Israel and Gaza 2023

Israel and Gaza 2023

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Incident Code

ISPT0195

Incident date

October 14, 2023

Location

مخيم الشاطئ, Al Shati Camp, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.532662, 34.447929 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Exact location (via Airwars) level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

At least 18 people were killed and 100 others were wounded in an alleged Israeli airstrike on Hamid Street, in the al-Shati camp of the Gaza Strip on October 14th, 2023. Many of the victims were members of the al-Ghoul family.

The al-Ghoul family lost 11 relatives in the bombing. Hatem Jumaa al-Ghoul (51) was killed along with his son, Mohammad Hatem al-Ghoul (19). Another family member, Abdul Aziz Muhammed al-Ghoul (32), was killed with his wife, 23-year-old Tasnim Hossam al-Ghoul. Their infant daughter, Rose Abdul Aziz al-Ghoul, was killed with them. Rose was described as a newborn, having “not yet completed her first month” of life. Abdul Aziz’s mother, Susan Khamis al-Ghoul (51), was also killed, along with other members of the al-Ghoul family: Maram Mohammed al-Ghoul (21), Nihad Muhammad al-Ghoul, Fathia Khamis al-Ghoul (58), Sherine Abdel Aziz al-Ghoul (43), and Jamil Jamaal al-Ghoul.

Members of the al-Hassi family, Sobh Naeem al-Hassi (30) and Naeem Muhammad al-Hassi (11) were also killed.

Nine year old Youssef Fares al-Ghandour, was declared dead, as were members of the Abu Nasser family, whose house had also been hit. From the Abu Nasser family, brothers Medhat Hassan Abu Nasser (44) and Mosamah Hassan Abu Nasser (54) were confirmed killed. Mosamah’s children daughter Farah Musamah Abu Nasser (11) and son Hassan Musamah Abu Nasser (24) were killed with him.

Multiple sources reported many others had also been killed. Wattan News stated that medical sources had “confirmed” that 27 civilians had been killed, most of whom were women and children. A Facebook post from Ahmad al-Bareem also stated that along with the “more than” 27 killed, 100 were wounded.

User Gazan Journalist on Facebook reported that 17 of those killed were from the al-Ghoul family alone. Hanaa Majed, in a condolence post, stated that the entire al-Ghoul family was killed.

Numerous residences were hit in the strike, with @PalinfoAr stating that the al-Ghoul, al-Halabi, Ashour, Sammour, Harb and Abu Nasser homes were bombed.

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 (11)

Hatem Jumaa al-Ghoul حاتم جمعة الغول
51 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 912397221
Mohammad Hatem al-Ghoul محمد حاتم الغول
19 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 420447633
Abdul Aziz Muhammed al-Ghoul عبد العزيز محمد الغول
32 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 802988030
TaHsnimossam al-Ghoul تسنيم حسام الغول
23 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 406003608
Rose Abdul Aziz al-Ghoul روز  عبدالعزيز الغول
0.1 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 445943327
Susan Khamis al-Ghoul سوزان خميس الغول
51 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 912282662
Maram Mohammed al-Ghoul مرام محمد الغول
21 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 407972793
Nihad Muhammad al-Ghoul نهاد محمد الغول
Age unknown killed
Fathia Khamis al-Ghoul فتحية خميس الغول
58 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 921240438
Sherine Abdel Aziz al-Ghoul شيرين عبد العزيز الغول
43 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 903620565
Jamil Jamaal al-Ghoul جميل جمال الغول
Age unknown male killed

Family members (2)

Sobh Naeem al-Hassi صبح نعيم الهسي
30 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 404743189
Naeem Muhammad al-Hassi نعيم محمد الهسي
11 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 432232981

Family members (4)

Mosamah Hassan Abu Nasser مسامح حسن ابو ناصر
54 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 921196663
Hassan Musamah Abu Nasser حسن مسامح ابوناصر
24 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 405192543
Farah Musamah Abu Nasser فرح مسامح ابو ناصر
11 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 433153749
Medhat Hassan Abu Nasser مدحت حسن ابو ناصر
44 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 903189504

The victims were named as:

Youssef Fares al-Ghandour يوسف فارس الغندور
9 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 440043453

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    IDP or refugee camp, Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    18 – 28
  • (4 children5 women8 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    100
  • 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 (67) [ collapse]

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    Source: Aashur Ghandour Abu Fadi

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    Source: Khamees Abu Hosayra

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    Source: Khamees Abu Hosayra

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    Source: Abu Oudai Alghoul

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    Source: Abu Oudai Alghoul

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    Source: Mohammed Elhissi

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Geolocation notes (2) [ collapse]

Reports of the incident mention Al Shati Camp (مخيم الشاطئ) in Gaza city (غزة). Analysing audio-visual material from sources, we have narrowed the location down to the following exact coordinates: 31.532662, 34.447929.

