Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

ISPT0624a

Incident date

October 25, 2023

Location

جباليا, Jabalia, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.538711, 34.495107 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Town level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

In the early hours of Wednesday, October 25th 2023, 35-year-old journalist of Al-Aqsa TV Ahmed Abdul Hay Abdullah Abu Mahadi was killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike while he was in his home in Jabalia in the north of the Gaza Strip. Ahmed Abu Mahadi worked for Hamas-affiliated al-Aqsa TV and was the fifth journalist to have been reportedly killed that day by Israeli forces.

Several media outlets and colleagues expressed their condolences on social media. For example, the Journalists Syndicate offered its deepest condolences to the families of the five journalists who had been killed on October 25th, including Ahmed Abu Mahadi, as reported by Almayadeen.net.

Family members also grieved on social media and posted pictures of the late Ahmed – a middle-aged bald man with large brown eyes dressed in a blue shirt and jacket. Belal Abumhadi wrote that Ahmed was her sister’s husband and added, “Oh God, strengthen my sister’s heart and be with her and make it easy for her. Oh God, mend the brokenness of her heart and make her patient and patient for your judgment and destiny.”

The name of Ahmed Abdul Hay Abdullah Abu Mahadi has been matched with the Palestinian Ministry of Health list of fatalities in Gaza released on October 26th, 2023.

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

The incident occured around dawn.

The victims were named as:

Ahmed Abduel -Hay Abdullah Abu Mahadi احمد عبد الحي أبو مهادي
35 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 802129668

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Jabalia (جباليا), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.538711, 34.495107. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Infrastructure
    Residential
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man1 journalist)
  • 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

Sources (17) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (2) [ collapse]

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    Source: Eyad abu mhadi
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    Source: @channeldraw

Israeli Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Infrastructure
    Residential
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man1 journalist)
  • 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

Sources (17) [ collapse]