Conflict

Israel and Gaza

Incident Code

ISPT0563

Location

تل السلطان, رفح, Tal Al Sultan neighbourhood, Rafah, Rafah, Palestinian territories

Geolocation

31.310318, 34.241843
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

On Tuesday, October 24th 2023, two people were reportedly killed and at least four others were injured, as a result of an alleged Israeli bombing on the home of the Mansour family in Tal Al Sultan neighborhood, next to the Directorate of Social Affairs, in Rafah, Gaza Strip.

Mahmoud Sami, Mahmoud Al-Aarsak and Mohammad n. Abu Shammala reported on Facebook that 52-year-old Jamal Mahmoud Ali Mansour (also known as Abu Nidal) and his eldest son 29-year-old Nidal Jamal Mansour were killed.

Palestinian news agency Safa also stated that dozens were wounded and @Hamzaalnamla1 reported in a post on Twitter/X that there were four injuries, one of them serious.

Family members, including another of Jamal’s sons, Ali, and Nidal’s father-in-law, Abu Khaled Bibo, paid tribute to the victims on social media. Many sources also included images of Jamal Mahmoud Ali Mansour and Nidal Jamal Mansour from before the incident.

The names of both identified victims have been matched to the Palestinian Ministry of Health list of nearly 7000 victims’ names and ID numbers released on October 26th.

Where sources identified a belligerent, all sources attributed the strike to Israeli forces.

Victims

Family members (2)

Jamal Mahmoud Ali Mansour جمال محمود علي منصور
52 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 927395103
Nidal Jamal Mahmoud Mansour نضال جمال محمود منصور
28 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 400241451

Key Information

Military Actor
Strike Type
Airstrike
Strike Status
Likely strike
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Civilians reported killed
2
2 Men
Civilians reported injured
4

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the neighbourhood of Tal Al Sultan (تل السلطان) west of Rafah (رفح), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.310318, 34.241843. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

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Military Statements

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

Media From Sources (11)