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October 18, 2023
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دير البلح, Deir al Balah, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza StripAt approximately 7:30pm on Wednesday, October 18th 2023, a home sheltering the Musa family on Abu Arif Street in Deir al-Balah collapsed due to alleged Israeli airstrikes, killing between eight and more than 30 people. 65-year old Hiam Musa was, at the time of writing, the only person to be named as having been killed
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October 17, 2023
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قرية كاني كندي , Kani Kindi village, Koya District, Kurdistan, IraqOn Tuesday, October 17th, 2023, one man was killed and up to three other civilians, women, were injured after an alleged Turkish drone strike on a car in the Kani Kindi village in the Koya district of Kurdistan, Iraq. The car was reported to have belonged to citizens of the Makhmour refugee camp; the driver
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October 17, 2023
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محيط بلدة الشيخ يوسف, the “‘Al-Qaswa”’ IDP camp in the vicinity of Sheikh Yousef area, Idlib, Idlib, SyriaIn the early morning and in the afternoon of Tuesday, 17th October 2023, ten airstrikes allegedly perpetrated by Russian forces on the “Al-Qaswa” IDP camp and civilian homes in the outskirts of the town of Sheikh Youssef in the western countryside of Idlib, Syria, injured four civilians, including two women and two girls. The Syrian
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October 17, 2023
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جورة اللوت, خان يونس, Jourat al-Lout area, Khan Yunis, Khan Younis, the Gaza StripAt dawn on Tuesday, October 17th 2023, between 23 and 27 members of the Sabah family including at least seven women, 10 children, and an infant were killed, and many others, including displaced civilians and at least five children, were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Sabah family home in the Jourat al-Lout
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October 17, 2023
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المستشفى الاهلي العربي, al Ahli Arab Hospital, Gaza, the Gaza StripIn perhaps the most well-known, and hotly debated, incident from the war in Gaza, civilians were killed while sheltering at the Al Ahli hospital on October 17th 2023. The incident was widely-reported, with a fierce dispute as to whether the civilian casualties were caused by a Palestinian militant rocket fired at Israel that fell short
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October 17, 2023
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محافظة دير البلح, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza StripOn Tuesday, October 17th, 2023, at least ten civilians were killed by an alleged Israeli airstrike on Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip. The identified casualties were members of the Radwan family. Nebal Mohammad was killed with six of her children. Her five daughters, 21-year old Duha Radwan, 14-year old Maryam Radwan, Saha Radwan, 6-year old
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October 17, 2023
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قرية كالوته, Kalotah village, Shirawa district, Afrin countryside, Aleppo, SyriaDuring the night of Monday, October 16, 2023, a child, Muhammad Qushu Ali, was injured by alleged Turkish and Sham Legion military artillery shells in the village of Kalotah, in the Afrin countryside of northern Syria. Muhammad Qushu Ali’s age remains unclear: according to the Afrin post, the child was 3 years old. However, Efrin
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October 13, 2023
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مخيم مخمور, Makhmur camp, Erbil Governorate , Kurdistan, IraqA woman was injured after an alleged Turkish drone strike hit a home in the Makhmur camp at approximately 9:25AM on October 13th, 2023. The woman, 50-year-old Aisha Muhammad Ahmed, was a resident of the camp, which houses between 10,000 to 12,000 displaced Kurds. Her injuries, many of which look to be on her face
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October 13, 2023
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جبل الأربعين, Jabal Al Arbaeen, Ariha, Idlib, SyriaShortly before midnight of Friday, October 13th, 2023, the mother of the SCD volunteer Ahmed Mahdi Ahmadou was killed and his father was injured, but later succumbed to his injuries, in the bombardment of their house reportedly perpetrated by the Russian military in the Jabal Al Arbaeen area near Ariha city, in the southern countryside
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October 12, 2023
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كفرعمة, Kafar Ammad [Kafr Amma/Kafr Amah/Kafar’ama], Aleppo, SyriaOn Thursday, October 12th, 2023, a 39 year-old-man was killed and a number of civilians were injured due to an alleged artillery attack conducted by the Russian military and/or the Syrian regime in the village of Kafar Ammad [Kafr Amma/Kafr Amah/Kafar’ama] in the western countryside of Aleppo, Syria. Reportedly, a 39-year old man named Izz
