Airwars assessment
During the morning of October 26th 2023, at least 27 civilians were reportedly killed and a number of others wounded in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the al-Nadim family home near Askola Junction in Gaza City’s southern al-Zaitoun neighbourhood.
According to multiple news sources, the home of journalist Nazmi Saadi al-Nadim was destroyed by the alleged Israeli attack. 55-year-old Nazmi was killed alongside his two sons, 26-year-old Ahmed Nazmi al-Nadim and 20-year-old Saadi Nazmi al-Nadim. Three of Nazmi’s brothers were also reportedly killed in the attack: 51-year-old Hatem Saadi al-Nadim, 53-year-old Bassem Saadi al-Nadim and 49-year-old Hazem Saadi al-Nadim. Hazem was killed alongside his wife 43-year-old Soha al-Safadi. At least 19 members of the Al-Nadim family were reported to have been killed in the attack.
Hamada Fawzi al-Nadim was reported killed along with his eight-year-old son Moaz Muhammad al-Nadim, his sister, Khitam Fawzi al-Nadim, and his 45-year-old brother Ahmed Fawzi al-Nadim. 30-year-old Naji Hatem al-Nadim and his children, 6-year-old Anas Naji al-Nadim and 3-year-old Kinda Naji al-Nadim were also killed, along with Naji’s wife, who presently remains unnamed.
Siblings Saadi Haider al-Nadim (37-years-old) and Bilal Haider al-Nadim (32-year-old) were also reported killed, as well as another member of the family, 7-year-old, Uday Abdel Rahman al-Nadim.
Multiple members of another family were also reported to have been killed by the alleged Israeli airstrike. 53-year-old Raed al-Banna and his wife, Intisar Juha al-Banna were killed with their 17-year-old son Hassan Raed al-Banna, and their four daughters: 26-year-old Nour Raed al-Banna, 13-year-old Iman Raed al-Banna, 18-year-old Khadija Raed al-Banna and 20-year-old Aya Raed al-Banna. Aya’s infant son, Joud Bahaa al-Nadim, was also reportedly killed, as was another of Raed and Intisar’s grandsons, 15-year-old Muhammad Abdullah Raed al-Banna.
According to various sources, multiple people were also injured in the strike, but the names of those individuals have not been made public.
Mohammed Juha, reportedly the brother of Intisar Juha al-Banna, wrote in a Facebook post that Joud was only six months old and shared a photo of the young baby. In an earlier Facebook post, Mohammed wrote that Joud was nine months old. The Gaza Ministry of Health alleged the infant was one. While Joud’s exact age is not specifically clear, it is evident from the photo that Joud was a young infant.
Family and friends listed the names of those killed in the attack, while news sources reported many “martyrs and injuries.” Shehab News Agency wrote of the complete destruction of the four storey home in which the family lived. Nabd News referred to the scene as one of “massive destruction,” while posts on Twitter/X referred to the incident as a “massacre,” sharing photos of the four storey home and floors collapsed on top of one another. The Ministry for Interior also reported on the attack, again claiming there were multiple dead and wounded as a result of the alleged Israeli airstrike.
There was widespread news coverage of the alleged Israeli attack, and in particular the death of journalist Nazmi Saadi Al-Nadim. Refugee SPS News wrote that Nazmi had continued to cover the events and report on the situation in the Gaza Strip even through communications blackouts.
Many of the sources reporting on the death of Nazmi al-Nadim reported the incident and shared photos of the funeral on or after Monday, October 30th. However, on a Palestine TV livestream on October 30th, it was confirmed by Al-Nadim’s employers that he was amongst other journalists killed on Thursday, October 26th.
Posts from co-workers and friends suggested that Nazmi worked at Palestine TV, with a statement written in English from the Committee to Protect Journalists, writing that Nazmi was the Deputy Director of Finance and Administration for Palestine TV.
In the wake of Nazmi’s death, the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate, according to Refugee SPS News, called on the Attorney General of the International Criminal Court, Mr Karim Khan, to open “an investigation into [alleged] Israeli war crimes committed against journalists.”
Family members were also remembered in social media posts. Facebook user Huda Gh mourned her “dearest uncle,” Raed al-Banna and prayed that they received the “highest paradise in heaven.” Sobhi Safadi, also on Facebook, wrote that the death of his aunt Soha left “a great void in all of our lives.” She was, he remembered, a “second mother” who was “caring” and the “soul of the home.”
Fawzi al-Nadim Abu Hamza, Nazmi’s nephew, wrote a Facebook post in which he remembered Nazmi as less like an uncle and more like a “big brother.” Fawzi loved “teasing” and “talking” with him. Fawzi also remembered Moaz, who he viewed as a little “cub.” Fawzi shared an image of the child from before the incident, holding up a certificate that described him as an excellent student. Enjoying staying close to his mother’s side, Moaz “came to embrace his father moments before the bombing.”
Multiple candid photos of the smiling family were included, as were selfies some of the children had taken. Photos posted by multiple sources showed members of the Palestinian press walking through the streets carrying a shrouded body and a bloodied press vest.
The deceased were reported to have been taken to Al-Shifa Hospital following the strike.
Some sources reported that a house belonging to the Abu Dayya family was also destroyed in the incident – this may be the same house although images of the incident showed multiple buildings with severe damage.
Where sources identified the belligerent, all sources attributed the strike to the Israeli Military.
Where possible, names have been reconciled with published Palestinian Ministry of Health lists. With thanks to journalist Alexandre Horn from CheckNews for identifying relevant sources, and Data Tech for Palestine for centralising the datasets.
The incident occured in the morning.
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