Israel and Gaza 2023

Israel and Gaza 2023

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Incident Code

ISPT0192

Incident date

October 14, 2023

Location

النصيرات, Nuseirat, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.450065, 34.392934 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Town level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On October 14th 2023, between one and three civilians were reportedly killed and at least one was injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Al Shaf’i family house in Al Nusayrat camp.

There is mixed reporting on the number of civilians killed in the airstrike, with Wattan News providing the lowest death toll of one killed, whilst @GNNANOW reported three. Sputnik Arabic did not specify how many deaths, but directly referenced “a number of women and children” were killed.

@ShebabAgency, which reported on the residential airstrike, indicated that the incident led to injuries. Ambulances transported the injured to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, with a post by user Aida Muhammad noting that “most of the bodies of the martyrs are body parts”. A post from Osama Al-Kahlot also referred to “a number of serious injuries” arriving at the hospital. Wattan News was the only source to specify that one person was injured, in addition to the one death.

While all sources referred to the bombing as occurring in Nusayrat camp, some sources referred to the strike as occurring at a house for the Al-Shafi’i family while others mentioned “the Nusayrat camp market” as the location of the strike.

Where sources identified the belligerent, all sources attributed the strikes to Israeli forces. Sputnik Arabic specified that the strike occurred “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 local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    IDP or refugee camp, Marketplace, Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 3
  • (1–2 children1–2 women)
  • Civilians reported injured
    1–2
  • 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.
  • Impact
    Food
    Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (16) [ collapse]

Media
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Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Nuseirat (النصيرات), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.450065, 34.392934. 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
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    IDP or refugee camp, Marketplace, Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 3
  • (1–2 children1–2 women)
  • Civilians reported injured
    1–2
  • 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.
  • Impact
    Food
    Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (16) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT0200

Incident date

October 14, 2023

Location

الزوايدة, Az Zawayda, Central Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.429871, 34.370784 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Town level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On the evening of Saturday, October 14th 2023, at least 16 civilians, almost all women and children, were killed and others were injured by an alleged Israeli airstrike on the al-Houssana family house in al-Zuwaiyda, in the central Gaza Strip.

According to several posts on Facebook by family members, the following names of the victims are known: the matriarch of the family, grandmother Um Ahman was killed, along with her daughter in law, 45-year-old Lina Halasa. Lina’s children, 21-year-old Marah Halasa, 19-year-old Besan Halasa, and her 7- or 8-year-old son, Omar Halasa were also killed. Um Ahman’s other grandchildren, siblings 10-year-old Yusra Halasa, 8-year-old Sham Halasa, 16-year-old Asmaa Halasa, and Amina Halasa were also killed. A daughter-in-law, 28-year-old Islam Halasa, married to her son Ahmad, was killed. Islam’s son, 3-year-old Shaban Halasa was killed, as was her 1-year-old infant daughter, Narowz Halasa. Others, Aya Khamis Hassouna (25), Sharif Ata Hassouna, 5-year-old Sharif Ashraf Hassouna, and Nili Hassouna (wife of “Sharif Ata Hassouna”) were also killed.

According to a Facebook post by Ammar Dwaik, Hassan Halasa, the husband of Lina and father of Marah, Besan, and Omar, and only surviving member of the immediate family, works for the Khan Younis office of the Independent Commission for Human Rights as a researcher. Hassan’s colleagues, in remembering his family, called on “the United Nations and actors in the international community to stop this aggression and deliberate targeting of civilians by the Israeli occupation army, and to provide protection for them.”

Sherine Halasa shared on Facebook her grief for the death of her friend Besan Halasa, who was studying to be a doctor, and in her third year of medical school. In a heartfelt post she asks “What did she do to kill her, her mother, her sister, and her brother?” According to Sherine, Besan and her brother Omar were “always with each other, loved ones, their souls are attached to each other”. Besan’s best friend Dalia told The Independent that Besan “deserves life more than all of us. Besan is a 19-year-old girl who just loved life. A dreamy, ambitious, intelligent, kind girl who loves us and we love her. She loves all things.” Besan’s teacher Dr Belal Aldabbour wrote on X: “I mourn my student Bisan, a future doctor whose life was cut too short.”

