Israel and Gaza 2023

Israel and Gaza 2023

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Incident Code

ISPT0419

Incident date

October 21, 2023

Location

خربة العدس , Khirbat Al Adas, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.286310, 34.271887 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Between six and ten civilians were reported killed, including at least one member of the Palestinian Civil Defense and five children, when alleged Israeli missiles struck a Palestinian Civil Defense facility alongside the Dahir family home on October 21st, 2023. A number of other civilians, including Palestinian Civil Defense members, were also injured.

The incident took place near the Khirbet Al-Adas junction, east of Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip on Saturday morning.

Muhammad Fawzi Qtait also known as Abu Jazar (father of Jazar) was named as the Palestinian Civil Defense paramedic and firefighter killed in the strike. He was reported to be from Ma’an, Khan Yunis.

In a post from the Dhuhair family, it was reported that eight members of the family were killed including five children. The names were identified as: Ayman Islam Muhammad Hamad Dhahir, Iman Islam Muhammad Hamad Dhahir, Andalus Islam Muhammad Hamad Dhahir, Aws Islam Muhammad Hamad Dhahir and another child Elias Anas Muhammad Hamad Dhahir.

Family members named as mourning the victims – though not present during the strike – included grandmother Nabila, Elias’ parents, Anas Dhahir and Hanin Saleh Zorob, and Ayman, Iman, Andalus and Aws’ father Islam Muhammad Hamad Duhair. Aws’ kindergarten, Baraem Al Tofoula Model Kindergarten, made a post announcing his death and expressing their deep sorrow.

The Ministry of the Interior and the Directorate of the Civil Defense in Gaza reported the death of Muhammad Qtait and the injury of at least four other Civil Defense members, while source Adnan Ghanima reported in a tweet that six members were seriously injured. According to Masdar Al Akhbariya, 11 Civil Defense workers were injured and three were in serious condition. A post from the Rafah Municipality reported several deaths and injuries among Civil Defense members and civilians. The casualty range for those injured is therefore put at 4-11.

Where possible, Airwars has matched names with the Palestinian Ministry of Health list of nearly 7000 victims’ names and ID numbers released on October 26th.

Where sources identified the belligerent, all sources attributed the strikes to Israeli airplanes.

Due to the scale and urgency of Airwars’ assessment process, all images have been automatically uploaded to each assessment with the graphic filter applied to protect users. We have also included all images identified from the sources, which may also include any imagery of combatants.

The incident occured in the morning.

The victims were named as:

Family members (5)

Ayman Islam Muhammad Hamad Dhahir أيمن إسلام محمد حمد ضهير
13 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 429423221
Iman Islam Muhammad Hamad Dhahir إيمان إسلام محمد حمد ضهير
12 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 430509919
Andalus Islam Muhammad Hamad Dhahir أندلس إسلام محمد حمد ضهير
10 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 434448718
Aws Islam Muhammad Hamad Dhahir أوس إسلام محمد حمد ضهير
5 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 440694404
Elias Anas Muhammad Hamad Dhahir إلياس أنس محمد حمد ضهير
5 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 440596930

The victims were named as:

Muhammad Fawzi Qtait محمد فوزي قطيط
39 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 800322224

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Healthcare facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    6 – 10
  • (5–8 children1 woman2 men1 healthcare_personnel)
  • Civilians reported injured
    4–11
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Impact
    Healthcare
    Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (21) [ collapse]

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    Source: The journalist Adel Al Zaab

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    Source: Tabarbour

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    Source: Rafah Municipality

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    Source: Rafah Municipality

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    Source: Rafah Municipality

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    Source: Rafah Municipality

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    Source: Rafah Municipality

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    Source: Adnan Ghanima

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    Source: Adnan Ghanima

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    Source: Ahali Maan

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    Source: Ahali Maan

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    Source: Ahali Maan

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    Source: Ahali Maan

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    Source: Ahali Maan

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    Source: Ahali Maan

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    Source: Omar Mahmoud Brhoum Zaraab

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    Source: Baraem Al Tofoula Model Kindergarten

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    Source: @SerajSat

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Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the area of Khirbat Al Adas ( خربة العدس ), within the Gaza strip (قِطَاعُ غَزَّةَ), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.2863108, 34.271887. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.  

