Civilian Casualties

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مجزرة عائلة المقيد في دير البلح وسط قطاع غزة, the Al-Muqayd family in Deir Al-Balah, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 17th 2023, six members of the Al-Muqayd family, four children and two women, were killed when their house in Deir Al-Balah in the middle of the Gaza Strip was destroyed due to an alleged Israeli bombing. Journalist Ziad Al-Muqayd was working when he received the news of the death of his family members

Summary

(4 children2 women)

6 named, 1 familiy identified

منزل لعائلة حواس, Hawass family house, Gaza Strip, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On 17th October 2023, an alleged airstrike hit the house of the Hawass family, in the Gaza Strip, resulting in an unknown number of injuries. All sources attributed the strike to Israeli forces. Numerous Twitter/X accounts posted images showing Civil Defense and medical services rescuing and attending to those injured in the strike on the Hawass

Summary

Unknown

منزل عائلة الجزار برفح جنوب قطاع غزة, Al-Jazzar family’s home in Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip, Gaza Strip, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 17th 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the al-Jazzar family house in the al-Tanour area, in east Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, killing up to 12 people, including 11 members of the al-Jazzar family, and injuring 12 others, including three children. 63 year old Zaki Mahmoud al-Jazzar was killed along with his

Summary

8 – 12

(3 children1 woman8 men)

12 named, 1 familiy identified

بالقرب من مجمع مدينة حمد السكني, Vicinity of Hamad Town Residential Complex, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At least one person was reported killed and a number of others injured after an alleged Israeli airstrike on an apartment in the Hamad Town residential complex in Khan Yunis on October 17th, 2023. Neither identification for the deceased, not the exact number of injuries sustained was publicly reported. Only one source attributed the airstrike

Summary

مخيم المغازي, Al Maghazi camp, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Tuesday, October 17th, 2023, six civilians, including a baby, were reportedly injured and two were killed as a result of an alleged Israeli airstrike on a residential apartment in Al-Nada Building in Al-Maghazi Camp, in the central Gaza strip. Local sources, including Palestine News, reported that there were a number of people killed and

Summary

مخيم خان يونس, Khan Younis refugee camp, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At 4:30 am on Tuesday, October 17, 2023, between 15 and 40 civilians were killed and dozens more were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike that hit the al-Lamdani family house in the Khan Yunis refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. Facebook posts by family members reported the names of the civilians that were killed:

Summary

(4–12 children5 women5 men)

15 – 41

23 named, 1 familiy identified

محيط ملعب برقة, Vicinity of Burqa Stadium, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 17th 2023, 12 civilians from the same family, including five women and three children, were reportedly killed and an unknown number of others were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Al-Khawaja family home located in Al-Shaboura refugee camp in central Rafah near Burqa Stadium. Safa News reported that “more than 10

Summary

(3 children5 women4 men)

12 named, 1 familiy identified

جوار قاعة ليلة العمر, Vicinity of Lailat al Omar Hall, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Tuesday, 17th October, 2023, an alleged Israeli bombing hit the Al-Qahwaji family house located east of the Lailat Al-Omar hall in the Abu Shahla neighborhood area in Bani Suhaila, east of the town of Khan Yunis, reportedly injuring four civilians. The attack completely destroyed the house belonging to Mahmoud Kamel Al-Qahwaji. A number of

Summary

Unknown

محيط دوار الدرابية, Vicinity of Darabiyah Roundabout, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

In the early morning of Tuesday, 17 October, 2023, several civilians were reportedly injured and killed as the result of an alleged Israeli bombardment that hit the Siam family home in the vicinity of the Darabiyah roundabout, west of Gaza City. Safa correspondent and other local sources, reporting very similar information, said that a number

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

مخيم البريج, Bureij camp, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 17th 2023, an unknown number of casualties were reported in a possible strike on the family home of Lal Al-Salhi in Block 2 of the Al-Bureij camp in Gaza. While numerous sources reported the strike on the Al-Salhi home, few details are available regarding the number of those injured or killed. No names