In a Facebook post from Besan posted earlier this year, months before her death, she mourned the loss of her friend’s brother and wrote of her pain in living in the region: “Life in Gaza is unbearable. Everything here is unfit for life and every event here is painful. Our days are only nightmares, there is no life on this earth.” Later, in a post she wrote soon before her death, Besan said, “I have dreams I have not yet fulfilled,” and a “life that I have not fully lived.” Just two days before she was killed, Besan also mourned the loss of her teacher Dr. Al-Fadil Mohamed Al-Dafour.

In another post Sherine remembered Marah Halasa, a recent graduate who loved to draw and paint:, “Have fun, we will miss you a lot, I swear. We are going to come and congratulate you on your graduation. What should I do with the gift I brought you?”

Farid Hassouna posted a condolence message for the death of six members of the Hassouna family. However, researchers only found the names of four members of the family.

Multiple local sources including @PalinfoAr reported that “injuries” resulted from the strike but did not specify how many. Images posted by Ahmed Shawy show family members and friends mourning those killed whose bodies were wrapped in white and buried.

The Al-Bureij official page posted on Facebook that the strike occurred opposite the entrance to Al-Maghazi. The Phoenix Bird reported that four members of the Hassouna family and their relatives had left their home in the Al-Shujaiya neighborhood in North Gaza to escape bombing and were staying with family when the strike occurred.

Where possible, names have been matched with the Palestinian Ministry of Health list of fatalities in Gaza released on October 26th, 2023.

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 incident occured in the evening.

The victims were named as:

Family members (12)

Um Ahmad أم أحمد حلاسة
Adult female killed
Lina Halasa لينا حلاسة
45 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 976703934
Marah Halasa مرح حلاسة
21 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 407941863
Bisan Halasa بيسان حلاسة
19 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 409101698
Omar Halasa عمر حلاسة
8 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 436073381
Yusra Halasa يسرى حلاسة
10 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 433513645
Sham Halasa شام حلاسة
8 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 435971858
Asmaa Halasa أسماء حلاسة
16 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 424742336
Amina Halasa آمنة حلاسة
female killed
Islam Halasa (Mushtaha) زوجة أحمد
28 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 400815775
Shaban Halasa شعبان حلاسة
3 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 442897666
Narowz Halasa نورز حلاسة
1 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 444389373

Family members (4)

Aya Khamis Hassouna أية خميس حسونة
25 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 403307341
Sharif Ashraf Hassouna شريف أشرف حسونة
5 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 440525681
Sharif Ata Hassouna شريف عطا حسونة
61 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 903225555
Nili Hassouna نيلي حسونة
Adult female killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    16 – 18
  • (7–8 children7–8 women1 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 (62) [ collapse]

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    Source: @PalinfoAr

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    Source: @PalinfoAr

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    Source: @PalinfoAr

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    Source: Reda Al-Shuwaikhi

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    Source: Al Jazeera -

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    Source: Ahmed Shawy

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    Source: Ahmed Shawy

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    Source: Ahmed Shawy

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    Source: Ahmed Shawy

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    Source: Ahmed Shawy

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    Source: Ahmed Shawy

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    Source: Ahmed Shawy

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    Source: Ahmed Shawy

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    Source: Ahmed Shawy

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    Source: Ahmed Shawy

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    Source: Ahmed Shawy

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    Source: Ahmed Shawy

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    Source: Ahmed Shawy

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    Source: Ahmed Shawy

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    Source: Ahmed Shawy

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    Source: Ahmed Shawy

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    Source: phoenix phoenix

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    Source: Ammar Dwaik

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    Source: Sherine Halasa

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    Source: Sherine Halasa

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    Source: Sherine Halasa

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    Source: Sherine Halasa

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    Source: Sherine Halasa

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    Source: Sherine Halasa

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    Source: Sherine Halasa

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    Source: Sherine Halasa

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    Source: Al-Zawaida Youth Sports Club

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    Source: Al-Zawaida Youth Sports Club

