Conflict

Israel and Gaza (from 2023)

Incident Code

ISPT180325zzzl

Location

Khan Younis Governorate, Palestinian territories
محافظة خان يونس

Geolocation

31.336273, 34.319926
Accuracy: Province/governorate

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 19, 2025

On 18 March 2025, one man was killed and other members of his family, including a woman, were injured in an alleged Israeli attack on Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip.

41-year-old Youssef Mohammed Youssef Abu Jazzar was killed on 18 March 2025, and, according to Zakria Emad Aldeen, the uncle of Youssef’s wife, his wife Zainab al-Sha’er and their daughter Habiba Youssef Mohammed Abu Jazzar and at least one more child were also reportedly injured in the alleged incident, with Zakria sharing on Facebook that “his niece Zainab and her children” were injured.

According to his profile on the website Shireen Monitor, Youssef was killed in Khan Younis. His name was also found on the eighth Palestinian Ministry of Health List of Fatalities in Gaza, released on March 24, 2025

Many family members, including cousins and a brother of Youssef’s, shared their condolences via Facebook. A video shared on a family Facebook page titled Abu Jazar clan official account showed people, presumably family, praying over the body of Youssef. It also appears that a song was posted on Facebook and YouTube in honour of Youssef’s life and death.

However, the local sources alluded that Youssef was a militant. For example, Facebook source Kamal Abu Muhammad wrote about the “Martyrdom of the heroic commander”, and Facebook user Abu Fajjar Abu Jazzar posted Youssef’s image in a military uniform. Umm Habiba Yusuf wrote poetically, addressing the wife of Youssef, “Wife of the martyred, struggling commander, Dr. Yousef Abu Jazar Abu Muhammad, “Yuka”, where Yuka is apparently his military nickname. Based on all this evidence, Airwars considers Youssef a militant and does not count him as a “civilian casualty.”

Details on this incident were limited at the time of writing, but will be updated should new information come to light.

Although the social media sources did not attribute the death of Youssef and the injury of his family members to any belligerent, his name was found on the Palestinian Ministry of Health list and on the website Shireen Monitor, which has the list of “martyrs” of the Israeli aggression from 2023 onwards. As these lists contain the names of the victims of the Israeli aggression in the Gaza Strip, they are considered an attribution of their deaths to the Israeli military, which makes the strike status of the incident “likely strike.”

Victims

Family members (3)

Zainab al-Sha’er زوجة يوسف
Adult female Wife of Youssef Mohammed Youssef Abu Jazzar injured
Habiba Youssef Mohammed Abu Jazzar حبيبة يوسف محمد أبو الجزار
Child female daughter of Youssef and Zainab injured
Child of Youssef and Zainab ابن يوسف وزينب
Child injured

Key Information

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

Sources (24)

Kamal Abu Muhammad
18 Mar 2025

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18 Mar 2025

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‎كمال أبو محمد‎

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Kamal Abu Muhammad

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Allah says: "And never consider those who are killed in the way of Allah as dead. Rather, they are alive with their Lord, receiving provision." Martyrdom of the heroic commander #Yusuf_Muhammad_Abujazar (Abu Mohamed) We ask Allah, the Almighty, to bestow His vast mercy upon the martyrs and to inspire us and their families with patience and solace. To Allah we belong and to Him we shall return. Allah is sufficient for us, and He is the best Disposer of affairs. Allah says: "And do not consider those who are killed in the way of Allah as dead, but alive to their Lord as their sustenance."

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قال تعالى: "وَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِينَ قُتِلُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَمْوَاتًا بَلْ أَحْيَاءٌ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ يُرْزَقُونَ" إستشهــ.. ــاد القائد البطل المجاهد #يوسف_محمد_أبوجزر(أبومحمد) سائلين المولى عز وجل أن يتغمد الشــ .ــهــ .ــداء بواسع رحمته، وأن يلهمنا وأهلهم الصبر والسلوان.. وإنا لله وإنا إليه راجعون حسبي الله ونعم الوكيل

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Kamal Abu Muhammad
18 Mar 2025

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18 Mar 2025

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‎كمال أبو محمد‎

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Kamal Abu Muhammad

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Martyrdom befits you, for it is a good ending. The brave knight dismounted from his horse after a long struggle. He did not surrender for a moment, nor did he retreat a step. The battlefields tell tales about him. To the mercy and pleasure of God, the martyr, the fighter, the precious hero / #Youssef_Muhammad_Abu_Jazar Abu Muhammad To the paradise of God and its bliss

