Airwars assessment
In the afternoon of Sunday May 12th, 2024, two civilians were reportedly killed and several civilians were injured as a result of an alleged Israeli airstrike on the house for the Al-Haddad family near Al Istijabah mosque in Al Sabra neighbourhood of Gaza City. At least two militants were likely also killed in the incident.
Many local and international sources reported that people were killed and wounded as a result of the bombing, and Al Jazeera, Al Araby TV and @Alhadath_news1 identified a member of the Political Bureau of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) Tala Abu Zarifa among those killed. Anadolu Agency and Al Mayadeen wrote that according to witnesses, Abu Zarifa was killed along with three others, though did not specify their civilian status.
The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine released the statement: “The national leader, Talal Abu Zarifa, a member of the political bureau of the Democratic Front, was martyred while leading the resistance against the barbaric Israeli invasion in the Al-Sabra neighborhood, east of Gaza City, with the martyr Mahmoud Hamami.” Nisreen Abd Al Mun’em wrote: “He was martyred on 5/12/2024 in the field of confrontation and resistance against the enemy.”
Tala Abu Zarifa reportedly joined the DFLP while studying at a university in Algeria, and later returned to the Gaza Strip to become a senior leader. He was elected to the political bureau of the Democratic Front, most recently in the eighth General National Congress.
Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine – Hebron Branch also posted about the death of Mahmoud Hamami, calling him a “comrade Commander Mahmoud Hamami, a leader in the forces of the martyr Omar Al-Qasim.” It added an image of the young man in a cap.
Based on the statements above and the specificity of “resistance activities”, Airwars has classified Talal Abu Zarifa and Mahmoud Hamami as militants until further information comes to light. A minimum civilian casualty range of two civilians has been used to reflect statements of other people killed in the attack. There were no immediate details available on these victims.
Where sources identified a belligerent, all sources attributed the strike to Israeli forces.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
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Source: Absan Al Kabira -
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Source: Naser.atallah -
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Source: Nisreen Abd Al Mun’em -
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Source: Nisreen Abd Al Mun’em -
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Source: Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine - Hebron Branch -
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