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On October 12th 2023 it was reported that at least three civilians were killed and two others were injured at the Aslih family home in Ma’an in Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza strip. The bombardment was allegedly a result of Israeli aircrafts according to multiple sources.
Osama Fathi posted that his uncle Salah Khalil Aslih (Abu Ayman) (74 years old) and his uncle’s son Muhammed Salah Aslih (Abu Osama) (35 years old) were martyred in the airstrike. Salah’s son and Muhammed’s brother Diaa kamerl posted a memorial to his family members.
A Facebook post from Ahmad Al Brim also added that the young man, Adam Jamal Abu Al-Naja (31), was killed in a strike near the Islamic University in Ma’an. The Al Ghalban family union posted a condolence message to Adam Jamal Abu Al-Naja,
Alkoufza News reported that two people were killed and two were injured while Shehab Agency reported that the number of deaths had risen to four. A tweet from @pslk1145 added that the dead and injured arrived at Nasser Hospital.
Where sources identified the belligerent, all sources attributed the strikes to Israeli forces.
All three victim names were found among the list of names published by the Palestinian Ministry of Health on October 26th, 2023.
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The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the area of Ma’an (معن), within the city of Khan Younis (خانيونس), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.330061, 34.316744. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
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Source: Al Ghalban family union