Conflict

Israel and Gaza (from 2023)

Incident Code

ISPT0064

Location

Al Zaytoun neighborhood, Gaza, Palestinian territories
الزيتون

Geolocation

31.485479, 34.444885
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

On October 9 2023, up to four civilians, including two young sisters, were killed when an alleged Israeli airstrike hit Al-Samuni Street, Gaza City.

The incident took place at around 6.am in the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood in Gaza City. The sisters were identified as: six or seven year old Mira Abu Ghanima and five or six year old Lara Abu Ghanima.

On Facebook family and friends announced the children’s deaths and expressed their grief. The sisters’ cousin, Ahmad Mahamed, wrote ‘the eyes shed tears and the heart grieves, and we are saddened by your departure’. Zainab School, also mourned the sisters’ death with ‘sadness and sorrow’ and extended ‘their deepest condolences and sympathy’ for the Abu Ghanima family.

Quds News suggests that two others were killed in addition to the sisters after the alleged attack in the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood. Defense for Children International (DCI) described the attack as being on ‘agricultural land’.

Both children’s names were found by Airwars researchers in 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.

Victims

Family members (2)

Mira Abu Ghanima ميرا ابو غنيمة
6 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 437291008
Lara Abu Ghanima لارا ابو غنيمة
5 years old female her sister killed Matched to MoH ID 440494672

Key Information

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the neighbourhood of Al Zaytoun (الزيتون) to the south of Gaza city (غزة). Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further. The generic coordinates for Al Zaytoun are: 31.485479, 34.444885.

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Military Statements

Israeli Military Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Israeli Military position on incident
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Sources (11)

Zainab Al-Rayes Primary Co-educational School
9 Oct 2023

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مدرسة زينب الريس الأساسية المشتركة

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Zainab Al-Rayes Primary Co-educational School

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#Condolences #Pride In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful “And give good tidings to those who patiently persevere, those who, when afflicted with calamity, say, ‘Indeed, we belong to God, and indeed, to Him we will return.’ Those are the ones upon whom are blessings from their Lord and mercy. And it is those who are the [rightly] guided.” With hearts believing in God’s decree and destiny, and with profound sorrow and grief, the school administration, represented by its principal, Ms. Nuha Aliyan, the vice-principal, Ms. Raghad Halas, and the faculty, teachers, and students, extend their deepest condolences to the #Abu_Ghanima family on the martyrdom of the two girls: Lara Abu Ghanima Mira Abu Ghanima We ask God to have mercy on them, grant them spacious gardens in Paradise, and inspire their families with patience and solace. They are birds in Paradise, God willing. May they rest in eternal Paradise, God willing.

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#تعزية_ومواساة #فخر_وعزة ⁦⁩⁦ ⁩بســـم الله الرحمــــــن الرحيـم ﴿ وَبَشِّرِ الصَّابِرِينَ * الَّذِينَ إِذَا أَصَابَتْهُمْ مُصِيبَةٌ قَالُوا إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ * أُولَئِكَ عَلَيْهِمْ صَلَوَاتٌ مِنْ رَبِّهِمْ وَرَحْمَةٌ وَأُولَئِكَ هُمُ الْمُهْتَدُونَ ﴾ ⁦بقلوب مؤمنة بقضاء الله وقدره وبمزيد من الحزن والأسى تتقدم إدارة المدرسة ممثلة بمديرتها أ.نهى عليان ونائب المديرة أ.رغدة حلس وأعضاء الهيئة التدريسية معلمات وطلبة بأحر التعازي والمواساة من #آل_أبو_غنيمة باستشهاد الطفلتين: لارا أبو غنيمة ميرا أبو غنيمة نسأل الله أن يتغمدهم بواسع رحمته وأن يسكنهم فسيح جناته ويلهم أهلهم الصبر والسلوان عصافير في الجنة بإذن الله . فإلى جنات الخلد بإذن الله .

