Incident Code
ISPT0116a
Incident Date
10–11 October, 2023
Location
Al Zeitoun, Gaza, Palestinian territories
الزيتون
Geolocation
31.485479,
34.444885
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area
Geolocation
31.485479,
34.444885
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: July 23, 2025
Late in the evening on October 10th or the early October 11th 2023, alleged Israeli airstrikes hit the Ashour family home in the Al-Zaytoun neighbourhood, next to Shafut, of Gaza City and killed four civilians: brothers Said Ashour and Abdulrahman Nasser Ashour, and father and son Robin Ashour (also Rubin) and Ahmed Ashour. Hosam Azzam, a resident of Al-Zaytoun neighbourhood, alleged the strike occurred without warning. The Ahsour family reported the family home was reduced to rubble due to the bombing.
By October 11th, multiple Facebook users posted eulogies for the four civilians, including their neighbour Hosam Azzam. Hosam called Said Ashour his “source of strength” and considered him an older brother. A Facebook account for the area, Al-Zaytoun Neighborhood, reported their deaths on October 12.
The Shuhada Al-Zaytoun Basic School for Boys extended their sympathy to one of their teachers, “Rami Robin Ashour”, for the death of his father and brother Robin and Ahmed Ashour.
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.
Assessment Updates
23 July 2025
Updated to include time of incident.
Victims
Family members (4)
Robin Ashour روبين عاشور
75 years old
male
killed
Matched to MoH ID 906150446
Ahmad Ashour احمد عاشور
37 years old
male
killed
Matched to MoH ID 801183153
Said Ashour سعيد عاشور
30 years old
male
killed
Matched to MoH ID 804516540
Abdulrahman nasser Ashour عبد الرحمن ناصر عاشور
23 years old
male
killed
Matched to MoH ID 406118240
Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the Al Zeitoun (الزيتون) neighbourhood of Gaza city. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further. The generic coordinates for Al Zeitoun are: 31.485479, 34.444885.
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Military Statements
Israeli Military Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military
Israeli Military position on incident
Not yet assessed
Sources (12)
Gaza City
10 Oct 2023
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مدينة غزةSource Author Translated
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#Urgent: Several martyrs have been recovered from the home of the Ashour family in the Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza City. Follow the page for more updates.
Gaza News
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#عاجل انتشال عدد من الشههد/ا.ءمن منزل عائلة عاشور في حي الزيتون بمدينة غزة متابعة على صفحة
أخبار غزة
Al-Zaytoun neighborhood page - Gaza
11 Oct 2023
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صفحة حي الزيتون - غزةSource Author Translated
Al-Zaytoun neighborhood page - GazaLanguages
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To God we belong and to Him we shall return.
The martyrdom of Haj Rubin Khalid Ashour.
And his son, Ahmed Rubin Ashour.
We consider them martyrs, God willing.
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إنا لله و إنا إليه راجعون..
إستششهاد الحاج روبين خالد عاشور .
و ابنه أحمد روبين عاشور .
نحتسبهم شهد.اء بإذن الله تعالى.
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Al-Zaytoun Official District
12 Oct 2023
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حي الزيتون الرسميهSource Author Translated
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#The_Ascent of the brothers / Saeed and Abdulrahman Ashour
May God have mercy on them and grant them the highest Paradise
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#ارتق_ااااااء الأخوين / سعيد وعبدالرحمن عاشور
رحمهم الله رحمة واسعة وأسكنهم الفردوس الأعلى من الجنة
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Martyrs of Al-Zaytoun Elementary School for Boys
11 Oct 2023
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مدرسة شهداء الزيتون الأساسية للبنينSource Author Translated
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Condolences
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
"O tranquil soul, return to your Lord, well-pleased and pleasing [to Him], and enter among My [righteous] servants and enter My Paradise." (Quran 89:27-30)
The family of the Martyrs of Al-Zaytoun Elementary School for Boys, represented by its principal, Mr. Iyad Daloul, and the administrative and teaching staff, extends its deepest condolences to the entire Ashour family, and especially to teacher Rami Rubin Ashour, on the martyrdom of:
● His father, Rubin Ashour (Abu Raed), and his brother, Mr. Ahmed Rubin Ashour ● as a result of the brutal aggression against Gaza.
