ISPT210624k – June 21, 2024

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

On June 21st 2024, shortly before 2:45 AM, an alleged Israeli airstrike and/or artillery strike hit the al-Ghaz family house in Al Tuffah, a neighbourhood located northeast of Gaza City. Sources reported that the strike killed four members of the al-Ghaz family and injured a number of civilians. Posting on Facebook the day after the strike, Helme al-Medana and Israa, Majd, and Ruba al-Ghaz named members of their family Abu Ali al-Ghaz and Abu Ali’s son Muhammad al-Ghaz; and Khaled al-Ghaz and Khaled’s son Yazan al-Ghaz as killed.

Habiba Hamoudi also posted on Facebook in honour of her husband, Muhammad.

Reporting on the day of the strike, the Shehab Agency, Quds Press, and three other sources available to Airwars reported a number of injuries, but did not specify the exact number of those injured.

According to their Facebook accounts, Abu Ali and Muhammad both studied at al-Azhar University, and Khaled worked at Ma’an News Agency.

Airwars has categorised Khaled’s son Yazan as a child given images posted on Facebook that show he is likely below the age of 18.

Where sources identified a belligerent, all sources attributed the strike to Israeli forces.

Victims

Family members (4)

Abu Ali al-Ghaz ابو علي الغز

Adult male killed

Muhammad al-Ghaz محمد الغز

Adult male killed

Khaled al-Ghaz خالد الغز

Adult male killed

Yazan al-Ghaz يزن الغز

Child male killed

Key Information

Incident Status

Assessed

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Palestinian territories

Military Actor

Israeli Military

Strike Type

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Strike Status

Likely strike

Civilian Harm Reported

Yes

Civilian Harm Status

Fair

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Civilians reported killed

1 Child, 2–3 Men

Civilians reported injured

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the neighbourhood of Al Tuffah (حي التفاح) northeast of Gaza City (مدينة غزة), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.515886, 34.469303. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

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