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  • Imagery:
    Yonis Abojabal

  • Imagery:
    Tawfiq Al-Najjar Abu Mahdi

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
    18 – 28
  • (4 children5 women8 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    100
  • 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 (67) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT0215

Incident date

October 15, 2023

Location

محيط مفرق الغافري, Vicinity of al Ghafri Junction, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.524154, 34.461848 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Exact location (via Airwars) level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

One woman and three young children were reportedly killed and at least two people were injured on Sunday, October 15th, 2023, when an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the home of the Ramlawi family in the vicinity of al-Ghafri junction on al-Jalaa street in Gaza City, in the northern Gaza Strip. Multiple sources describe the house being destroyed and this can be seen in photos posted by Gaza Alkhabr, among other sources. This incident was covered by a number of news sources.

The strike reportedly claimed the lives of one woman and her children. Alaa Maher Al Ramlawi, also known as Umm Suhaib, was killed along with her two sons – Suhaib Al Ramlawi and Jamal Al Din Al Ramlawi, and her daughter Nada Al Ramlawi.

The sources did not mention an exact number of those injured, however, photos from the incident show at least two men being treated for injuries and @ShehabAgency described “serious injuries” resulting from the strike. This observation is reflected in the civilian casualty range for this incident.

Heartfelt tributes to Alaa and her children were posted on Facebook by family members Wafa Nasrallah, Mohamed H El Sarraj, Omar Maher and Wafa Mohamed. The tribute by Omar Maher included photos of Alaa and her children (who appear to be young) as well as a video of a small water well with a sign dedicating the well to Alaa’s memory. A post by Aldakhleea Palestinian was also accompanied by photographs of civil defence and medical service crews searching the rubble for victims and treating people with injuries.

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 (4)

Alaa Al Ramlawi الاء الرملاوي
Adult female killed
Suhaib Al Ramlawi صهيب الرملاوي
male killed
Jamal Al Din Al Ramlawi جمال الدين الرملاوي
male killed
Nada Al Ramlawi ندى الرملاوي
female killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    4
  • (3 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 (29) [ collapse]

Media
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    Source: Gaza alkhabr

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    Source: Sawt felasttin

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    Source: @Zekaa15

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    Source: @PalN

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    Source: Aldakhleea Palestinian

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    Source: Aldakhleea Palestinian

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    Source: Aldakhleea Palestinian

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    Source: Omar Maher

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    Source: Omar Maher

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    Source: Omar Maher

Geolocation notes (1) [ collapse]

Reports of the incident mention the vicinity of al Ghafri Junction (مفرق الغافري) to the west of Gaza city (عزبة بيت حانون). Analysing audio-visual material from sources, we have narrowed the location down to the following exact coordinates: 31.524154, 34.461848.

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  • Imagery:
    Gaza alkhabr

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
    4
  • (3 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 (29) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT0300

Incident date

October 17, 2023

Location

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

Geolocation

31.285973, 34.253723 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Exact location (via Airwars) level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

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

Safa News reported that “more than 10 unarmed civilians” were killed while Alarabiya Palestine identified 12 members of the Al-Khawaja family killed, along with images of their bodies wrapped in white shrouds and the funeral service. According to Aymen abo hatab al hawa, the funeral prayer was carried out at Al-Farouq Mosque in Al-Shaboura Camp and the burial occurred at Sultan Hill Cemetery.

A Facebook post by Musab Mohammad has identified all 12 of the victims. Hassan Mahmoud Al-Khawaja (Abu Ali) and his son, 29 year old Ibrahim Hassan Al Khawaja, were killed in the strike.

Hassan’s brother 54 year old Saber Mahmoud Al-Khawaja, his wife 50 year old Amal Abdul Aziz Al Khawaja and their children, 28 year old Muhammad Saber Al-Khawaja, 23 year old Asmaa Saber Al Khawaja and 20 year old Iman Saber Al Khawaja were also among those killed.

