Israel and Gaza 2023

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Incident Code

ISPT0320

Incident date

October 18, 2023

Location

جوار مدرسة أحمد عبد العزيز, Vicinity of Ahmed Abdul Aziz School, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.339303, 34.306151 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Nearby landmark level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

In the evening of Wednesday, October 18th 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike on a yard outside the Ahmed Abdul Aziz School killed at least five civilians, including two children and three men, and reportedly injured between 12 to 40 people. The school hosted displaced civilians from Northern Gaza. The death toll may be significantly higher than five civilians as Masrawy news wrote about “dozens of martyrs and wounded”, and a correspondent of AlGhadTV reported about 40 injured people.

The school was located west of the town of Khan Yunis.

Al Jazeera posted on the Twitter/X social media platform a video showing injured people being transported to hospitals. Al Arabiya correspondent reported that civil protection crews were heading to the school.

The attack killed children of  a man named Ali Al-Qara; his 15-year old daughter Najla Ali Muhammad Al-Qara and 5-year old son Zein Ali Muhammad Al-Qara. According to Majeddiyab Facebook post, they were originally from the town of Khuza’a and were displaced to the Ahmed Abdul Aziz school. Their father Ali Al-Qara wrote a heartfelt testimony on Facebook mourning the loss of his children. He also shared an image of Zein – a young boy in a t-shirt and yellow jacket.

Najla Al-Qara was known for her high school success  –  Anwaa Alrhel wrote about her achievements in a Facebook tribute and shared an image of a girl holding a certificate in her hands surrounded by her teachers or relatives.

According to the social media tributes, among the victims of the attack were also three men –  Ali Muhammad Suleiman Abu Rizq, Hisham Abu Rida, and Ahmed Al-Ghouti.  According to the Twitter/X post by @KareemQaddura, Hisham and Ahmed were also displaced from Northern Gaza.

The deaths of Ali Muhammad Suleiman Abu Rizq and Ahmed Al-Ghouti were mourned in many Facebook posts. A Facebook post by user Ali said “We count you among the martyrs before God. Beloved friend Ali Muhammad Abu Rizq”. From the attached image the late Ali Abu Rizq is seen as a middle-aged bearded man in a black t-shirt. A Facebook post by user Wesam featured an image of the dead body of Ali Muhammad wrapped in a white cloth stained with blood. Ahmed Al-Ghouti’s cousin Saaed shared an image of a young Ahmed Al-Ghouti where he was standing near a red car.

Where sources identified the belligerent, all sources attributed the strikes to Israeli forces. The exact time of the strike is unknown.

Airwars matched all the named victims 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 incident occured in the evening.

The victims were named as:

Family members (2)

Najla Ali Muhammad Al-Qara نجلاء علي محمد القرا
15 years old female daughter of Ali Al-Qara killed Matched to MoH ID 426116406
Zein Ali Muhammad Al-Qara زين علي محمد القرا
5 years old male son of Ali Al-Qara killed Matched to MoH ID 440745321

The victims were named as:

Ali Muhammad Suleiman Abu Rizq علي محمد سليمان أبو رزق
36 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 801732413
Hisham Abu Rida هشام أبو ريده
19 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 409735438
Ahmed Al-Ghouti أحمد الغوطي
28 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 403275738

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    IDP or refugee camp, School
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    5 – 24
  • (2 children3 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    12–40
  • 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

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    Source: Ali

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    Source: Wesam

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    Source: Wesam

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    Source: Al-Sharq Palestine

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    Source: Al-Sharq Palestine

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    Source: Al-Sharq Palestine

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    Source: Saeed Al-Ghouti

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    Source: Mohamed Ahmed

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    Source: Hani Abu Mustafa

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Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the vicinity of Ahmed Abdul Aziz School (مدرسة أحمد عبد العزيز) to the west of Khan Younis (خان يونس), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.339303, 34.306151. 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, School
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    5 – 24
  • (2 children3 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    12–40
  • 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 (44) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT0414

