Israel and Gaza 2023

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Incident Code

ISPT0236a

Incident date

October 15, 2023

Location

الأمل, Al Amal, Khan Yunis, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.354810, 34.297943 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On October 15th 2023, five members of the Abu Musa family, including two children, a woman, and two men, were reportedly killed and at least two children from the same family and a man were reportedly injured by an alleged Israeli bombing in the Al Amal neighbourhood in Khan Yunis, located in the South of the Gaza Strip.

The incident occurred at the home of Doctor Hamid Abu Musa, who was working at Nasser Hospital at the time of the strike.

The Abu Musa family official page outlines the death of child Yousef Mohammed Abu Musa, alongside two of his cousins, Hamid Jaser Abu Musa and child Abd Al Rahman Jaser Abu Musa, as well as their mother, Hiba Al Hadoun.

A story published by the BBC explained that when their home was hit, Yousef and his two older siblings, Jury, 13 years old, and Hamid, 9 years old, were watching cartoons on television thanks to solar panels previously installed by their father to compensate with power shortages in Gaza.  Yousef was seven years old when he was killed, after the roof of their house collapsed, according to the BBC report. Jury and Hamid both survived the attack with injuries.

Yousef’s father is described by the BBC as a radiographer at the Nasser hospital in the city of Khan Younis, who was working a 24-hour shift when “his wife, Rawan, entered, screaming in search for their youngest son”. Videos were widely circulated of Rawan calling for her “handsome and curly-haired son”. According to a Facebook post, Doctor Hamid and his wife searched emergency and recovery rooms for three hours, before finding Yousef in the morgue.

“The last time I saw Yusof alive was when he ran to hug me on the doorstep of our home, just before I left for work,” Mohamed told the BBC. “He kissed me and said goodbye after I had given him some biscuits and bananas. He wanted to be a doctor, maybe because he always saw me going to hospital for work.”

Further Facebook posts identify Hani Fathi Abu Masa as a family member of the Abu Musa, also killed in the incident. However, Abu Musa’s Facebook posts make his relation to the family unclear.

An image posted by mohannadalkhteeb on Instagram also identified “a number of injuries” with images of two injured children and an injured man. Yousef’s mother, Rawan, had been able to find nine-year old Hamid after the strike, while rescue teams had helped pull 13-year old Jury out of the rubble. Jury had suffered head injuries but her parents told the BBC her health was “improving”.

All of the sources that reported on the incident attributed the strike to Israeli forces.

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 (7)

Youssef Mohammed Abu Musa يوسف محمد ابو موسى
6 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 439010109
Hamid Jaser Jaser Abu Musa حميد جاسر حميد ابو موسى
18 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 421330911
ِAbd Al Rahman Jaser Abu Musa عبدالله ابو موسى
8 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 435856448
Hiba Al Madhoun هبة المدهون
43 years old female Mother of Abdalrahman and Hamid killed Matched to MoH ID 905261186
Hani Fathi Abu Musa هاني فتحي ابو موسى
45 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 900588054
Jury Mohammed Abu Musa جوري محمد ابو موسى
13 years old female Yousef's sibling injured
Hamid Mohammed Abu Musa حميد محمد ابو موسى
9 years old male Yousef's sibling injured

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    5
  • (2 children1 woman2 men)
  • 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 (13) [ collapse]

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Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the neighbourhood of Al Amal (الأمل), within the Gaza strip (قِطَاعُ غَزَّةَ), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.354810, 34.297943. 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 and/or Artillery
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    5
  • (2 children1 woman2 men)
  • 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 (13) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT0201

Incident date

October 15, 2023

Location

جمعية الشابات المسلمات, Young Muslim Women’s Association, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.280780, 34.257354 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Exact location (via Airwars) level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On 15 October 2023, at least six civilians were reportedly killed and dozens of others, including a woman, were injured by an alleged Israeli airstrike at the headquarters of the Young Muslim Women’s Association located in the centre of Rafah. Sources reported that several missiles were fired.

