Conflict

Israel and Gaza (from 2023)

Incident Code

ISPT0024

Location

Abu Zuhri Building, Al Shaboura, Rafah, Palestinian territories
عمارة أبو زهري بمدينة رفح

Geolocation

31.284219, 34.258834
Accuracy: Exact location (via Airwars)

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: July 15, 2025

On October 8th, 2023 at around 9:50pm, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the Abu Zuhri apartment building in the Al-Shaboura refugee camp, Rafah City, in the Gaza strip, and killed between four and five civilians, among them 36-year-old Jasser (Salman Mohammad) Marjouna, Jasser Marjouna’s wife, 25-year-old Abdulnaser (Mohammad Mahmoud) Shabanah, and an infant and woman whose names are not published within the sources; the strike also injured between 20-55 civilians, including Wissam Sabah.

Abdulnaser Shabanah was killed on his wedding day, as reported by Thaer Mohamed, a fellow resident of the building. Jasser Marjouna was a leader in the Democratic Engineering Rally and a member of the Board of Directors of the Engineering Syndicate, Rafah branch. @Shehab Agency and the Rafah City official Facebook page report that four civilians were killed, while the Al Mezan Center for Human Rights and Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) Gaza report that five civilians were killed in the attack. @ShehabAgency and Al-Watan Voice report that 20 civilians were injured. The Al Mezan Center for Human Rights and PCHR Gaza report 30 civilians were injured from the attack, and @Ehabhelou reports that 55 civilians were injured.

Al Shabab radio, the Palestinian Press Agency @SafaPs, PCHR Gaza, and other sources all allege that Israeli aircraft were responsible for bombing the building. Alam Sabbah, the nephew of Wissam Sabah and resident of the Abu Zuhri building, reports the strike occurred without warning and caused massive destruction and injuries, with many residents having to go to the Abu Youssef Al Najjar hospital after. Raed Sabbah, another resident of the building, reported that the bombing completely destroyed two floors of the building, including the roof. Members of the Palestinian Civil Defense arrived to evacuate civilians and transport the dead after the attack.

Where possible, Airwars has matched names with the first Palestinian Ministry of Health list of nearly 7000 victims’ names and ID numbers released on October 26th, 2023. The names within parenthesis/brackets were found from the MoH list rather than local sources.

Assessment Updates

15 July 2025
The assessment was updated based on the updated reconciliation of the names of the victims with the Palestinian Ministry of Health List of Fatalities in Gaza.

Victims

Family members (2)

Jaser Salman MohammadMarjouna جاسر مرجونة
36 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 800617219
Wife of Jaser Marjouna زوجة جاسر مرجونة
female killed

Individuals

Wissam Sabah وسام صباح
male injured
Abdulnaser Mohammad MahmoudShabanah عبدالناصر محمد محمود شبانه
25 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 403283344

Key Information

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the Abu Zuhri apartment building (عمارة أبو زهري) in the Al Shaboura camp (معسكر الشابورة). Analysing audio-visual material from sources, we have narrowed the location down to the following exact coordinates: 31.284219, 34.258834.

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Imagery: Source: Alam Sabbah

Imagery: Source: Alam Sabbah

Imagery: Source: Alam Sabbah

Military Statements

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

Sources (26)

ShehabAgency
8 Oct 2023

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8 Oct 2023

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ShehabAgency

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Arabic

Translated Content

#Urgent | Shihab correspondent: 4 martyrs and 20 wounded as a result of the occupation's bombing of the top floor of the Abu Zuhri building in Rafah city

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#عاجل| مراسل شهاب: 4 شهداء و20 مصاباً جراء قصف الاحتلال للطابق الأخير من عمارة أبو زهري بمدينة رفح
Voice of the Nation Radio
8 Oct 2023

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349769

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8 Oct 2023

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إذاعة صوت الوطن

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Voice of the Nation Radio

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Arabic

Translated Content

Follow-up: 20 injuries have been reported so far as a result of the targeting of the Abu Zahri building in Rafah city. · Hide Original · Rate this translation

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متابعة :نقل 20 إصابة حتى اللحظة جراء استهداف ا عمارة أبو زهري بمدينة رفح Follow-up: 20 injuries have been transferred until the moment due to the targeting of Abu Zahri building in Rafah city   · Hide Original   · Rate this translation
Southern Castle - Rafah
8 Oct 2023

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349772

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8 Oct 2023

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قلعة الجنوب - رفح

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Southern Castle - Rafah

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#Urgent: Israeli warplanes bombed a residential apartment in the Abu Zuhri building in Rafah, resulting in several injuries.