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    Source: Al-Zawaida Youth Sports Club

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    Source: Al-Zawaida Youth Sports Club

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    Source: Al-Zawaida Youth Sports Club

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    Source: Al-Zawaida Youth Sports Club

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    Source: Al-Zawaida Youth Sports Club

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    Source: Al-Zawaida Youth Sports Club

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    Source: Al-Zawaida Youth Sports Club

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    Source: Al-Zawaida Youth Sports Club

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    Source: Al-Zawaida Youth Sports Club

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    Source: Al-Zawaida Youth Sports Club

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    Source: Al-Zawaida Youth Sports Club

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    Source: Al-Zawaida Youth Sports Club

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    Source: Al-Zawaida Youth Sports Club

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    Source: Al-Zawaida Youth Sports Club

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    Source: Al-Zawaida Youth Sports Club

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    Source: Al-Zawaida Youth Sports Club

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    Source: Al-Zawaida Youth Sports Club

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    Source: Al-Zawaida Youth Sports Club

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    Source: Al-Zawaida Youth Sports Club

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    Source: Al-Zawaida Youth Sports Club

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    Source: Al-Zawaida Youth Sports Club

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    Source: Yaser Yousef

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    Source: Mohammed Al-Khatib facebook

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    Source: Gaza sport facebook

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    Source: Aya Hasballa facebook

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    Source: Nour Ali Facebook

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    Source: Nour Ali Facebook

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    Source: Sherine Halasa

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    Source: Sherine Halasa

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    Source: Sherine Halasa

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    Source: Sherine Halasa

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    Source: Sherine Halasa

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    Source: Sherine Halasa

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    Source: Sherine Halasa

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    Source: @KashifMD

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    Source: @AlrushoudA

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    Source: The Independent News

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    Source: The Independent News

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Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Az Zawayda (الزوايده‎). Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further. The generic coordinates for Az Zawayda are: 31.429871, 34.370784.

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
    16 – 18
  • (7–8 children7–8 women1 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 (62) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT0297

Incident date

October 17, 2023

Location

مدرسة المغازي الاعدادية للبنين, Al Maghazi Preparatory School for Boys, Deir al Balah, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.420102, 34.388679 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Exact location (via Airwars) level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

During the afternoon of Tuesday, 17th of October, 2023, at least ten civilians were killed and dozens were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on an UNRWA school located in the al-Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip where 4,000 people were taking refuge. However, the death toll may be significantly higher as Twitter/X user @alforgannet wrote that “a large number of civilians, most of them children and women, were martyred and injured.”

The school was run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees. Al-Ahram news quoted UNRWA as saying, “At least six people were killed this afternoon as a result of the bombing of an UNRWA school in the Maghazi refugee camp in the central region of Gaza.” The source also referenced the statement made by the organization’s Commissioner-General, Philippe Lazzarini, who corroborated that dozens, including UNRWA employees, were injured and that “the school had suffered severe structural damage.” The statement suggested that the casualty numbers were likely to be higher. Urgent From The Rest reported about 10 civilians killed and dozens wounded.

WAFA News Agency and Facebook user “Going Back to Palestine” shared the images showing the aftermath of the deadly strike: the walls of the school with large holes in them, lots of broken furniture and rubble. A graphic video posted by Electronic Al-Nadaa Portal on Facebook showed bodies being carried out of the school.

The sources differed about the nature of the strike. The Palestinian Ministry of Interior and National Security and some local sources said that the school was hit with artillery while UNRWA reported an airstrike.

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 incident occured in the afternoon.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    School, UN facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    10 – 24
  • 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
    Education
    Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (21) [ collapse]

Media
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    Source: Alam Radio

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    Source: WAFA News Agency

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    Source: WAFA News Agency

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    Source: WAFA News Agency

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    Source: WAFA News Agency

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    Source: WAFA News Agency

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    Source: Hany Abu Zeid

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    Source: Going Back to Palestine

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    Source: Going Back to Palestine

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    Source: Going Back to Palestine

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Geolocation notes (1) [ collapse]

Reports of the incident mention the Al Maghazi Preparatory School for Boys (مدرسة المغازي الاعدادية للبنين) to the east of Deir al Balah (دير البلح). Analysing audio-visual material from sources, we have narrowed the location down to the following exact coordinates: 31.420102, 34.388679.    