Summary

12 – 24

Israeli Military, Palestinian Militants

Suspected belligerents

محيط المستشفى الكويتي, Vicinity of Kuwaiti Hospital, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At dawn on Tuesday, October 17th 2023, between 17 and 26 civilians were reported killed, including at least seven women and five children, one of whom was an infant. Dozens of others, including children, were also reported wounded in the alleged Israeli airstrike on the home of the Abu Lebda family near the Kuwaiti Hospital

Summary

17 – 26

(6 children7 women4 men)

17 named, 1 familiy identified

بطن السمين, Batn al Sameen, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At dawn on Tuesday, October 17th, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit a five-storey residential building, where at least nine families reportedly lived. At least seven members of the Zorob family along with at least 18 other civilians were killed, while at least four civilians were injured – including children. The house was said to

Summary

(5–6 children1 woman1 man)

24 – 31

8 named, 1 familiy identified

Neighbourhood/area

قيزان النجار, Qaizan al Najjar, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Between 19 and 22 people were killed and a number were injured, including serious injuries, on the morning of Monday, October 16, 2023, when the home of the Zaqmat family, in the Qaizan Al-Najjar neighbourhood, in southern Khan Younis, in the Gaza Strip, was reportedly bombed by an Israeli military aircraft. The Palestinian Civil Defence

Summary

(5 children10 women4 men)

19 – 22

2–6

20 named, 1 familiy identified

جوار محطة بنزين الراضي, Vicinity of Radi Petrol Station, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Monday, 16 October 2023, at least five civilian members of the Dr. Fakhri Radi family, including two women and three children, were killed, and large number of civilians were reportedly injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Radi family’s home located behind the Radi Petrol Station in the west of the Nuseirat camp

Summary

(3 children2 women)

5 named, 1 familiy identified

منازل المدنيين شرق جحر الديك بالمنطقة الوسطى, TIKA Towers, Juhr al-Dik, central Gaza Strip, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Monday, October 16th, 2023, alleged Israeli artillery shelling struck the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) residential towers, situated in Juhr al-Dik, northeast of al-Wusta in central Gaza, reportedly killing at least three children, with an unknown number of injuries and individuals trapped under the rubble. In response, a Facebook post by Khamis Hussein

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

(3 children)

جباليا, Jabalia, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Monday, October 16th 2023, an alleged airstrike by Israeli forces on the home of the Zaher (Dhaher) family located east of Jabalia camp in the Gaza Strip reportedly killed at least eight family members, including two women and five children, and injured a number of others. Facebook testimonies by Fatima Jaber and Amir Tariq

Summary

(5 children2 women1 man)

8 named, 1 familiy identified

بالقرب المستشفى الأهلي العربي, Vicinity of Arab National Hospital, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Monday, October 16, 2023, seven civilians were killed, including a journalist of al-Aqsa TV Issam Mohammad Sabhi Bahar, two women and four children, and several others, including an infant, were injured, in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Bahar family house near the Arab National Hospital in Gaza city. A Facebook post by Asnaa Adel

Summary

(4 children2 women)

2–3

8 named, 1 familiy identified

جوار مركز شرطة الزيتون, Vicinity of al Zaytoun Police Station, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

In the morning of Monday, October 16th, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike which struck a residential building situated in the vicinity of the al-Zaytoun Police Station, east of Gaza City, reportedly killed two civilians. Further details about the identity of the victims are unknown. Where sources identified a belligerent, all sources attributed the strike to

Summary

جوار مسجد الكنز, Vicinity of al Kanz Mosque, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 16th 2023, 11 civilians were reportedly killed and between 10 and 17 others were injured by an alleged Israeli airstrike on a residential apartment for the Ammar family near Al-Kanz Mosque in the Al-Rimal neighborhood in central Gaza City. Airwars identified the names of 11 members of the Ammar family who were killed.