Incident date

October 20, 2023

Location

منزل العجرمي في تل الزعتر, Al Ajrami house in Tal Al Zaatar, Northern Gaza strip, the Gaza Strip

Airwars assessment

On October 20th 2023, up to 15 civilians were killed and between eight and 15 other people were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the al-Ajrami house in Tal al-Zaatar in Jabalia Camp in the northern Gaza Strip. According to posts on social media, the names of those who were killed are: Shehba Jabr al-Ajrami (aged between 38 and 40), his mother Hajer Muhammad al-Ajrami (aged between 72 and 75), his wife Mona al-Bahnasawy “al-Ajrami” (aged 37), their daughter Maram Shehba al-Ajrami (aged 10), and their sons Suhaib Shehba al-Ajrami (aged 15), Mustafa Shehba al-Ajrami (aged between 12 and 13), and Muhammad Shehba al-Ajrami (aged 6). The names of the other victims remain unknown at the time.

A tweet from @Almeqdad initially placed the toll at five killed and eight injured, while @MahmZozo reported “six martyrs and 15 injuries so far”. A post from Ihab Al-Ajrami included the names of the seven members of the al-Ajrami family who were killed, and added that “8 elderly people, children, women and youth from the neighbors” were also killed.

According to YouthGoGlobal, civil defense crews and medical staff treated injured civilians and recovered the bodies of those that died. The body of Shehba al-Ajrami was recovered from under the rubble of his house. Photos circulated social media showing medical staff carrying distressed children to hospitals and treating the injuries of several very young children and a baby. Also photos of the house of the ruined al-Ajrami family were posted.

A particularly shocking image shows the burnt body of a young child. Marwa posted on Facebook “the burned body of a child from the rise of the family of cousin Shehba Jabr al-Ajrami”.

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 local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (7)

Hajer Muhammad Al-Ajrami هيجر محمد العجرمي
72 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 949861058
Shehdeh Jabr Al-Ajrami شحدة جبر العجرمي
38 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 801317553
Mona Al-Bahnasawy Al-Ajrami منى البهنساوي "العجرمي
37 years old female killed
Suhaib Shehdeh Al-Ajrami صهيب شحدة العجرمي
15 years old male killed
Mustafa Shehdeh Al-Ajrami مصطفى شحدة العجرمي
12 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 430139410
Muhammad Shehda Al-Ajrami محمد شحدة العجرمي
6 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 437320963
Maram Shehdeh Al-Ajrami مرام شحدة العجرمي
10 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 433837010

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    IDP or refugee camp
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    7 – 15
  • (4–8 children2–4 women1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    8–15
  • 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: @YouthGoDigital

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    Source: @MahmZozo

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    Source: Alarabiya

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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
    7 – 15
  • (4–8 children2–4 women1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    8–15
  • 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 (21) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT0145k

Incident date

October 13, 2023

Location

هبة زقوت, Gaza Strip, the Gaza Strip

Airwars assessment

On Friday, October 13, 2023, prominent Palestinian visual artist Heba Zaqout (39 years old) was killed, with two of her sons Adam and Mahmoud, in an alleged Israeli strike on the house she was staying in, in a residential area of the Gaza Strip.

Her last message to her friend @danielmkovalik was “We are sitting with the children. There is a bombing. I feel afraid,” alongside images, taken from a window, of plumes of smoke and dust in the near distance and another image of two children crouched by a wall in the dark. Her husband and two other sons, Faisal and Baraa, survived.

One source, Mohammed Lamaa, reported in a post on Facebook that Heba was killed alongside her five sons, however, no other sources corroborated this claim.

Family members and friends of Heba Zaqout made heartfelt tributes and described their grief.

Many posted images of her bright acrylic paintings, some that depicted a woman in a traditional Palestinian dress and others depicting the city of Jerusalem.

Heba Zaqout was born in Gaza City on February 18, 1984. An article in GQ Middle East after her death explained how she painted Gaza as a harmonious and peaceful city with dozens of shrines, temples and churches beautifully coexisting. Her artwork also symbolised peace, return to home and ancient culture. She used social media to showcase her work where she built her following. GQ Middle East described her as a “breadwinner” and said that she “held a profoundly resilient spirit that often manifested in her artwork through symbols of peace and coexistence”.

