Conflict

Israel and Gaza (from 2023)

Incident Code

ISPT180325zzzc

Location

محافظة خان يونس, Khan Younis Governorate, Palestinian territories

Geolocation

31.336273, 34.319926
Accuracy: Province/governorate

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 19, 2025

On March 18, 2025, a 33-year-old man, Muhammad Abdullah Muhammad Abu Subaih, was killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike and/or artillery in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.

Where possible, the names of the victims have been matched with the Palestinian Ministry of Health (MoH) lists, which include national ID numbers. Since October 26, 2023, the MoH has released a number of lists, along with an additional list of medical professionals, which was released on September 17, 2024. Airwars is matching individuals to the first list where their name appeared. In regard to this incident, the name of the victim was matched to the eighth “Palestinian Ministry of Health List of Fatalities in Gaza”, which was released on March 24, 2025.

Muhammad was also found on the list of Shireen Monitor, an organisation that has a list of “Martyrs of Palestine” from 2023 onward, and includes thousands of names.

Muhammad’s name was on the list of casualties who arrived at the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, shared by the Beach Camp account on Facebook. It was noted that his body arrived from Khan Younis.

News of his death was also shared by at least eight family members, friends, and neighbors on social media, who posted his photos and paid tribute to him as a friend, brother, cousin, and a man of good morals and chivalry. According to these posts, he was both a son and a husband.

Six people shared pictures of him online. Muhammad was a young man with short dark hair, large brown eyes, full lips, and a wide smile. In one picture, he is at a park; in another, he is seated on a couch with a green flower in front of him; and in a third, he is smiling in a headshot.

Although the local sources did not attribute the death of Muhammad to any belligerent, his name was found on both the Ministry of Health list and on the Shireen Monitor website, which list the fatalities resulting from the Israeli action. Therefore, Airwars has graded the strike status of the incident as “likely” and the civilian harm status as “fair.”

Victims

Individuals

Key Information

Military Actor
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Strike Status
Likely strike
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Civilians reported killed
1
1 Man

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the governorate of Khan Younis (محافظة خان يونس), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.336273, 34.319926. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Military Statements

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

Media from Sources (6)