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At least 10 people from three generations of the Al-Louh family were killed, including at least six children, and at least 20 others were injured when the Al-Louh family home in eastern Deir Al Balah, in Nuseirat Camp, in the center of the Gaza Strip, was reportedly bombed by multiple missiles from an Israeli military aircraft on Saturday, October 14, 2023.
Multiple sources reported that more than 20 injured victims, as well as seven who had been killed, were taken to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital following the incident. Images provided by @ShehabAgency show children and an elderly man among the injured. One source, @Arab-Storm, reported that the victims were from both the Al-Louh family and the al-Huwaili family.
One source reported on Facebook, on October 14th, that 17 members of the Al-Louh family were killed in the incident. However, it is unclear if they are referring to just this incident or since the campaign on October 7th.
The victims who were killed were named by various sources as 72-year-old Hajja Aisha Muhammad Al-Louh, who was the wife of Hajj Abu Hamdi Al-Louh, and 31-year-old Fidaa Hussein Al-Louh, who was the wife of the former prisoner Imad Mustafa Al-Louh. Three of Fidaa and Imad’s daughters were also killed, six-year-old Majd Imad Mustafa Al Louh, four-year-old Waad Imad Mustafa Al-Louh and one daughter* whose name was not reported by the Ministry of Health in Gaza. 23-year-old Najlaa Al-Sayed Al-Louh, who was the wife of Fouad Mustafa Al-Louh, was killed alongside their daughters, two-year-old Quds Fouad Mustafa Al-Louh and four-year-old Mecca Fouad Mustafa Al Louh. 25-year-old Alaa Mustafa Al-Louh, who was the wife of Muhammad Odeh Abu Sneina, was killed alongside her daughter* whose name was not listed.
One relative, Alameed al-Mukhtar, claimed that four daughters of Fidaa and Imad were killed, whereas all other sources reported that three daughters were killed. Similarly, Alameed reported that three daughters of Najlaa and Fouad were killed, whereas all other sources reported that two of their daughters were killed. This discrepancy has been accounted for in the civilian casualty range.
One source, named Mahmoud Ramadan, on October 27, 2023, made a post on Facebook listing the names of 22 victims from the Al-Louh family whose deaths were recorded by the Palestinian Ministry of Health since the conflict began on October 7, 2023. This source did not claim that the victims were all killed in this incident (ISPT0191). Therefore, the civilian casualty range recorded by Airwars for this incident is based on sources that listed civilian casualties specifically related to the bombing of the Al-Louh family home on October 14, 2023.
The house that was bombed belonged to Hajj Mustafa Al-Louh also known as Abu Nhad.
*Airwars has quantified them as children based on the ages of their family members and the images of the victims.
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 a belligerent, all sources attributed the incident to the Israeli Military.
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The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
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Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the town of Nuseirat (النصيرات), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.450065, 34.392934. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.