She posted a YouTube video on September 28, 2023, where she said “We all know that there are political tensions and events that are not simple in Gaza. Through drawing, I try to reflect all negative emotions and empty all negative emotions. I consider art a message that I deliver to the outside world through my expression of the Palestinian cause and identity.” Her sister said that she had hoped an exhibition would be held of her work outside of Gaza.

Days before her death she wrote on her Facebook page “Oh God, we entrust you with hearts grieving with separation. Oh God, heal the brokenness of our hearts and make us patient with your judgement and destiny. O Lord, be with us and strengthen us increase our patience and reward us for our patience. O God, bind our hearts, for they cannot be strong or supported. Except for you.”

Heba’s name has been matched with the Palestinian Ministry of Health list of nearly 7000 victims’ names and ID numbers released on October 26th.

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

The local time of the incident is unknown. The exact location of the incident is also unknown, where sources identified a location, sources only referred to “the Gaza Strip”.

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)

Hiba Zagout هبة زقوت
39 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 949814115
Adam ادم
Child male Hiba's son killed
Mahmoud محمود
Child male Hiba's son killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3 – 6
  • (2–5 children1 woman)
  • 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

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    Source: Gaza resists carnival facebook

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    Source: Mohammed Lamaa facebook

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    Source: Mohammed Lamaa facebook

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    Source: @danielmkovalik

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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
    3 – 6
  • (2–5 children1 woman)
  • 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 (25) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT1483

Incident date

December 5, 2023

Location

شارع ابو حسني, Abu Hosni Street, central Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.415100, 34.357300 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Street level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On Tuesday, December 5th, 2023, an Israeli aircraft allegedly bombed the Abu Musabbeh family home containing a bakery located on Abu Hosni Street, in Deir Al Balah, central Gaza Strip, reportedly flattening it to the ground. According to publicly available accounts, this resulted in the deaths of at least 30 and up to more than 50 family members, and caused dozens to be wounded, including children. Among the injured civilians was an infant girl named Layan Abu Musabbeh whose entire family was reportedly killed in the strike.

Numerous photographs of bodies allegedly being recovered from the site of this bombing were published by MSDR News. Similarly, the radio station Mazaya Fm shared images showing members of the public and Red Crescent recovering bodies from the location. Anadolu News Agency cited the mayor of Deir Al Balah, Diab Al Jarro, who reportedly stated that around 50 civilians were killed in the house of Abu Musabbeh family, and the majority of those killed were displaced people seeking refuge in Deir Al Balah from other areas within the Gaza Strip, including Gaza City. The agency also reported that 50 fatalities resulting from the airstrike were buried in a mass grave because, according to Diab Al Jarro, the existing cemeteries were no longer adequate to accommodate the substantial number of the deceased. The lowest death count was provided by @adham922 which identified 30 people killed, “all of them children, women and innocent civilians” while the highest death count of “over 50” victims was documented by @QudsNen.

According to Aljazeera, the dead and wounded were taken to Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir Al Balah. The official Twitter/X account of the Palestinian mission to the UK shared the heart-wrenching images of the funeral of at least 45 members of Abu Musabbeh family where a crying woman was embracing a dead body of her relative wrapped in white cloth.

In its Twitter/X account, Al Mayadeen News alluded to why the alleged bombing of this site caused such a high number of purported casualties, stating “A new massacre in #Deir_Al-Balah after the occupation targeted the home of the Abu Musabah family, which contained a clay bakery, around which people gathered to get a piece of bread.”

In its coverage of this event, Al Jazeera posted a graphic video on Twitter/X purportedly filmed at the scene by a Palestinian journalist. The video shows the rubble left from the building, flames of fire and people carrying numerous bodies of the dead and injured civilians. An injured man and an injured crying boy are also visible. According to Al Jazeera Mubasher, limited supplies of medical resources complicated efforts to tend to the wounded. On this, the outlet stated, “It was documented that the wounded continued to arrive at the hospital, with a shortage in all hospitals in the Gaza Strip and a shortage of medical supplies.”

