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One woman and three young children were reportedly killed and at least two people were injured on Sunday, October 15th, 2023, when an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the home of the Ramlawi family in the vicinity of al-Ghafri junction on al-Jalaa street in Gaza City, in the northern Gaza Strip. Multiple sources describe the house being destroyed and this can be seen in photos posted by Gaza Alkhabr, among other sources. This incident was covered by a number of news sources.
The strike reportedly claimed the lives of one woman and her children. Alaa Maher Al Ramlawi, also known as Umm Suhaib, was killed along with her two sons – Suhaib Al Ramlawi and Jamal Al Din Al Ramlawi, and her daughter Nada Al Ramlawi.
The sources did not mention an exact number of those injured, however, photos from the incident show at least two men being treated for injuries and @ShehabAgency described “serious injuries” resulting from the strike. This observation is reflected in the civilian casualty range for this incident.
Heartfelt tributes to Alaa and her children were posted on Facebook by family members Wafa Nasrallah, Mohamed H El Sarraj, Omar Maher and Wafa Mohamed. The tribute by Omar Maher included photos of Alaa and her children (who appear to be young) as well as a video of a small water well with a sign dedicating the well to Alaa’s memory. A post by Aldakhleea Palestinian was also accompanied by photographs of civil defence and medical service crews searching the rubble for victims and treating people with injuries.
Where sources identified the belligerent, all sources attributed the strikes to Israeli forces.
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The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
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Geolocation notes (1) [ collapse]
Reports of the incident mention the vicinity of al Ghafri Junction (مفرق الغافري) to the west of Gaza city (عزبة بيت حانون). Analysing audio-visual material from sources, we have narrowed the location down to the following exact coordinates: 31.524154, 34.461848.