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Israeli Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Healthcare facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    6 – 10
  • (5–8 children1 woman2 men1 healthcare_personnel)
  • Civilians reported injured
    4–11
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Impact
    Healthcare
    Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (21) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT0026

Incident date

October 8, 2023

Location

بيت حانون, Beit Hanoun , North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.538477, 34.536837 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Town level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

At least one civilian, a young man Muhammad Raed Abu Amsha “Abu Islam” (31 years old), was killed and others were wounded on October 8th, 2023 in the Abu Amsha family home in the Beit Hanoun neighborhood of the Gaza Strip, in a strike allegedly carried out by Israeli aircraft.

Condolences messages were posted by multiple family and friends in honor of Muhammad Raed Abu Amsha, including from cousins and a nephew. A post from Ibrahim Abuamsha referred to Muhammad as the “martyr leader” (القائد ) but it is unclear if this is referencing militant status or not, with no other mentions in sources. Given that this term is also often used to refer to family ‘leaders’, Airwars has assumed civilian status for Muhammad Amsha until further information comes to light.

Shehab Agency reported numerous other injuries, though information regarding other wounded was not available. Refugees PS, quoting the Interior Ministry, referred to other deaths, though this has not been corroborated.

Where possible, names have been matched with the Palestinian Ministry of Health list of fatalities in Gaza released on October 26th, 2023.

Where sources identified the belligerent, all sources attributed the strikes to Israeli forces.

Due to the scale and urgency of Airwars’ assessment process, all images have been automatically uploaded to each assessment with the graphic filter applied to protect users. We have also included all images identified from the sources, which may also include any imagery of combatants.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Muhammad Raed Abu Amsha محمد رائد ابو عمشة
31 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 803856921

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 2
  • (1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (17) [ collapse]

Media
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    Source: Rawaa Abood

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    Source: Ibrahim Abuamsha

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Beit Hanoun (بيت حانون), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.538477, 34.536837. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Israeli Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 2
  • (1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (17) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT0106

Incident date

October 11, 2023

Location

خان يونس, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.346149, 34.303899 Note: The accuracy of this location is to City level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On Wednesday October 11 2023, at least one but possibly up to 12 civilians were killed and dozens injured after Israeli forces allegedly bombed the Abu Mustafa family house in the al-Maskar area, west of the town of Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip.

WA105FM stated that “a martyr and a number of injuries arrived at Nasser Medical Complex as a result of the (bombing)”, and that there still remained a “large number of casualties, some of them martyrs under the rubble”. The incident was also reported on by Al Mezan, with Shankit TV also reporting that “the occupation targeted with its warplanes a house in the camp area west of Khan Yunis, and medical sources reported that about 12 martyrs and dozens of wounded were reported.” As it is not clear from this source whether these 12 civilians were killed in this house or in another house given the intensity of bombardment, and there was little other confirmation of the higher fatality estimate, this figure has only been included in Airwars’ upper casualty range.

Only one source identified the belligerent as the Israeli military, therefore Airwars qualified the strike status as “single source claim”. However, since multiple sources reported on civilian harm, the “civilian harm grading” has been qualified as fair.

WA105FM said that the attack came without warning.

The incident occurred at approximately midnight local time.

Due to the scale and urgency of Airwars’ assessment process, all images have been automatically uploaded to each assessment with the graphic filter applied to protect users. We have also included all images identified from the sources, which may also include any imagery of combatants.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 12
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–24
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (3) [ collapse]

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the city of Khan Younis (خان يونس), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.346149, 34.303899. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Israeli Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 12
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–24
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (3) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT0190

Incident date

October 14, 2023

Location

منزل عائلة دواس في بيت لاهيا, Dawas family building in Beit Lahiya, Gaza Strip, the Gaza Strip

Airwars assessment

Nineteen members of the Dawas family were killed and an unknown number of others were injured when their two-story family home on Al-Shaima Street, west of Abbas Kilani roundabout in Beit Lahia, in the north of the Gaza Strip, was reportedly bombed by an Israeli aircraft on Saturday, October 14, 2023. The Ministry of the Interior in Gaza reported the bombing of the Dawas family home on October 14, and stated that the family were buried under rubble and civil defense and ambulance crews were working to rescue them.

Arabi21 reported that there were dozens killed and injured in the incident. A Facebook post by a family member Ramzi Dawas listed the names of seven identified killed victims (four from a previous incident) noting that “there are still martyrs from the family, as many as 15 martyrs whose names are not mentioned under the dots” and called for help in retrieving the bodies from the rubble. Due to this post, the exact address of the incident is likely house Lahia, entrance of Ezba Dawas, west of Abbas Kilani roundabout, Al Shaima Street.

