Conflict

Israel and Gaza

Incident Code

ISPT120524g

Location

محيط معبر رفح, Vicinity of Rafah crossing, Rafah, Palestinian territories

Geolocation

31.248403, 34.258749
Accuracy: Nearby landmark

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

On Sunday May 12th 2024, a 43 year old man, Muhammed Misbah Hassan Abu Hamda, was reportedly killed as a result of alleged Israeli gunfire in the vicinity of the Rafah crossing.

In a tweet sharing news of various incidents from the same day, the account @az_za98 posted to X/ Twitter to further report the death of Muhammed Misbah Hassan Abu Hamda.

An image was shared to X/ Twitter by the account @Tufan_ALaqssa of a white plastic body bag with the caption asking to gain the attention of Muhammed’s family in order to identify him to ‘expedite his burial’. The post also noted that Muhammed’s body was currently resting at the Kuwait Specialised Hospital awaiting burial. Hamad Housing Compound also posted to Facebook to request for Muhammed’s death to be communicated with his family so that he can be buried. He also shared that there is currently no morgue, so bodies were being stored in the hospital.

Airwars has graded the attribution of this incident as a single source claim as only one source attributed the incident to Israeli forces, with this source then repeated in what appeared to be circular reporting. However, as multiple sources mention the civilian harm, the civilian harm status has been graded as “fair”.

Victims

Individuals

Muhammad Misbah Hassan Abu Hamda محمد مصباح حسن أبو حمدة
43 years old male killed

Key Information

Military Actor
Strike Type
Ground operation
Strike Status
Single source claim
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Civilians reported killed
1
1 Man

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the vicinity of the Rafah Crossing (محيط معبر رفح), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.248403, 34.258749. 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)