Four members of the al-Tarturi family, a father and his three sons, were among those killed. Arafat Ismail al-Tarturi (55) and his three sons, Yasser Arafat al-Tarturi (25), Abdullah Arafat al-Tarturi (21) and Muhammad Arafat al-Tarturi (20), have been listed among the dead. Ahmed Saber Ashour, a young man of 18, was also killed in the strike, and his mother was reportedly injured, according to a Facebook post by user Khaleel Ibrahim. Reports on the incident also referred to the death of Abdel-Ati Saeed Abdel-Ati Obaid (40).

Social media posts from family and friends of the al-Tarturi family paid tribute to the family members killed. A colleague of Afarat named Mahmoud Salah Al-Gharban also posted a condolence message to “our humble, gallant father, Arafat Al-Tarturi” and Abdallah Yousef referred to Arafat as “Professor, teacher, friend, father and brother”. Facebook user Canada Camp posted images which show relatives devastated at the scene of the bodies.

A post by Facebook user Abood Abu Howidy commemorated Ahmed Ashour, referring to him as “engineer” and mentioned that his mother was in intensive care.

@ShehabAgency, which reported on the missile strike on the Young Muslim Women’s Association, indicated that these incidents led to “injuries” – without further details on the exact number of civilians wounded, while SHFA News identified four deaths and “dozens of injuries” recovered from the bombing. Abo Yazan Abd Alla provided the highest death toll of seven people killed. An image posted by Firas Abu Sharkh shows two young girls being treated for their injuries and a man being rescued on a stretcher.

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

All names have been matched with the Palestinian Ministry of Health list of fatalities in Gaza 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 (4)

Arafat Ismail al-Tarturi عرفات اسماعيل الترتوري
55 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 955622303
Yasser arafat Al-Tarturi ياسر عرفات الترتوري
25 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 404163065
Abdullah Arafat al-Tarturi عبدالله عرفات الترتوري
21 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 408008845
Muhammad Arafat al-Tarturi محمد عرفات الترتوري
20 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 409822145

Family members (2)

Ahmed Saber Ashour احمد صابر عاشور
18 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 421241399
Mother of Ahmed Saber Ashour
female injured

The victims were named as:

Abdel-Ati Saeed Abdel-Ati Obaid عبدالعاطي سعيد عبدالعاطي عبيد
40 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 926735010

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    6 – 7
  • (6 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 (41) [ collapse]

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    Source: @ShehabAgency

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    Source: @ShehabAgency

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    Source: Yehya Ouf

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    Source: Mahmoud Salah Al-Gharban

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    Source: Abd Ali

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    Source: Shareef Ahmad Abu Alkhayr

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    Source: Noor Alaidy

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    Source: Noor Alaidy

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    Source: Mahmoud Al-Omri

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    Source: Mahmoud Al-Omri

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    Source: Firas Abu Sharkh

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    Source: Firas Abu Sharkh

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    Source: Firas Abu Sharkh

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    Source: Hatem Abu Taha

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Geolocation notes (2) [ collapse]

Reports of the incident mention the Young Muslim Women’s Association (جمعية الشابات المسلمات) in Rafah (رفح). Analysing audio-visual material from sources, we have narrowed the location down to the following exact coordinates: 31.280780, 34.257354.

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  • Imagery:
    @ShehabAgency

  • Imagery:
    Mahmoud Al-Omri

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
    6 – 7
  • (6 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 (41) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT0226

Incident date

October 15, 2023

Location

منزل عائلة المصري برفح, Al-Masry family’s home in Rafah, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

Airwars assessment

At least 16 people were killed, including two children and six women, and nine others were injured, when the al-Masry family home, in the Musabah area of Rafah, was allegedly bombed by Israeli forces at dawn on Sunday, October 15th 2023. The victims came from multiple generations of multiple families.

