Conflict

Israel and Gaza (from 2023)

Incident Code

ISPT0383

Location

al Nasr, Rafah, Palestinian territories
الناصر

Geolocation

31.278118, 34.306429
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

On Thursday, October 19th, 2023, two brothers, 39-year-old Khalil Ibrahim Abu Athrah and 33-year-old Moaz Ibrahim Abu Athrah, were reported killed after an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Al-Nasr neighbourhood, north of Rafah in the Gaza Strip.

Khalil, who worked as a cameraman for the Hamas-affiliated Al-Aqsa TV, was remembered by his colleagues, who called him a “beloved journalist colleague” and “co-worker and lifelong friend.” Fellow journalists attached photographs of Khalil, often with camera in tow. Several sources claimed he had been deliberately “targeted” for his work.

English-language Carthage Magazine pointed to the strike as an example of the dangers journalists face, writing “half of all the journalists that were killed worldwide in 2022 have been killed by Israel in Gaza in just 11 days,” with Twitter/X user @Hamzaalnamla1 reported that the brothers had been found “in body parts.”

All sources that identified a belligerent attributed the strike to Israeli forces.

Victims

Family members (2)

​​Khalil Ibrahim Abu Athrah خليل ابراهيم ابو عاذرة
39 years old male killed
Moaz Ibrahim Abu Athrah معاذ ابراهيم ابو عاذرة
33 years old male killed

Key Information

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the neighbourhood of al Nasr (الناصر) to the north of Rafah (رفح). Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to find boundaries for the neighbourhood and to verify the location further. The generic coordinates for al Nasr are: 31.278118, 34.306429.

Military Statements

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

Sources (18)

Abo Yazan Abd Alla
19 Oct 2023

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359697

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Date

19 Oct 2023

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Abo Yazan Abd Alla

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The martyrdom of our cousins Khalil Ibrahim Abu Adhra and his brother Mu'adh Ibrahim Abu Adhra. To God we belong and to Him we shall return. God is sufficient for us, and He is the best disposer of affairs.

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استشهاد ابناء العم خليل ابراهيم ابو عاذرة وشقيقه معاذ ابراهيم ابو عاذرة انا لله وانا اليه راجعون حسبي الله ونعم الوكيل

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Mahmoud Abo Athra
19 Oct 2023

Arabic

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Source ID

359701

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19 Oct 2023

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Mhmoud Abo Athra

Source Author Translated

Mahmoud Abo Athra

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Arabic

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In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. "O tranquil soul, return to your Lord, well-pleased and pleasing [to Him], and enter among My [righteous] servants and enter My Paradise." "Indeed, we belong to God, and indeed, to Him we will return." We offer our condolences to ourselves and our family on the martyrdom of our cousins, #Khalil and #Mu'adh Ibrahim Abu Adhra. We say only, "Sufficient for us is God, and [He is] the best Disposer of affairs." "Indeed, we belong to God, and indeed, to Him we will return." Condolences will be received in Antwerp, Belgium. Plantin mortuslei 204 2018 Antwerpen

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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم " يَا أَيَتها النَّفْسُ الْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ ارْجِعِي إِلَى رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةً مَّرْضِيَّةً فَادْخُلِي فِي عِبَادِي وَادْخُلِي جَنَّتِي " "إنــــا لله وإنــــا إليــــه راجعــــون " نعزي انفسنا وعائلتنا باستشهاد ابناء العم / #خليل و #معاذ ابراهيم ابو عاذرة ولا نقول سوى حسبي الله ونعم الوكيل وانا لله وانا اليه راجعون .. سيتم فتح باب العزاء بأنتويربن بلجيكا Plantin mortuslei 204 2018 Antwerpen
Mohammed Al-Akhras
19 Oct 2023

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359704

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19 Oct 2023

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محمد الأخرس

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Mohammed Al-Akhras

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Translated Content

May God have mercy on you, dear friend. Martyr Khalil Abu Adhra Abu Sajed is in God's care. A colleague and lifelong friend.

Content

الله يرحمك يا حبيب الشهيد خليل أبو عاذرة أبو ساجد في ذمة الله زميل عمل وصديق عمر

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Saed Abu Hudhaifa
19 Oct 2023

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359708

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19 Oct 2023

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سائدابو حذيفة

Source Author Translated

Saed Abu Hudhaifa

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Translated Content

Our dear friend, journalist Khalil Abu Adhra, has been martyred. May God have mercy on our beloved Abu Sajed.

Content

الصديق الحبيب الصحفي خليل أبو عاذرة شهيدا إلى رحمة الله حبيبنا ابو ساجد

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Muhammad Abu al-Mu'taz
19 Oct 2023

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Source ID

359712

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19 Oct 2023

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محمد أبو المعتز

Source Author Translated

Muhammad Abu al-Mu'taz

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Arabic

Translated Content

May God have mercy on our dear colleague, journalist Khalil Abu Adhra Abu Sajed. #AlAqsaFlood

Content

رحم الله الزميل الصحفي الحبيب خليل أبو عاذرة أبو ساجد.. #طوفان_الأقصى

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Official journalist Adel Zaarab
19 Oct 2023

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359716

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19 Oct 2023

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الصحفي عادل زعرب الرسمي

Source Author Translated

Official journalist Adel Zaarab

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Arabic

Translated Content

#Urgent | Journalist colleague Khalil Abu Adhra, a cameraman for Al-Aqsa TV, has been martyred after being targeted along with his brother in the Al-Nasr neighborhood, north of Rafah.