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#عاجل: طا...ئرات الا...حتلال تق...صف شقة سكنية في عمارة أبو زهري في مدينة #رفح ووجود عدد من الإ...صابات

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Raed Sabbah
8 Oct 2023

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349776

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8 Oct 2023

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Raed Sabbah

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Praise be to God, there are no injuries among us. The camp is completely destroyed, and two entire floors of Abu Zahri Tower were blown off and landed on the neighbors. God is sufficient for us, and He is the best disposer of affairs. May God have mercy on you, Jasser.

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الحمد لله فش اصابات فينا المخيم تدمر تماما ودورين كاملات من برج ابو زهري طارن عالجيران وحسبنا الله ونعم الوكيل ورحمة الله عليك يا جاسر Praise be to God, there are injuries in us, the camp is completely destroyed, and two complete shifts from Abu Zahri Tower hit the neighbors Allah suffices us, and He i… See more   · Hide Original   · Rate this translation

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Rafah City Official Page
8 Oct 2023

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8 Oct 2023

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مدينة رفح الصفحة الرســمية

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Rafah City Official Page

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Photos from the attack on the top floor of the Abu Zahri tower, which resulted in the deaths of four martyrs. · Hide Original · Rate this translation

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صور من استهد.اف الطابق الاخير من برج ابو زهري الذي ادى الى ارتقا.ء اربع شهد.اء Photos from the last floor of the Abu Zahri tower that led to the rise of four martyrs.   · Hide Original   · Rate this translation

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Abdallah Alattar
8 Oct 2023

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349791

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8 Oct 2023

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Abdallah Alattar

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An apartment in the Abu Zuhri building in Rafah was targeted. Four martyrs were taken from the scene, and there were injuries.

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است8داف شقة في عمارة أبو زهري بمدينة رفح :: وتم نقل 4 ش8داء من المكان واصابات.

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Alam A. Sabbah
8 Oct 2023

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8 Oct 2023

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Alam A. Sabbah

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Extensive destruction in the occupation's bombing of the top floor (roof) of the Abu Zahri building opposite our house without prior warning. My uncle Wasam and several others were injured and taken to Abu Youssef Al-Najjar Hospital. · Hide Original · Rate this translation

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دمار كبير في قصف الإحتلال ل الطابق الأخير (الروف) في عمارة ابو زهري المقابلة لبيتنا بدون سابق إنذار وإصابة عمي وسام والعديد من الاشخاص الذين نقلوا الى مستشفى ابو يوسف النجار Great destruction in the occupation bombing of the last floor (roof) in Abu Zahri building opposite our house without prior warning and the injury of my uncle Wasam and many people who were transferred to Abu Youssef Al-Najjar Hospital   · Hide Original   · Rate this translation

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Mohammed Najeeb
8 Oct 2023

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349823

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8 Oct 2023

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Mohammed Najeeb

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The martyrdom of Comrade Engineer Jasser Abu Marjouna, a member of the Geo Democratic Assembly, and his wife, following the bombing of the Abu Zahri building in Rafah. · Hide Original · Rate this translation

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استشهاد الرفيق المهندس جاسر أبو مرجونة عضو التجمع الهندسي الديمقراطي هو وزوجته اثر قصف عمارة أبو زهري في رفح. The martyrdom of Comrade Engineer Jasser Abu Marjouna, a member of the Geo Democratic Assembly, he and his wife, after the bombing of the Abu Zahri building in Rafah.   · Hide Original   · Rate this translation
tamerhamam_
8 Oct 2023

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8 Oct 2023

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A residential floor in the Abu Zuhri tower in Rafah was bombed, and there are reports of martyrs and injuries at the scene.

