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On October 10th, 2023, at least 14 people were killed, including five children and two women, while three others were injured after an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the Qadeeh residence in the Abasan area east of Khan Yunis.
Those killed and injured were members of the Qadeeh family: Rajab Qadeeh (69 years old) was killed and his son Shadi Rajab Qadeeh was injured. Shadi’s wife, Hanan Ibrahim Qadeeh (37 years old) was killed, along with their daughter, Maria Shadi Qadeeh (6 years old), and their two sons: Yassen Shadi Qadeeh* and Osama Shadi Qadeeh*. A post from the al-Siddiq Model School for Boys named Hanan as a former teacher, who taught Islamic education. A colleague named Ghada Ahmed posted a condolence message for Hanan and her three children.
Rajab’s other son, Shawqi Rajab Qadeeh (39 years old), was killed with his two children: daughter Amouna Rajab Qadeeh (2 years old), and his son*, who has not been named.
Salah Qadeeh (67 years old) was killed with his wife, Souad Qadeeh (64 years old), and son, Ayman Salah Qadeeh (20 years old).
Iyad Suleiman Qadeeh (37 years old) was also killed.
Brothers Muntaser Jumaa Qadeeh (35 years old) and Alsayed Jumaa Qadeeh (33 years old) were also killed. Mahmoud S Qudaih posted a condolence message to his “companion, the lover of my heart, my friend, and my brother whom my mother did not give birth to” Muntaser.
Some sources have stated that 21 members of the Qadeeh family were killed during this incident; Journalist Tayseer Qudeih was alone in stating that the total number of members of the family killed overall is close to 50.
Condolence posts on social media have lamented those killed and wished the injured Shadi a quick recovery. Safe News reported that “three moderate injuries” resulted from the bombing of the Qadeeh family home.
Where sources identified the belligerent, all sources attributed the strikes to Israeli forces.
*Airwars has quantified them as children based on the ages of their relatives and the images provided in the sources .
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Reports of the incident mention Abasan Al Kabira (عبسان الكبيرة) to the east of Khan Younis (خان يونس). Analysing audio-visual material from sources, we have narrowed the location down to the following exact coordinates: 31.326601, 34.342172.
Imagery: @Timesofgaza