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#عاجل | ارتقاء الزميل الصحفي خليل ابو عاذرة مصور فضائية الأقصى بعد استهدافه مع شقيقه في منطقة حي النصر شمالي رفح.

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Ahmed Shaaban Abu Adhra
19 Oct 2023

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359720

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19 Oct 2023

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أحمد شعبان أبو عاذرة

Source Author Translated

Ahmed Shaaban Abu Adhra

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Arabic

Translated Content

May God have mercy on you and accept you... Cousins Khalil and Mu'adh are in the care of the Ever-Living, the One who never dies. Khalil is now in the best of health, and our consolation is that we will meet again in Paradise.

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رحمك الله وتقبلك .. أبناء العم خليل ومعاذ في ذمة الحي الذي لا يموت خليل الآن بألف ألف خير وعزائنا أن الملتقى الجنة

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FPalestinex
3 Nov 2023

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Source ID

359724

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3 Nov 2023

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Khalil Abu Aathra October 19, 2023 Al-Aqsa TV Gaza strip (Rafah) He was killed along with his brother by an IOF airstrike.

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CarthageMagTN
20 Oct 2023

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359728

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20 Oct 2023

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Half of all the journalists killed worldwide in 2022 were killed by Israel in Gaza in just 11 days. Their names are: — Khalil Abu Aathra — Sameeh Al-Nady — Saeed al-Taweel — Issam Bhar — Abdulhadi Habib — Ahmed Shehab — Salam Mema — Husam Mubarak — Mohammed Sobh — Yousef Maher Dawas — Mohamed Fayez Abu Matar — Mohammad Balousha — Hisham Alnwajha — Assaad Shamlakh — Mohammad Al-Salhi — Mohammad Jarghoun — Ibrahim Mohammad Lafi

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Half of all the journalists that were killed worldwide in 2022 have been killed by Israel in Gaza in just 11 days. There are their names: — Khalil Abu Aathra — Sameeh Al-Nady — Saeed al-Taweel — Issam Bhar — Abdulhadi Habib — Ahmed Shehab — Salam Mema — Husam Mubarak — Mohammed Sobh — Yousef Maher Dawas — Mohamed Fayez Abu Matar — Mohammad Balousha — Hisham Alnwajha — Assaad Shamlakh — Mohammad Al-Salhi — Mohammad Jarghoun — Ibrahim Mohammad Lafi
channeldraw
20 Oct 2023

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359731

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20 Oct 2023

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channeldraw

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Khalil Abu Aathra. A videographer for the Hamas-affiliated Al-Aqsa TV, Abu Aathra was killed along with his brother in an Israeli airstrike in #Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, as reported by the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate @InfoPJS and the Amman-based news outlet @RoyaNews. #Palestine #Israel @pressfreedom "Portraits of journalists in the Israel-Gaza conflict", archive: https://channeldraw.org/2023/10/16/portraits-of-journalists-in-the-israel-gaza-conflict/…

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Al Mayadeen English
19 Oct 2023

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359735

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19 Oct 2023

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Al Mayadeen English

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Europeans propose 'multinational force' for Ukraine peace Europeans propose 'multinational force' for Ukraine peace US State Department announces signing a security agreement with Paraguay for coordination on regional security Local sources in the West Bank: Young men are confronting occupation forces who are firing tear gas canisters in the village of al-Mughayyir, northeast of Ramallah Local sources in the West Bank: Israeli occupation forces raided the town of Beit Furik, east of Nablus AFP, citing a source familiar with the Berlin talks: Washington still wants Ukraine to give up Donbas Al Mayadeen correspondent: An Israeli drone dropped several bombs on a house on outskirts of Aitaroun. Al Mayadeen's correspondent in South Lebanon: A member of the municipal council in the town of Jwayya, Tyre district, was killed in the Israeli raid that targeted the town Al Mayadeen's correspondent in South Lebanon: An Israeli drone strike targeted the town of Jwayya in the Tyre district Lebanese Health Ministry: One martyred, another injured in the Israeli occupation's raid on a motorcycle in the town of Yater, Bint Jbeil district
shireen.ps

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359737

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The Shireen Observatory is a purely voluntary effort by journalists who were colleagues of the martyred journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, with the aim of completing the work for which she gave her life in documenting and exposing the crimes of the Israeli occupation against the Palestinian people, and conveying the facts about what is happening in Palestine to the world, and to convey the message of Palestinian journalists to the occupation that killing Shireen did not and will not stop the Palestinian voice or prevent it from reaching the world, and that Shireen’s name will remain alive in the hearts of Palestinians.

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مرصد شيرين هو جهد تطوعي بحت من صحفيين زملاء للشهيدة الصحفية شيرين أبو عاقلة، بهدف استكمال عملها الذي قدمت حياتها في سبيله في توثيق وفضح جرائم الاحتلال الاسرائيلي بحق الشعب الفلسطيني، ونقل الحقائق حول ما يجري في فلسطين للعالم، ولتصل رسالة الصحفيين الفلسطينيين للاحتلال بأن قتل شرين لم ولن يوقف الصوت الفلسطيني أو يمنعه أن يصل للعالم، وأن اسم شيرين سيبقى حياً في قلوب الفلسطينيين.

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