Airwars assessment
On Sunday May 12th 2024 at approximately 1pm, two men – Abdul Rahman Musa Shehab and Muhammad Obaid – were reportedly killed in an alleged Israeli drone strike and artillery strikes on homes in the centre of Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza. Reports also claimed that others were wounded in the alleged attack.
Multiple posts and videos on Facebook, in particular from an account belonging to Mohammed Awad, documented the incident. Mohamed reported that the two casualties, Abdul Rahman Musa Shehab and Muhammad Obaid, were taken to Kamal Adwan Hospital after they were attacked on al-Nuzha street in Jabalia. Mohamed reported continuous bombing from Israeli aircrafts on the centre of the camp, as well as artillery fire and quadcopter drones attacking homes and civilians in the street. He reported that a residential area of Jabalia, Block 2, was attacked and that medical teams were not able to reach those wounded in the incident.
Mohamed Awad’s posts to Facebook also included a video where a man is seen running through the street holding a body in his arms while others are taking shelter as explosions and artillery fire can be seen and heard around them.
Abdul Rahman’s cousin, @khaled_nima posted on Twitter/X an hour after his death reporting that he had been killed by an artillery shell on al-Nuzha Street and Mahmoud Fatafta posted a condolence message for his “brother, friend, and companion” Abdul Rahman.
Shehab News also reported the deaths of the two men, reporting that they were killed while in a residential apartment near to the Jabalia Club. A Facebook post from Waseem Nabhan included an image of two white shrouds identified as belonging to Abdul Rahman and Muhammad.
Multiple posts on social media reported the casualties and wounded people on the intersection of al-Nuzha Street and alleged that medical services were unable to reach them due to the heavy attack allegedly being launched by the Israeli military at that time. In particular, a Facebook post from AJA Palestine reported that ambulances were unable to move due to Israeli attacks being launched on them.
Where sources identified the belligerent, all sources attributed the strike to the Israeli Military.
The incident occured at approximately 1:00 pm local time.
The victims were named as:
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