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Shortly before 3:41 PM on Sunday, October 20, 2024, a woman named Enaam Abdul Karim Shahada and her young son, the child Atta Fadi Atta Shahada, were reported killed, along with a civilian man. At least three others civilians, including a man and two teenagers, were also injured as a result of an alleged Israeli artillery strike on Hafsa School, affiliated with UNRWA. The school serves as a shelter for displaced people and is located near Abu Rashid Pool in Jabalia Refugee Camp, north of the Gaza Strip.
Journalist Anas Al-Sharif (@AnasAlSharif0) was the first to report the stike at 3:41 PM, mentioning casualties and injuries resulting from it. Twitter/X user @A7mmmaaadd wrote about the incident at 3:46 PM.
Twitter/X user @zhrtala40042157 shared six photographs accompanied by a tweet mentioning the Hafsa School strike. The images showed wounded individuals, including a man with a leg injury and a teenager with bloodied trousers being carried to receive medical attention. Another photo shows a man being lowered onto a stretcher. Though the picture is taken from behind and his face is obscured, he appears to be a teenager. The post also includes the picture of a deceased man with bandages on his head whose identity is not known. Taken during daylight, the photos appeared to capture moments shortly after the strike, as the injured are visibly in shaken from the traumatic events.
Aya Weal, Enaam Abdul Karim Shahada’s sister-in-law, shared a message along with a picture of the child Atta Fadi Atta Shahada. In the photo, he is smiling happily at the camera, dressed in colorful children’s clothing in what appears to be a family home. He looks to be less than 10 years old. “On this day,” Aya wrote, “we were shocked by the targeting of my family by Israeli occupation aircraft. This happened in Hafsa School in Jabalia camp. The targeting resulted in the martyrdom of my brother Fadi’s wife, the martyr by Allah’s will, ‘Enaam Abdul Karim Shahada’ and her son, the child martyr ‘Atta Fadi Atta Shahada’, and the injury of the rest of my family members, ranging from very serious to moderate injuries. I ask Allah Almighty to accept the martyrs, heal the wounded, and inspire my brother Fadi with patience and solace.”
Abdelkareem Ahmad, the father of Enaam Abdul Karim Shahada, also shared a message: “There is no power or strength except with God. My daughter and the joy of my heart, In’am, known as Hiyam Umm Anas Abu Shahada, was let down by everyone, so God chose her as a martyr, along with her son Atta, and the rest of the family was injured when Hafsa School was bombed. May God give us patience.”
Another photograph of Atta Fadi Atta Shahada, smiling and making the two-fingered salute while wearing a Palestinian keffiyeh, was widely shared on social media by family members and loved ones. These posts were accompanied by messages emphasizing the tragedy of his death at such a young age.
No further details about the injured have been provided. However, several sources, including Safa News, reported on the incident, with one update stating: “Martyrs and wounded in artillery shelling targeting Hafsa School, which houses displaced people, and Al-Fakhoura Clinic in Jabalia Camp, north of the Gaza Strip.”
Additionally, a Facebook user, Um Al Moatsem, reported on the strike by sharing a screenshot of a WhatsApp group chat with journalist Anas Al-Sharif, who provided updates on the strikes in Jabalia Camp on October 20, including the attack on Hafsa School, which also mentioned injuries.
Where sources identified the belligerent, all attributed the attack to the Israeli military.
The incident occured at approximately 3:00 pm local time.
The victims were named as:
Family members (2)
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the Hafsa Al Fawqa School (مدرسة الفوقا) in the Jabalia Camp (مخيم جباليا), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.536168, 34.494012. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
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