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  • Imagery:
    Hany Abu Zeid

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
    School, UN facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    10 – 24
  • 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
    Education
    Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (21) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT0412

Incident date

October 20, 2023

Location

محافظة خانيونس, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.336273, 34.319926 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Province/governorate level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On October 20th 2023, a child was reportedly killed and at least three others were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Shaheen family home in Khan Yunis, located in the Gaza Strip.

Reporting of the incident identified Shaheen Shaheen as the child who was killed. A series of Facebook posts by Amr Tabash and Omar Arfat capture a man visibly upset, carrying the body of the child, as well as the body of the child in the morgue.

A tweet by user @sadeel_owida identified further injuries to two girls and a woman from the strike, with all transported to Nasser Hospital, while Mahmoud Fouly reported that three children were injured. This is collaborated by images of the children in the hospital which circulated on social media. Simultaneously, sources indicate that the search for missing persons was underway in the aftermath of the incident.

The Ministry of the Interior of Gaza reported on the incident, identifying the strike on the “Shaheen” family in Khan Yunis.

Airwars has matched Shaheen Shaheen’s name to the Palestinian Ministry of Health list of names released on October 26th 2023.

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:

Shaheen Shaheen شاهين شاهين
6 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 438998726

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 child)
  • Civilians reported injured
    3
  • 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: Esmaeel Omer

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    Source: Esmaeel Omer

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    Source: Omar Arfat

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    Source: Amr Tabash

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    Source: Amr Tabash

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    Source: Amr Tabash

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    Source: Mahmoud fouly

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    Source: Mahmoud fouly

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    Source: Mahmoud fouly

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Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the Khan Younis governorate (محافظة خانيونس), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.336273, 34.319926. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

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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
    Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 child)
  • Civilians reported injured
    3
  • 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

ISPT0323

Incident date

October 18, 2023

Location

منزل لعائلة لبد قرب مسجد اليرموك بغزة, a house for the Labad family near the Yarmouk Mosque in Gaza, Jabalia, the Gaza Strip

Airwars assessment

On October 18th 2023, at around 5.15am, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the Labad family home near the Yarmouk Mosque, east of Jabalia Camp in Gaza. A number of deaths and injuries were reported, including several women and children. However, the precise number remains unknown as many victims were reported as still missing beneath the rubble. The victims have not been identified.

At 5.17am Shehab Agency reported ‘martyrs and wounded when occupation aircraft bombed a house for the Labad family near the Yarmouk Mosque in Gaza.’ Several other news outlets subsequently reported the same incident, mentioning killed and wounded victims, including women and children.

In videos and photos shared online, children are shown trapped beneath the rubble, dozens of people surround the victims trying to dig them out and others lift the collapsed building in search of other victims.  In a video shared by @SbintQtr, a young boy, buried chest deep in rubble, gestures in distress towards the camera as he, helped by those around him, tries to get out. The comment alongside the video reads ‘‘the moment a child was rescued from under the rubble after the occupation bombed a house for the Labad family east of the Jabalia camp, leaving a number of martyrs and injuries at dawn today.’

On the 19th October, the day after the incident, several users on social media reported that a number of victims were still beneath the rubble. @Alaqsavoice_Brk tweeted ‘there are a number of citizens under the rubble.’ Facebook user Anas also reported that ‘the search for missing persons is still ongoing.’

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 incident occured at approximately 5:15 am local time.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    IDP or refugee camp
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–4
  • 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 (20) [ collapse]

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    Source: @Alaqsavoice_Brk

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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
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–4
  • 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 (20) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT0415b

Incident date

October 20, 2023

Location

الشيخ رضوان, Sheikh Radwan, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.531545, 34.464841 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

At least 18 people, mostly children and women, all from the Al-Khalot family, were killed and others were wounded on the morning of October 20th, 2023 when an alleged Israeli strike hit their home in the Abo Iskander area in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood.

