Airwars assessment
Around dawn on October 22nd 2023, five members of the Sheikh Al-Eid family were reportedly killed when an Israeli airstrike allegedly struck their family home in the Siamat Neighbourhood north of Rafah, near to the Mohandiseen Towers. It is unknown how many others were injured.
39-year-old Hanan Ahmed Abudllah Sheikh Al-Eid reportedly died in the attack along with her three sons 17-year-old Abdullah Osama Ahmed Sheikh Al-Eid, 20-year-old Ahmed Osama Ahmed Sheikh Al-Eid and 22-year-old Muhammad Osama Ahmed Sheikh Al-Eid. Another family member, 81-year-old woman Salima Muhammad Sheikh Al-Eid was also killed.
Alghad News and Safa News both reported on the event. Safa News originally wrote that three people had been killed, including two women, with others wounded. However, most sources, including posts on Facebook from members of the family and other people local to the area, listed the names of five members of the Sheikh Al-Eid family that were reported to have been killed in the attack. It is possible that the fifth member of the family was found under the rubble of the building after initial reports had been released, which may account for earlier, differing, reports of lower casualty figures.
Where sources identified the belligerent, all sources attributed the strike to the Israeli military.
All names have been matched with the Palestinian Ministry of Health list of fatalities in Gaza released on October 26th, 2023.
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The incident occured around dawn.
The victims were named as:
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Source: Mr. Muhammad