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Ahmed Mohammed
9 Oct 2023

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Ahmed Mohammed

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The eye sheds tears, and the heart grieves, and we are truly saddened by your departure. We say only what pleases our Lord: "To God we belong, and to Him we shall return." Our deepest condolences to our aunt, Umm Ahmad. May God grant you patience, O Lord, for the martyrdom of her children, Mira Mahmoud Abu Ghneima and Lara Mahmoud Abu Ghneima. May God have mercy on them and accept them among the martyrs and the righteous.

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إن العين لتدمع وإن القلب ليحزن وإنا على فراقكم لمحزونون ولا نقول إلا ما يرضى ربنا انا لله وانا اليه راجعون تعازينا الحارة لخالتي ام احمد ربناا يصبر قلبك يا رب لاستشهاد أطفالها،، ميرا محمود ابو غنيمة،، لارا محمود ابو غنيمة ربناا يرحمهم ويتقبلهم من الشهداء والصالحين

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Zakaria Baker
9 Oct 2023

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9 Oct 2023

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Two girls were killed in an Israeli airstrike on Al-Samouni Street in the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood this morning. They are: 1- Lara Mahmoud Abu Ghneima, 6 years old 2- Mira Mahmoud Abu Ghneima, 7 years old

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استشهاد طفلتان جراء قصف الاحتلال شارع السموني في حي الزيتون فجر اليوم وهما: 1- لارا محمود ابو غنيمة 6 أعوام 2- ميرا محمود ابو غنيمة 7 اعوام
Qadeyah1
9 Oct 2023

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Lara and Mira Abu Ghanima

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لارا وميرا ابو غنيمة

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ShehabAgency
9 Oct 2023

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Shehab correspondent: Two girls from the Abu Ghneima family were killed as a result of the occupation's bombing of Al-Samouni Street in the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood at dawn today.

