Airwars assessment
At dawn on June 7th, 2024, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the Al Ashram family’s home near the Al Salam mosque in the Al Sabra neighbourhood of southern Gaza City, killing between two to three civilians and injuring six other civilians.
The bombing killed the Imam and Judge Mohammad Al Ashram along with his daughter Toulin Al Ashram. Facebook users Mohammad Awad and Leaq’a Al Saadi reported the strike killed three people, while Gaza Civil Defense and Safa News reported that the strike killed two people.
Amal Al Ashram, the mother of Toulin and wife of Mohammad Al Ashram, mourned her family on her Facebook. In an obituary, she remembered sitting next to her husband at home and having her daughter pull up her chair so she could sit in between them, saying how their family called Toulin “her father’s beloved”. She wrote that Toulin chose “death with you (her father) instead of living with us”. Amal then wrote “I will continue my path and excel as I promised you and as you decided my future should be, I miss you very much”. She finished with “In Paradise we will meet god-willing. You preceded us and we will follow you”.
Saeed Mahmoud Al Ashram posted a photo of Mohammad Al Ashram, a young man who appeared to be in his early 30s, in judge’s robes and commemorated his deceased relative. Other people mourned Mohammad Al Ashram. Mohamed Baker wrote of how he had memorized the Quran in its entirety, an accomplishment greatly respected by the community. Hamza F. Salama called him “the imam, the scholar, the moral man”.
Safa News reported the strike injured six people, along with Sanaa Abu Mudeen and other Facebook users. The Gaza Civil Defense Crews reported only that the strike caused “a number” or “several” injuries.
When sources identified a belligerent, all sources attributed the strike to Israeli forces.
The incident occured around dawn.
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