Conflict

Israel and Gaza (from 2023)

Incident Code

ISPT0107

Location

Austrian neighbourhood, Khan Younis, Khan Younis, Palestinian territories
الحي النمساوي، خان يونس

Geolocation

31.345207, 34.290842
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

On Tuesday, October 10th 2023, an Israeli airstrike allegedly destroyed a house belonging to the Baroud family in the Austrian neighborhood of Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip, leading to the deaths of at least seven civilians, including at least two women and four children.

Mohammed Baroud, a relative of the family, stated that the strike came without warning in a social media post on October 10th, and provided the names of the victims – Anas Shadi Baroud (18), Walid Shadi Baroud (16), Yaman Shadi Baroud (5, also referred as “AlYaman Shadi Baroud” by Jales on Twitter), Mahmoud Shadi Baroud (14), “their only little sister” Fadwa Shadi Baroud (10), their mother Umm Anas al-Hila (Baroud), and her mother (their maternal grandmother) whose name was not listed. He mourned the loss, saying “We belong to God and to Him we shall return. May God accept them and strengthen our hearts.” He later attributed the strike to the Israeli military in a post dated October 12th, listing out three homes of the Baroud family that were allegedly destroyed by Israeli military airstrikes.

The victim’s names were corroborated on social media by another possible relative, Raed Baroud.

Airwars has matched the names of all of the civilians killed whose full names were published 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 this incident has been graded as fair, in addition to another source who attributed the strikes to Israel.

According to Mohammed Baroud, the strikes occurred without warning.

Victims

Family members (7)

Anas Shadi Baroud انس شادي بارود
18 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 421460593
Walid Shadi Baroud وليد شادي بارود
16 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 424592491
Yaman Shadi Baroud يامن شادي بارود
5 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 444188882
Mahmoud Shadi Baroud محمود شادي بارود
14 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 426469045
Fadwa Shadi Baroud فدوى شادي بارود
10 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 434049144
Umm Anas Al-Hila (Baroud) ام انس الهلال (بارود
Adult female killed
maternal grandmother جدتهم من جانب والدتهم
Adult female killed

Key Information

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the Austrian neighbourhood (الحي النمساوي) to the west of Khan Younis (خان يونس), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.345207, 34.290842. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

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Military Statements

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

Sources (5)

Al Jazeera Live
12 Oct 2023

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340147

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Date

12 Oct 2023

Source Author

الجزيرة مباشر

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Al Jazeera Live

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Arabic

Translated Content

A number of wounded Palestinian children arrived at a medical center west of Rafah in the Gaza Strip on Thursday morning after their home in the Tel al-Sultan neighborhood was bombed. Fear and panic gripped the children, whose injuries varied in severity, according to Al Jazeera Mubasher's camera, and medical staff rushed to treat them. A Palestinian woman from the same house was visibly shaken and terrified, but she spent the entire time trying to reassure her children and the other children injured in the bombing. Ten people were killed and others wounded in the bombing of a house in the Tel al-Sultan neighborhood west of Rafah, as a result of the intense Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip that has continued since last Saturday. The Palestinian News Agency reported that occupation aircraft bombed the home of the Baroud family near the Abu Marqa tower in the western camp west of Rafah. This resulted in the martyrdom of citizens and the injury of others, "most of whom are children and women," with several still trapped under the rubble of the targeted house. A number of victims of the Israeli bombing confirmed that the occupation's missiles target children and women by striking residential neighborhoods, homes, and displacement facilities such as schools and hospitals. The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) stated that "the retraction by international newspapers of their claims that the Palestinian resistance killed children confirms the falsity of the Zionist narrative." Hamas added in a statement that "the evidence confirms that the Qassam Brigades and the Palestinian resistance respect the laws of war and international humanitarian law." Hamas called on Western media outlets to verify the information they receive from the Israeli occupation and its sources, which it described as false and fabricated. The movement emphasized that the Qassam Brigades avoid targeting civilians, children, and women. Israeli aircraft have been brutally bombing the Gaza Strip for the sixth consecutive day. This resulted in the deaths of more than 1,354 people and injuries to more than 6,049 others, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health. Palestinian resistance factions launched "Operation Al-Aqsa Flood" at dawn on Saturday in response to Israeli violations against the Al-Aqsa Mosque and attacks on worshippers and Palestinians in the West Bank.