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قصف طابق مأهول بالسكان في برج أبو زهري في رفح وأنباء عن شهداء وإصابات بالمكان
Hakeam_ps
8 Oct 2023

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8 Oct 2023

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Hakeam_ps

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Four martyrs and 20 wounded as a result of the occupation's bombing of the top floor of the Abu Zuhri building in Rafah. The apartment was bombed without prior warning.

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4 شهداء و20 مصاباً جراء قصف الاحتلال للطابق الأخير من عمارة أبو زهري بمدينة رفح تم قصف الشقة دون سابق إنذار
Goodbye
8 Oct 2023

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8 Oct 2023

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Ehabhelou

Source Author Translated

Goodbye

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Translated Content

Four martyrs and 55 wounded as a result of the Israeli occupation's bombing of the top floor of the Abu Zuhri building in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip. #AlAqsaFlood

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4 شهداء و55مصاباً جراء قصف الاحتلال للطابق الأخير من عمارة أبو زهري بمدينة رفح جنوب قطاع غزة. #طوفان_الاقصى
Thaer Mohammed
9 Oct 2023

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9 Oct 2023

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‎ثائر محمد‎

Source Author Translated

Thaer Mohammed

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Translated Content

May God have mercy on you, Abdul Nasser Shabaneh, who was martyred on his wedding day in a treacherous bombing of Marj Abu Zahri. My wedding was also on the same day, and I live in the same building, which was completely destroyed. The apartment next door belongs to a friend of mine who is also getting married on October 10th. May God compensate everyone with goodness, and praise be to God in all circumstances. · Hide Original · Rate this translation

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رحمه الله عليك عبد الناصر شبانه استشهد في يوم حفل زفافه في قصف غادر لمرج ابو زهري وكان في نفس اليوم حفل زفافي وأسكن في نفس البرج وتضرر البرج بالكامل والشقة التى في جواري لصديق عريس وفرحه ايضا بتاريخ ١٠/١٠ عوض الله خيرا للجميع والحمدلله على كل حال May God have mercy on you, Abdul Nasser Shabaneh, who was martyred on his wedding day in a bombing that left Abu Zahri's hospital On the same day it was my wedding and I live in the same tower and the tower was completely damaged And the apartment in my neighborhood is for a groom friend and a wedding also on 10/10 May God compensate everyone with goodness, and thank God in every case   · Hide Original   · Rate this translation

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Mahmoud Eyad
8 Oct 2023

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8 Oct 2023

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Mahmoud Eyad

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To God we belong and to Him we shall return. There is no power nor strength except with God. May God grant you patience and reward you greatly, my brothers and neighbors. I ask God to have mercy on them and accept them among the martyrs. The mother and uncle of our beloved Basil and Yazan Marjouna (Um Basil Marjouna) and (Jasser Marjouna) have been martyred. May God grant you patience and reward you greatly. May God have mercy on them, honor their abode, and grant them Paradise. The eye sheds tears, and the heart grieves, and we are truly saddened by their departure. "The loss is immense, and our hearts are united, O noble Marjouna family."

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إنا لله وإنا إليه راجعون لا حول ولا قوة إلا بالله ، عظم الله أجركم إخواني وجيراني أسال الله أن يتغمدهم برحمته وأن يتقبلهم مع الشهداء. إستشهاد والدة وعم الأحبة باسل ويزن مرجونة (إم باسل مرجونة) ، (جاسر مرجونة) عظم الله اجركم وأحسن الله عزاكم رحمهم الله وأكرم نزلهم وأبلغهم جنان الفردوس. ان العين لتدمع وان القلب ليحزن وانا على فراقهم لمحزونون "المصاب جلل والخاطر واحد آل مرجونة الكرام"

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National Organization of Free Students - Provincial Secretariat, Mascara -
9 Oct 2023

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9 Oct 2023

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المنظمة الوطنية للطلبة الأحرار -الأمانة الولائية معسكر-

Source Author Translated

National Organization of Free Students - Provincial Secretariat, Mascara -

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On the path to freedom... We have received news of the martyrdom of our heroic brother, Jasser Abu Marjouna, as a result of the Zionist bombing in the Shaboura neighborhood of Rafah. May God have mercy on you, Abu Adam, and grant you Paradise as your abode with the martyrs, prophets, and righteous ones. What excellent companions they are! He was residing in the university dormitory at the camp.