At present, Mohammad Kamal Abu Musabbeh has been named as among the deceased. Condolence posts on social media were numerous. A friend of Mohammad Musabbeh, Muhammad al-Safir, described his last moments before the strike. The two had hugged only seven minutes before the explosion, and al-Safir remembered Musabbeh saying he was tired but that still he “smiled at me and said, I swear I love you.” Had he known this would have been the last time the two saw each other, al-Safir said, he would have “prolonged the hug.” From the attached image the late Mohammad appears as a smiling young bearded man.

A little girl, Talia Khattab, was also killed in the strike. A committed student, Talia was remembered for her diligence to her schooling. Eager for the war to end, Talia reportedly told her grandfather: “Tomorrow everything will be over grandpa, I will go to kindergarten and get the highest grades.”

Whilst describing how this incident orphaned an infant girl Layan Abu Musabbeh to the news outlet Al Watan, a relative Muhammad Abu Musabbeh said that the explosion threw her and her bed into one of the neighbors’ houses. He also described the aftermath of the bombing stating that, “The scene we saw cannot be described. We heard a loud explosion, so we quickly left the house. I was surprised that it was the house of my cousin and his family. The scene was horrific, fires burning in the house.”  Abu Musabbeh also said that they were searching for the child for several hours, and “almost lost hope, until one of the neighbors heard the sound of a child crying, and upon tracing the source of the sound, we found that she had flown away.”

A Twitter/X user @monther_khaled posted a video showing the infant Layan wrapped in green cloth.

Where sources identified the belligerent, all sources attributed the strikes to Israeli forces. At least one source, @rdooan, referenced the bombing as being carried out by “American weapons”.

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 (2)

Mohammad Kamal Abu Musabbeh محمد كمال أبو مصبح
male killed
Layan Abu Musabbeh ليان أبو مصبح
Child female injured

The victims were named as:

Talia Khattab
Child female killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Marketplace
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    30 – 51
  • (1 child1 man)
  • 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

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    Source: @ShehabAgency

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Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention Abu Hosni Street (شارع ابو حسني) in the town of Deir Al Balah (دير البلح), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.415100, 34.357300. 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
    Marketplace
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    30 – 51
  • (1 child1 man)
  • 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 (42) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISSY026

Incident date

July 6, 2022

Location

المرج, Al Marj, Quneitra, Syria

Geolocation

33.280500, 35.830590 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

A 46 year old man was killed in alleged Israeli drone strikes on the town of Al Marj west of Hader on July 6, 2022. Sources were conflicted as to whether the man killed was a civilian or a member of Hezbollah or regime forces.

Shaam News reported that an Israeli drone killed “Farid Fouad Mustafa” in the area of Hadi’s quarry, adding that he was a member of the “Ba’ath Party” in his town and “he is known for his slander, his participation in a number of massacres and thefts, and his thirst for blood”.

Syrian Arab News Agency, the regime-controlled news agency, also reported that a young man was killed, referring to him as a civilian, and stating that he was killed near his home by an Israeli rocket while @AsharqNewsSYR stated that Mustafa was 46 years old and was killed when the bombardment hit his workplace.

However, @najlaasaadee identified Mustafa as being part of the auxiliary forces of the Syrian Army. @aabnour referred to Mustafa as being “a close associate of the Hezbollah militia” and then went on to say that he  ” is considered one of the personalities close to the Iranian militias and works with a group of elements in the trade and promotion of narcotics for their benefit”.

