Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

ISPT0334

Incident date

October 18, 2023

Location

محيط مستشفى الأوروبي, Vicinity of the European Hospital, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.303534, 34.320700 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Nearby landmark level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On Wednesday October 18th 2023, the Israeli military allegedly bombed the Al-Bakri family home leading to at least 10 people being killed, including seven young children, and at least one person being injured. The home was in the vicinity of the European Hospital and a customs office in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza strip.

A correspondent from Shehab Agency reported that a young man named Odai Bakri was injured and had been buried under rubble but survived the bombing and reported the death of his children and several family members in a video posted by Shehab Agency. Family member Talal Mujahid, reported in a post on Facebook that 11 people had been killed but listed 10 names, and almost all other sources reported there being 10 fatalities, whilst several users posted graphic and devastating photos of at least six very young children who had been killed.

A post by Talal Mujahid helped name the victims as a four-year-old boy called Hamada Jihad Hamada Bakri and his sisters, one-year-old Dyla Jihad Hamad Bakri and three-year-old Aleen Jihad Hamad Bakri. Another set of siblings, a one-year-old boy named Odai Adam Jamal Abo Al Naja and his brother Jamal Adam Jamal Abo Al Naja were also killed and multiple sources mention that their father had been killed at the beginning of the conflict. A two-year-old boy, Nabil Iyad Nabil Omran, and his sister, one-year-old Aseel Iyad Nabil Omran were also killed. A 59-year-old woman named Intisar Abdulrahman Bakri, a 24-year-old woman named Haneen Marwan Alyan Bakri and a one-year-old boy named Zaher Odai Hamada Bakri were also named as victims.

Multiple sources described Haneen as “Jihad’s wife” therefore she is likely the mother of Hamada, Dyla and Aleen. Zaher is likely to be the son of the injured victim, Odai Bakri, whose video was posted by Shehab Agency.

Twitter user @abrsbyl44221721 and the Wafi family’s Facebook page reported that the Director of the Gaza European Hospital, Dr Youssef Al-Akkad, called the event a massacre. Family members and others made heartfelt tributes to the victims on social media.

In a Facebook post, the Omran family reported that the incident had taken place without warning.

All names except Jamal Adam Jamal Al Naja have been matched with the Gaza Ministry of Health list of fatalities published on October 26, 2023, and any ages listed have been taken from the list.

Where sources identified a belligerent, all sources attributed the strike to the Israeli Military.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (10)

Hamada Jihad Hamad Bakri حمادة جهاد حمادة بكري
4 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 441256682
Dyla Jihad Hamad Bakri ديلا جهاد حمادة بكري
1 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 445764889
Aleen Jihad Hamad Bakri ألين جهاد حمادة بكري
3 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 443054606
Odai Adam Jamal Abo Al Naja عدي أدم جمال أبو النجا
1 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 445002546
Jamal Adam Jamal Abo Al Naja جمال أدم جمال أبو النجا
Child male killed
Nabil Iyad Nabil Omran نبيل اياد نبيل عمران
2 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 444825715
Aseel Iyad Nabil Omran اسيل اياد نبيل عمران
1 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 445100415
Intisar Abdulrahman Bakri انتصار عبدالرحمن بكري
59 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 938786076
Haneen Marwan Alyan Bakri حنين عمران عليان بكري
24 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 405809831
Zaher Odai Hamada Bakri زاهر عدي عليان بكري
1 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 445572449

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the vicinity of the European Hospital (مستشفى الأوروبي) in the city of Khan Younis (خان يونس), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.303534, 34.320700. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    10 – 11
  • (7–8 children2 women)
  • Civilians reported injured
    1
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Israeli Military

Sources (19) [ collapse]

Media
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    Source: Zarifa Hassan
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    Source: Bashar Khaled Al-Bakri
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    Source: Mohammed Darwish
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    Source: Mohammed Darwish
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    Source: Amir Makki
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    Source: Amir Makki
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    Source: Amir Makki
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    Source: Amir Makki
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    Source: Amir Makki
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    Source: Imran family gathering
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Israeli Military Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Israeli Military
  • Israeli Military position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    10 – 11
  • (7–8 children2 women)
  • Civilians reported injured
    1
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Israeli Military

Sources (19) [ collapse]