Across all sources, 14 victims were named/identified and reported as killed.

The victims were named by their family members as Maher Dawas (56) and his sons Youssef Maher Dawas (20), Fadi Maher Dawas (30), Abdel Rahman Maher Dawas (16) and Obada Maher Dawas. A woman identified as the wife of Yasser Dawas, her sons Sharaf Yasser Dawas (13) and Muhammad Yasser Dawas (11), and her daughters Malak Yasser Dawas (20) and Shahid Yasser Dawas (16), were all killed. Maher’s sister Jamila Youssef Dawas, also known as Umm Musa, was also killed as well as a set of sisters called Lamya Dawas and Yasmin Dawas. A woman named Noha Abdel Aziz Dawas (44) was also killed. 

Many people and organisations paid tribute to Youssef Maher Dawas, a young poet, writer, and student studying to be a psychoanalyst. He had published an essay with the collective, We Are Not Numbers, in January 2023 called “Who will pay for the 20 years we lost?”, recounting the destruction of his family’s orchard in May 2022 by an alleged Israeli missile strike and how the loss of the orchard, to quote from the essay, “destroyed an important piece of our past. Our family’s history. Our heritage.” Youssef was also a contributing writer in Palestine Deep Dive and the Palestine Chronicle where his last article had been titled “Kidney Transplant and Rebirth: A Palestinian Love Story”. Youssef’s colleagues at WANN described him as a joyful, funny, kind and sensitive person, with a radiant smile and a love of people. Friends reported that he was nicknamed “Joe”, and loved photography, nature, his cats and the author, Ahlam Mosteghanemi. Another friend, Mahmoud Yazgy, said he was dedicated and was quick to take initiative. His mentor, Kate Casa, reported that he was motivated and open-minded and “was anxious to tell his stories so that we in the West could better understand their lives in Gaza”. One colleague, Ahmed Dremly, reported that Youssef asked him, in the first days of the conflict, to join him “to go document all of the massacres that happened in Gaza” and he had turned down the offer.

The Palestine Chronicle posted a tribute to Youssef including a short video of him talking about how he wants to visit places in Palestine more than Paris or the Maldives.

The Tamer Institute for Community Education made a tribute to Youssef, who was a member of the youth literary teams “Yar’at” and “Voices from Palestine”, saying that “he shared his deep love for life in expressing himself even amid the most challenging of circumstances.” Jesse Boylan, writing in John Menadue’s Public Policy Journal, reported that Youssef was interested in politics, economics and video games and that he was learning to play the guitar.

Maher and Jamila’s brother Jaser Dawwas claimed the incident took place without warning.

Where possible, Airwars has matched names with the Palestinian Ministry of Health list of nearly 7000 victims’ names and ID numbers released on October 26th.

Where sources identified the belligerent, all sources attributed the strikes to Israeli forces.

Due to the scale and urgency of Airwars’ assessment process, all images have been automatically uploaded to each assessment with the graphic filter applied to protect users. We have also included all images identified from the sources, which may also include any imagery of combatants.

The incident occured in the morning.

The victims were named as:

Family members (13)

Maher Dawwas ماهر دواس
56 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 903456275
Youssef Dawwas يوسف دواس
20 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 408769669
Fadi Dawwas فادي دواس
30 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 804526952
Abdel Rahman Dawwas عبد الرحمن دواس
16 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 424565182
Obada Maher Dawwas عبد الله دواس
Age unknown male killed
Noha Abdel Aziz Dawwas نها عبد العزيز دواس
44 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 903084242
Wife of Yasser Dawwas زوجة ياسر دواس
Adult female killed
Malak Yasser Dawwas ملك دواس
20 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 408766657
Shahid Yasser Dawwas شهد دواس
16 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 424705853
Sharaf Dawwas شرف دواس
13 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 429494222
Muhammad Dawwas محمد دواس
11 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 433438686
Yasmin Dawwas ياسمين دواس
Age unknown female killed
Lamya Dawwas لميا دواس
Age unknown female killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    15 – 18
  • (4–7 children4–6 women3–4 men1 journalist)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (34) [ collapse]

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    Source: Jaser dawwas

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    Source: Ahmad drembly

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    Source: Moheeb barghoti

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    Source: Tamer institute

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    Source: @euromed

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    Source: We Are Not Numbers Report

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    Source: The Palestine Chronicle News

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    Source: @NoraInPalestine

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    Source: @channeldraw

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    Source: The Guardian Report

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Israeli Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    15 – 18
  • (4–7 children4–6 women3–4 men1 journalist)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (34) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT0227

Incident date

October 15, 2023

Location

جوار مدرسة خولة, Vicinity of Khawla School, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.287241, 34.248176 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Nearby landmark level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Between 14 and 17 people were killed, including seven children and three women, and at least four people, including two children, were injured when the Barhoum family home, behind Khawla School, in Al-Shawut camp in the west of Rafah, the Gaza Strip, was reportedly bombed by Israeli military aircraft on Sunday, October 15, 2023.