All of the sources that reported on the incident attributed the strikes to Israel, and @AsharqNewsSYR added that the drone came from the Syrian Golan.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike, Drone Strike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    0 – 1
  • (0–1 men)
  • 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
  • Suspected targets
    Assad regime, Hezbollah, Iranian military
  • Belligerents reported killed
    0–1

Sources (8) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (2) [ collapse]

  • "Farid Fouad Mustafa", killed by an alleged Israeli drone strike on Al Marj on July 6, 2022. Sources were conflicted as to whether he was a militant of a civilian. (Image posted by @najlaasaadee)
  • "Farid Fouad Mustafa", killed by an alleged Israeli drone strike on Al Marj on July 6, 2022. Sources were conflicted as to whether he was a militant of a civilian. (Image posted by @aabnour)

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the Al Marj (المرج) area, allegedly west of the town of Hader (حضر), in the vicinity of Hadi (هادي) quarry. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further. The generic coordinates for Hader are: 33.280500, 35.830590.

Israeli Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike, Drone Strike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    0 – 1
  • (0–1 men)
  • 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
  • Suspected targets
    Assad regime, Hezbollah, Iranian military
  • Belligerents reported killed
    0–1

Sources (8) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT0102a

Incident date

October 11, 2023

Location

قرب أبراج الندى, Vicinity of Al Nada towers, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.549263, 34.525323 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Exact location (via Airwars) level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On October 11, 2023, three male paramedics belonging to the Palestinian Red Crescent were killed while carrying out humanitarian work in the Al-Nada Towers vicinity area after the ambulance vehicle was directly hit by an alleged Israeli airstrike. The victims – Khalil Al-Sharif (28 years old), Ahmad Dahman (33 years old), and Yisri Al-Masri (58 years old) – were colleagues.

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said in a statement that Israeli forces bombarded “an ambulance belonging to it in the Abraj al-Nada area in the North Gaza Governorate.” The ambulance was bombed while transporting injured people, according to the local source (Hilal Ahmar Falastini). However, local sources did not mention any other injured civilians from the strike.

According to Anadolu News, there was no immediate comment from Israeli officials on the targeting of the ambulance.

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

Further details are unknown.

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:

Khalil Al-Sharif خليل الشريف
28 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 400885497
Ahmad Dahman احمد دهمان
33 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 802668145
Yisri Al-Masri يسري المصري
58 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 927212183

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Healthcare facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3
  • (3 men3 healthcare_personnel)
  • 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
    Healthcare
    Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (12) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (11) [ collapse]

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Geolocation notes (2) [ collapse]

Reports of the incident mention the vicinity of the Al Nada towers (أبراج الندى) in the village of Izbat Beit Hanoun (عزبة بيت حانون). Analysing audio-visual material from sources, we have narrowed the location down to the following exact coordinates: 31.549263, 34.525323.

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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
    Healthcare facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3
  • (3 men3 healthcare_personnel)
  • 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
    Healthcare
    Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (12) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT0045

Incident date

October 9, 2023

Location

مبنى البلدية القديم, Old municipality building, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.343054, 34.302671 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Exact location (via Airwars) level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On October 9th 2023, an alleged strike by the Israeli military resulted in the destruction of the old municipality building of Khan Yunis and the surrounding area. At least four civilians were killed in this attack. Through various social media posts, they were identified as Hani Ghassan Qudyah (19 years old), Ahmed Shehdeh Abu Teir (53 years old), Shehda Abu Latifa and Wissam al-Daghma (18 years old). The posts noted that prior to this attack, they were fleeing from the east of the Khan Yunis district, with one source adding that 50 others were injured.

Social media posts about funerals identified the four men referenced above. A Facebook post by Sharif Shurrab is the only post to mention a fifth casualty. Based on a report by Reuters, it is likely that this death is that of a 4 year old girl named Shahib Abu Rokbah. She was also reported to be fleeing with her family from the east of Khan Yunis district when she was killed. The report by Reuters includes testimony from a volunteer who noted that “they tried to escape death only to find it… They came to find shelter. They were taking refuge next to the stairs where it could have been a safe place. They targeted them and killed them.”

Though two social media posts and @ShehabAgency reported that people were wounded in this incident, no consistent figures were provided. Sharif Shurrab’s post was the only source which noted the number of wounded at 50.