At Al-Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza, an Al-Ghad correspondent reported that the home consisted of three floors, housing 30 people, and was entirely destroyed, resulting in “a number of martyrs and wounded”. The source said: “We brought out a number of martyrs, most of whom were women and children, while many remained under the rubble. We needed more than 4 hours to get them out, given that we work with our hands and do not have tools.”

The family members killed were members of the Al-Kahlot family: grandfather Suhail Al-Kahlot (65) and his wife Ghada Abel Rahman Al-Kahlot (55) were killed alongside their daughters, Reham Suhail Al-Kahlot and Haya Suhail Al-Kahlot (31), and their sons, Hassan Suhail Al-Kahlot (34), Mahmood Suhail Al-Kahlot (26), Hadi Suhail Al-Kahlot (25), Abdul Rahman Suhail Al-Kahlot (19), and Ahmed Suhail Al-Kahlot (28). Ahmed’s wife Aya Sheikh Khalil Al-Kahlot (32) was also killed, along with Haya’s husband Muhammad Maher Al-Kahlot (39), Muhammad’s mother Magda Youssef Abu Watfa, Muhammad’s brother Ahmed Maher Al-Kahlot (29), and Ahmed’s wife Rawan Sami Al-Kahlot Abu Watfa (29), and their children. Suhail and Ghada’s grandchildren (likely children of Haya and Muhammad based on their names) Youssef Muhammad Maher Al-Kahlot, Zain Muhammad Maher Al-Kahlot (2), Hamza Muhammad Maher Al-Kahlot, and Magda Muhammad Maher Al-Kahlot were also killed.

According to @ahmedalkahlout, Suhail was killed along with his wife and ten of his children. Based on a post from Muhammad Abd al-Rahman al-Kahlot (sister of Ghada) it seems likely that this refers to their children and their children’s spouses. @ahmedalkahlout also mourned “the children of the deceased Maher Abdul Rahman Younis Al-Kahlot, his wife [Magda Youssef Abu Watfa], and his 9 children” – based on the same post from Muhammad Abd al-Rahman al-Kahlot (sister of Ghada) it seems likely that this refers to their children, their children’s spouses, and their grandchildren.

Mohammed H. Alkahlout posted that his aunt Ghada’s family had been displaced and was sheltering with the family of Magda Abu Waft.

Reham Al-Kahlot was said to be a volunteer at Al-Matar project that provides educational and cultural opportunities to the blind. A Facebook post from the Al-Matar project expressed profound grief over the loss of Reham. The post emphasized that the project considers her not just a volunteer but a family member. The project also extended heartfelt condolences to the community mourning her tragic death. Ahmad Arafat also posted a condolence message for his “colleague” Reham, a medical analysis specialist. My Voice – SAWTI, a United Nations Development Program, also mourned the loss of Reham and identified her as a graduate of their Voice Program.

The Management of the Indonesian Hospital also posted a condolence message to Dr. Atef Al-Kahlot, Director of the Indonesian Hospital, on the death of his brother and his family. The hospital also published a statement from Dr. Atef which read “We receive martyrs and bid farewell to martyrs, and we are still standing at the top of our work. We will not leave this place until God grants us victory, and we will continue to do so. Serving our Palestinian people.”

While multiple sources mentioned wounded as a result of the strike, none provided an injury toll.

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 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 incident occured in the morning.

The victims were named as:

Family members (18)