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تليق بكَ الشهادة فهي حسن الخاتمة ترجّل الفارس المغوار عن جواده بعد طول نضال، لم يستسلم لحظة ولم يتراجع خطوة تحكي عنه ساحات المعارك الحكايات الى رحمة الله ورضوانه الشهيد المجاهد البطل الغااالي / #يوسف_ محمدأبو_جزر أبا محمد الى جنة الله ونعيمها

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Abu Fajjar Abu Jazzar
18 Mar 2025

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279059

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18 Mar 2025

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‎ابوفجر ابوجزر‎

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Abu Fajjar Abu Jazzar

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Abu Fajjar Abu Jazzar
18 Mar 2025

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18 Mar 2025

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ابوفجر ابوجزر

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Abu Fajjar Abu Jazzar

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How pure was your pure blood when you ascended as a martyr to God Almighty, but my sadness for you speaks volumes about my pain over your loss, my brother. In you is pride, dignity, and loyalty, O martyr. What consoles me is that you are alive in the heavens as a martyr with God. May God have mercy on you, my brother, the brave, courageous hero, Youssef Abu Muhammad Yuka.

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يا لطهر دمائك الزكية عندما ارتقيت شهيدًا عند الله تعالى لكن حزني عليك يحكي الكثير من وجعي على فقدك يا أخي فيك العزة والكرامة والوفاء ياشهيد ويصبرني أنك عند الله حي في السماء شهيد رحمه الله عليك اخي البطل المغوار الجسور يوسف ابومحمد يوكا

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Umm Habiba Yusuf
26 Mar 2025

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279069

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26 Mar 2025

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أم حبيبة يوسف

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Umm Habiba Yusuf

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And a Persian dismounted from his horse. May God accept you, beloved of my heart and soul of my soul. O God, forgive him, have mercy on him, pardon him, and absolve him. O God, bless his book, make his judgment easy, and admit him into Paradise without reckoning or prior torment. O God, protect his pure body from worms and fire. Praise be to God, who honored me with your martyrdom... and made my hearing connected to you. Wife of the martyred, struggling commander, Dr. Yousef Abu Jazar Abu Muhammad "Yuka" May God help me carry your trust, my beloved. Make him a part of your prayers during these blessed days. Don't forget him in your prayers. 3/18/2025

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وترجل فارسي عن صهوة جواده تقبلك الله يا حبيب القلب وروح الروح اللهم اغفر له وارحمه وعافه واعف عنه اللهم يمن كتابه ويسر حسابه وادخله الجنة بلا حساب ولا سابقة عذاب اللهم حرم جسده الطاهر على الدود والنار الحمد لله الذي شرفني باستشهادك..... وجعل اسمعي مقرون بك زوجة الشهيد القائد المجاه د.. يوسف أبوجزر أبو محمد "يوكا" واعانني الله علي حمل أمانتك يا حبيبي اجعلوا له من دعائكم نصيب في هذه الأيام المباركة لا تنسوه من صالح دعائكم18/3/2025

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Umm Habiba Yusuf
2 Apr 2025

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2 Apr 2025

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أم حبيبة يوسف

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Umm Habiba Yusuf

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Oh you who have departed from life and reside in my ribs... Do you hear my pain and the pain of the world with me... If we never meet on earth one day? And the cup of death separates us. Our appointment is tomorrow in an eternal home. There the compassionate will live with the compassionate. Oh you who have departed from life To the gardens of eternity.. It will remain an honor for me as long as I live, me and my children, that our name be linked to your name... Oh terror of pigs... Oh glorious and mighty. My Lord, forbid the body of my beloved and the loss of my soul to the worms and fire. And make his blood bleed until he is resurrected. And the brave knight "Youssef Abu Jazar" dismounted... Yuka

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يا راحلين عن الحياة وساكنين بأضلعي... هل تسمعون توجعي وتوجع الدنيا معي... لئن لم نلتقي في الأرض يوما وفرق بيننا كأس المنون فموعدنا غدا في دار خلد بها يحيى الحنون مع الحنون يا راحلييييييين عن الحياة الي جنات الخلود.. سيبقي شرف لي ما حييت انا وأولادي ان يكون اسمنا مقرون باسمك... يا مرعب الخنازير.... يا مجا&د يا صنديد ربي حرم جسد حبيبي وفقيد روحي على الدود والنار واجعل دمه ينزف حتي يبعث عليه وترجل الفارس المغوار"يوسف ابو جزر"... يوكا

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Umm Habiba Yusuf
8 Apr 2025

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8 Apr 2025

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أم حبيبة يوسف

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Umm Habiba Yusuf

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In a seat of truth with the Almighty King. Congratulations on your martyrdom, beloved of my heart and soul. #Yuka_Shaheed 3/18/2025

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في مقعد صدق عند مليك مقتدر هنيئا لك الشهادة يا حبيب القلب وروح الفؤاد #يوكا _شهيد 18/3/2025

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Istadtha Nasrin al-Ghamry
18 Mar 2025

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18 Mar 2025

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أ. نسرين الغمري

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Istadtha Nasrin al-Ghamry

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A comment: May Allah reward you abundantly. May Allah heal Zainab and her daughter Habeeba and compensate them with goodness.