The crews of the Central Emergency Committee in Rafah Governorate responded to the incident, recovered bodies and rescued injured victims from the rubble of the Barhoum family home. According to @samahpal23, the bodies of three of the victims were taken to Al-Kuwaiti Hospital.

The victims were identified as 43 year old Randa Mahmoud Barhoum Jeha (wife of Mahmoud Muhammad Barhoum Abu Al-Baraa) who was killed alongside her daughter, 11 year old Rawand Mahmoud Barhoum, and Randa’s sister, 42-year-old Amal Mahmoud Jeha (Badawi), an employee of the Palace of Justice in Gaza. Seven of Amal‘s children were killed as well as two of her grandchildren. They were identified as 26-year-old Muhammad Iyad Badawi, his daughter Amal Muhammad Badawi and son, Iyad Badawi. 24-year-old Mahmoud Iyad Badawi, who was married, 22-year-old Ahmed Iyad Badawi, who was also married, 19-year-old Rizq Iyad Badawi, 17-year-old Tariq Iyad Badawi, 16-year-old Amr Iyad Badawi, and 15-year-old Basil Iyad Badawi. Mahmoud Hatem Jeha was killed as well as 33 year old Sabreen Mahmoud Jeha.

Lynn Iyad Rizq Badawi (8 years old, who based on her name is likely a child of Rizq Iyad Badawi) was injured and treated in hospital. Adelzourob73 reported that Lynn and her family had been displaced by the bombing of Gaza City. Images posted by Sara show four different children being treated for their injuries. @omayyajoha mentioned that the wives of Amal’s children were injured, but did not specify how many and whose wives they are – based on the sources we know at least four of her sons were married. A child named Sulaf Abdelaziz Zagreb was injured in the incident as well, according to Adelzourob73.

Multiple sources reported there being 17 people killed but only 14 names have been identified. The civilian casualty range for this incident reflects this discrepancy.

Multiple sources reported that the majority of victims were displaced people from other parts of Gaza, with some specifying that the Jeha family were displaced and another that Amal, Randa, Rawand and Basil had been displaced.

Airwars has matched all of the names with the Palestinian Ministry of Health list of nearly 7000 victims’ names and ID numbers released on October 26th.

Where sources identified a belligerent, all sources attributed the strike to Israeli forces.

Due to the scale and urgency of Airwars’ assessment process, all images have been automatically uploaded to each assessment with the graphic filter applied to protect users. We have also included all images identified from the sources, which may also include any imagery of combatants.

The incident occured around dawn.

The victims were named as:

Family members (15)

Randa Mahmoud Barhoum رنده محمود برهوم
43 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 903540227
Rawand Mahmoud Barhoum روند محمود برهوم
11 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 433246451
Amal Mahmoud Barhoum أمل محمود برهوم
42 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 909094526
Mahmoud Iyad Badawi محمود اياد بدوي
24 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 405279233
Ahmed Iyad Badawi أحمد أياد بدوي
22 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 407919547
Rizk Iyad Badawi رزق أياد بدوي
19 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 408462497
Lynn Iyad Rizq Badawi اياد رزق بدوي
8 years old female injured
Tariq Iyad Badawi طارق أياد بدوي
17 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 421135773
Amr Iyad Badawi عمر اياد بدوي
16 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 424144756
Basil Iyad Badawi باسل أياد بدوي
15 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 426349221
Muhammad Iyad Badawi محمد أياد بدوي
25 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 404028953
Amal Muhammad Badawi أمل محمد بدوي
2 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 443012463
Iyad Badawi أياد بدوي
4 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 438444689
Mahmoud Hatem Jeha محمود حاتم جحا
17 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 424438828
Sabreen Mahmoud Jeha صابرين محمود جحا
33 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 802592436

The victims were named as:

Sulaf Abdelaziz Zagreb سلاف عبد العزيز زغرب
Child male injured

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    IDP or refugee camp
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    14 – 17
  • (7 children3 women4 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    4–8
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