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على درب الحرية ... بلغنا إستشهاد الأخ البطل جاسر ابو مرجونة جراء القصف الصهيوني بحي الشابورة برفح .. رحمك الله ابو ادم وجعل الجنة مثواك مع الشهداء والأنبياء والصديقين وحسن أولئك رفيقا . كان مقيم بالإقامة الجامعية معسكر

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Fathi Sabbah

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349850

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Fathi Sabbah

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My brother Wessam was injured tonight in the bombing of the Abu Zahri family home in Rafah, opposite my family home, which suffered major damage. Thank God for his safety, Abu Saeed. Wessam Sabbah, for everyone who asked about him. Thank God his injury is minor and he's home now. May God protect everyone from harm.

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اخي وسام اصيب الليلة في قصف منزل عائلة ابو زهري في رفح المقابل لمنزل اهلي اللي لحق به اضرار كبيرة. الحمد لله على السلامة ابو السعيد Wesam Sabbah لكل الي سألني عن وسام الحمد لله الاصابه خفيفه وهيو روح علي البيت يا رب ما حدا يشوف شر My brother Wassam was injured tonight in the bombing of Abu Zahri's family's house in Rafah, opposite to my family's house, which suffered major damages. Thank God for … See more   · Hide Original   · Rate this translation
Palestinian Civil Defense
8 Oct 2023

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349853

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8 Oct 2023

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الدفاع المدني الفلسطيني

Source Author Translated

Palestinian Civil Defense

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Translated Content

Photos.. Civil Defense teams in Rafah Governorate during their work to evacuate citizens as a result of the targeting of Abu Zahri Tower and to transport the injured from the surrounding areas.

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صور .. طواقم دفاع مدني محافظة رفح اثناء تعامله مع اخلاء المواطنين جراء استهداف برج ابو زهري ونقل الاصابات من المناطق المحيطة .

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pchrgaza.org

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The Center is an independent Palestinian human rights organization (registered as a non-profit private shareholding company) based in Gaza City. By subscribing, you agree to our Privacy Policy and consent to receive updates from our company. About Us Center Units Center Staff Contact Us Contact Us pchr@pchrgaza.org +(972) 82823725 Al-Ru'ya Complex – 12th Floor, Jamal Abdel Nasser Street (Al-Thalathini), opposite Al-Azhar University and next to the Red Crescent Follow Us Facebook Instagram X YouTube All rights reserved to the Palestinian Center for Human Rights 2024 Terms and Conditions Privacy Notice

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المركز هو منظمة حقوق إنسان فلسطينية مستقلة (مسجلة كشركة مساهمة خاصة غير ربحية) مقرها مدينة غزة. من خلال الاشتراك، فإنك توافق على سياسة الخصوصية الخاصة بنا وتوافق على تلقي التحديثات من شركتنا. من نحن وحدات المركزطاقم المركزمن نحنتواصل معنا تواصل معنا pchr@pchrgaza.org +(972) 82823725 مجمع الرؤيا – الطابق 12 شارع جمال عبد الناصر “الثلاثيني” مقابل جامعة الازهر وبجوار الهلال الأحمر تابعنا فيسبوك انستجرام اكس يوتيوب جميع الحقوق محفوظة للمركز الفلسطيني لحقوق الإنسان 2024 الشروط و الأحكام Privacy Notice

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Al Mezan Center for Human Rights