According to Safa Palestinian Press Agency, by 8:26 am nine injuries were reported and searches were underway for the missing victims still trapped under the rubble.

The victims who were killed were identified by their families as the patriarch, 74-year-old Hajj Jamil Hafez al-Masry, and his wife 61-year-old Hajja Maysoon Ali al-Masry, their daughter 39-year-old Amani Jamil al-Masry and their son 44-year-old Muhammad Jamil al-Masry.

45-year-old Professor Sherine Jamil al-Masry, a daughter of Jamil and Maysoon, and her three sons, 19-year-old Muhammad Jihad al-Akhras, a medical student, Yassin Jihad al-Akhras, a 21-year-old engineering student and five-year-old Anas Jihad al-Akhras were among those killed. Two sources, Faraj Alyan and Akram Almassri, claimed that four of Sherine’s children were killed as well as her husband and that several family members were also injured. Aaed Almasri posted a tribute to the family on Facebook describing Maysoon and Sherine as pure and virtuous and Sherine’s children as polite.

Five neighbours of the al-Masry family were reportedly killed. The victims – all from the extended Hamouda family, included 65-year-old Bassam Ataya Hamouda (Abu Moataz), who was an engineer and his wife, 51-year-old Nariman Khaled Abdel Azim Hamouda (Umm Moataz). Another couple, 63-year-old Ramzi Ataya Hamouda (Abu Muhammad), who was also an engineer, and his wife 55-year-old Etidal Mahmoud Hamouda (Umm Muhammed) were killed alongside their daughter 25-year-old Rawan Ramzi Hamouda. Nayef Khaled Hamouda was also reported as killed by one source. Mohammed Magdey Hamouda posted a tribute to his family on Facebook, describing his uncles Bassam and Ramzi as dear and beloved and his aunts Nariman and Etidal as virtuous and compassionate.

Another neighboring family was also reportedly harmed as 39 year old Aed Abu Mohsen was seriously injured and his 14-year-old son, Muhammad Ayed Abu Mohsen was killed. As Aed Abu Mohsen’s name was found among the Ministry of Health list of fatalities, it seems that he died of his injuries.

One source, Abood Abu Howidy, reported that the house contained 30 members of the Al-Masry and Al-Akhras families.

A funeral procession was planned to move the bodies, at 10:30 am on October 16th from Al-Najjar Hospital in Rafah to al-Namsawi Stadium next to the local cemetery.

Where sources identified the belligerent, all sources attributed the strike to Israeli forces. Multiple sources claim the incident took place without prior warning.

All but one of the 16 names identified have been matched with the Palestinian Ministry of Health list of fatalities in Gaza 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 incident occured around dawn.

The victims were named as:

Family members (8)

Jamil Hafez Al-Masry جميل حافظ المصري
74 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 410603211
Maysoon Ali Al-Masry ميسون علي المصري
61 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 933560278
Amani Jamil Al-Masry أماني جميل المصري
39 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 800194805
Muhammad Jamil Al-Masry محمد جميل المصري
44 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 903435121
Sherine Jamil Al-Masry شيرين جميل المصري
45 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 900555202
Yassin Jihad Al-Akhras ياسين جهاد الأخرس
21 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 408015113
Muhammad Jihad Al-Akhras محمود جهاد الأخرس
19 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 409744349
Anas Jihad Al-Akhras أنس جهاد الأخرس
5 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 440598753

Family members (6)

Bassam Ataya Hamouda بسام عطايا حمودة
65 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 921850947
Nariman Khaled Abdel Azim Hamouda ناريمان خالد عبد العظيم حمودة
51 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 922257969
Ramzi Ataya Hammouda رمزي عطايا حمودة
63 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 921850954
Etidal Mahmoud Hamouda إعتدال محمود حمودة
55 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 920517356
Rawan Ramzi Hamouda روان رمزي حمودة
25 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 404540304
Nayef Khaled Hamouda نايف خالد حمودة
Age unknown male killed

