Airwars assessment
On Saturday, October 21, 2023, seven civilians, including two infants, were reported killed and dozens injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the house of the Al-Najjar family next to Sheikh Jabr School in Khan Yunis refugee camp, south of the Gaza Strip.
Among the seven killed were Elham Arafat Ashour (45), her three daughters Janne Hisham Hamouda (infant), Duaa Ahmed Ashour (23), and Baraa Ahmed Ashour (25), her infant granddaughter (Baraa’s daughter) Watin Yasser Abu Al-Fatiya, as well as Tariq Jamal Shehdeh Abu Ishaq (30) and Ziad Wasfi Abu Awad (41).
Although the exact number of civilians injured hasn’t been confirmed by a second source, @Henno01010 on Twitter/X claimed that “7 were killed and 45 others were injured in an Israeli bombing that targeted the Al-Najjar family’s home”. Additionally, Esraa Ahmed (@esraa_ahmrd) and Shehab News Agency (@ShehabAgency) on Twitter/X shared the photos by photographer Nader N Jarghon that showed four of those injured being taken to and treated at a medical facility, including a young child and a baby. Images posted by MSDR News (MsdrNews) on Facebook also showed a number of injured civilians being taken from ambulances into the medical facility.
A Facebook post from Lama Abuhilal reported that Anas Al-Najjar and his family survived the bombing, but did not specify if they were among the injured. Other sources mention that the Al-Najjar home was hit by the strikes.
Multiple sources pointed out that the Sheikh Jabr School near where the strike occurred is a UNRWA school which is sheltering displaced people.
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.
In cases where sources attributed responsibility for the strike, they held the Israeli military responsible.
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 incident occured during the day.
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