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Media
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    Source: @_ISpain_

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Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the vicinity of Khawla School (مدرسة خولة) in Rafah (رفح), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.287241, 34.248176. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Israeli Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    IDP or refugee camp
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    14 – 17
  • (7 children3 women4 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    4–8
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (31) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT0134e

Incident date

October 11, 2023

Location

خزاعة, Khuza’a, Khan Yunis, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.307314, 34.360372 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Town level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On Wednesday, October 11th 2023, an elderly civilian male, Haji Muslim Mahmoud Ahmad Qadeeh (Abu Ayesh) (78) was injured in his home in Khuza’a, Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip, and later died from his injuries on October 13th. Sources did not specify how Muslim Qudayh Abu Ayesh received his injuries.

Many family members and friends mourned his death on social media and posted pictures of him.  Adham Shanino posted on Facebook “May God have mercy on your soul, my grandfather, Muslim Qadeeh Abu Ayesh. To Allah we belong and to Him we shall return. A martyr who refused to leave my village, Khuza’a, until he ascended to heaven”, sharing an image of the victim, an elderly smiling man in traditional clothing.

Majeb Diyab Qudaih wrote on Facebook that his funeral took place on the same day he died, and shared images with people praying over the elderly victim’s body wrapped in a shroud, with the caption “The funeral of the body of our martyr, Hajj Muslim Qadeeh Abu Ayesh, took place a short while ago/ He rose while he was at his home in our town, Khuza’a.” The grandson of Abu Ayesh wrote on Facebook that he was unwilling to leave his home village after Israeli forces allegedly “threatened to evacuate the town.”

Sourced did not identify the belligerent, but Airwars has matched the name of the civilian killed with the Palestinian Ministry of Health list of fatalities in Gaza released on October 26th, 2023, which explicitly mentions that names on the list are “victims of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip”. Therefore, the Strike Status for this incident has been graded as a Single Source Claim and the Civilian Harm Status was graded as Fair.

Due to the scale and urgency of Airwars’ assessment process, all images have been automatically uploaded to each assessment with the graphic filter applied to protect users. We have also included all images identified from the sources, which may also include any imagery of combatants.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Muslim Mahmoud Qudayh Abu Ayesh مسلم محمود قديح أبو عايش
78 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 950040410

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (16) [ collapse]

Media
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Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Khuza’a (خزاعة), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.307314, 34.360372. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Israeli Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (16) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT0298

Incident date

October 17, 2023

Location

منزلين لعائلتي "أبو النجا" و"ماضي" بحي الجنينة في رفح, Homes of Abu al-Naja (near Al-Zahraa Clinic) and Madhi families (Saddam Street behind Madi station), Al-Geneina Neighbourhood, city of Rafah, the Gaza Strip

Airwars assessment

During the afternoon of Tuesday, October 17th 2023, 20 members of the Abu al-Naja family, including at least eight women, two of whom were pregnant, and at least eight children and four men were reportedly killed and dozens reportedly injured when Israeli aircrafts allegedly struck the homes of the Abu al-Naja and Madhi families located in the Al-Geneina neighbourhood of Rafah in the Gaza Strip. The Madhi family house was situated behind the Madi Petrol Station near Saddam Street was hit first, and the Abu al-Naja family house located near Al-Zahraa Clinic was hit second according to Twitter/X media user @Hamzaalnamla1.

Grandmother, 78 year-old Hajja Sami Farhana Musa Abu al-Naja (Umm Ibrahim) was killed alongside her son-in-law, 62 year-old Sami Suleiman Abu al-Naja and Sami’s children – his two sons 20 year-old Osama Sami Abu al-Naja and 31 year-old  Muhammad Sami Abu al-Naja, and his two daughters 24 year-old Siham Sami Abu al-Naja and 17 year-old Mays Sami Abu al-Naja. Muhammad Sami Abu Al-Naja’s wife Asmaa al-Shaer, who was pregnant, and their daughter one year-old Eileen Muhammad Abu al-Naja also were killed in the attack.

A granddaughter of Farhana Musa Abu al-Naja, 33 year-old Karam Ibrahim Abu, was killed alongside her two sons 9 year-old Sami Ramzi Abu al-Naja and 11 year-old Khaled Ramzi Abu al-Naja. Another woman, 60 year-old Hoda Hussein Abu al-Naja (Umm Muhammad), died in the airstrike alongside her daughter* Lama Hassanein Abu al-Naja.