Family members (2)

Aed Abu Mohsen عائد أبو محسن
39 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 800324543
Muhammad Ayed Abu Mohsen محمود عائد أبو محسن
14 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 429329188

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    16 – 17
  • (2–3 children6 women7–8 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    9
  • 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 and/or Artillery
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    16 – 17
  • (2–3 children6 women7–8 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    9
  • 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 (35) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT0213

Incident date

October 15, 2023

Location

جياليا, 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

At least eight people were killed and over 20 were injured by an alleged Israeli airstrike which hit the Dardouna residence in the Jabalia region of northern Gaza on October 15th, 2023.

@ShehabAgency reported that the number of those killed had risen to nine, and that more than 20 had been wounded. A post from Madinat jabalia identified the names of eight of those killed: 42 year old Sherif Dardouna, 19 year old Talal Saleh Dardouna, Saleh Dardouna, Saleh Nidal Dardouna and Souma Muhammad Eid Dardouna. Others, named as 8 year old Rudaina Baha Kanaan, Mahmoud Abu Warda and 45 year old Anam Awad Youssef Al-Batsh were also reported killed. It is unclear the relations of those killed.

Local sources reported six people were brought to the Indonesian hospital, but it appears they were dead on arrival.

A graphic video posted by Felastino kharj shows an elderly man with the bodies of 10 people identified as members of his family, the Dardouna family.

According to Albaboor news, the strike occurred near the Islamic Bank and Madinat jabalia identified the home which was struck as belonging to Sherif Dardouna, adding that there were a number of dead “in front of Jabalia Girls School”.

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 (5)

Sherif Dardouna شريف دردونة
42 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 906645296
Talal Saleh Dardouna طلال صالح دردونة
19 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 409890969
Saleh Dardouna صالح دردونة
Age unknown male killed
Saleh Nidal Dardouna صالح نضال دردونة
Age unknown male killed
Souma Muhammad Eid Dardouna سومة محمد عيد دردونة
39 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 800202723

The victims were named as:

Rudaina Baha Kanaan ردينة بهاء كنعان
8 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 435955414
Mahmoud Abu Warda محمود أبووردة
Age unknown male killed
Anam Awad Youssef Al-Batsh أنعام عوض يوسف البطش
45 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 800114407

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    8 – 10
  • (1 child2 women2 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    21
  • 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]

Media
from sources (6) [ collapse]

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    Source: Dakika news

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    Source: @bubakar

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    Source: Ahmad freed

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Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Jabalia (جياليا), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.538711, 34.495107. 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
    Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    8 – 10
  • (1 child2 women2 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    21
  • 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

ISPT0239a

Incident date

October 15, 2023

Location

قطاع غزة, Gaza Strip, the Gaza Strip

Airwars assessment

A young man, Khalil Omar Muhammad (Alyan Al-Astal), was allegedly killed by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip on October 15th, 2023.

Funeral arrangements for the deceased were posted by the Al Astal Family Website and were planned for 10am in Al Nimsawi. A family member named Reda Salem Alastal also posted a condolence message for Khalil.

Airwars has matched the name of the civilian 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”. As there was little other reporting on who was responsible, the strike status has been graded as “single source claim”, and the strike type as airstrike/and or artillery given the nature of Israeli actions at this time.

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 Omar Muhammad (Alyan Al-Astal) خليل عمر محمد- عليان الأسطل
27 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 401958533

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • 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 (2) [ 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 and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • 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 (2) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT0229

Incident date

October 15, 2023

Location

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

Geolocation

31.437934, 34.403857 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Town level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

At least three people were injured in the Bureij camp in the central Gaza Strip when a house was reportedly hit by an alleged Israeli military aircraft/artillery shelling on October 15th, 2023. The Ministry of the Interior in Gaza also reported the incident.

