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Around 12:00 in the afternoon on Friday, October 20th 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike on a car carrying farmers in the Abasan Al-Kabira area in the town of Khan Yunis reportedly killed three civilians, all of them men.
Shehab agency and other news agencies reported on the incident, and journalist Ahmad Qudeih provided the names of the victims killed in the airstrike: 34 year old Muhammad Ayman Abu Draz, 23 year old Ahmed Ammar Al-Shawaf, and 30 year old Muhammad Jamil Abu Draz. The Eastern Pulse posted images and video of their funeral on Facebook.
Muhammad Ayman Abu Draz was survived by his wife Dina, and was mourned by his wife’s aunt Umm Mohammad Qudeih, his cousin Abu Ahmad Al-Shawaf and his wife’s brother Asaad Qouadh. Asaad remembered the late Muhammad as “the respected man, beloved by everyone who knew him.” A Facebook user Alwaa Sport wrote that Muhammad was a “beloved childhood friend.” Alwaa Sport, the Big Absan, and the Eastern Pulse shared his images where he appeared as a young man in his 30s.
Muhammad Jamil Abu Daraz was remembered in a Facebook tribute by the Eastern Pulse where he can be seen in the attached image as a young man in a white shirt. Imad Husein Abu Daraz shared his grief about the loss of Muhammad, having written his memories about him: “Whenever I was confused about something or unable to do something, I would not think of anyone around me as much as you. I bear witness to God that you are a man and one who speaks the truth.”
Ahmed Ammar Al-Shawaf was praised as “the good cousin and neighbor” in a Facebook testimony by Ahmed Zhra. He is seen in the attached image as a young bearded man. Also Ahmad Al-Shawaf shared the image of the late Ahmed where he was wearing a black cap.
All names have been matched with the Palestinian Ministry of Health list of fatalities in Gaza released on October 26th, 2023.
Where sources identified the belligerent, all sources attributed the strikes to Israeli forces.
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The incident occured at approximately 12:00 pm local time.
The victims were named as:
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Source: Qusay Al Amour -
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Source: Ahmad Al-Shawaf -
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Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the town of Abasan Al Kabira (عبسان الكبيرة), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.323417, 34.347364. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.