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On the 7th October 2023, Nouruddin Ihab Kahil (24 years old), a prominent member of the support committee of the Palestinian Volleyball Union and son to Ihab Kahil, Chairman of the Competitions Committee of the Palestinian Volleyball Federation, was killed as a result of an alleged airstrike by Israeli forces on a residential home occupied by the Kahil Batl al-Hawa family in the Tal Al-Hawa region close to the Al-Baraa Mosque. Three other civilians were also reportedly injured in the strike.
Multiple sources reported on the death of Nouruddin Ihab Kahil from the airstrikes and Samah Shaheen and @ShehabAgency both identified three injuries who were transported for treatment.
The name Nouruddin Ihab Kahil was found among the Palestinian Ministry of Health list of fatalities in Gaza released on October 26th, 2023. His ID has been included below.
Where sources identified the belligerent, all sources attributed the strikes to Israeli forces.
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The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the Al-Baraa Mosque (مسجد البراء بن عازب), within the city of Gaza (غَزَّة), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.501846, 34.437058 . Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
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Source: Atta Ramsey facebook -
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Source: Sameh Kahil Facebook -
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Source: Sameh Kahil Facebook -
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Source: Abdulrahman Abu Abseh facebook -
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Source: Abdulrahman Abu Abseh facebook -
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Source: Hakeem -
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Source: Palestenian Volleyball union facebook -
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