Ahmed Hassanein Abu al-Naja was also killed alongside his wife Ghadeer Ayman Mahmoud Abu al-Naja. The late Ahmed was mentioned in a Facebook condolence message by Ahmad Husayn as “mujahid” and “an educator of generations and has his military mark.” In a tribute by Al Arab he was called a “martyr hero”, so Airwars has classified Ahmed Hassanein Abu Al-Naja as a militant. His images attached to these Facebook testimonies show a young smiling bearded young man.

A pregnant woman, 27 year-old Nisreen Ahmed Hussein Abu Al-Naja died together with her daughter 2 year-old Habiba Suleiman Sami Abu Al-Naja. Their death was mourned by Nisreen’s brother Ibraheem Abu Alnaja in a Facebook testimony where he shared an image of Habiba.

One more family member, Ghaida Abdel Qader Abu Al-Naja, died alongside her son 10 year-old Suleiman Muhammad Hassanein Abu Al-Naja and her daughter, 4 year-old Hoda Muhammad Hassanein Abu Al-Naja.

Mustafa Hammam Hamdan Abu Naja was also killed in the airstrike.

Initially, Safa News reported that seven civilians had been killed in the attack on the house belonging to Mr. Sami Abu Al-Naja, but later social media posts by the relatives and friends, including the tributes by Abu Al-Naja Family Gathering Official Account, Alzaeem Yousef, Fares Ibrahim and Jawad Abu Naja helped to identify the names of 21 deceased members of Abu al-Naja family. The number and identities of the civilian casualties in the Madhi family is unknown.

The late Haji Sami Suleiman Abu Al-Naja was remembered in a Facebook post by Abbas Al-Am who wrote “May God have mercy on the uncle, the martyr, Sami Abu Naja, Abu Ramzi” and attached an image of a middle-aged bearded man in white clothes.

Sami’s son Osama Sami Abu al-Naja was mentioned in the tributes by Sam Ali and Waseem Mohammad Momar. The late Osama can be seen in the attached images as a young smiling bearded man.

The Ministry of the Interior quoted by multiple news sources announced that a number of people were killed and dozens were injured as a result of these airstrikes. The Palestinian Information Center, as well as a Facebook page named Abu al-Naja Family Gathering Official Account, reported that another house next to them was also struck in the attack.

Photos shared on social media showed the rubble and the destruction in the aftermath of the bombardment, with houses collapsed and a large area of space full of rubble.

A Facebook account Abu al-Naja Family Gathering Official Account shared photos of the bodies of those killed wrapped in sheets being carried through the streets alongside the images of funeral prayers at the cemetery in which one of the families was buried, with a timestamp of 16:22 on the same day as the attack, 17th October, 2023. The post included photos of the rubble of the attacked houses and rescue teams recovering the bodies of those killed from the rubble of the destroyed homes.

Where sources identified the belligerent, all sources attributed the strike to the Israeli military.

*When sources described victims killed as “children of” without further information available regarding their age, Airwars categorized those as children in its ranges.

Where possible, Airwars has matched names with the Palestinian Ministry of Health list of nearly 7000 victims’ names, age and ID numbers released on October 26th.

Due to the scale and urgency of Airwars’ assessment process, all images have been automatically uploaded to each assessment with the graphic filter applied to protect users. We have also included all images identified from the sources, which may also include any imagery of combatants.

The incident occured in the afternoon.

The victims were named as:

Family members (20)

