Incident Code
ISPT160226e
Incident Date
16 February 2026
Location
Rafah coast, Rafah, Palestinian territories
ساحل رفح
Geolocation
31.330124,
34.227724
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area
Geolocation
31.330124,
34.227724
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: March 19, 2026
A young fisherman was injured by an alleged Israeli quadcopter drone attack on the beach west of Rafah, Gaza on February 16, 2026.
Walid Abu Mashayekh reported that a fisherman named Abdullah Adel al-Bardawil sustained serious injuries when a quadcopter dropped bombs on fishing boats west of Rafah. Echo of Palestine specified that the bombing occurred on the beach behind Muawiya Mosque while referring to Abdullah’s injuries as “moderate”.
In an image posted by Walid Abu Mashayekh, a group of men and children can be seen gathered near the water.
Where sources identified a belligerent, all sources attributed the strike to the Israeli military.
Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the coast of Rafah (ساحل رفح), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.330124, 34.227724. 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
Sources (7)
Hamla Kaddour
16 Feb 2026
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Source ID
400901
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16 Feb 2026Source Author
Hamla KaddourLanguages
Arabic
Translated Content
A young man was injured when a bomb thrown by an Israeli drone exploded near a fishing boat on the beach west of Rafah.
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إصابة شاب جراء انفجار قنبلة ألقتها مسيرة إسرائيلية تجاه مركب صيد على شاطئ البحر غرب مدينة رفح.
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Echo of Palestine
16 Feb 2026
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401361
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16 Feb 2026Source Author
صدى فلسطينSource Author Translated
Echo of PalestineLanguages
Arabic
Translated Content
Citizen Abdullah Adel Al-Bardawil sustained moderate injuries after a quadcopter drone dropped a bomb on the beach behind the Muawiya Mosque, west of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.
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إصابة متوسطة للمواطن عبدالله عادل البردويل إثر إلقاء مسيرة كواد كابتر قنبلة على شاطئ البحر خلف مسجد معاوية غربي رفح جنوبي قطاع غزة
Walid Abu Mashayekh
17 Feb 2026
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وليد ابو مشايخSource Author Translated
Walid Abu MashayekhLanguages
Arabic
Translated Content
Fisherman Abdullah al-Bardawil was seriously injured when quadcopter drones dropped bombs on fishing boats west of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.
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اصابة الصياد عبدالله البردويل بجروح خطيرة نتيجة لألقاء طائرات الكواد كابتر قنابلها تجاه حسكات الصيادين غرب رفح جنوب قطاع غزة
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Zakaria Bakr Abu Aaid
17 Feb 2026
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زكريا بكر أبو عائدSource Author Translated
Zakaria Bakr Abu AaidLanguages
Arabic
Translated Content
#Follow-up: Fisherman Abdullah Adel Al-Bardawil sustained serious injuries as a result of quadcopter drones dropping bombs on fishing boats west of the Fish Farsh area, south of the Gaza Strip.
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#متابعة..اصابه الصياد عبدالله عادل البردويل بجروح خطيرة نتيجة لألقاء طائرات الكواد كابتر قنابلها تجاه حسكات الصيادين غرب منطقة فش فرش جنوب قطاع غزه
Echo of Palestine
16 Feb 2026
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401372
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16 Feb 2026Source Author
صدى فلسطينSource Author Translated
Echo of PalestineLanguages
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Citizen Abdullah Adel Al-Bardawil sustained moderate injuries after a quadcopter drone dropped a bomb on the beach behind the Muawiya Mosque, west of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.
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إصابة متوسطة للمواطن عبدالله عادل البردويل إثر إلقاء مسيرة كواد كابتر قنبلة على شاطئ البحر خلف مسجد معاوية غربي رفح جنوبي قطاع غزة
Minousha Minoo
16 Feb 2026
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Zakaria Baker
17 Feb 2026
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Source ID
401377
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17 Feb 2026Source Author
Zakaria BakerLanguages
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Translated Content
#Follow-up: Fisherman Abdullah Adel Al-Bardawil sustained serious injuries as a result of quadcopter drones dropping bombs on fishing boats west of the Fish Farsh area, south of the Gaza Strip.
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#متابعة..اصابه الصياد عبدالله عادل البردويل بجروح خطيرة نتيجة لألقاء طائرات الكواد كابتر قنابلها تجاه حسكات الصيادين غرب منطقة فش فرش جنوب قطاع غزه