We ask God Almighty to have mercy on them, grant them a place in His spacious Paradise, and inspire their family with patience and solace.
●■ Indeed, we belong to Allah, and indeed, to Him we will return ■●
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تعزية_ومواساة
بسم الله الرحمـن الرحيـم
"يَا أَيَّتُهَا النَّفْسُ الْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ ارْجِعِي إِلَى رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةً مَرْضِيَّةً فَادْخُلِي فِي عِبَادِي وَادْخُلِي جَنَّتِي" صدق الله العظيم .
تتقدم أسرة مدرسة شهداء الزيتون الأساسية للبنين ممثلة بمديرها الأستاذ/إياد دلول والهيئة الإدارية والتدريسية بأحر التعازي والمواساة من عموم آل عاشور وخاصة من المعلم "رامي روبين عاشور" لاستشهاد
● والده روبين عاشور أبو رائد وأخيه ا. أحمد روبين عاشور● جراء العدوان الغاشم على غزة
سائلين المولى عز وجل أن يتغمدهما بواسع رحمته وأن يسكنهما فسيح جناته ،ويلهم ذويهما جميل الصبر والسلوان.
●■ إنا لله و إنا إليه راجعون ■●
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Mmdouh Alnoaim
11 Oct 2023
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"And never think that those who have been killed in the cause of Allah are dead. Rather, they are alive with their Lord, receiving provision."
Gaza Strip: The Murad family, wife of our cousin Sanaa Murad,
With immense pride and honor, we received the news of the martyrdom of your sister's husband, the martyr Rubin Ashour, and his son, Ahmed Rubin Ashour, martyrs as a result of the brutal Zionist aggression against Gaza, the land of pride and resilience. May God have mercy on our martyrs, and victory is near, God willing.
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"وَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِينَ قُتِلُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَمْوَاتًا ۚ بَلْ أَحْيَاءٌ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ يُرْزَقُونَ"
قطاع غزة : الانسباء آل مراد زوجة ابن العم سناء مراد
بمزيد من الفخر والاعتزاز تلقينا خبر ارتقاء زوج شقيقتك الشهيد روبين عاشور وابنه احمد روبين عاشور شهداء شهداء جراء العدوان الصهيوني الغاشم على غزة الشموخ والاباء رحم الله شهدائنا والنصر قريب بإذن الله
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To God we belong and to Him we shall return. God is sufficient for us, and He is the best disposer of affairs. "And never think that those who have been killed in the cause of God are dead. Rather, they are alive with their Lord, receiving provision."
Today we mourn the loss of the luminaries of the Ashour family:
Martyr: Robin Ashour
Martyr: Ahmed Ashour
To God we belong and to Him we shall return. God is sufficient for us, and He is the best disposer of affairs.
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انا لله وانا اليه راجعون حسبي الله ونعم الوكيل "وَلا تَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِينَ قُتِلُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَمْوَاتًا بَلْ أَحْيَاءٌ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ يُرْزَقُونَ".
ننعى اليوم أقمار عائلة عاشور
الشهيد : روبين عاشور
الشهيد : أحمد عاشور
إنا لله وإنا إليه راجعون We belong to Allah, and to Him we shall return. Allah suffices me, and He is the best disposer of affairs
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Amal Salem
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"And never think that those who have been killed in the cause of Allah are dead. Rather, they are alive with their Lord, receiving provision."
Today we mourn the loss of the luminaries of the Ashour family:
Martyr: Robin Ashour
Martyr: Ahmed Ashour
Indeed, we belong to Allah, and indeed, to Him we will return.
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"وَلا تَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِينَ قُتِلُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَمْوَاتًا بَلْ أَحْيَاءٌ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ يُرْزَقُونَ".
ننعى اليوم أقمار عائلة عاشور
الشهيد : روبين عاشور
الشهيد : أحمد عاشور
إنا لله وإنا إليه راجعون
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Gaza City
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#Urgent: Several martyrs have been recovered from the home of the Ashour family in the Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza City. Follow the page for more updates.
Gaza News
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#عاجل انتشال عدد من الشههد/ا.ءمن منزل عائلة عاشور في حي الزيتون بمدينة غزة متابعة على صفحة
أخبار غزة