Farhana Musa Abu al-Naja فرحانة موسى أبو النجا
78 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 914650882
Sami Suleiman Abu al-Naja سامي سليمان أبو النجا
62 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 920778255
Osama Sami Abu al-Naja أسامة سامي أبو النجا
20 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 408457893
Siham (Saham) Sami Abu al-Naja سهام سامي أبو النجا
24 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 404180077
Mays Sami Abu al-Naja ميس سامي أبو النجا
17 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 424413672
Muhammad Sami Abu al-Naja محمد سامي أبو النجا
31 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 803561315
Asmaa al-Shaer أسماء الشاعر
Adult female pregnant killed
Eileen Muhammad Abu al-Naja إيلين محمد أبو النجا
1 years old female Asmaa and Muhammad's child killed Matched to MoH ID 445407406
Karam Ibrahim Abu al-Naja كرم ابراهيم أبو النجا
33 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 802695387
Sami Ramzi Abu al-Naja سامي رمزي أبو النجا
9 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 435236716
Khaled Ramzi Abu al-Naja خالد رمزي أبو النجا
11 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 433421286
Hoda Hussein Abu al-Naja هدى حسين أبو النجا
60 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 901951723
Lama Hassanein Abu Al-Naja لما حسنين أبو النجا
Child female Hoda's daughter killed
Ghadeer Ayman Mahmoud Abu al-Naja غدير أيمن محمود أبو نجا
Adult female killed
Nisreen Ahmed Hussein Abu al-Naja نسرين أحمد حسين أبو النجا
27 years old female pregnant killed Matched to MoH ID 401182415
Habiba Suleiman Sami Abu al-Naja حبيبة سليمان سامي أبو النجا
2 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 445474885
Ghaida Abdel Qader Abu al-Naja غيداء عبد القادر أبو النجا
Adult female killed
Suleiman Muhammad Hassanein Abu al-Naja سليمان محمد حسنين أبو النجا
10 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 434344990
Hoda Muhammad Hassanein Abu al-Naja هدى محمد حسنين أبو النجا
4 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 440721579
Mustafa Hammam Hamdan Abu Naja مصطفى همام حمدان أبو النجا
Age unknown male killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    20
  • (8 children8 women4 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    12–24
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (25) [ collapse]

Media
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    Source: Ahmad Husayn

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    Source: Al Arab

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    Source: Waseem Mohammad Momar

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    Source: Mahmoud Husnein Madi

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    Source: Ibraheem Abu Alnaja

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    Source: Alzaeem Yousef

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    Source: Alzaeem Yousef

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    Source: Abu Al-Naja Family Gathering Official Account

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    Source: Abu Al-Naja Family Gathering Official Account

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    Source: Abu Al-Naja Family Gathering Official Account

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    Source: Abu Al-Naja Family Gathering Official Account

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    Source: Abu Al-Naja Family Gathering Official Account

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    Source: Abu Al-Naja Family Gathering Official Account

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    Source: Abu Al-Naja Family Gathering Official Account

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    Source: Abu Al-Naja Family Gathering Official Account

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    Source: Abu Al-Naja Family Gathering Official Account

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    Source: Abu Al-Naja Family Gathering Official Account

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    Source: Abu Al-Naja Family Gathering Official Account

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    Source: Abu Al-Naja Family Gathering Official Account

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    Source: Abu Al-Naja Family Gathering Official Account

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    Source: Abu Al-Naja Family Gathering Official Account

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    Source: Abu Al-Naja Family Gathering Official Account

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    Source: Abu Al-Naja Family Gathering Official Account

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    Source: Abu Al-Naja Family Gathering Official Account

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    Source: Abu Al-Naja Family Gathering Official Account

Israeli Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    20
  • (8 children8 women4 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    12–24
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (25) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT0360

Incident date

October 19, 2023

Location

الباسة, Al Bassa, central Gaza Strip, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.426959, 34.349396 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Exact location (via Airwars) level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

In the evening of Thursday, October 19, 2023, at least 13 civilian members of the al-Attar family, including a woman and seven children, and up to dozens of other civilians were reportedly killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the al-Attar family home located in the al-Bassa neighborhood in the city of Deir al Balah in the central Gaza Strip. Many civilians, most of them children, were reportedly wounded in the strike.

Al-Manara Media reported that there were “martyrs and a number of wounded” as a result of the bombing which destroyed the al-Attar family house, while Safa Agency stated that “dozens of people were martyred.” A Facebook user Mahmoud Fouly reported that “many martyrs and injuries have been recovered”. The State of Palestine Ministry of Foreign Affairs shared a video of rescue efforts from the rubble of the destroyed building. Palestinian Refugees Gates shared the images of the same.

Mahmoud Fouly and Safa Agency shared numerous disturbing images of the injured children, including infants, being carried from ambulances to hospitals, and some of them being treated by medical staff. Palestine pediatric patients service page posted very graphic pictures of the seven dead children whose bodies were wrapped in white cloth.

Radwani Younis included a video of funeral prayers for the Al-Attar family members that were conducted near the ambulances carrying their bodies, saying, “Due to the large number of martyrs and the intensity of the raids, the people of Gaza performed the funeral prayer for 13 members of the Palestinian Al-Attar family, including 7 children, in ambulances.”