The journalist Hassan Aslih reported that three people were injured when the bomb hit the Eid family home in the Bureij refugee camp. Only this source listed a specific number of injuries and a name for the family whose home was allegedly hit.

The victims were taken to Al-Aqsa Hospital.

@Khalediskef reported on “continuous artillery shelling” east of Bureij camp, while all other sources claim the bomb was dropped by an Israeli military aircraft.

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 and/or Artillery
  • Civilian infrastructure
    IDP or refugee camp, Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • 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 (21) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (2) [ collapse]

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    Source: AJA.Egypt

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    Source: AJA.Palestine

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the Bureij camp (مخيم البريج), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.437934, 34.403857. 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 and/or Artillery
  • Civilian infrastructure
    IDP or refugee camp, Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • 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 (21) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT0227

Incident date

October 15, 2023

Location

جوار مدرسة خولة, Vicinity of Khawla School, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.287241, 34.248176 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Nearby landmark level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Between 14 and 17 people were killed, including seven children and three women, and at least four people, including two children, were injured when the Barhoum family home, behind Khawla School, in Al-Shawut camp in the west of Rafah, the Gaza Strip, was reportedly bombed by Israeli military aircraft on Sunday, October 15, 2023.

The crews of the Central Emergency Committee in Rafah Governorate responded to the incident, recovered bodies and rescued injured victims from the rubble of the Barhoum family home. According to @samahpal23, the bodies of three of the victims were taken to Al-Kuwaiti Hospital.

The victims were identified as 43 year old Randa Mahmoud Barhoum Jeha (wife of Mahmoud Muhammad Barhoum Abu Al-Baraa) who was killed alongside her daughter, 11 year old Rawand Mahmoud Barhoum, and Randa’s sister, 42-year-old Amal Mahmoud Jeha (Badawi), an employee of the Palace of Justice in Gaza. Seven of Amal‘s children were killed as well as two of her grandchildren. They were identified as 26-year-old Muhammad Iyad Badawi, his daughter Amal Muhammad Badawi and son, Iyad Badawi. 24-year-old Mahmoud Iyad Badawi, who was married, 22-year-old Ahmed Iyad Badawi, who was also married, 19-year-old Rizq Iyad Badawi, 17-year-old Tariq Iyad Badawi, 16-year-old Amr Iyad Badawi, and 15-year-old Basil Iyad Badawi. Mahmoud Hatem Jeha was killed as well as 33 year old Sabreen Mahmoud Jeha.

Lynn Iyad Rizq Badawi (8 years old, who based on her name is likely a child of Rizq Iyad Badawi) was injured and treated in hospital. Adelzourob73 reported that Lynn and her family had been displaced by the bombing of Gaza City. Images posted by Sara show four different children being treated for their injuries. @omayyajoha mentioned that the wives of Amal’s children were injured, but did not specify how many and whose wives they are – based on the sources we know at least four of her sons were married. A child named Sulaf Abdelaziz Zagreb was injured in the incident as well, according to Adelzourob73.

Multiple sources reported there being 17 people killed but only 14 names have been identified. The civilian casualty range for this incident reflects this discrepancy.

Multiple sources reported that the majority of victims were displaced people from other parts of Gaza, with some specifying that the Jeha family were displaced and another that Amal, Randa, Rawand and Basil had been displaced.

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

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.

The victims were named as:

Family members (15)

Randa Mahmoud Barhoum رنده محمود برهوم
43 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 903540227
Rawand Mahmoud Barhoum روند محمود برهوم
11 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 433246451
Amal Mahmoud Barhoum أمل محمود برهوم
42 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 909094526
Mahmoud Iyad Badawi محمود اياد بدوي
24 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 405279233
Ahmed Iyad Badawi أحمد أياد بدوي
22 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 407919547
Rizk Iyad Badawi رزق أياد بدوي
19 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 408462497
Lynn Iyad Rizq Badawi اياد رزق بدوي
8 years old female injured
Tariq Iyad Badawi طارق أياد بدوي
17 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 421135773
Amr Iyad Badawi عمر اياد بدوي
16 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 424144756
Basil Iyad Badawi باسل أياد بدوي
15 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 426349221
Muhammad Iyad Badawi محمد أياد بدوي
25 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 404028953
Amal Muhammad Badawi أمل محمد بدوي
2 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 443012463
Iyad Badawi أياد بدوي
4 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 438444689
Mahmoud Hatem Jeha محمود حاتم جحا
17 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 424438828
Sabreen Mahmoud Jeha صابرين محمود جحا
33 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 802592436

