Conflict

Israel and Gaza (from 2023)

Incident Code

ISPT0116b

Location

Al Zeitoun, Gaza, Palestinian territories

Geolocation

31.485479, 34.444885
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area

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

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 (5)

Association of the people of Yibna in Palestine and the diaspora
11 Oct 2023

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Source ID

356735

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Date

11 Oct 2023

Source Author

رابطة أهالي يبنا في فلسطين والشتات

Source Author Translated

Association of the people of Yibna in Palestine and the diaspora

Languages

Arabic

Translated Content

And give good tidings to those who patiently persevere, who, when afflicted with calamity, say, "Indeed, we belong to Allah, 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 profound sorrow and grief, we mourn the martyrdom of our beloved sister, Nadia Mahmoud Tafesh (Um Hani al-Rantisi), and her dear son, Dr. Ali Tayseer al-Rantisi, as a result of a barbaric and criminal bombing of their home in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood this morning. And yesterday, we lost our cousin, the martyr Saida Saleh Tafesh (Um al-Abd Abu Hashem), in the bombing of Jabalia camp. In this immense tragedy, we say only what pleases God. To God we belong and to Him we shall return. May God have mercy on them and grant them Paradise, God willing. God is sufficient for us, and He is the best disposer of affairs against this criminal and barbaric occupation.

Content

وَبَشِّرِ الصَّابِرِينَ الَّذِينَ إِذَا أَصَابَتْهُم مُّصِيبَةٌ قَالُواْ إِنَّا لِلّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعونَ أُولَئِكَ عَلَيْهِمْ صَلَوَاتٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِمْ وَرَحْمَةٌ وَأُولَئِكَ هُمُ الْمُهْتَدُونَ ننعي ببالغ الحزن والأسى استشهاد اختي الحبيبه والغالية (ناديه محمود طافش ) ام هاني الرنتيسي واستشهاد ابنها الغالي والحبيب الدكتور ( علي تيسير الرنتيسي ) أثر قصف همجي واجرامي على منزلهم في (حي الشيخ رضوان ) فجر اليوم وكنا في الامس فقدنا بنت العم الشهيدة ( سائدة صالح طافش ) ام العبد ابو هاشم في قصف مخيم جباليا وفي هذا المصاب الجلل لانقول الا مايرضي الله إنا لله وإنا إليه راجعون وربنا يرحمهم برحمته الواسعه ويجعل مسكنهم الجنه بإذن الله وحسبنا الله ونعم الوكيل ع هذا الا حت لال المجرم الهمجي

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Mohamed Galal
11 Oct 2023

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356740

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Date

11 Oct 2023

Source Author

محمد جلال

Source Author Translated

Mohamed Galal

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Arabic

Translated Content

May God have mercy on you, my aunt. My beloved aunt, Nadia Tafesh (Um Hani al-Rantisi), was martyred after her house was bombed in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood of Gaza City. To God we belong and to Him we shall return. Um Hani al-Rantisi

Content

الله يرحمك يا عمتي .. استشهاد عمتي الحبيبة نادية طافش" ام هاني الرنتيسي"، بعد تعرض منزلها للقصف في حي الشيخ رضوان بمدينة غزة إنا لله وإنا إليه راجعون إم هاني الرنتيسي
Hamada Tafesh
10 Oct 2023

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Source ID

356743

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Date

10 Oct 2023

Source Author

Hamada Tafesh

Languages

Arabic

Translated Content

And give good tidings to those who patiently persevere, who, when afflicted with calamity, say, "Indeed, we belong to Allah, 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 profound sorrow and grief, we mourn the loss of our beloved aunt, the dearest to our hearts, the martyr, God willing, Saida Saleh Tafesh "Abu Hashem," who was killed in a barbaric Zionist bombing of her home. We say only what pleases our Lord: "Indeed, we belong to Allah, and indeed, to Him we will return."

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وَبَشِّرِ الصَّابِرِينَ الَّذِينَ إِذَا أَصَابَتْهُم مُّصِيبَةٌ قَالُواْ إِنَّا لِلّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعونَ أُولَئِكَ عَلَيْهِمْ صَلَوَاتٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِمْ وَرَحْمَةٌ وَأُولَئِكَ هُمُ الْمُهْتَدُونَ ] ... ننعي ببالغ الحزن والأسى عمتي وروح قلبي الغالية الشهيدة بإذن الله / سائدة صالح طافش " أبو هاشم " أثر قصف صهيوني همجي على منزلها . ولا نقول إلا ما يرضي ربنا " إنا لله وإن إليه راجعون "

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