Israel and Gaza 2023

Israel and Gaza 2023

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Incident Code

ISPT0325

Incident date

October 18, 2023

Location

منزل لعائلة "اسماعيل" بالمخيم الجديد في النصيرات, A house for the “Ismail” family was bombed in the new camp in Nuseirat, Nuseirat, the Gaza Strip

Airwars assessment

At least five people, including a woman and a child, were killed and dozens injured after an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the Ismail family residence located in the new refugee camp in Nuseirat, Gaza Strip.

Ayman Ismail Abu Bakr, a shopkeeper, was killed, along with his sons 22-year-old Ahmad Ayman Ismail and 25-year-old Mohammed Ayman Ismail. 24-year-old Abeer Ismail was also killed, along with her son, who remains unnamed.

Ahmed worked in his father’s supermarket with his brothers, and was remembered on social media for his “kindness,” “laughter” and “smile.”

Multiple sources mentioned “wounded” while Maher Al Hijazi was the only source to specify “dozens of injuries”. The wounded were taken to the al-Aqsa Hospital, along with the deceased.

Where possible, Airwars has matched names with the Palestinian Ministry of Health list of nearly 7000 victims’ names and ID numbers released on October 26th

Due to the scale and urgency of Airwars’ assessment process, all images have been automatically uploaded to each assessment with the graphic filter applied to protect users. We have also included all images identified from the sources, which may also include any imagery of combatants.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (5)

Ayman Ismail أيمن إسماعيل
male killed
Ahmad Ayman Ismail أحمد أيمن إسماعيل
22 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 406024505
Muhannad Ayman Ismail مهند أيمن إسماعيل
25 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 404278780
Abeer Ismail عبير إسماعيل
24 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 404614067
Son of Abeer ابن عبير إسماعيل
male killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    IDP or refugee camp, Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    5
  • (1 child1 woman3 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    12–24
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Impact
    Food
    Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (14) [ collapse]

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    Source: Wael Jarwan

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    Source: Ahmed Adnan

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    Source: The brave brave ones

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    Source: Qudspress.com news

Israeli Military Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Israeli Military
  • Israeli Military position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    IDP or refugee camp, Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    5
  • (1 child1 woman3 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    12–24
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Impact
    Food
    Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (14) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT0345

Incident date

October 17–18, 2023

Location

مسجد شهداء الأقصى بمخيم النصيرات وسط قطاع غزة, Al-Aqsa Martyrs Mosque in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, Central Gaza Strip, the Gaza Strip

Airwars assessment

At least two people were killed and many more, including women and children, were reportedly injured on October 17th or 18th 2023, when the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Mosque near the Ain Jalut towers in the Nuseirat camp, in the central Gaza Strip, was allegedly bombed by an Israeli military aircraft.

Al Quds News Agency reported that the incident had resulted in two deaths and others had been injured. Hespress news agency also reported in a Facebook post that two people were killed and others were injured in the incident. Neither source identified these victims.

The Palestinian news agency Wafa reported that the incident had resulted in a large number of deaths and injuries and that their correspondent reported dozens of victims who had been injured or killed arriving at the hospital, adding that they were displaced, had fled to the mosque to seek shelter and that most of the victims were women and children.

Likewise, Al Watan news agency reported that the incident had resulted in dozens of deaths and injuries.

Hespress reported that the press office of the Palestinian Ministry of the Interior released a brief statement confirming the incident and that there had been deaths and injuries. The statement did not specify how many victims were killed and injured.

Al Quds quoted a medical source saying that the bombing had killed and injured Palestinians and had “caused widespread destruction in the area, and medical teams are still working to transfer the injured from nearby homes.” The source did not specify how many had been killed or injured.

Given references to ‘large numbers’ and ‘dozens’ of casualties, Airwars has used a 12-24 range in the injury fields and 2-2 in the fatalities range, due to the specific mention of two fatalities, in line with our methodology.