The victims were named as:

Sulaf Abdelaziz Zagreb سلاف عبد العزيز زغرب
Child male injured

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    IDP or refugee camp, Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    14 – 17
  • (7 children3 women4 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    4–8
  • 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 (31) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (35) [ collapse]

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    Source: @_ISpain_

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    Source: @samahpal23

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    Source: @samahpal23

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    Source: @samahpal23

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    Source: @Benkanaan2

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    Source: @Benkanaan2

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    Source: @Benkanaan2

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    Source: Groups

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    Source: Groups

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    Source: Groups

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    Source: Maystro

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    Source: Abo yazan

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    Source: Sara

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    Source: Sara

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    Source: Sara

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    Source: murafah

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    Source: Alarabiya

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    Source: Alarabiya

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    Source: Alarabiya

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    Source: Alarabiya

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    Source: Alarabiya

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    Source: Ahmed

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    Source: Ahmed

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    Source: Abu almajed

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    Source: Isalm

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    Source: Adelzourob73

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    Source: Mohammed

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    Source: Mohammed

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    Source: Mohammed

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    Source: Mohammed

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    Source: Mohammed

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Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the vicinity of Khawla School (مدرسة خولة) in Rafah (رفح), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.287241, 34.248176. 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, Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    14 – 17
  • (7 children3 women4 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    4–8
  • 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 (31) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT0223

Incident date

October 15, 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

At least five people were killed, a woman and four children, and others injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Rahma home in Block 2 of the Nuseirat camp of the central Gaza Strip on October 15th, 2023.

29 year old Sana Tariq Nimr Al-Khalidi, married to an Abdul Karim, was killed along with her two young children: her seven year old daughter, Retaj Abdul Karim Abu Rahma, and her two year old son, Adam Abdel Karim Abu Rahma. Family members Musk Omar Abu Rahma, four years old, and less than a year old Eylul Omar Abu Rahma were also killed. An infant, described as “newborn,” was later discovered under the rubble of the destroyed home, and brought to the al-Aqsa hospital for treatment. This likely describes Eylul, who ultimately died from the strike.

Nemer Alkhaldi posted a memorial for his sister Sana and her children who were among those killed. Other friends and family posted images of the children, with one showing a little girl on a swing.

It is unknown how many others were injured in the strike, but sources on X alleged the injuries were numerous. @sokar_more claimed most of the people killed and injured were children which @elthwrah corroborated, adding that women were also killed. Initially, it had been reported that two people, not five, had been killed.

All 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 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.

The victims were named as:

Family members (5)

Sana Tariq Nimr Al-Khalidi سناء طارق نمر الخالدي
29 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 400264438
Retaj Abdul Karim Abu Rahma ريتاج عبدالكريم ابو رحمة
7 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 437266323
Adam Abdel Karim Abu Rahma آدم عبد الكريم ابو رحمة
2 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 442829883
Musk Omar Abu Rahma مسك عمر ابو رحمة
4 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 441203965
Eylul Omar Abu Rahma أيلول عمر ابو رحمة
0.6 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 444132583

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    IDP or refugee camp, Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    5
  • (4 children1 woman)
  • 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 (24) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (5) [ collapse]

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    Source: Safa news

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    Source: PalestineTV

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    Source: Samir

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    Source: Samir

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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, Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    5
  • (4 children1 woman)
  • 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 (24) [ collapse]