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مراسل شهاب: استشهاد طفلتين من عائلة أبو غنيمة جراء قصف الاحتلال شارع السموني في حي الزيتون فجر اليوم
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Yazan Ahmad Abdulnaser Shamlakh, 10, was killed by an Israeli airstrike on October 8 alongside his brothers Abdulnaser, two, and Omar, five months, according to documentation collected by Defense for Children International - Palestine. (Photo: Courtesy of the Shamlkah family) Ramallah, October 10, 2023—At least 140 Palestinian children have been killed in the Gaza Strip as the Israeli military launched an offensive over the weekend, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. DCIP has confirmed the killing of at least 74 Palestinian children in direct Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip between October 7 and 10.  DCIP continues to document and confirm Palestinian child fatalities in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip as hostilities continue as Israeli forces unleashed a massive military offensive on the Gaza Strip on Saturday after Palestinian armed groups fired rockets toward Israel and breached the Israeli perimeter fence surrounding Gaza early on October 7, launching attacks inside Israel. Israeli forces initiated a large-scale military operation dubbed Operation Iron Swords.  “Israeli forces are intensifying air, land, and sea attacks against an overwhelmingly Palestinian civilian population in the Gaza Strip where nowhere and nobody is safe,” said Ayed Abu Eqtaish, accountability program director at DCIP. “Rather than deescalating hostilities to rein in civilian harm, the international community is actively bolstering Israeli war efforts through increased military funding and weapons despite Israeli officials declaring their intention to commit war crimes and crimes against humanity. Systemic impunity must end.” Israeli forces fired several missiles toward a residential building in the Sheikh Ajleen neighborhood, south of Gaza City, around 8:30 p.m. on October 8, killing 10 Palestinians, including three children: Yazan, 10, Abdulnaser, two, and Omar Ahmad Abdulnaser Shamlakh, five months, according to documentation collected by DCIP. The airstrike completely destroyed the building, which included four apartments housing three families. Israeli warplanes bombarded agricultural land on Al-Samuni Street in the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, east of Gaza City, around 6 a.m. on October 9, killing two Palestinian children, sisters Lara, five, and Mira Mahmoud Fuad Abu Ghanemeh, seven, according to documentation collected by DCIP.  Israeli warplanes fired three missiles at a residential building at the intersection of Al-Ternis Street in the middle of Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip around 11:30 a.m on October 9, killing 69 Palestinians, including at least 15 children, according to documentation collected by DCIP. The total number of children killed in the attack is expected to rise to 17 as DCIP field researchers work to confirm the names and ages of two additional young victims. The bombing caused massive destruction due to its location in a dense, crowded residential and shopping area. The 15 confirmed Palestinian children killed in the Jabalia market airstrikes are: Mohammad Abdulfateh Mohammad Odeh, nine Diab Mohammad Diab Abu Baid, six Yazan Fares Mohammad Rabaa, eight Siblings Layan, eight, and Anas Nasser Shehdeh Abu Fahem, four Yousef Sameer Ramadan Al-Athamneh, ten Mohammad Imad Ebrek Al-Amouri, nine Siblings Jannah, ten, and Joury Abdallah Salah Abu Shukian, five, and their cousins, Maria Huthaifa Salah Abu Shukian, three, and Retal Bilal Salah Abu Shukian, seven Mohammad Yousef Ayesh Hamad, 17 Abdallah Mustafa Hussain, 14 Mohammad Bajes Hassan Al-Khaldi, 11 Mohammad Anas Musa Abu Odeh, nine Israeli warplanes bombed a residential building without warning in the Beer Al-Najeh area of Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip around 6:45 p.m. on October 9, killing seven Palestinians, including three children: Ismail Mohammad Ismail Salah, seven, and cousins Malak Mohammad Nasser Abu Obed, 15, and Karam Yousef Nasser Abu Obed, 17, according to documentation collected by DCIP. Neighbors report that there were approximately 15 to 20 people inside the building, including some who were seeking refuge. The rubble is still being searched for victims. Around 12:25 a.m. on October 10, Israeli warplanes targeted a residential building in Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, killing two Palestinians, including 16-year-old Ahmad Ayman Ahmad Al-Asmi, according to documentation collected by DCIP. The airstrike destroyed the top two floors of the building. At least 830 Palestinians, including at least 140 children, have been killed in the Gaza Strip since Saturday morning, according to the Palestinian Health Information Center. DCIP is working to document additional attacks and killings. Israeli forces shot and killed five Palestinian children in the occupied West Bank, including 12-year-old Ahmad Abdulnaser Adnan Rabi.  DCIP previously confirmed the killing of at least 50 Palestinian children in direct Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip between October 7 and 9, 2023, in a report issued yesterday. Over 187,000 people in the Gaza strip have fled their homes as mass displacement escalates with intensifying Israeli attacks, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA). More than 137,000 internally displaced Palestinians are sheltering in 83 United Nations schools throughout the Gaza Strip, while over 41,000 Palestinians, whose homes have been destroyed or damaged, are hosted by relatives and neighbors, according to UN OCHA. Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said in a video statement yesterday that Israeli authorities would cut electricity and block the entry of food and fuel as part of “a complete siege” on the Gaza Strip. More than 900 Israelis have been killed in Palestinian armed group attacks since October 7, according to news media reports. Israeli forces and settlers have killed at least 3,752 Palestinian civilians since 2008 throughout the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip, according to UN OCHA. Since 2000, Israeli forces and settlers have killed more than 2,300 Palestinian children as of October 9, 2023, according to documentation collected by DCIP. International humanitarian law prohibits indiscriminate and disproportionate attacks and requires all parties to an armed conflict to distinguish between military targets, civilians, and civilian objects. Deploying explosive weapons in densely-populated civilian areas constitutes indiscriminate attacks and carrying out direct attacks against civilians or civilian objects amounts to war crimes. Israeli authorities have imposed a closure policy against the Gaza Strip since 2007 by strictly controlling and limiting the entry and exit of individuals; maintaining harsh restrictions on imports including food, construction materials, fuel, and other essential items; as well as prohibiting exports. Israel continues to maintain complete control over the Gaza Strip’s borders, airspace, and territorial waters.
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