The Al Quds news article, published on October 18, 2023, mentioned the incident occurring on Tuesday but Hespress referred to the incident happening on Wednesday and there were no available sources published or posted prior to Wednesday, October 18, 2023.

A Twitter/X channel by the handle @aa_arabic posted a slideshow showing images of a large area of burnt rubble and vehicles, fire engines on the scene and both volunteers and civil defence teams searching through the rubble.

A video posted by Shorouk News on Twitter/X showed the scale of the destruction, with large craters, piles of rubble and twisted metal, fires still burning in a few places and buildings on the edge of the site being partially destroyed as well.

Al Jazeera, Palestine Media and a Facebook user named Samiha Salama reported that the bomb was dropped by an Israeli military aircraft and Al Jazeera posted a video on Facebook showing the site with a group of people, including children, running towards it and others walking around the rubble and debris.

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

Due to the scale and urgency of Airwars’ assessment process, all images have been automatically uploaded to each assessment with the graphic filter applied to protect users. We have also included all images identified from the sources, which may also include any imagery of combatants.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    IDP or refugee camp, Religious Institution
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • Civilians reported injured
    12–24
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

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Israeli Military Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Israeli Military
  • Israeli Military position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    IDP or refugee camp, Religious Institution
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • Civilians reported injured
    12–24
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (10) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT0326

Incident date

October 18, 2023

Location

جباليا, Jabalia, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.538711, 34.495107 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Town level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Around 8:49 PM on Wednesday, October 18th 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike on the home of the Abu Amira family located on al-Alami street “next to the pump” in the Jabalia camp in the northern Gaza Strip reportedly killed and injured a number of civilians, including women and children.

Shehab Agency and Quds News reported on the bombing, stating that “there were injuries at the place.” A source on social media, Ahmad Assaf, said there were “reports of martyrs and wounded at the scene,” while Twitter/X user @Ibrihim tweeted that “there were casualties in the place among the ranks of children and women.” Sources did not specify the exact number of casualties or the details of those injured or killed. The number of injured and killed has been quantified as 2 per Airwars methodology until further information comes to light.

Airwars has graded this incident as “single source claim” as the sources are repeating the same information.

Due to the scale and urgency of Airwars’ assessment process, all images have been automatically uploaded to each assessment with the graphic filter applied to protect users. We have also included all images identified from the sources, which may also include any imagery of combatants.

The incident occured at approximately 8:49 pm local time.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    IDP or refugee camp, Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (6) [ collapse]

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention a strike on a residential building in Jabalia (جباليا). Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further. The generic coordinates for Jabalia are: 31.538711, 34.495107.

Israeli Military Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Israeli Military
  • Israeli Military position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    IDP or refugee camp, Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (6) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT0346

Incident date

October 18, 2023

Location

نزلاً لعائلة "أبو ضاهر" في منطقة السكة شرق مخيم جباليا شمال غزة, House for the “Abu Daher” family in the Al-Sika area, east of Jabalia camp, north of Gaza, Jabalia, the Gaza Strip

Airwars assessment

On October 18 2023, one adult male – 19-year old Hamza Tawfiq Abu Daher – was killed and multiple civilians were injured following an alleged Israeli airstrike on the ‘Abu Daher’ home, in the the Al-Sika area, east of Jabalia camp, north of Gaza, in the Gaza strip.

The Ministry of the Interior in Gaza reported on the ‘bombing’ of the ‘Abu Daher’ residence. @AlHadathPalestine noted during a Facebook post that those civilians that were killed and injured had been transferred following the incident. The exact details of those injured is unknown.

Following the incident, the family of Hamza Tawfiq Abu Daher posted testimonials online. @Atia Mohammed, @Maram M. Owaide and @Khamees Hoso, the cousins of the deceased, all paid tribute to Hamza Abu Daher via Facebook. In the Facebook post made by @Maram M. Owaide, Hamza Tawfiq Abu Daher is identified as being married. @Hamada Hose posted a video on Facebook showing a montage of pictures of the deceased where he is dressed in suits and posing next to a motorbike.

