Conflict

Israel and Gaza

Incident Code

ISPT0480

Location

بالقرب من مسجد الرضوان، الشيخ رضوان، مدينة غزة, Vicinity of Ar Ridwan Mosque, Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, Palestinian territories

Geolocation

31.535431, 34.464596
Accuracy: Exact location (via Airwars)

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

On Sunday, October 22nd 2023, the home of the Abu Al-Omrain family in Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood, northern Gaza Strip, was allegedly bombed by an Israeli military aircraft, resulting in eleven civilian deaths and other injuries.

Rabab Abu Hatab, in a post on Facebook, reported that the bombing destroyed not only the Abu Al-Omrain family home but an entire residential square consisting of the four surrounding homes. Alaa Abu Anas also reported, in a post on Facebook, that the Saad family home had collapsed following the bombing of the Abu Al-Omrain family home.

Abu Fadi, a grandson of the oldest victim, reported that the Abu Al-Omrain family home was six storeys tall and that dead and injured victims were being pulled from the rubble.

76-year-old Muhammad Abu Al-Omrain (also known as Abu Nabil) was killed along with his sons Hilal Muhammad Abu Al-Omrain, Bilal Muhammad Abu-Omrain, and 13-year-old Musaab Muhammad Abu Al-Omrain. Hilal’s wife Mariam was also killed along with their two-year-old son Zaid Hilal Abu-Omrain and daughter Zena Hilal Abu Al-Omrain. The wife of Bilal, Nahed and their two sons three-year-old Mohammed Bilal Al-Amrain and Khaled Bilal Al-Omrain, an infant, were also killed. Muhammad’s 26-year-old grandson Yahya Hammam Muhammad Abu Al-Omrain son of late Hammam Muhammad Abu Al-Omrain was also among those killed.

Close family members made tributes and expressed their grief. A family member named Sameh Odeh expressed their condolences and shared an image of Mohammad and Khaled, lying side-by-side, from before the incident.

Umm Anas Abuthria shared an image of the elderly Muhammed Abu Al-Omrain from before the incident and offered her condolences to a surviving family member named Saja Muhammed. Another Facebook post, by Islam El Helou, showed two images of 26-year-old Yahya.

Omar Qaddoura posted three videos on Facebook showing the destruction of the incident, including a video from a tall building showing an enormous crater where a neighbouring building had been. Another video showed the destruction from street level, while a digger cleared rubble off of the street.

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

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

Victims

Family members (11)

Muhammad Abu Al-Omrain محمد ابو العمرين
76 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 916240633
Hilal Muhammad Abu Al-Omrain هلال محمد ابو العمرين
Adult male killed
Mariam مريم
Adult female killed
Zaid Hilal Abu Al-Omrain زيد هلال ابو العمرين
2 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 444974414
Zena Hilal Abu Al-Omrain زينة هلال ابو العمرين
Child killed
Bilal Muhammad Abu Al-Omrain بلال محمد ابو العمرين
Adult male killed
Nahed ناهد
Adult female killed
Mohammed Bilal Al-Omrain محمد بلال ابو العمرين
Child male killed
Khaled Bilal Al-Omrain خالد بلال ابو العمرين
Under 1 male killed Matched to MoH ID 445940414
Musaab Muhammad Abu Al-Omrain مصعب محمد ابو العمرين
13 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 429590656
Yahya Hammam Muhammad Abu Al-Omrain يحيى همام محمد ابو العمرين
26 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 402561039

Key Information

Military Actor
Strike Type
Airstrike
Strike Status
Likely strike
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Civilians reported killed
11
5 Children, 2 Women, 4 Men
Civilians reported injured
2

Geolocation Notes

Visual material of the incident shows a residential building being struck in the vicinity of the Ar Ridwan Mosque (مسجد الرضوان) in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood (الشيخ رضوان) in Gaza City (مدينة غزة). Analysing audio-visual material from sources, we have narrowed the location down to the following exact coordinates: 31.535431, 34.464596.    

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Imagery: Omar Qaddoura

Imagery: Omar Qaddoura

Military Statements

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

Media From Sources (6)