Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

ISPT120524e

Incident date

May 12, 2024

Location

خربة العدس, Khirbat Al Adas, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.286310, 34.271887 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On Sunday, May 12th 2024, 30-year-old Abdelrahman Fouad Ahmad Madi was killed by gunfire from an alleged Israeli quadcopter in the Khirbat Al Adas area of the Gaza Strip.

The day of the alleged Israeli attack, Facebook user Mohamed Awad and Twitter/X user @khalidalmaktari reported that “since morning, four martyrs and a number of injuries have arrived at the Kuwait Specialized Hospital in Rafah as a result of the [Israeli military] targeting them, [including] Abd al-Rahman Fouad Ahmed Madi (30 years old) [who] was killed as a result of gunfire from a Quadcopter plane in the Khirbat Al Adas area.”

Online, various loved ones mourned Abdelrahman’s passing. Abu Yousef Walaa Madi announced “with tearful eyes and humble hearts satisfied with Allah’s will and destiny my cousin Abdelrahman Fouad Madi has passed away.” Kamel H S Madi wrote “a sad day, this Black Sunday Al Madi loses one of its knights. Youth leader: Abdul Rahman Fouad Madi (Abdou) has passed away.” Sharing a photo of the young man, Roro Madi posted  “With sincere condolences… To Allah we belong and to Him we shall return”. Mohammed Madi shared another photo of Abdulrahman and expressed grief that “Rafah and Al Madi lose one of their knights: youth leader, my dear cousin, the martyr: Abdul Rahman Fouad Madi (Abduh).”

Airwars has graded the strike status of this incident as a single source claim as only one source, repeated by another, attributed the incident to Israeli forces. However, as multiple sources mention the civilian harm, the civilian harm status has been graded as “fair”.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Abdelrahman Fouad Ahmad Madi عبد الرحمن فؤاد أحمد ماضي
30 years old male killed

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the neighbourhood of Khirbat Al Adas (خربة العدس) to the west of Rafah City (رفح), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.286310, 34.271887. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

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Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Airstrike, Drone Strike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • Cause of injury / death
    Small arms and light weapons
  • 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 (6) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (3) [ collapse]

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    Source: Roro Madi
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    Source: Roro Madi
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    Source: Mohammed Madi

Israeli Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Airstrike, Drone Strike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • Cause of injury / death
    Small arms and light weapons
  • 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 (6) [ collapse]