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

Due to the scale and urgency of Airwars’ assessment process, all images have been automatically uploaded to each assessment with the graphic filter applied to protect users. We have also included all images identified from the sources, which may also include any imagery of combatants.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Hamza Tawfiq Abu Dhaher حمزة توفيق أبو ظاهر
19 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 421194424

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    IDP or refugee camp, Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

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Israeli Military Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Israeli Military
  • Israeli Military position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    IDP or refugee camp, Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (19) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT0359c

Incident date

October 18, 2023

Location

قِطَاعُ غَزَّةَ, Gaza Strip, the Gaza Strip

Airwars assessment

On Tuesday, October 17, 2023,  a 37-year old woman named Abeer Bashir Sabhi Al-Suwayrki (Suwaidan) was killed alongside her children, 15-year old Basmala Waseem Suwaidan and 11-year old Abdullah Waseem Suwaidan in the Gaza Strip.

Twitter/X user @yara.mushtaha.54 posted on Facebook that Abeer was her uncle’s wife. Twitter/X user @Yossef.swedan shared this quote: “And do not think that those who were killed in the cause of God are dead; rather, they are alive with their Lord, being provided for.”

They were buried the following day, October 18, 2023, as reported by Twitter/X user @Basher.mohammad.35.

Although local sources did not identify the belligerent, Airwars has matched the name of all three civilians killed with the Palestinian Ministry of Health list of fatalities in Gaza released on October 26th, 2023, which explicitly mentions that names on the list are “victims of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip”. Therefore, this incident has been graded as a single source claim.

Due to the scale and urgency of Airwars’ assessment process, all images have been automatically uploaded to each assessment with the graphic filter applied to protect users. We have also included all images identified from the sources, which may also include any imagery of combatants.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (3)

Abeer Bashir Sobhi Al-Sowerki (Suwaidan) عبير بشير صبحي السويركي سويدان
37 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 801487257
Basmala Waseem Suwaidan بسملة وسيم سويدان
15 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 425907391
Abdullah Waseem Suwaidan عبدالله وسيم سويدان
11 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 433364395

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3
  • (2 children1 woman)
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

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Media
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    Source: Yara.mushtaha.54

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    Source: Yossef.swedan

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    Source: Basher.mohammad.35

Israeli Military Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Israeli Military
  • Israeli Military position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3
  • (2 children1 woman)
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (4) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT0327

Incident date

October 18, 2023

Location

جباليا, Jabalia, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.538711, 34.495107 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Town level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Around 8:42 PM on Wednesday, October 18th 2023, between 13 and 16 members of the Abu Jasser family, including at least four children and five women, were killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike on their home located in the al-Qasaib neighborhood of Jabalia camp in the northern Gaza Strip.

Shehab Agency and Voice of Palestine Radio reported on the bombing, stating that “13 martyrs were recovered,” and adding that the home of the neighboring Lal Shaheen family was “severely damaged” in the strike, with Palestine Now stating there were still people under the rubble.

Social media tributes by Ibrahim Abu Jaser and other relatives helped to identify the names of the 16 family members killed in the strike.

Husam Abu Jasser Abu Mohammed was killed alongside his wife Umm Mohammed Abu Jasser, their sons Jihad Husam Abu Jasser and a 28-year old Mohammed Husam Abu Jasser as well as their daughters, a 16-year old Hala Husam Abu Jasser, a 24-year old Aya Husam Abu Jasser and a 23-year old Ala’a Husam Abu Jasser.

Among the killed victims were also Aya’s husband Ismail Miqdad, Alaa’s husband 29-year old Abdelrahman Sameer Diab Hijaz, Abdeulrahman’s mother, his sister, and his brother. Mohammed’s wife 26-year old Dalia Abu Rakba and their children – a son Husam Mohammed Husam Abu Jasser, a daughter Fatna Mohammed Husam Abu Jasser and an infant son Basil Mohammed Husan Abu Jasser were among those killed.