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Date: 9 October 2023 Over the past two days, the Israeli army has conducted a relentless series of attacks by air, sea, and land against the civilian population in Gaza, destroying dozens of houses with their residents still inside, residential and commercial buildings—often without issuing precautionary warnings—and wiping out entire Palestinian families. Mosques and medical facilities have also come under attack.  The population is being urged, by means of random texts, to evacuate their homes, heightening fear, terror and panic among the civilian population whilst warplanes hover constantly. According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, between 7 October and as of 3 p.m. on 9 October 2023, 560 Palestinians have been killed, and 2,900 have been injured. Hundreds of homes have been destroyed, resulting in the displacement of thousands of civilians. Water and electricity supplies continue to be cut off. Al-Mezan, Al-Haq, and the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights strongly condemn Israel’s widespread and systematic targeting of civilians in the Gaza Strip, which may amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity, warranting the intervention of the international community to ensure accountability. In armed conflicts, all civilians and civilian objects must always be protected. All parties must abide by their legal obligations under international human rights and humanitarian law—including the principles of distinction, proportionality, and precaution regulating the conduct of hostilities. Israel must not treat the entire Gaza Strip as a single military objective. It is prohibited to treat as a single military objective, a number of clearly separate military objectives located in a town or city with concentrations of civilian objects. The following are the most egregious Israeli attacks conducted in the Gaza Strip between 8 and 9 October 2023, as monitored and documented jointly by Al-Haq, Al-Mezan, and the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights:  At approximately 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, 8 October 2023, Israeli warplanes targeted the four-story house of the Al-Nabaheen family, east of Al-Bureij refugee camp in the Middle Area District without prior warning, killing 13 Palestinians, including 10 children and two women. The attack also resulted in the complete destruction of the house.  At approximately 12:30 p.m. on the same day, Israeli warplanes targeted the four-story house of Jamil Hassan Mohammad Al-Za’anin, 66, located near the Abdul Azzam mosque in Beit Hanoun, in the North Gaza District. The four-story building was home to four families. The attack killed 20 Palestinians inside the houses, including five women and 11 children, and destroyed the house. At approximately 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, 8 October 2023, Israeli warplanes targeted the four-story house of the Al-Assar family, east of the Al-Nusairat refugee camp in the Middle Area District. Four Palestinians were killed in the attack, including two children and a woman. The attack also led to the complete destruction of the targeted house and three neighboring houses.  At approximately 5:30 p.m. on the same day, Israeli warplanes targeted the house of the Harara family, east of Al-Sheja’eyya neighborhood in eastern Gaza City, killing five Palestinians and totally destroying the house. At approximately 8:30 p.m. on the same day, Israeli warplanes targeted the two-story house of the Shamallakh family, located in the Sheikh Ejlein neighborhood south of Gaza City, and home to three families. Nine Palestinians were killed in the attack, including two women and three children, and the house was completely destroyed.  At approximately 9:50 p.m. on the same day, Israeli warplanes targeted an apartment in a residential building owned by the Abu Zohri family in the Al-Shaboura refugee camp in Rafah City without prior warning. The attack killed five Palestinians, including two women and an infant; 30 others sustained various injuries. At approximately 1:20 a.m. on Monday, 9 October 2023, Israeli warplanes targeted the house of Rafat Abu Helal, a leader of the Al-Nasser Salah al-Deen Brigades, in the Bashit neighborhood of Rafah refugee camp, without prior warning. The attack resulted in the complete destruction of Abu Helal’s house and several neighboring houses with their inhabitants still inside. Raafat Abu Helal, along with 19 civilians from his family and four other families, were killed, including nine women and four children; 40 other civilians sustained various injuries. At approximately 2:00 a.m. on the same day, Israeli warplanes targeted the two-story house of the Abu Al-Amrein family in the Al-Qarara village, northeast of Khan Younis City, without prior warning. The attack destroyed the house around its inhabitants, and caused severe damage to several neighboring houses. Five Palestinians, including two women and two young girls, were recovered from the rubble. At the time of writing the civil defense teams are still trying to locate missing individuals under the rubble. At approximately 3:00 a.m. on the same day, Israeli warplanes targeted the four-story house of Mousa Samir Al-Qatanani, 64, located opposite to the Um Al-Fahm School in Beit Lahiya, in the North Gaza District, without prior warning. The house, inhabited by five families, was completely destroyed, and all 13 civilian occupants, including four women and five children, were killed. At approximately 3:30 a.m. on Monday, 9 October 2023, Israeli warplanes targeted the two-story house of the late Ibrahim Hassan Abdulqadir Hamdan's sons, located in the Tal al-Zaatar area in Jabaliya, in the North Gaza District, without prior warning. The house, inhabited by five families, was completely destroyed, and four Palestinians were killed, including two women and two children.  