Geolocation
Airwars assessment
On Tuesday, October 19th 2023, two civilians were reportedly killed and 21 others, including a baby, were injured by an alleged Israeli airstrike on the home of the Mukhaimer family, located to the west of Khan Yunis.
Posts from members of the Mukhaimer family identified a 24-year-old man named Mahmoud Ahmed Shteiwi Abu Mukhaimer, a 28-year-old man named Ahmed Ayman Muhammad Abu Mukhaimer and a 28-year-old woman named Afnan Issam Abu Mukhaimer as among those killed in the incident. Mahmoud’s brother Muhammad’s wife was also killed in the strike, however, sources have not identified her full name. A Facebook post by Shahda Mukhaimer identified Mahmoud and Ahmed as “mujahid”, therefore they have not been counted among the civilians killed.
The Mukhaimer family Facebook posted a memorial to Mahmoud, Ahmed, and Afnan, describing Afnan as a woman “who preserved the Book of God Almighty.”
Further sources, such as Moaab News and Sky News Arabia, reported that 21 civilians were injured in the strike. A Facebook post by Fateh News reported that amongst the injured was a two-year-old baby.
Where possible, Airwars has matched names with the Palestinian Ministry of Health list of nearly 7000 victims’ names and ID numbers released on October 26th.
Where sources identified the belligerent, all sources attributed the strikes to Israeli forces.
Due to the scale and urgency of Airwars’ assessment process, all images have been automatically uploaded to each assessment with the graphic filter applied to protect users. We have also included all images identified from the sources, which may also include any imagery of combatants.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Family members (2)
Summary
Sources (16) [ collapse]
Media
from sources (8) [ collapse]
-
This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.
Source: Mukheimer family facebook -
This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.
Source: Shahda Mkheimer facebook -
This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.
Source: Qatatwa facebook -
This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.
Source: Abdullah Suleiman facebook -
This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.
Source: Mohammed Ahmad facebook -
This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.
Source: Mohammed Ahmad facebook -
This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.
-
This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the city of Khan Younis (خان يونس), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.346149, 34.303899. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.