A Facebook user Shadi Jaser wrote that they received the news about the deaths in Jasser family “with hearts filled with sadness and wracked with pain.” A Twitter/X user @GhadirAkram shared her shock and desperation in a post: “My heart hurts.. it will fall out of its place.. Abu Jasser’s family moved to the side of their Lord, martyrs, God willing…”

Al Jazeera Turkey shared a video of Turks in the state of Kutahya holding prayers for the killed members of the family and offering condolences to Abdullah Abu Jaser, a surviving member of the family who studies at the Dumlu Banar University in the area.

Where possible, Airwars has matched names with the Palestinian Ministry of Health list of nearly 7000 victims’ names and ID numbers released on October 26th.

Where sources identified the belligerent, all sources attributed the strike to Israeli forces. Multiple on social media stated that the airstrike came without warning.

Due to the scale and urgency of Airwars’ assessment process, all images have been automatically uploaded to each assessment with the graphic filter applied to protect users. We have also included all images identified from the sources, which may also include any imagery of combatants.

The incident occured at approximately 8:42 pm local time.

The victims were named as:

Family members (13)

Husam Abu Jasser حسام أبو جاسر
Adult male killed
Umm Mohammed Abu Jasser أم محمد أبو جاسر
Adult female killed
Jihad Husam Abu Jasser جهاد حسام أبو جاسر
Age unknown male killed
Hala Husam Abu Jasser حلا حسام أبو جاسر
16 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 421887886
Aya Husam Abu Jasser أية حسام أبو جاسر
24 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 405266164
Ala’a Husam Abu Jasser الاء حسام أبو جاسر
23 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 406995597
Ismail Miqdad اسماعيل مقداد
Adult male killed
Abdulrahman Hijazi عبد الرحمن حجازي
29 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 804787232
Mohammed Husam Abu Jasser محمد حسام أبو جاسر
28 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 400813127
Dalia Abu Rikba دالية أبو ركبة
26 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 402552582
Husam Mohammed Husam Abu Jasser حسام أبو جاسر
Child male killed
Fatna Mohammed Husam Abu Jasser فاتن أبو جاسر
Child female killed
Basel Mohammad Hossam Abu Jasser باسل محمد حسام ابو جاسر
0.6 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 445386808

Family members (3)

Mother of Abdulrahman Hijazi (Unnamed) أم عبد الرحمن حجازي
Adult female killed
Sister of Abdulrahman Hijazi (Unnamed) أخت عبد الرحمن حجازي
Age unknown female killed
Brother of Abdulrahman Hijazi (Unnamed) أخ عبد الرحمن حجازي
Age unknown male killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    IDP or refugee camp, Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    13 – 16
  • (4–5 children6 women5–6 men)
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

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    Source: Ibrahim Abu Jaser

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    Source: Ibrahim Abu Jaser

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    Source: Hanaa Abu Jaser

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    Source: Hanaa Abu Jaser

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    Source: Hanaa Abu Jaser

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    Source: Hanaa Abu Jaser

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    Source: Shadi Jaser

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    Source: Shadi Jaser

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Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention a strike on a residential building in Jabalia (جباليا). Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further. The generic coordinates for Jabalia are: 31.538711, 34.495107.

Israeli Military Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Israeli Military
  • Israeli Military position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    IDP or refugee camp, Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    13 – 16
  • (4–5 children6 women5–6 men)
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (17) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT0331

Incident date

October 18, 2023

Location

مدينة حمد, Hamad Town, Gaza Strip, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.374465, 34.319571 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Exact location (via Airwars) level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

At dawn on Wednesday, October 18th, 2023, at least two people were reportedly killed and between seven and 13 people were injured, with four of them likely to have ended up in a coma, when a residential apartment in Hamad City in western Khan Yunis, in the south of the Gaza Strip, was reportedly bombed by an Israeli military aircraft.