Suhail Al-Kahlot سهيل الكحلوت
65 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 975937780
Ghada Abdel Rahman Al-Kahlot غادة عبد الرحمن الكحلوت
55 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 975937988
Reham Suhail Al-Kahlot ريهام سهيل الكحلوت
Adult female killed
Hassan Suhail Al-Kahlot حسن سهيل الكحلوت
34 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 802522334
Mahmoud Suhail Al-Kahlot محمود سهيل الكحلوت
26 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 402899355
Hadi Suhail Al-Kahlot هادي سهيل الكحلوت
25 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 404560971
Abdul Rahman Suhail Al-Kahlot عبد الرحمن سهيل الكحلوت
19 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 420398158
Ahmed Suhail Al-Kahlot أحمد سهيل الكحلوت
28 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 400566550
Aya Sheikh Khalil Al-Kahlot آية الشيخ خليل الكحلوت
32 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 803221266
Muhammad Maher Al-Kahlot محمد ماهر الكحلوت
39 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 800804932
Haya Suhail Al-Kahlot هيا سهيل الكحلوت
31 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 803381698
Youssef Muhammad Maher Al-Kahlot يوسف محمد ماهر الكحلوت
Child male killed
Zain Muhammad Maher Al-Kahlot زين محمد ماهر الكحلوت
2 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 444803605
Hamza Muhammad Maher Al-Kahlot حمزة محمد ماهر الكحلوت
Child male killed
Magda Muhammad Maher Al-Kahlot ماجدة محمد ماهر الكحلوت
Child female killed
Magda Youssef Abu Watfa ماجدة يوسف أبو وطفة
Adult female
Ahmed Maher Al-Kahlot أحمد ماهر الكحلوت
29 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 410185839
Rawan Sami Abu Watfa Al-Kahlot روان سامي أبو وطفة الكحلوت
29 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 804805141

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    18 – 20
  • (4–6 children6 women8 men)
  • 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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Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the neighbourhood of Sheikh Radwan (الشيخ رضوان) to the west of Gaza city (غزة). Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further. The generic coordinates for Sheikh Radwan are: 31.531545, 34.464841.

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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 harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    18 – 20
  • (4–6 children6 women8 men)
  • 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 (23) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT0363

Incident date

October 19, 2023

Location

القرب من مدرسة تونس وآخر بالقرب من مسجد العائدون، في حي الزيتون شرق غزة, A house near the Tunis School and another house near the Al-Aidoun Mosque, Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, south of Gaza City, Gaza City, the Gaza Strip

Airwars assessment

On Thursday, 19 October, 2023, a number of civilians were reportedly injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on a civilian house near the Tunis School and a house near the Al-Aidoun Mosque, in the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood south to the Gaza City. The strike was initially reported at 10:34am.

The Shehab Agency, numerous Facebook posts and tweets reported that “there were injuries,” although the number and names of injured were unknown. Similarly, Alaqsa voice said there were “injuries” without specifying their number.

The Shehab Agency noted the strike came from “warplanes” and, therefore, the attack can be considered an airstrike. Further information about the strike is limited.

Only one source, Alaqsa voice, explicitly attributed the strike to the Israeli military. Therefore, Airwars graded this incident’s strike status as 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 incident occured in the morning.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • 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 (8) [ collapse]

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 harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • 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 (8) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT0482

Incident date

October 22, 2023

Location

منزل لعائلة الصعيدي غربي رفح, Saudi District, west of Rafah, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

Airwars assessment

On the 22nd of October 2023, an alleged Israeli projectile hit the house of the al-Saidi family in the Saudi district, west of Rafah, reportedly killing one civilian man and causing injuries to others.

Moataz Abu Talekh was reported as the young man killed in several posts. Multiple Facebook posts include photos alongside tributes to him, including Abu Khaled Al-Turbani who posted a condolence message for his “brother and beloved” Moataz. He was taken to al-Kuwaiti hospital but did not survive, according to Voice of the Nation Radio.

Multiple posts also report injuries, but do not name or number individuals injured. No further details were available regarding the current condition of these civilians.

Airwars was not able to match Moataz Abu Talekh’s name with the Palestinian Ministry of Health list of nearly 7000 victims’ names and ID numbers released on October 26th.

All sources that identify a belligerent report that the belligerent was the Israeli military. One of these sources, Ma’an News Agency, alleges that the incident was an airstrike.

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:

Moataz Abu Talekh معتز ابو تيلخ
Adult male killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • 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 (13) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (2) [ collapse]

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    Source: Tariq bin Abdul Aziz

  • This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.

    Source: Abu Khaled Al-Turbani

Israeli Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • 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 (13) [ collapse]