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October 11, 2023
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مخيم يابنا, Yabna camp, Rafah, the Gaza StripOn October 11th, 2023, an airstrike in Yabna Refugee Camp, Rafah killed Muhammad Fayez Yousef Abu Mattar, a 28 year old photojournalist. Multiple sources, including Iyad Abu Zubaida, reported that there were “no casualties” in the Abu Shamala family home in Yabna Camp. However, journalist Adel Zourob posted on Facebook that “without warning, [Israeli] aircraft
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October 11, 2023
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مرعيان, Marayan, Jabal al-Zawiya in the southern countryside of Idlib, Idlib, SyriaOn Wednesday, October 11, 2023, a civilian was injured by an artillery shelling allegedly perpetrated by Syrian regime forces and/or the Russian military in the town of Marayan in Jabal al-Zawiya in the southern countryside of Idlib. According to @baladi Twitter/X user, the injured man was taken to a hospital nearby for treatment. Syria TV,
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October 10, 2023
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حي الشوكة، رفح, Al Shouka neighbourhood, Rafah, Rafah, the Gaza StripDuring the afternoon of Tuesday, October 10th, 2023, a home of the Abu Mathkour family located in the Al Shouka neighbourhood, east of Rafah in the Gaza Strip, was hit by an alleged Israeli airstrike, killing at least five identified men, three of whom’s civilian status is contested. Rafah Municipality shared images of the rescue
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October 10, 2023
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شارع الصحابة, Al Sahaba Street, Gaza, the Gaza StripAt 5:15 pm on Tuesday, October 10th 2023, 16 civilians, including at least nine members of the Hijazi family, were killed, and at least three children were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the residential homes belonging to the Hijazi, al-Safadi, Atallah, and al-Sik families located in Al Sahaba street in the Al Daraj
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October 10, 2023
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الشجاعي، مدينة غزة, Al Shujaiya neighborhood, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza StripDuring the afternoon of October 10th 2023, six civilians, most of whom were children, were killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Aslim family home, located in the Al Shujaiya neighborhood in the Gaza Strip. Alaa Ahmed Zaino (30) and her children, Yahya Muhannad Sami Aslim (12), Hala Muhannad Sami Aslim (10), Majda Muhannad Sami Aslim (5), and
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October 9, 2023
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البشرية, the village of Al-Bashiriya, al-Hasakah, Al Hassakah, SyriaIn the morning hours of Monday, October 9th, 2023, at least five civilians, including four women and a child, were injured by an alleged Turkish bombardment while working in cotton fields in the village of Al-Bashiriya located in the Al-Darbasiyah district of Al-Hasakah in northeastern Syria. According to the Hawar news agency and Aso news,
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October 9, 2023
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قرية المستور, Al-Mastoor village, near Ain Essa district, Hasakah, Al Hassakah, SyriaIn the afternoon of Monday, October 9th, 2023, an alleged Turkish artillery strike reportedly killed two children – a girl named Nadia Mohsen Al-Ayyash (aged 8-10, according to different sources) and a boy named Ali Ahmed Al-Ayyash (aged 6-9) in the village of Al-Mastour located in the western outskirts of the city of Ain Issa,
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October 13, 2023
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قرب دوار الكويت, Vicinity of Kuwait roundabout, Gaza, the Gaza StripOn October 13th 2023, a male paramedic was injured by alleged Israeli airstrikes while rescuing other injured civilians near the Kuwait roundabout located in the Gaza Strip. Local sources reported that he died of his wounds either on October 14 or October 15. He was identified by his relatives on social media as volunteer paramedic
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October 14, 2023
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تل الهوى, Tal Al Hawa, Gaza, the Gaza StripOn October 14th 2023 at around 1 am, Israeli forces allegedly conducted an airstrike in Tal Al-Hawa, located in the south of Gaza City. The strike reportedly killed Palestinian surgeon Dr. Medhat Mahmoud Saidam and his extended family at his home. Among the dead were between 24 to 31 civilians, including at least 12 children*,
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October 16, 2023
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مركز الدفاع المدني في حي التفاح, Civil defence center, Al Tuffah, Gaza, the Gaza StripOn 16th October, 2023, at least six men working in the Palestinian civil defense were killed, and another seven employees were injured (two in a critical condition) as a result of an alleged Israeli airstrike on the civil defense center in Al Tufah neighborhood, east of Gaza City. All victims were reportedly providing humanitarian services