Many sources, including @shehab Agency and Al-Sharq News reported that the bombing resulted in two deaths, but did not specify the number of people injured. Rose Life and Al Jazeera reported that seven people were injured, and Safa.ps, Hani Alshaer and @Alaqsavoice_Brk posted that thirteen people were injured, including four people who ended up in comas, who arrived at Nasser Hospital.

Multiple sources, including Shehab Agency, reported some of the injuries being critical and three sources, Safa.ps, Hani Alshaer and @Alaqsavoice_Brk, reported that four of the injured ended up in a coma. No sources specified whether these victims survived. Airwars will update this assessment if more information comes to light on their condition.

The Palestine Post and Hamad Residential City posts included multiple images of the destroyed residential apartments and damaged residential blocks. Nabd.com described the damage as significant, Palestine Post described there being “major damage” to the residential area and @ayman9323 stated that six apartments were damaged as a result of the bombing. Hamad Residential City reported that the apartment block was tower F4.

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

Due to the scale and urgency of Airwars’ assessment process, all images have been automatically uploaded to each assessment with the graphic filter applied to protect users. We have also included all images identified from the sources, which may also include any imagery of combatants.

The incident occured around dawn.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • Civilians reported injured
    7–13
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

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    Source: Rabab Abu Hatab

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    Source: Mustafa Hashem

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    Source: Palestine

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    Source: Palestine

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    Source: Hamad Residential City

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    Source: Hamad Residential City

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    Source: Hamad Residential City

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    Source: Hamad Residential City

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    Source: Hamad Residential City

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Geolocation notes (2) [ collapse]

Reports of the incident mention Hamad Town (مدينة حمد) in the city of Khan Younis (خان يونس). Analysing audio-visual material from sources, we have narrowed the location down to the following coordinates: 31.374465, 34.319571.

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  • Tagged visual material from sources

    Imagery:
    Hamad Residential City

  • Tagged visual material from sources

    Imagery:
    @ayman9323

Israeli Military Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Israeli Military
  • Israeli Military position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • Civilians reported injured
    7–13
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (15) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT0350

Incident date

October 18, 2023

Location

قرب صالة السعادة, Vicinity of Al Saada Hall, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.327397, 34.289671 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Nearby landmark level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On Wednesday, October 18th 2023, at least four civilians, including three women, were reported killed, and dozens of civilians were reported injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Ashour family home near the al-Saada Hall, south of Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip.

Initial reports from local and social media including Safa News, Ma’a News Agency, al-Ray News, Mawtani Radio, and al-Aqsa Voice stated that four were killed, including three women, and that there were “dozens of injuries” in the bombing. A source on social media, Tayseer Ashour, posted that a “number of members” of the Ashour family were killed, attributing the strikes to Israeli forces. Wafa News reported that medical teams and civilian rescue efforts had recovered the bodies of “a number of martyrs and wounded from two homes belonging to the Mahfouz and Ashour families in the city of Khan Yunis” – it is unclear if the casualties from the Mahfouz family were as a result of this alleged strike.

Only one source attributed the strike to Israeli forces, therefore Airwars had graded the Strike Status as a “Single Source Claim”.

Due to the scale and urgency of Airwars’ assessment process, all images have been automatically uploaded to each assessment with the graphic filter applied to protect users. We have also included all images identified from the sources, which may also include any imagery of combatants.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    4
  • (3 women)
  • Civilians reported injured
    12–24
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (11) [ collapse]

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the vicinity of the Al Saada Hall (صالة السعادة) south of the city of Khan Younis (خان يونس), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.327397, 34.289671. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Israeli Military Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Israeli Military
  • Israeli Military position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    4
  • (3 women)
  • Civilians reported injured
    12–24
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (11) [ collapse]