Around midday on August 13, 2025, at least seven civilians were reportedly killed and five others injured following an alleged Israeli airstrike on a group of aid workers near the Andalus Tower in the Al-Karama area, northwest of Gaza City.

Multiple local news outlets, including Safa News, reported that the group had been facilitating the safe passage of humanitarian aid in the area when the strike occurred. According to Safa News, which reported the incident at 12:58 p.m. local time, an Israeli aircraft struck “a group of aid workers,” resulting in what it described as “martyrs and wounded” near the Saftawi area. Twitter/X user @livequds reported the incident earlier, at 12:05 p.m., writing about a number of deaths and injuries resulting from an alleged Israeli strike.

Over the following hours, the Palestinian Information Center, Al Hadath and local Telegram channels reported that eight civilians were killed on Wednesday evening ‘following an Israeli attack on aid delivery personnel’, with five more injured being brought to al-Shifa Hospital. The incident was widely described as a “massacre” against aid personnel near the Andalus Tower, a distribution point for humanitarian relief efforts.

The individuals reportedly killed in the attack were identified by name across local media and family tributes. They included Ibrahim Majed Abu al-Omrain, Nabil Badawi al-Barawi, Ismat Hassan al-Barawi, Amin Issam Ali al-Khatib, 22-year-old Issam Muhammad Abu Shaira, Abdul Aziz Mustafa Abu Malih, and Muhammad Ismail Deeb Shamali. Their identities were confirmed by news outlets as well as dozens of condolence posts on social media platforms. The Palestinian Information Center also named Suad Faraj Muhmoud Sinan al-Sultan among those killed.

However, a Facebook post shared by Tawfiq Hani Mansour, Suad’s grandson, on August 13 said that Suad “passed away after a struggle with illness, the harshness of displacement, war, and severe famine.” As such, Suad has not been included among the deaths recorded in this incident, and the minimum number of civilians killed is recorded as seven, rather than eight.

Several sources provided personal tributes to the victims. Ibrahim Majed Abu al-Omrain was remembered by his family and community as a “lion” of the aid convoys, whose task was to help direct humanitarian trucks. His daughter posted a message, “My father, you who chose the path of light and walked the path of sacrifice. Your martyrdom was not a separation, but rather a new birth in our hearts.” The images of Ibrahim shared on social media showed a middle-aged man with short hair and a short trimmed beard. In one of the images, he was standing near a car, wearing a black jacket and jeans.

Similarly, multiple posts mourned Muhammad Ismail Deeb Shamali, referred affectionately as “Abu Yazan” and “Abu Ismail.” Relatives described him as their “soul and loyal friend,” stating, “he did not die, but lives on with his Lord.” He was a young man with short dark hair and a dark trimmed beard. In a Facebook post by Shuja’iyya Families Gathering, he is seen standing with a copper pot in his hands, dressed in a white striped shirt and jeans.

Family members also confirmed the deaths of Nabil Badawi Hassan al-Barawi and his uncle, Ismat (Esmat) Hassan Badawi al-Barawi, both of whom were mourned in tributes posted by the National Committee for the Families of Martyrs. Ismat, described as a devoted elder, was killed alongside his nephew while working to protect the aid corridor. Facebook user M Al-Soos mourned his uncle Esmat alongside his cousin Nabil and added their images. Esmat is pictured as a young man wearing a turquoise shirt, blue trousers, and a black vest. In the image, he was standing on a terrace near a fountain. Nabil appears to be a young man or a teenager.

Amin Issam Ali al-Khatib was also named among the dead by family members who identified him as a kind-hearted and dutiful young man. In particular, his uncle Husam AL Khatib wrote on Facebook: “Goodbye, my dear, goodbye, my nephew,” also asking to “send my greetings to your sister Mahasin,” in a message filled with religious references.  The images of Amin shared on social media showed a young man with dark curly hair wearing a black pullover.

Abdul Aziz Mustafa Abu Malih was mourned in multiple tributes by cousins and uncles, who described him a “dear to the heart,” and prayed for his soul to be accepted among the martyrs. He was a young man dressed in a white long-sleeved shirt and jeans in the image shared by the sources.

While the precise nature of the strike was not described in detail, one video posted online shows the initial moments of the bombing near Andalus Tower with smoke rising. Several sources, including @livequds, reiterated that the casualties were part of a group securing aid efforts.

A graphic image shared by user آلاء (Ala’a) on Facebook showed blood flooding along the street, while a group of men was standing near an ambulance. The user wrote, “They are rivers of blood on the land of Muslims!!!” Another graphic image shared on Facebook by Asharq News showed the dead bodies of the victims of the ground after the incident.

A graphic video shared by Journalist Hossam Shobat on Facebook showed at least three heavily injured young men being transported to ambulances on stretchers. Their clothes were completely soaked with blood, and one man was loudly screaming. Hossam was killed by an Israeli airstrike on March 24, 2025, but given his large social media following, his account remains active, with administrators resharing reports from other journalists in Gaza. This particular post credited @raheemkhader_ for the video.

Where possible, the ages of victims have been found by cross-checking names against lists of fatalities shared online by Genocide in Gaza, which maintains a list of those “martyred” by Israeli forces. Issam is named on the site, and his age is recorded as 22. Airwars was unable to find records of Nabil and Amin’s ages – both of whom were referred to as ‘young men’. Given the ambiguity around their ages, the number of children reportedly killed in this incident has been recorded as a minimum of zero, and maximum of two. Nabil and Amin have been accounted for in the maximum number of men killed, but not the minimum. This will be updated should additional information become available.

All sources that identified a belligerent attributed the strike to Israeli forces.