In addition, Hassan’s daughter-in-law 32 year old Walaa Muhammad Al-Khawaja Adwan (wife of Mahmoud Hassan Al-Khawaja) and her daughters 2 year old Sila Mahmoud Hassan Al-Khawaja and 9 year old Sarah Mahmoud Hassan Al-Khawaja were also all killed in the strike.

Hassan’s grandson Khaled Muhammad Fathi Jabr (child, son of Amaal Almahmoud) has also been identified and described as ‘the cutest and sweetest child in the world’ in a Facebook post by user Leqa Al Saadi. Lega’s post added that Khaled was finally born after 5 years of trying, and he had a twin brother named Adam who passed away a few hours after his birth. Khaled is pictured in his school uniform wearing a backpack.

A further Facebook post by Eman abu Koush paid tribute to 30 year old Manal Musa Mustafa Al-Khawaja Abu Armana (wife of Ali Hassan Al-Khawaka) who was among those killed and ‘prayed for mercy for her daughters’.

Multiple sources reported that “injuries” resulted from the strike. However, none provided an exact number of injuries.

The five-floor residential building reportedly provided refuge to families who had been displaced, with one source reporting that over 50 members of the Al-Khawaja were in the building. Images distributed on Facebook capture locals recovering the dead and injured from the rubble.

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 (12)

Hassan Mahmoud Al-Khawaja حسن محمود الخواجة
Adult male killed
Ibrahim Hassan Al Khawaja ابراهيم حسن الخواجة
29 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 804766228
Saber Mahmoud Al-Khawaja صابر محمود الخواجة
54 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 958567596
Amal Abdul Aziz Al Khawaja مل عبد العزيز الخواجة
50 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 931685655
Muhammad Saber Al-Khawaja محمد صابر الخواجة
28 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 400873030
Asmaa Saber Al Khawaja اسماء صابر الخواجة
23 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 405948134
Iman Saber Al Khawaja ايمان صابر الخواجة
20 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 408716926
Walaa Muhammad Al-Khawaja Adwan ولاء محمد الخواجا عدوان
32 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 803276187
Sila Mahmoud Hassan Al-Khawaja سيلا محمود حسن الخواجة
2 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 445257033
Sarah Mahmoud Hassan Al-Khawaja سارة محمود حسن الخواجة
9 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 433569365
Khaled Muhammad Fathi Al-Khawaja Jabr خالد محمد فتحي الخواجا جبر
Child male killed
Manal Musa Mustafa Al-Khawaja Abu Armana منال موسي مصطفي الخواجا أبوعرمانة
30 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 804429181

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    IDP or refugee camp, Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    12
  • (3 children5 women4 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 (29) [ collapse]

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    Source: Adle abo batta

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    Source: Mahmoud elmassri

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    Source: Mahmoud elmassri

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    Source: Mahmoud elmassri

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    Source: Asad al shareq

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    Source: Asad al shareq

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    Source: @Palestine202229

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    Source: @Palestine202229

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    Source: Alarabiya Palestain

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    Source: Alarabiya Palestain

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    Source: Alarabiya Palestain

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    Source: Alarabiya Palestain

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    Source: Alarabiya Palestain

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    Source: Alarabiya Palestain

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    Source: Alarabiya Palestain

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    Source: Alarabiya Palestain

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    Source: Alarabiya Palestain

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    Source: Fady KH

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    Source: Abo mohammad mesara

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    Source: Leqa al saadi

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Geolocation notes (1) [ collapse]

Reports of the incident mention the vicinity of Burqa Stadium (ملعب برقة) in Rafah (رفح). Analysing audio-visual material from sources, we have narrowed the location down to the following exact coordinates: 31.285973, 34.253723

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  • Imagery:
    AFP News Agency

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
    12
  • (3 children5 women4 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 (29) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT0301

Incident date

October 17, 2023

Location

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

Geolocation

31.339366, 34.318333 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Nearby landmark level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On Tuesday, 17th October, 2023, an alleged Israeli bombing hit the Al-Qahwaji family house located east of the Lailat Al-Omar hall in the Abu Shahla neighborhood area in Bani Suhaila, east of the town of Khan Yunis, reportedly injuring four civilians. The attack completely destroyed the house belonging to Mahmoud Kamel Al-Qahwaji. A number of casualties reportedly arrived at Nasser Hospital, though journalist Ahmad Qudeih claimed they were minor.

Only one source identified the belligerent as the Israeli military, therefore Airwars qualified the strike status as a “single source claim”.

A local time of the incident is 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.

