On October 20, 2023, nine civilians from the al-Salak family, all women and children, were killed in the Gaza Strip allegedly by Israeli actions.

Fariza Yusra al-Zayegh al-Salak (wife of Mazen al-Salak) and her four daughters, Dr Aya Mazen al-Salak (20), Dr Alaa Mazen al-Salak (18), Sama Mazen al-Salak, and Jana Mazen al-Salak (6) were named as having been killed in the incident along with Yasmin Abu Ajwa al-Salak (wife of Nofal al-Salak, 32), her two daughters, Tala Nofal al-Salak (10) and Hala Nofal al-Salak (8), and her son, Muhammad Nofal al-Salak (5).

Family and friends shared the news online with many asking that “God have mercy on them and to make their resting place the highest paradise in heaven.” @Abu Yamen, Fariza’s sister shared a verse stating that God Almighty said: “And those who, when a calamity befalls them, say, ‘Indeed, to Allah we belong, and to Him we will return.’ To God is what He gives, and to God is what He takes, and everything with Him has an appointed term until the eternal heaven, God willing.”

While most of the sources don’t mentioned a belligerent or strike type, Airwars has matched the names of most of the civilians killed with the Palestinian Ministry of Health list of fatalities in Gaza released on October 26th, 2023, which explicitly mentions that names on the list are “victims of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip”. Therefore the strike status of this incident has been graded as single source.

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.