Geolocation
Airwars assessment
On June 21, 2024, at least two civilians, 35-year-old Hamid Nimr al-Dous and Rami Yassin, were killed in an alleged Israeli bombing of the eastern part of the Al Zeitoun neighbourhood in Gaza City.
At 17:06 on June 21, the Palestinian Press Agency (Safa) reported that “the young man Hamid al-Dous was martyred in an Israeli bombing that targeted the eastern areas of the Al Zeitoun neighbourhood, southeast of Gaza City.” Soon after the outlet reported that Rami Yassin was also killed in an Israeli bombing on east Al Zeitoun.
Other sources reported two deaths but did not identify victims by name, with Al Jazeera Palestine reporting “two martyrs in an Israeli bombing that targeted a gathering of citizens in the al-Zaytoun neighbourhood, southeastern Gaza City.” According to social media accounts Gaza Olive Old City and @alking14399969, two killed victims were taken to the Baptist Hospital following “a bombing that targeted a gathering of citizens in the Al Zeitoun.”
A Facebook page for the ‘[al-Dous] Family Council’ mourned their loved one, Hamid, announcing “the rise of the martyr, the son of the family, Hamid Nimr al-Dous. God bless his soul and eternal peace.”
Where possible, Airwars has matched names with the Palestinian Ministry of Health list of victims’ names and ID numbers released on July 24th, 2024.
Where sources identified the belligerent, all sources attributed the strikes to Israeli forces.
The incident occured in the evening.
The victims were named as:
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the eastern part of the neighbourhood of Al Zeitoun (الزيتون) to the south of Gaza City (مدينة غزة), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.485479, 34.444885. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.