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

Airwars recorded a civilian harm incident the same day resulting in reported civilian harm in an area close to the Grand Mosque, which is adjacent to the old municipality building. As at least one source, Wafa news reports, mentioned several strikes in the same location, this incident has been coded separately as ISP0060. Given the proximity of the locations of both incidents, and the lack of details regarding the victims of ISPT0060, it is possible that some of the casualty figures tracked here overlape. Airwars will update both incidents should new information come to light.

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:

Shahid Abu Rokbah
4 years old female killed
Hani Ghassan Qudayh هاني غسان قديح
19 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 420253809
Ahmed Shehdeh Abu Teir احمد شحادة ابو طير
Age unknown male killed Matched to MoH ID 910429224
Shehda Abu Latifa شحدة ابو لطيفة
Age unknown male killed
Wissam Al Daghma وسام الدغمة
Age unknown male killed Matched to MoH ID 421165531

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    4 – 5
  • (1 child4 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    50
  • 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 (20) [ collapse]

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    Source: ALsahreq news

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    Source: Abu Mosaab facebook

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    Source: Mohammed Oudeh facebook

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    Source: Osama Ali Facebook

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    Source: Al Kabira Absan facebook

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    Source: Ahmad Qudeih facebook

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Geolocation notes (2) [ collapse]

Reports of the incident mention the old municipality building (مبنى البلدية القديم) in Khan Younis (خان يونس). Analysing audio-visual material from sources, we have narrowed the location down to the following exact coordinates: 31.343054, 34.302671.

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  • Imagery:
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  • Imagery:
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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
    4 – 5
  • (1 child4 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    50
  • 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]

Incident Code

ISPT0136

Incident date

October 12, 2023

Location

دير البلح, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.419778, 34.351556 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Exact location (via Airwars) level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

At least 26 civilians were killed across three generations of an extended family, including 12 children, in an alleged Israeli strike on the al-Azayza family home on October 12th. A “large number” of others were also injured in the attack in the Deir al-Balah neighbourhood of the Gaza Strip.

The deceased were members of three families. Both Saeed Youssef al-Azayza (75 years old) and his wife Ward Muhammad al-Azayza (60 years old) were killed, along with their children and grandchildren. Their daughter, Amira al-Azayza (23 years old), was killed, as was their son, Lupine al-Azayza (47 years old). Lupine’s wife, Fathia al-Azayza (42 years old) was killed, as was their daughter, Elia Lupine al-Azayza (7 years old).

Another of Saeed and Ward’s daughters, Luna al-Azayza (48 years old), was also killed alongside her children: two daughters, Malak Abu Tawahinah (21 years old) and Kinda Abu Tawahinah (19 years old), and a son, Muhammad Abu Tawahinah (10 years old). Luna’s sister, Amna al-Azayza (40 years old), was also killed along with her husband, Tariq al-Halisi (57 years old), and their three children: their two sons, Ziad al-Halisi (9 years old) and Ali al-Halisi (8 years old), and their daughter, Ola al-Halisi (11 years old).

Members of another branch of the same family were also killed in the strike: Saeed Youssef’s brother, Muhammad Youssef al-Azayza (62 years old), and daughter-in-law Balsam Basil al-Azayza (30 years old). Her son, Saeed al-Azaizeh (8 years old), was killed, as was his sister, Ward al-Azaizeh (6 years old). Balsam’s husband Hussein M A. Halooly survived the strike and posted a condolence message for his wife and the rest of his family online.

Members of another family, the al-Halisi family, were also killed in the strike. Names were identified as Abdel Nasser al-Halisi (64 years old) and his wife, Arwa al-Halisi (36 years old), their children: sons Muhammad al-Halisi (10 years old), Abdullah al-Halisi (9 years old), Abdul Rahman al-Halisi (2 years old) and Abdul Aziz al-Halisi (4 years old), and daughter Batoul al-Halisi (5 years old).