Summary

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

Media
from sources (2) [ collapse]

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    Source: Suhaila built the splendor of the place

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    Source: Ibrahim Alnajjar Abu Yousef

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the vicinity of Lailat al Omar Hall (قاعة ليلة العمر) to the east of Khan Younis (خانيونس), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.339366 34.318333. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Israeli Military Assessment:

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

Summary

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

Incident Code

ISPT0289

Incident date

October 17, 2023

Location

حي الشعوط، غرب رفح، جنوب قطاع غزة, a residential house on Jame’ Ali Street north of Ali Mosque in the al-Shaout (Al-Shawut) neighborhood, western Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Airwars assessment

At the dawn of Tuesday, October 17th, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit a residential building located on Jame’ Ali Street north of Ali Mosque in the al-Shaout  (Al-Shawut) neighborhood in the western part of Rafah city, south of the Gaza Strip, reportedly killing a brother-in-law of the Palestinian journalist Hatem Omar, his wife and infant daughter alongside 25 other civilians, and wounding up to 54 civilians, including Hatem Omar’s wife, children and grandchildren.

Among those killed in the deadly strike were Hatem Omar’s brother-in-law Muhammad Nabil Mukhaimer “al-Shish”, Muhammad’s wife, a 26-year-old pharmacist Safaa Nizar Hassouna Mukhaimer, and their 5-month-old daughter (though also reported by the BBC as 3 months old), Elyana (Elena) Muhammad Mukhaimer.

On Twitter/X social media platform, @AJA_Palestine and other users shared pictures from the hospital where Hatem Omar can be seen collapsing from the shock and breaking down in tears upon seeing the bodies of his relatives and learning that his wife, children and grandchildren had also suffered injuries as a result of the bombardment. Later, Hatem stated that he had become “part of the event.”

The BBC reported in its article that a young mother Safaa Mukhaimer was killed when she was sleeping beside her three-month-old baby girl Elyana, and her husband. A Facebook user Adel Zourob shared a graphic image of the dead girl wrapped in white cloth and of a man holding her dead body in his hands in a hospital.

Safaa’s death was mourned by her uncle, a retired medical doctor based in the UK, Omar Hassouna, who shared that his niece was “polite, helpful, and loved by everyone,” having seen her for the last time in January, during his holiday in Gaza. According to Omar, Safaa’s parents managed to survive the strike, but were “in shock and devastated by her death.” He also shared an image of Safaa – a young woman in a white hijab holding a poster with the inscription “Student_today….Pharmacist_tomorrow”.

Condolence messages honoring the late Muhammad were posted on Facebook by various acquaintances, including Muhammad’s “friend and brother” Sameh Al Sharif and Waleed Yousuf, who referred to Muhammad as his “beloved brother and lifelong friend”. Hesham Abu Asaker stated that Muhammad was “noble” and “the one who forced you to laugh the most and the one who stood by your side in your misfortune, asking about you even in the darkest circumstances. He was well-groomed, gentle, an encyclopedic reader, and an accomplished movie watcher from the first grade. He loved everyone and had no enemies.” Sameh Al Sharif also shared an image of Muhammad – a young bearded man in glasses.

@AlHadath reported that 28 people had been killed and 54 others had been wounded by the Israeli bombing of a residential building in Rafah, while other sources reported 28 dead and “dozens” wounded.

Airwars has matched all three 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. The incident took place without prior warning, according to local sources.

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)

Muhammad Nabil Mukhaimer محمد نبيل مخيمر
33 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 802608265
Safaa Nizar Hassouna Mukhaimer صفاء نزار حسونة مخيمر
26 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 402518013
Elena Muhammad Mukhaimer إيلينا محمد مخيمر
0.5 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 444461867
Wife of Hatem Omar
Adult female injured

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    28
  • (1 child1 woman1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    54
  • 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 (21) [ collapse]

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    Source: @ShehabAgency

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    Source: @Nashab_32

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    Source: @Nashab_32

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    Source: @Nashab_32

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    Source: @Nashab_32

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    Source: @T_Na1f

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    Source: @Jales_tinian2

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    Source: @Jales_tinian2

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    Source: @AlQastalps

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    Source: Basema

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    Source: Adelzourob73

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    Source: Abusaman86

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    Source: Hesham

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    Source: Hesham

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    Source: Adelzourob73

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    Source: Adelzourob73

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    Source: Adelzourob73

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    Source: Asmar

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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
    28
  • (1 child1 woman1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    54
  • 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

ISPT0407

Incident date

October 20, 2023

Location

الجنينة, Al Geneina, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.296461, 34.243759 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Around 3:46 PM on Friday, 20 October 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Al Arja family house located on George Khalaf Adnan Abu Za Street near the cemetery in Al Janina neighborhood in the town of Rafah, Gaza strip, reportedly killed five civilians and injured between three and seven civilians.