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October 7, 2023
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رفح, Rafah, the Gaza StripOn 7th October, 2023, a Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) paramedic Nazmi Abu Hadayed and PRCS volunteer Odeh Al-Kurdi from the Rafah Governorate EMS Center were injured by shrapnel as a result of an attack on an ambulance in Rafah. An ambulance driver, Mahmoud Hussein Othman, initially reported missing by some sources, was also likely
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October 7, 2023
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مستشفى الاندونيسي, Indonesian Hospital, North Gaza, the Gaza StripOn October 7th, 2023 an alleged Israeli strike reportedly hit the courtyard of the Indonesian Hospital in Jabalia, in Beit Lahia at 2:30 pm. Multiple sources reported that 67 year old Hosni Salha was killed when shrapnel hit him and Radio al-Zaitounia also alleged that his son Yousra Salha was also killed. An unknown number
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October 7, 2023
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مجمع ناصر الطبي, Nasser medical complex, Khan Younis, the Gaza StripOn October 7, 2023, a paramedic was reportedly killed and a number of civilians and paramedics injured by an alleged Israeli strike on an ambulance near Nasser Medical Complex, East of Khan Yunis. Paramedic Marwan Abu Raida (54 years old), reportedly killed in the strike, was described by a social media source as a Khuza’a
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October 15, 2023
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الجنينة, Al Geneina, Rafah, the Gaza StripA civilian home was reportedly hit by an Israeli airstrike in Al-Geneina, Rafah, in the Gaza Strip, at dawn on 15 October 2023, killing between seven to eight civilians from the same family and injuring others. Sources said the home belonged to Dr. Salah al-Din Zanoun. Rum Online News cited official Palestinian news agency WAFA
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October 15, 2023
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تل الهوى, Tal Al Hawa , Gaza, the Gaza StripOn 15th October, 2023, Dr. Omar Saleh Farwana (Farwaneh), his wife Umm Saleh Farwana, his children and grandchildren were all reported killed as a result of an alleged Israeli airstrike. They were in their home in Tal al-Hawa neighborhood, southwest of Gaza City. The attack happened in early morning hours when members of the large
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October 8, 2023
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بيت حانون, Beit Hanoun, North Gaza, the Gaza StripOn October 8, 2023, two paramedics were injured by alleged Israeli strikes in Beit Hanoun area, North of Gaza. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) identified the two wounded paramedics as Mahmoud Yusri Al-Masry and Nour El-Din Hassan Mansour, both PRCS members. The same source reported the strike at 15:40 exactly, in North Gaza, adding
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October 9, 2023
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عبسان الكبيرة, Abasan Al Kabira, Khan Younis, the Gaza StripOn October 9th, five Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) paramedics sustained minor injuries after an alleged Israeli strike hit close to PRCS ambulances in Abasan, Khan Younis. PRCS reported that the paramedics were harmed by Israeli bombing while they were working to treat injured civilians following former strikes on two civilian homes, after PRCS received
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October 9, 2023
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محيط إحدى مدارس الأونروا, Vicinity of an UNWRA-led school, North Gaza, the Gaza StripOn October 9, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike on/near a market in Jabalia refugee camp resulted in between 65 and 73 civilians killed, including at least 15 children and six women, and “hundreds” of wounded. A tweet from Al Jazeera Mubasher News (@ajmubasher) reported that “at least 50 were killed in a new Israeli bombardment
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October 11, 2023
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قرب أبراج الكرامة, Vicinity of Al Karama Towers, Gaza, the Gaza StripOn October 11, 2023, two civilians were reportedly killed and two paramedics injured when an ambulance evacuating injured people near to Al Karama Towers was struck by alleged Israeli strikes. Sources did not provide the names or identities of the victims. A report published by Al Mezan Center for Human Rights claimed that a number
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Incident date
October 11, 2023
LOCATION
قرب أبراج الندى, Vicinity of Al Nada towers, North Gaza, the Gaza StripOn October 11, 2023, three male paramedics belonging to the Palestinian Red Crescent were killed while carrying out humanitarian work in the Al-Nada Towers vicinity area after the ambulance vehicle was directly hit by an alleged Israeli airstrike. The victims – Khalil Al-Sharif (28 years old), Ahmad Dahman (33 years old), and Yisri Al-Masri (58