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Two children, Youssef Rafiq Ismail Al-Baz (13) and Ramadan Rafiq Al-Baz (16), were reported killed and between one and three civilians were reported injured in an alleged Isreali airstrike at approximately 12:40pm, in Deir Al Balah along Salah El-Din Road on May 17th, 2021.
Local sources reported that, without prior warning, an Isreali aerial drone launched a missile at the home of the Al Baz family, near the Al-Aqsa Hospital.
Al Meza news stated that Youssef Rafik Al-Baz was killed directly, whilst his brother Ramadan was in a critical condition, and both were brought to the Al-Aqsa Hospital. Ramadan succumbed to his severe injuries in the hospital, after receiving treatment for shrapnel injuries.
Youssef was a seventh grader at the Rudol Filter (A) school for Boys in the Central Education Directorate.
Al-HAQ released a report stating that due to the attack, a nearby car workshop and the Al-Baz family home were damaged. @mohamd14824342 also pinpointed the location of the strikes to near an UNRWA center on Salah El-Din Street.
Mashrqnews and other local sources reported that further civilians were injured during the attack, estimates vary between one and three injured civilians.
All of the sources that reported on the incident attributed the strikes to Israel.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Family members (2)
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the town of Deir Al Balah (دير البلح), for which the geneirc coordinates are: 31.418995, 34.349442. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
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Graphic image of Youssef Rafiq Al-Baz, killed in Israeli strikes on Deir Al Balah on May 17, 2021. (Image posted by @adham922)
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Mourning the victims of the strikes on Deir Al Balah on May 17, 2021. (Image posted by @AlmakdesyMedia)
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Image of Youssef Rafiq Al-Baz, killed in Israeli strikes on Deir Al Balah on May 17, 2021. (Image posted by Yousef, a cousin of the deceased, via Facebook)
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Image of Ramadan Rafiq Al-Baz, killed in Israeli strikes on Deir Al Balah on May 17, 2021. (Image posted by Yousef, a cousin of the deceased, via Facebook)
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Image of Youssef Rafiq Al-Baz, killed in Israeli strikes on Deir Al Balah on May 17, 2021. (Image posted by @_G4Z4)
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Graphic image of Youssef Rafiq Al-Baz, killed in Israeli strikes on Deir Al Balah on May 17, 2021. (Image posted by Deir Albalah via Facebook)