The Palestinian Information Center in its Twitter/X post wrote about five civilians killed in the strike. A Facebook user Adlitaha1 initially reported about three injuries, but later wrote about seven injured people. Further details about the victims are unknown.

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 3:46 pm local time.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    5
  • Civilians reported injured
    3–7
  • 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]

Media
from sources (2) [ collapse]

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    Source: MsdrNews

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Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the neighbourhood of Al Geneina (الجنينة) to the east of  Rafah (رفح), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.296461, 34.243759. 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
    5
  • Civilians reported injured
    3–7
  • 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

ISPT0354

Incident date

October 18, 2023

Location

تل الهوى, Tal al Hawa, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.498611, 34.442500 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On October 18th 2023, between five and seven members of the al-Halaw family, including at least three children and at least one woman were killed, and a large number of civilians were injured in an alleged airstrike by the Israeli military on the al-Halaw home, on Street 8 in the Tal al-Hawa neighbourhood near the University College in Gaza.

Initial reportage from the Palestinian Information Center and Shehab Agency stated that there were “Martyrs and wounded in the bombing…on a house for the al-Halaw family.” In three separate Facebook posts, relatives of the al-Halaw family mourned the loss of Umm al-Abd al-Halaw’s sons who died, confirming the names of four victims killed in the alleged airstrike – the brothers Abdel Haleem Bashir al-Halaw (40), Fajr Abdel Halim Bashir al-Halaw, Imad Bashir al-Halaw and Imad’s wife Yousry al-Halaw. They added that “a large number [of injured] were taken to hospital” with no specfic details or numbers of the injured mentioned

A day later, on October 19th 2023, Abdel Halim Bashir al-Halaw’s brother-in-law Hamade al-Halaw expressed his pain in a Facebook post and posted a picture of Abdel, a clean shaven middle-aged man smiling in a suit. The post also named Abdel’s son Mu’tasim Billah al-Halaw (11) as having been killed in the alleged strike, as well as Imad and Yousry’s unnamed children, further stating that “the rest of the family members are injured or missing, buried under the rubble, points to other injured family members, trapped under the rubble or missing altogether after their house in the Tal Al-Hawa area was bombed” – however the number of missing or injured have not been specified.

Airwars has matched the names of some of the civilians killed with the Palestinian Ministry of Health list of fatalities in Gaza released on October 26th, 2023, which explicitly mentions that names on the list are “victims of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip”. Therefore, coupled with the explicit attribution of the strike by one source to Israel, this incident has been graded as a “Likely Strike”, and the Civilian Harm grading is “Fair”.

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:

Abdel Haleem Bashir al-Halaw عبد الحليم بشير الحلو
40 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 800019234
Fajr Abdel Halim Bashir al-Halaw فجر عبد الحليم بشير الحلو
Age unknown killed
Imad Bashir al-Halaw عماد بشير الحلو
Age unknown killed
Yousry al-Halaw يسري الحلو
36 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 800617474
Mu'tasim Billah al-Halaw المعتصم بالله الحلو
11 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 433196722

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    5 – 7
  • (1–3 children1 woman3 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    12–24
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (9) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

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    Source: Hamade Al-Helu

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the neighbourhood of Tal al Hawa (تل الهوى) to the south 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 Tal al Hawa are: 31.498611, 34.442500.

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
    5 – 7
  • (1–3 children1 woman3 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    12–24
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (9) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT0102f

Incident date

October 10, 2023

Location

قرب معبر رفح, Vicinity of the Rafah crossing, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.248342, 34.259032 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Nearby landmark level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On 10th October 2023, it was reported that two civilians were injured as a result of an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Rafah Crossing in the Gaza Strip.

Three sources corroborated that two government employees were injured, although no detail on the extent of their injuries or their role within the government was provided. Airwars has thus classified this incident as weak but it will be updated if and when more information becomes available.

Shorouk News added that the reports of the injuries came from medical sources however no detail was given on which ones. Shorouk News also highlighted that Rafah is the only land crossing from the Gaza strip not to Israel.

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.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • 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
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (3) [ collapse]

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the Rafah crossing (معبر رفح), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.248342, 34.259032. 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 harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (3) [ collapse]