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Airwars Assessment
On the evening of October 24th, 2023, a civilian, 28-year-old Samir Ziad Kamal Al-Qudra, also known as Abu Ziad, was reportedly killed as a result of an alleged Israeli bombing on his house in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip.
The Palestinian press agency, Safa, reported on October 25th that Samir was killed in “the bombing of his house yesterday in Khan Younis.”
Friends and family paid tribute to Samir on social media, with a Ahmed B Al-Qudra describing him as a “decent son of the family”. Twitter/X user, @Mohamad09987711, posted “My friend…my cousin/ Samir Ziyad Al-Qudra/ A martyr by the command of God.” A page called The Islamic Wake Up posted an image of Samir, smiling and dressed in a suit, saying “The rise of the beloved Samir Ziyad Al-Qudra following brutal (Israeli) bombing last evening.” Feras Tabl also posted a similar image of Samir, mourning him as his “colleague, friend and brother.”
Airwars has matched Samir Ziad Kamal Al-Qudra’s name with the Palestinian Ministry of Health list of nearly 7000 victims’ names and ID numbers released on October 26th.
When sources identified a belligerent, all sources attributed the strike to Israeli forces.
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Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the city of Khan Younis (خان يونس), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.346149, 34.303899. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.