Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

ISPT0585

Incident date

October 25, 2023

Location

منزلًا لعائلة نصار بمنطقة الزوايدة, Nassar family home, Al Zuwaida municipality, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

Airwars assessment

On October 25th, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Nassar family home in the Al-Taabin neighborhood of Al Zuwaida municipality killed 14 civilians from two families and injured 11 others.

@ShehabAgency initially reported that “5 martyrs and a number of injuries” had resulted from the strike on the Nassar family home. Social media testimony from friends and family helped to identify 14 civilians killed in the strike.

Nafez Fadl Nassar (64), his wife Nazmiya Ramsan Nassar (63), their sons Ahmed Nafez Nassar, Mounir Nafez Nassar (19), and Fadel Nafez Nassar (33), and Fadel’s wife Tasneem Bassam Abu Shamala Nassar (28) were among those killed, along with Hiyam Mahmoud Adwan, her sons Abdullah Hamid Abian (24), Hamza Hamid Abian (19), and Dr. Nour Hamid Abian (27), and Nour’s wife who was eight months pregnant with their unborn child. Hiyam’s daughter Hoda Hamid Abian was also killed with her husband Ahmed Abu Ubaida Nassar, as well as Yaham Abian.

A Facebook post by Ibrahim Ahmed reported that the Nassar family home was a five-story residential building, with women and children inside. According to @Palestine202229, the Abian family had already been displaced by the violence in Gaza, and were being sheltered by the Nassar family when they were killed.

Mohammed Mŏĥ posted a testimonial for his “childhood friend, a classmate, my neighbor, and a lifelong friend who whenever we met, we stopped for a while to check on each other” Nour Hamid Abian who was a pharmacist. Mohammed went on to describe Nour as “a great character, a pure heart, and a permanent smile that never leaves his face”. Mohammed R. Sweilam also posted a condolence message for his friend Hamza Hamid Abian, wishing “May Allah have mercy on you and accept you in his wide heavens, my heart”.

The strike caused a number of injuries, and injured people were transported to Al-Aqsa Hospital for treatment, as reported by Al Mayadeen. @alosbou specified that 11 people had been injured in the strike.

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.

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

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.

The victims were named as:

Family members (6)

Nafez Fadl Nassar نافذ فضل نصار
64 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 959190331
Nazmiya Ramsan Nassar نظمية رمصان نصار
63 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 920001054
Ahmed Nafez Nassar أحمد نافذ نصار
male killed
Mounir Nafez Nassar منيرنافذ نصار
19 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 409472313
Fadel Nafez Nassar فضل نافذ نصار
33 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 802701649
Tasneem Bassam Abu Shamala Nassar تسنيم بسام أبو شمالة نصار
28 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 400859724

Family members (8)

Hiyam Mahmoud Adwan هيام محمود عدوان
female killed
Abdullah Hamid Abian عبد الله حامد اعبيان
24 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 405882929
Hamza Hamid Abian حمزة حامد اعبيان
19 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 420566903
Nour Hamid Abian نور حامد اعبيان
27 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 401154380
wife of nour زوجة نور
Adult female pregnant killed
Hoda Hamed Abian هدى حامد اعبيان
Adult female killed
Ahmed Abu Ubaida Nassar أحمد أبو عبيدة نصار
Adult male killed
Yaham Abian يهام اعبيان
killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    14
  • (5 women8 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    11
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Israeli Military

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Israeli Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    14
  • (5 women8 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    11
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Israeli Military

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