At approximately 4:30 a.m. on the same day, Israeli warplanes targeted the Ahmed Yassin mosque, a four-story structure located opposite to the Al-Shate’ Elementary School in Al-Shate’ refugee camp, west of Gaza City. The attack completely destroyed the mosque and killed three civilians, two women and a young girl. At approximately 5:00 a.m. on the same day, Israeli warplanes targeted the two-story house of the Fayyad family, located south of Deir al-Balah, in the Middle Area District, without prior warning. The attack resulted in the complete destruction of the house and two adjacent houses, and the killing of three Palestinians. At approximately 6:00 a.m. on the same day, Israeli warplanes targeted an open area in Al-Sammouni Street, southeast of the Al-Zaytoun neighbourhood in Gaza City. The attack resulted in the killing of two sisters, Mira Mahmoud Fouad Abu Ghneima, 6, and Lara, 5.  At approximately 7:10 a.m. on the same day, Israeli warplanes targeted the two-story house of Faisal Qishta in the Qishta neighbourhood, south of Rafah City, without prior warning. The attack killed Faisal and his daughter, and injured 14 others. The house was completely destroyed due to the attack.  At approximately 11:10 a.m. on the same day, Israeli warplanes targeted the Al-Sousi mosque in Al-Shate’ refugee camp, killing 11 civilians, including children. Lastly, at noon, on Monday 9 October, the Israeli army perpetrated one of the most heinous crimes of the past two days by attacking a residential building in the Jabaliya refugee camp in the northern Gaza district. The building, which belonged to the Abu Eshkian family, was located in a densely populated area near shelter centers designated for displaced individuals. The attack killed 35 civilians, who were admitted by civilian cars and ambulances to the Indonesian Hospital in the same district. Another significant number of people were injured. The number of people forcibly displaced from their homes has increased. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) announced that it is now providing shelters to around 73,538 internally displaced persons in 64 of its schools across all the Gaza Strip, including 45 designated for emergencies. Thousands more are expected to have taken shelter with their extended families. UNRWA has also announced that 14 of its schools were damaged. Our organizations have documented the direct targeting of some of these schools.  As part of its total warfare against the Palestinian civilian population, the Israeli government cut off electricity and water supplies to the Gaza Strip, where now electricity supply does not exceed 4 hours a day. This foreshadows catastrophic consequences in light of the disruption of water and sewage plants. The Palestinian Water Authority estimated the decrease in water supply at 40 per cent due to the interruption of supply by Mekorot, the Israeli national water company.  The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, Al-Haq and Al Mezan condemn in the strongest terms the targeting of civilians and the destruction of homes and other private and public structures. We further condemn terrorizing the people of Gaza and displacing thousands of them from their homes, the denial of the protected civilians their right to access water and electricity. These acts are in breach of international law and are considered a collective punishment and clear war crimes. Gaza’s protected civilian population, especially women and children, are the ones paying the price for the lack of will and inaction on the part of the international community to put an end to Israeli crimes against the Palestinian people, and address the root causes of the current situation in Palestine. As we write, Israeli crimes are increasing, also in light of the international community's silence, a catastrophic humanitarian outcome is looming in Gaza. Our organizations call for respect for the principles of international humanitarian law and to refrain from targeting civilians under all circumstances, including targeting the civilian economic infrastructure damaging civilian livelihoods, and preventing the provision of humanitarian supplies. We call on the international community to take urgent action to stop attacks and protect civilians as an integral part of their legal obligations.  We equally renew our call on the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to expedite the investigation into the situation in Palestine to hold those responsible for committing international crimes accountable. We call on the peoples of the world, solidarity groups and friends of Palestine to continue to pressure their governments to take urgent action to stop the Israeli military attacks, and to protect civilians, their property, and the indispensable facilities needed in Gaza. End. For media inquiries, please contact: advocacy@mezan.org

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