Social media tributes helped Airwars to identify some of the victims of the deadly strike. Loay Mutair offered his condolences to “my wife and my uncle’s family over the martyrdom of their son Aed Ismail al-Najjar (Abu Yahya), his three children, his wife and her family in the Dar al-Attar massacre in Deir al-Balah.” Another of Aed’s brothers, Haneen Najjar, included the names of Aed’s children – his daughters Maria al-Najjar and Judy al-Najjar, and his son Yahya al-Najjar – as well as Aed’s wife, Rania al-Najjar. Ahed Abo Hatab and Loay Mutair shared the pictures of the children of the deceased Aed. Airwars believes that the post likely misspelled Judy (جودي) , as the name released by the Palestinian health ministry was Jouri (جوري) – only one letter different.

Aed’s brother Bilal mourned the deaths saying, “Our consolation is in you, my beloved, that you are a bird roaming and frolicking in gardens and rivers in a seat of truth in the presence of a powerful King”, adding that they were the “family of Hajj educator Abu Rami al-Attar”. He also added that Aed liked to be called “Engineer Yahya.”  According to his pictures in a graduation mantle on the social media, Aed was a graduate of Al-Aqsa university.

A Facebook user Osama described the late Aed as “brother, friend, beloved, kind, decent and well-reputed.” Many of his images were posted on social media by family and friends where he can be seen as a young bearded man with his children or alone. Rami Yazici shared a striking image where he was kissing on the forehead the dead body of Aed on a hospital bed.

Airwars was only able to reconcile one name with the Palestinian Ministry of Health list of names up to October 26th 2023.

Where sources identified the belligerents, all sources attributed the strike to Israeli forces.

Due to the scale and urgency of Airwars’ assessment process, all images have been automatically uploaded to each assessment with the graphic filter applied to protect users. We have also included all images identified from the sources, which may also include any imagery of combatants.

The incident occured in the evening.

The victims were named as:

Family members (5)

Aed Ismail al-Najjar (Abu Yahya) عائد إسماعيل النجار
Adult male killed
Rania al-Najjar رانيا
Adult female killed
Yahya al-Najjar يحيى
Child male killed
Maria al-Najjar ماريا
Child female killed
Jouri al-Najjar جودي
1 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 444365969

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    13
  • (7 children1 woman1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    12–24
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (23) [ collapse]

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    Source: Mahmoud Gaber

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    Source: Mahmoud Gaber

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    Source: Mahmoud Gaber

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    Source: Mahmoud Gaber

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    Source: Mahmoud Fouly

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    Source: Mohammed A Abufardah

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    Source: Safa Agency

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    Source: Safa Agency

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    Source: Safa Agency

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    Source: Safa Agency

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    Source: Safa Agency

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    Source: Safa Agency

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    Source: Safa Agency

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    Source: Haneen Najjar

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    Source: Ahed Abo Hatab

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    Source: Ahed Abo Hatab

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    Source: Ahmad Abu Yaser

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    Source: Ahmad Abu Yaser

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    Source: Ahmad Abu Yaser

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    Source: Ahmad Abu Yaser

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    Source: Ahmad Abu Yaser

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    Source: Ahmad Abu Yaser

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    Source: Ahmad Abu Yaser

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    Source: Ahmad Abu Yaser

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    Source: Ahmad Abu Yaser

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    Source: Ahmad Abu Yaser

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    Source: Osama

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    Source: Rami Yazici

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    Source: Loay Mutair

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    Source: Loay Mutair

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    Source: Bilal Alnajjar

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    Source: Palestine pediatric patients service page

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    Source: Palestine pediatric patients service page

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    Source: Palestine pediatric patients service page

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    Source: Palestine pediatric patients service page

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    Source: Palestine pediatric patients service page

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    Source: Palestine pediatric patients service page

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    Source: Palestine pediatric patients service page

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    Source: Palestine pediatric patients service page

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    Source: Palestinian Refugees Gates

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    Source: Palestinian Refugees Gates

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    Source: Palestinian Refugees Gates

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    Source: Palestinian Refugees Gates

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    Source: Palestinian Refugees Gates

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    Source: Bilal Alnajjar

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Geolocation notes (3) [ collapse]

Reports of the incident mention the neighbourhood of Al Bassa (الباسة) in the city of Deir al Balah (دير البلح). Analysing audio-visual material from sources, we have narrowed the location down to the following exact coordinates: 31.426959, 34.349396.

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  • Imagery:
    Palestinian Refugees Gates

  • Imagery:
    Palestinian Refugees Gates

  • Imagery:
    Palestinian Refugees Gates

Israeli Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    13
  • (7 children1 woman1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    12–24
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (23) [ collapse]