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وصل عدد من الأطفال الفلسطينيين الجرحى إلى مركز طبي غرب رفح في قطاع غزة، صباح اليوم الخميس، بعد قصف منزلهم بحي تل السلطان.وغلب الخوف والهلع على الأطفال الذين كانت إصاباتهم متفاوتة، بحسب ما نقلت كاميرا الجزيرة مباشر، وهرع الطاقم الطبي لإسعافهم.وكانت آثار الصدمة والرعب بادية على امرأة فلسطينية من المنزل نفسه، لكنها ظلت طوال الوقت تحاول طمأنة أطفالها وباقي الأطفال المصابين بالقصف.وسقط 10 شهداء وجُرح آخرون بقصف منزل بحي تل السلطان غرب رفح، جراء قصف إسرائيلي كثيف لقطاع غزة مستمر منذ السبت الماضي.وقالت وكالة الأنباء الفلسطينية، إن طائرات الاحتلال قصفت منزلا لعائلة بارود قرب برج “أبو مرقة” بالمخيم الغربي غرب رفح؛ مما أدى إلى استشهاد مواطنين وإصابة آخرين “جلهم من الأطفال والنساء”، ولا يزال عدد آخر تحت أنقاض المنزل المستهدف.وأكد عدد من ضحايا القصف الإسرائيلي أن صواريخ الاحتلال تستهدف الأطفال والنساء باستهدافها للأحياء السكنية والمنازل ومنشآت النزوح من مدارس ومستشفيات.وقالت حركة المقاومة الإسلامية (حماس)، إن “تراجع صحف عالمية عن مزاعم قتل المقاومة الفلسطينية للأطفال يؤكد زيف الرواية الصهيونية”، وأضافت حماس في تصريح لها أن “الدلائل تؤكد احترام كتائب القسام والمقاومة الفلسطينية قوانين الحرب والقانون الإنساني”.ودعت حماس وسائل الإعلام الغربية إلى التحقق مما يصل إليها من الاحتلال الإسرائيلي ومصادره من معلومات مغلوطة ومزيفة، وأكدت الحركة أن كتائب القسام تتجنب استهداف المدنيين والأطفال والنساء.وتقصف الطائرات الإسرائيلية بوحشية قطاع غزة لليوم السادس على التوالي؛ مما أسفر عن استشهاد أكثر من 1354 شخصا وإصابة أكثر من 6049 آخرين، بحسب وزارة الصحة في غزة.وشنت فصائل المقاومة الفلسطينية “طوفان الأقصى” فجر السبت، ردًّا على الانتهاكات الإسرائيلية في حق المسجد الأقصى والاعتداء على المرابطين والمرابطات والفلسطينيين في الضفة الغربية.
Qadeyah1
12 Oct 2023

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340149

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Date

12 Oct 2023

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Translated Content

Martyrs of the Baroud family massacre that occurred two days ago: 1- Anas Shadi Baroud 2- Walid Shadi Baroud 3- Mahmoud Shadi Baroud 4- Al-Yaman Shadi Baroud (remains) 5- Their only younger sister, Fadwa Shadi Baroud 6- Anas Baroud's mother 7- Their maternal grandmother

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شـ.ـهداء مجـ.ـزرة عائلة بارود التي حدثت منذ يومين: 1-أنس شادي بارود 2-وليد شادي بارود 3-محمود شادي بارود 4-اليمان شادي بارود (أشلاء) 5-اختهم الصغيرة الوحيدة,فدوى شادي بارود 6-ام أنس بارود (والدتهم) 7-جدتهم والدة أمهم

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