Conflict

Israel and Gaza

Incident Code

ISPT0782

Location

بالقرب من جامع الامام الشافعي حي الزيتون, Vicinity of Imam Al Shafi’i Mosque, Al Zeitoun neighbourhood, Gaza, Palestinian territories

Geolocation

31.501346, 34.457688
Accuracy: Nearby landmark

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: July 23, 2025

A house of the Juha family located on Al Barham Street in the Al Zeitoun neighbourhood of Gaza City was allegedly hit by an Israeli airstrike shortly before 11 AM on Tuesday, 31st of October, 2023, reportedly resulting in the death of at least seven civilians, including and six children, and injuring of a number of civilians.

According to Al Mayadeen Live, the home belonged to the Juha family and was located next to the Imam Al Shafi’i Mosque in the Al Zeitoun neighbourhood in Gaza. Alkofiya TV posted that the six casualties were children who were later recovered from under the rubble of the house, but no additional information on their identities was found.

Only one victim was named publicly. 29-year-old Mustafa Ahmed Fares Juha was reportedly killed in the incident and he was mourned in social media posts by his relatives – his cousins Umm Youssef Mohammed, Abdullah Aba Islam, and Mustafa Nasser Mahmoud. Abdullah Islam shared an image of Mustafa from before the incident – a bearded man in a white shirt.

Airwars has matched the name of Mustafa Ahmed Fares Juha with the Palestinian Ministry of Health list of nearly 7000 victims’ names and ID numbers released on October 26th, 2023.

A number of people were reported to have been wounded by the alleged airstrike by different sources.

Where sources mentioned a belligerent, all sources attributed the strike to Israeli forces.

Assessment Updates

23 July 2025
Updated to include time of incident.

Victims

Individuals

Mustafa Ahmed Fares Juha مصطفى أحمد فارس جحا
29 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 400824934

Key Information

Military Actor
Strike Type
Airstrike
Strike Status
Likely strike
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Civilians reported killed
7
1 Man
Civilians reported injured
2
6 Children

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the vicinity of the Imam Al Shafi’i Mosque (مسجد الامام الشافعي) Al Zeitoun neighbourhood (حي الزيتون), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.501346, 34.457688. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Military Statements

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

Media From Sources (1)