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On the 10th of October 2023, the wife of Musab Al Buraim – the media spokesman for the Islamic Jihad Movement – and three other civilians were reportedly killed and others were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Al-Buraim family home in Bani Suhaila, in the south of the Gaza Strip.
Several different news outlets reported the alleged strike including Safa News, Palestine Today, Khaberni.com, Masryalyoum News and Medusa Media. On the morning of the 10th of October, Safa News reported that the wife of Musab Al Buraim had been killed as a result of “the bombing of her family’s home in Bani Suhaila”.
Khaberni.com and Medusa media reported the alleged airstrike using identical statements, both released on the 10th of October:“Palestinian sources said that four Palestinians were martyred, including the wife of the media spokesman for the Islamic Jihad Movement, Musab Al-Buraim, and others were injured”. None of the sources specified how many others were injured.
Facebook user Zakariyya Abu Saaud posted a message of condolence online: “the martyrdom of Abu Sajid Al-Buraim’s wife. May God reward you, beloved Musab Al-Buraim”.
Where sources identified the belligerent, all sources attributed the strike to Israeli forces.
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Reports of the incident mention the town of Bani Suheila (بني سهيلا), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.342130, 34.325343. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.