Summary

Religious Institution, Residential building

(2–4 children1 woman6–8 men)

10–17

Impact

13 named, 3 families identified

جوار قاعة ابو سرار, Vicinity of Abu Sarar Hall, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Monday,16th October 2023, an alleged Israeli bombardment hit the al-Naami family home behind Abu Sarar hall in the al-Nuseirat camp in the Gaza Strip, causing injuries. Airwars has not been able to find details on victims or corroboration of their status and will continue to monitor reports on this incident. Airwars has graded this

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Unknown

محيط مقر الدفاع المدني, Vicinity of the Civil Defense Headquarters, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At dawn on Monday, October 16th, 2023, between four to seven civilians, including between four to six paramedics, were reportedly killed and several more injured when two alleged Israeli airstrikes hit an ambulance and the Civil Defense headquarters in the Tal al-Hawa neighbourhood southwest of in Gaza City. Initially a Facebook user Ahmed Saleha reported

Summary

Healthcare facility

4 – 7

Impact

مخيم النصيرات, Nuseirat camp, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On the afternoon of October 16th, a number of people, including a child, were reportedly killed and injured as a result of an alleged Israeli airstrike, which hit the house of the Abu Hassanein family in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. Local sources have only specified the death of the child,

Summary

(1 child)

مخيم النصيرات, Nuseirat camp, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

The morning of Monday, October 16th 2023, at least four civilians were killed – all members from the same family, an elderly woman and three children. At least three others were injured in the alleged Israeli airstrike on the home of Asaad Faraj Allah in Nuseirat camp, Gaza Strip. Shehab Agency, FactjoTV, al Nour Radio

Summary

(3 children1 woman)

4 named, 1 familiy identified

منزل عائلة العرير على طريق الخلايل, al Khalayel Road, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 16, 2023, 20 civilians were killed, including at least five children and three women, and a large number were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike that hit the al-Arair family home on Al Khalayel road, in the Al Shujaya neigborhood, Gaza City. Asma Mohammed, Beit Dajan Today, News Najah, Nabd and al-Haya reported

Summary

(5 children3 women5 men)

14 named, 1 familiy identified

طلال السلطان, Tal al Sultan, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Monday, October 16 2023, between 10 to 11 civilians, including at least four women and at least three children, were killed and between 24 and 30 were wounded in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the homes of the Okal, Hijazi and al-Shaer families, in northwest Rafah. Safah news reported on “dozens of martyrs and

Summary

10 – 11

(3 children4 women2 men)

24–30

10 named, 2 families identified

Neighbourhood/area

الزيتون, Al Zeitoun, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 16th 2023 at least three people – 37 year old journalist Abdulhadi Habib, his mother-in-law, 54 year old Buthina Al Tatar, and her grandchild, three year old Amer Bilal Al-Tatar, were killed by an alleged Israeli airstrike on a residential apartment in the Zaytoun neighborhood in eastern Gaza. Multiple sources agree that family

Summary

3 – 4

(1 child1–2 women1 man)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

Neighbourhood/area

برج الياسمين, Jasmine Tower, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

During the night of Monday, On October 16, 2023, at least one civilian, a woman, was killed and between two to four civilians were injured, including children, after an Israeli aircraft reportedly bombed an apartment building in the Jasmine Tower located west of Abu Mazen roundabout in the Rimal neighborhood of Gaza city. The Arabic-language

Summary

(1 woman)

2–4

5 named, 1 familiy identified

مركز الدفاع المدني في حي التفاح, Civil defence center, Al Tuffah, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On 16th October, 2023, at least six men working in the Palestinian civil defense were killed, and another seven employees were injured (two in a critical condition) as a result of an alleged Israeli airstrike on the civil defense center in Al Tufah neighborhood, east of Gaza City. All victims were reportedly providing humanitarian services

Summary

Healthcare facility

6 – 7

(6 men)

Impact

6 named