Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man1 journalist)
  • 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 attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (41) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT0239a

Incident date

October 15, 2023

Location

قطاع غزة, Gaza Strip, the Gaza Strip

Airwars assessment

A young man, Khalil Omar Muhammad (Alyan Al-Astal), was allegedly killed by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip on October 15th, 2023.

Funeral arrangements for the deceased were posted by the Al Astal Family Website and were planned for 10am in Al Nimsawi. A family member named Reda Salem Alastal also posted a condolence message for Khalil.

Airwars has matched the name of the civilian killed with the Palestinian Ministry of Health list of fatalities in Gaza released on October 26th, 2023, which explicitly mentions that names on the list are “victims of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip”. As there was little other reporting on who was responsible, the strike status has been graded as “single source claim”, and the strike type as airstrike/and or artillery given the nature of Israeli actions at this time.

Due to the scale and urgency of Airwars’ assessment process, all images have been automatically uploaded to each assessment with the graphic filter applied to protect users. We have also included all images identified from the sources, which may also include any imagery of combatants.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Khalil Omar Muhammad (Alyan Al-Astal) خليل عمر محمد- عليان الأسطل
27 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 401958533

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 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 attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (2) [ collapse]

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
    1
  • (1 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 attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (2) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT0187C

Incident date

October 13, 2023

Location

بني سهيلا, Bani Suheila, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.342130, 34.325343 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Town level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On October 13th 2023, 16 year old Amani Musab Youssef Muhammad al-Raqab, 33 year old Nizam Saad Abdul Qadir al-Qara, and his one month old nephew Ibrahim Ammar Saad al-Qara were killed and eight others were injured by an alleged Israeli airstrike that hit the Qara family home in Bani Suhaila, east of Khan Yunis.

According to testimony from Mohammed Alqara Abu Saad, the brother of Nizam Saad Al-Qara and the uncle of Ibrahim Ammar Al-Qara, the family home was “bombed and completely destroyed.” The house was identified as belonging to Sheikh Saad Al-Qara.

The Rakab family Facebook page provided images of the funeral for “the young daughter of the family” Amani Musab Youssef Muhammad al-Raqab.

Yousef M Alqara posted a memorial for his cousin Nizam Saad Al-Qara who he described as “my heart. You were the best of men and the most peaceful and dignified”. The incident followed the death of another Qara family member, Nizam’s brother Abdul Qadir Saad Al-Qara, who passed away in an earlier incident a few days before.

A Safa correspondent reported that there were also up to eight injured in the incident.

Airwars has matched the names of the civilians killed with the Palestinian Ministry of Health list of fatalities in Gaza released on October 26th, 2023, which explicitly mentions that names on the list are “victims of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip”. Therefore this incident has been graded as a single source claim as no other sources attributed the strike to Israel.

Due to the scale and urgency of Airwars’ assessment process, all images have been automatically uploaded to each assessment with the graphic filter applied to protect users. We have also included all images identified from the sources, which may also include any imagery of combatants.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (2)

Nizam Saad Abdul Qadir Al-Qara نظام سعد عبدالقادر القرا
33 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 802739623
Ibrahim Ammar Saad Al-Qara ابراهيم عمار سعد القرا
0.1 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 444655393

The victims were named as:

Amani Musab Youssef Muhammad Al-Raqab اماني مصعب يوسف محمود الرقاب
16 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 425802030

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3
  • (2 children1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    8
  • 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 attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (14) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (30) [ collapse]

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    Source: Rakab family facebook

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    Source: Rakab family facebook

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    Source: Rakab family facebook

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    Source: Rakab family facebook

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    Source: Rakab family facebook

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    Source: Rakab family facebook

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    Source: Rakab family facebook

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    Source: Rakab family facebook

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    Source: Rakab family facebook

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    Source: Alqara family facebook

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    Source: Husam Alqara facebook

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    Source: Marina facebook

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    Source: Sabreen Khaled facebook

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    Source: Sabreen Khaled facebook

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    Source: Sabreen Khaled facebook

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    Source: Sabreen Khaled facebook

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    Source: Sabreen Khaled facebook

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    Source: Sabreen Khaled facebook

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    Source: Sabreen Khaled facebook

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    Source: Sabreen Khaled facebook

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    Source: Sabreen Khaled facebook

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    Source: Afnan’s life facebook

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    Source: Youself M Alqara facebook

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    Source: Youself M Alqara facebook

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    Source: Omar Zedan facebook

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    Source: Mohammed Alqara Abu Saad facebook

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    Source: Mohammed Alqara Abu Saad facebook

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    Source: Mohammed Alqara Abu Saad facebook

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    Source: Hammam M Alqara facebook

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Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Bani Suheila (بني سهيلا), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.342130, 34.325343. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

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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
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3
  • (2 children1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    8
  • 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 attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (14) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT0305

Incident date

October 17, 2023

Location

محيط دوار الدرابية, Vicinity of Darabiyah Roundabout, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.536377, 34.455810 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Nearby landmark level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

In the early morning of Tuesday, 17 October, 2023, several civilians were reportedly injured and killed as the result of an alleged Israeli bombardment that hit the Siam family home in the vicinity of the Darabiyah roundabout, west of Gaza City.

Safa correspondent and other local sources, reporting very similar information, said that a number of martyrs and injuries were recovered as a result of the bombing of a house belonging to the Siam family. Further information about the victims is not available.

Only one source identified Israeli military as a belligerent, therefore, Airwars has graded the Strike Status as Single Source Claim and due to limited information on the victims, the civilian harm status was graded as Weak.

Due to the scale and urgency of Airwars’ assessment process, all images have been automatically uploaded to each assessment with the graphic filter applied to protect users. We have also included all images identified from the sources, which may also include any imagery of combatants.

The incident occured around dawn.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (9) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

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Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the vicinity of Darabiyah Roundabout (دوار الدرابية) to the west of Gaza city (غزة), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.536377, 34.455810. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

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 infrastructure
    Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (9) [ collapse]