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Airwars assessment
Two men, members of the al-Muzain family, were killed by an alleged Israeli strike that hit their house in al-Bishara neighbourhood, Deir al-Balah, in the Gaza Strip, on Wednesday morning (at around 9:31 am), October 25th, 2023.
Local sources identified the names of the family members who were killed and found under the rubble as: 53-year-old Raafat Mahmoud al-Muzain (Abu Mahmoud), and his brother 36-year-old Ibrahim Mahmoud al-Muzain (Abu Abdullah).
They were mourned by friends, colleagues, and family members on social media.
“Nothing will happen to us except what God has decreed for us,” wrote Firas al-Muzain to say goodbye to his two uncles. A neighbour named Amr stressed that the two men will never be forgotten.
In a Facebook post, Hani al-Krunz expressed a heartfelt prayer for mercy upon his dear friend, colleague, neighbour, companion, and beloved brother, Raafat al-Muzain, as well as his brother Ibrahim.
Along with condolences, people shared pictures of the two brothers. Raafat was a pictured wearing a white shirt and a black tie, standing in front of a map of Palestine. His brother Ibrahim is portrayed with two kids, possibly his sons, wearing a striped t-shirt in red, blue and grey.
The incident was reported by many local and regional networks like Network al-Furqan and Snd News Agency, and occurred at around 9:31 am local time, according to Safa PS.
Where sources identified a belligerent, all sources attributed the strike to Israeli forces.
Both names have been matched with the Palestinian Ministry of Health (MoH) lists, which include national ID numbers. Since October 26, 2023 the MoH has released six lists, along with an additional list of medical professionals, which was released on September 17, 2024. Airwars is matching individuals to the first list where their name appeared. In regard to this incident, names are matched to the first ‘Palestinian Ministry of Health List of Fatalities in Gaza’ list, which was released on October 26, 2023.
The incident occured in the morning.
The victims were named as:
Family members (2)
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the town of Deir al-Balah (دير البلح), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.418995, 34.349442. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
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Source: Hani