On 6 November 2023, at least 10 people, including two children and four women, were reportedly killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Al-Shaer family home in the Al-Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza. The majority of those killed were members of the Al-Shaer family.

31-year-old Amna Ali Abdelhadi al-Shaer (al-Mabhouh) was killed alongside her six-year-old daughter Rahaf Mahmoud Khalil al-Shaer and three-year-old son, Ali Mahmoud Khalil al-Shaer. Amna’s sister-in-law, 38-year-old Maha Khalil Ali al-Shaer, also reportedly died in the attack.

Maha’s brother 32-year-old Abdulrahman Khalil Ali al-Shaer and his 26-year-old wife Aisha Ahmed al-Shaer were also reportedly killed, as was Maha and Abdulrahman’s brother, 29-year-old Mohammed Khalil Ali al-Shaer, his 24-year-old wife Wissam Nafidh Ramadan al-Maghary (al-Shaer) and their three-year-old son, Mustafa Mohammed Khalil al-Shaer.

33-year-old Walid Riad Abdul Rahman Salama was also killed.

Family members and friends were vocal on social media.

Facebook user Ahmed Thabet remembered “beloved” brothers Abdulrahman and Mohammed, explaining that in their deaths they had followed “those who preceded them,” a group which included their brother Khaled. Despite this loss, Ahmed emphasised, “their souls will remain with us at every moment.” In this grief, Ahmed spoke simply: “I miss you.” He included a photograph of Abdulrahman, smiling widely, in a grey shirt, surrounded by friends.

Basil Al Hamrawi mourned the loss of Abdulrahman and Mohammed, his “dear ones.” He found solace in the belief that in death, the brothers were “in the care of the Most Gracious.”

Mahmoud al-Shaar, husband of Amna and brother of Abdulrahman and Mohammed, mourned the loss of his wife, children, brothers and their families on Facebook. In an initial post, Mahmoud mourned his significant loss – nine family members lost. This was, Mahmoud stressed, a “massacre […] against [his] family.” He included photos of his children: Ali in a green shirt and his sister Rahaf in a shirt emblazoned with a hopeful message, made more poignant with her death: “you can if you think you can.” He also shared photographs of his two brothers, both suited – Abdulrahman in a blue blazer and Mohammed in a black jacket and maroon tie.

A year later, on the anniversary of his family’s deaths, Mahmoud reflected that their absence meant there was “nothing left in [his] life but pain and regret for [their] loss.” That they had died for no reason caused Mahmoud intense grief: “You went innocent and oppressed in a war under the name of liberation that brought us nothing but death, destruction, displacement and the gnawing away of what remains of the homeland.” He prayed that his family be shown mercy, and pleaded that God “grant [him] patience and solace for [their] separation.” Anger at the wider political context was palpable in Mahmoud’s writings: “prayers against those who planned and led the region to destruction and devastation.” In this post, Mahmoud included further photos of his children: Rahaf and Ali as babies, and one in which Rahaf flashes a heart sign with her hands.

Nesreen Salama posted a photograph of her cousin, Walid, showing him in a white hat and shirt with a green watch. She was “truly saddened by [his] departure” and prayed for her “beloved uncle [and]He my uncle’s wife, his brothers, his sisters, and all his loved ones” in the wake of Walid’s death.

El Maghazi News shared photos via Facebook of Walid’s mourners. An older man, likely Walid’s father, was seen devastated.

Where possible, the names of the victims have been matched with the Palestinian Ministry of Health (MoH) lists, which include national ID numbers. Since October 26, 2023, the MoH has released a number of lists, along with an additional list of medical professionals, which was released on September 17, 2024. Airwars is matching individuals to the first list where their name appeared. In regard to this incident, most of the victims’ names were matched to the second “Palestinian Ministry of Health List of Fatalities in Gaza”, which was released on January 7, 2024. Aisha al-Shaer was matched to the seventh list released on October 23, 2024, and Mohammed al-Shaer – to the eighth list released on March 24, 2025.

Sources collected did not specify any belligerent. However, victim names were found on the Palestinian Miistry of Health List of Fatalities in Gaza, Shireen’s Observatory and on the website “Genocide in Gaza,” all of which attributed the deaths to Israeli military action. As such, this assessment has been graded a “likely strike” with “fair” civilian harm.

According to the website Genocide in Gaza, the strike happened without prior warning.