ISPT180325r – March 18, 2025

Conflict

Israel and Gaza (from 2023)

Incident Code

ISPT180325r

Incident Code

ISPT180325r

Incident Date

18 March 2025

Location

Al-Sultan area, Beit Lahia, North Gaza, Palestinian territories

حي السلاطين، بيت لاهيا

Geolocation

31.555068, 34.491611

Accuracy: Exact location (via Airwars)

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31.555068, 34.491611

Accuracy: Exact location (via Airwars)

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Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: November 26, 2025

Shortly before 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, 18th March, 2025, at least six people, including a pregnant woman and three young children, were reportedly killed by an alleged Israeli drone strike on a vehicle in the Al-Sultan area in Beit Lahia, Gaza.

Twitter/X account @PalinfoAr reported the incident at 11.30 a.m., noting that six deceased victims were brought to the Indonesian hospital after an attack on the civilian vehicle in the Al-Sultan area in Beit Lahia.

Thirty-one-year-old Dr. Waseem Ahmed (Hassan) Mubarak (Abu Bilal) and his pregnant wife, 25-year-old Yasmine Hatem Mohammed al-Qanou (Mubarak), were reportedly killed along with their three daughters, two-year-old Sham Waseem Mubarak, six-year-old Seela Waseem Mubarak, and four-year-old Nour Waseem Mubarak.

Dr. Waseem Mubarak was memorialized in a Facebook post by Foad Soltaan, who remembered Waseem as “a man of charitable projects. He was generous in his charitable work, contributing to relief and shelter for people in need, providing iftar meals and water supplies from the beginning of the war until today”. According to his Facebook profile, Waseem had a PhD in Criminal Law and is pictured in what appears to be a court room or a conference room while wearing a professional gown. Additional pictures show Waseem and his three young daughters, pictured in bright pink outfits with bunnies on them.

Multiple sources mentioned Waseem’s wife and children, who were also killed, referring to it as his “entire family”. Yasime al-Qanou was mourned by her brother Mohammad al-Qanou, who offered prayers for his loss and her cousin Mohammad al-Qanou, who described her as “ a daughter to me and grew up with my daughters” and noted that she was joining her uncle Hajj Jumaa al-Qanou and her cousin Hadeel Jumaa al-Qanou in the afterlife, mentioning that both Hadeel and Yasmine were pregnant when they were killed.

25-year-old Mahmoud (Ahmed Awad) al-Shoubaki (Abu Ahmed) was also reported killed. Ayman Mubarak, a brother of Waseem, mourned his brother’s family as well as “our friend” Mahmoud al-Shoubaki, and Amr Sultan included a cheerful image of himself with both Mahmoud, a young man, and Waseem.

Sources such as NewsQastal, Radio Alam, and Amen24fm reported six people killed, although Alarabiya attributed a death toll of nine to this drone strike. Six of those killed were taken to the Indonesian Hospital shortly after. While the majority of sources mentioned that three children were killed, the Palestinian Refugee Portal mentioned that a couple was killed with their four children.

On Facebook, Al-Arabiya shared a video where a vehicle can be seen crushed and ablaze, with civilians trying to extinguish the fire with water.

Where possible, names have been matched with the Palestinian Ministry of Health (MoH) lists, which include national ID numbers. Airwars is matching individuals to the first list where their name appeared. In regard to this incident, names are matched to the eighth ‘Palestinian Ministry of Health List of Fatalities in Gaza’ list, which was released on March 24, 2025. Additional middle names of the victims within parenthesis were found from the MoH list rather than from local sources.

Where sources identified a belligerent, all sources attributed the attack to the Israeli military.

Assessment Updates

11 November 2025

Geolocation added. Incident had not been geolocated when originally published.

Victims

Family members (6)

Waseem Ahmed Hassan Mubarak وسيم أحمد حسن مبارك

31 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 803340470

Yasmine Hatem Mohammed Al-Qanou ياسمين حاتم محمد مبارك

25 years old female pregnant wife of Waseem killed Matched to MoH ID 422356733

Sham Waseem Mubarak شام وسيم أحمد مبارك

2 years old female daughter of Waseem and Yasmine killed Matched to MoH ID 444383764

Seela Waseem Mubarak سيلا وسيم أحمد مبارك

6 years old female daughter of Waseem and Yasmine killed Matched to MoH ID 441139623

Nour Waseem Mubarak, نور وسيم أحمد مبارك

4 years old female daughter of Waseem and Yasmine killed Matched to MoH ID 445197858

Mahmoud Ahmed Awad Al-Shoubaki محمود أحمد عوض الشوبكي

25 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 404678617

Key Information

Incident Status

Assessed

Country

Palestinian territories

Military Actor

Israeli Military

Strike Type

Strike Status

Likely strike

Civilian Harm Reported

Yes

Civilian Harm Status

Fair

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Civilians reported killed

6–9

3–4 Children, 1 Woman, 2 Men

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the Al-Sultan area (حي السلاطين) in Beit Lahia (بيت لاهيا). Analysing audio-visual material from sources, we have narrowed the location down to the following exact coordinates: 31.555068, 34.491611.

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Foad Soltaan

18 Mar 2025

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