The al-Azayza family were related to renowned photojournalist Moataz Azaizeh, who shared multiple commemorative posts on his social media. Reportedly, after not being able to communicate with his family, Moataz went to the site of the bombing in order to cover the strike, only to find his family amongst the deceased. “My family is in pieces” he told Alaraby News as he documented the removal of body parts of members of his family; some of which were difficult to identify.

A tweet from @Mohammedaboselm described working at Deir Al-Balah Martyrs Health Center with “Uncle Al-Hakim Abu Al-Saeed” (Saeed Youssef al-Azayza) and described him as a “kind, humble, and smiling man who never failed to serve the people of the city of #Deir_Al-Balah”.

Al Abbas bin Abdul Muttalib B Basic School posted on Facebook a condolence message for their colleague Fathia al-Azayza, her husband and her daughter, including an image of their very young daughter dressed up as a doctor.

The strike was reported to have destroyed the entire home and caused damage to neighboring residences.

The search for remains was still ongoing in the following days. Due to the destruction, multiple sources including Anadolu Agency reported that not all remains had been identified at the time, with earlier lower estimates of deaths put at 11 by Anadolu Agency and Nabd News reporting 14. Anadolu Agency also added that “eyewitnesses reported that civil defense and health crews were removing the rubble to save those remaining inside (their number was not specified)” indicating that some civilians may have survived and were injured.

Alaraby News also indicated that there were “a large number injured” in the bombing without providing numbers. Airwars has quantified this as 12-24, to account for this ambiguity.

Where sources identified the belligerent, all sources attributed the strike to Israeli forces. Multiple sources specified that the strike occurred without warning.

Every name identified in the strike was found by Airwars among the Palestinian Ministry of Health list of names released on October 26th, 2023.

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 (15)

Saeed Youssef al-Azayza سعيد يوسف العزايزة
75 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 927630145
Ward Muhammad al-Azayza ورد محمد العزايزة
60 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 927637694
Amira al-Azayza أميرة العزايزة
23 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 405882028
Lupine al-Azayza لوبين العزايزة
47 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 901309195
Fathia al-Azayza فتحية العزايزة
42 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 801116732
Elia Lupine al-Azayza اليا العزايزة
7 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 437012693
Luna al-Azayza لونا العزايزة
48 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 900812751
Malak Abu Tawahinah ملك أبو طواحنة
21 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 408364404
Kinda Abu Tawahinah كندا أبو طواحنة
19 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 421087123
Muhammad Abu Tawahinah محمد أبو طواحنة
10 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 433825098
Amna al-Azayza أمنة العزايزة
40 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 800075772
Tariq al-Halisi طارق الحليسي
57 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 700280316
Ziad al-Halisi زياد الحليسي
9 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 434230777
Ali al-Halisi علي الحليسي
8 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 436888432
Ola al-Halisi علا الحليسي
11 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 433153673

Family members (4)

Balsam Basil al-Azayza بلسم باسل العزايزة
30 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 803915420
Saeed al-Azaizeh سعبد العزايزة
8 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 436834634
Ward al-Azaizeh ورد العزايزة
6 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 438532962
Muhammad Youssef al-Azayza محمد يزسف العزايزة
62 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 927630178

Family members (7)

Abdel Nasser al-Halisi عبد الناصر الحليسي
64 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 700499882
Arwa al-Halisi اروا الحليسي
36 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 801289216
Muhammad al-Halisi محمد الحليسي
10 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 433931474
Abdullah al-Halisi عبد الله الحليسي
9 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 435096367
Abdul Rahman al-Halisi عبد الرحمن الحليسي
2 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 444984413
Abdul Aziz al-Halisi عبد العزيز الحليسي
4 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 439077017
Batoul al-Halisi بتول الحليسي
5 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 440654325

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    26
  • (12 children9 women5 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.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (37) [ collapse]

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Geolocation notes (3) [ collapse]

Reports of the incident mention Deir Al Balah (دير البلح). Analysing audio-visual material from sources, we have narrowed down the location to these exact coordinates: 31.419778, 34.351556.

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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
    26
  • (12 children9 women5 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.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

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