Airwars assessment
Shortly before 4:48 PM on Sunday, October 29, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit a residential house of the Abu Sido family on al-Arnab Street in the centre of Khan Younis, south of the Gaza Strip, killing at least three civilians – a mother and her sons – and injuring a number of other civilians.
The bombardment has been covered by many media outlets, including Palestinian News Agency Shehab, Palestinian Event, and Médina FM. According to Wafa.ps, there were civilian injuries, but the exact number is unknown. The Nww Gaza also reported on the possibility of civilian deaths.
Maher Al Hijazi initially stated that the Abu Sido family home consisted of two floors, but then revised their statement to say that “minor injuries” resulted from “aircraft bombing the third and fourth floors of a building belonging to the Abu Sido family”.
On October 31st, 2023, the Twitter/X post from @rcp123456 confirmed that her cousin Enas al-Saqqa and her sons‘ bodies were identified at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza. “All mercy and eternity to the martyrs” read the post.
Where sources identified the belligerent, all sources attributed air strikes to Israeli forces.
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The incident occured at approximately 4:30 pm local time.
The victims were named as:
Family members (3)