ISPT0116b – October 11, 2023

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

On 11 October 2023 at around dawn, two members of the Tafish family were reportedly killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike in the Al-Zaytoun neighbourhood, located in the Gaza Strip.

Nadiya Mahmoud Tafish and her son, Ali Tayseer Al-Rantisi, were both killed in the strike, according to several Facebook posts from relatives, Hazem Tafish and Alla Tafish. A post from the Bina family referred to Ali as “Dr” and an image posted by Waleed TA shows Ali in a graduation uniform kissing his mother Nadiya.

Airwars was unable to match any of the named civilian casualties to 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

Individuals

Nadiya Mahmoud Tafish

Adult female killed

Ali Tayseer Al-Rantisi

Adult male killed

Key Information

Country

Palestinian territories

Military Actor

Israeli Military

Strike Type

Airstrike

Strike Status

Likely strike

Civilian Harm Reported

Yes

Civilian Harm Status

Fair

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Civilians reported killed

1 Woman, 1 Man

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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