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تعليق: عظم الله اجركم و ربنا يشفي زينب و بنتها حبيبة و يعوضهم عوض خير

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Results shown: 16,898 martyrs (Note: There are 3,667 martyrs whose data has not yet been released by the official authorities) Download results Martyr (21 years old), Qalqilya He was martyred on 2025-12-08 Martyr (19 years old), Qalqilya He was martyred on 2025-12-07 child martyr (17 years old), Hebron He was martyred on 2025-12-05 Martyr (53 years old), Hebron He was martyred on 2025-12-05 Martyr (38 years old), Nablus He was martyred on 2025-12-05 Martyred journalist (34 years old), Khan Yunis He was martyred on 2025-12-02 Martyr (18 years old), Ramallah and Al-Bireh He was martyred on 2025-12-02 child martyr (17 years old), Hebron He was martyred on 2025-12-02 Martyr (37 years old), Jenin He was martyred on 2025-11-27 Martyr (26 years old), Jenin He was martyred on 2025-11-27 Martyr (20 years old), Jenin He was martyred on 2025-11-27 Martyr (22 years old), Qalqilya He was martyred on 2025-11-25 Martyr (30 years old), Nablus He was martyred on 2025-11-24 Martyr (24 years old), Ramallah and Al-Bireh He was martyred on 2025-11-23 Martyr (24 years old), Nablus He was martyred on 2025-11-21 child martyr (16 years old), Jerusalem He was martyred on 2025-11-21 Martyr (18 years old), Ramallah and Al-Bireh He was martyred on 2025-11-21 Martyr (18 years old), Hebron He was martyred on 2025-11-18 Martyr (18 years old), Hebron He was martyred on 2025-11-18 child martyr (15 years old), Tubas He was martyred on 2025-11-16 Martyr (19 years old), Nablus He was martyred on 2025-11-16 child martyr (15 years old), Hebron He was martyred on 2025-11-13 child martyr (16 years old), Hebron He was martyred on 2025-11-13 child martyr (13 years old), Nablus He was martyred on 2025-11-11 Martyr (26 years old), Tubas He was martyred on 2025-11-08 child martyr (16 years old), Jerusalem suburbs He was martyred on 2025-11-07 child martyr (16 years old), Jerusalem suburbs He was martyred on 2025-11-07 The elderly martyr (73 years old), Ramallah and Al-Bireh She was martyred on 2025-11-06 child martyr (15 years old), Jenin He was martyred on 2025-11-06 Martyr (32 years old), Hebron He was martyred on 2025-11-03 child martyr (17 years old), Nablus He was martyred on 2025-11-03 Martyr prisoner (63 years old), Jenin He was martyred on 2025-11-02 child martyr (15 years old), Ramallah and Al-Bireh He was martyred on 2025-10-30 Martyred journalist (35 years old), Khan Yunis He was martyred on 2025-10-29 Martyr (28 years old), Jenin He was martyred on 2025-10-28
Palestinian Ministry of Health/Gaza
24 Mar 2025

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301188

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24 Mar 2025

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وزارة الصحة الفلسطينية/ غزة

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Palestinian Ministry of Health/Gaza

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*Palestinian Ministry of Health - Gaza* Updated... Attached is a list of all the names of the martyrs since the beginning of the genocidal war on the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023, until March 23, 2025. Ministry of Health, March 24, 2025 Airwars annotation: List 8 – released on March 24, 2025 and relating to the period between October 7, 2023 and March 23, 2025 Publicly saved to Google Sheets: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DpyvHQlMAug43wY1ydbeIvIF01rcH4_-aMT9p-AWUVQ/edit?gid=1605696792#gid=1605696792

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*🇵🇸وزارة الصحة الفلسطينية-غزة🇵🇸**👈📊 محدث....مرفق كشف بكافة أسماء الشهداء منذ بداية حرب الإبادة الجماعية على قطاع غزة في 7 اكتوبر 2023، وحتى تاريخ 23 مارس 2025*وزارة الصحة24 مارس 2025 *🇵🇸وزارة الصحة الفلسطينية-غزة🇵🇸**👈📊 محدث....مرفق كشف بكافة أسماء الشهداء منذ بداية حرب الإبادة الجماعية على قطاع غزة في 7 اكتوبر 2023، وحتى تاريخ 23 مارس 2025*وزارة الصحة24 مارس 2025

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