Israel and Gaza 2023

Israel and Gaza 2023

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Incident Code

ISPT0422a

Incident date

October 21, 2023

Location

السلام, Al Salam, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.267908, 34.256552 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

In the morning of Saturday, 21 October 2023, the al-Shaer family home in the Al-Salam neighborhood of Rafah was hit in an alleged Israeli airstrike, resulting in the deaths of 10 identified members of the family and the injury of others.

A post from Ismail Abu Ahmed identified 10 members of the al-Shaer family who were killed: the father, 53-year-old Muhammad Fathi Nayef al-Shaer, the mother, 48-year-old Nabila Hammad Mahmoud al-Shaer, and their children: 24-year-old Bilal Fathi al-Shaer, 14-year-old Mahmoud Fathi al-Shaer, 15-year-old Lama Fathi al-Shaer, and 29-year-old Lobna Fathi al-Shaer. Lobna’s three children were also killed: 4-year-old Sidra Basel Ramadan al-Shaer, 12-year-old Khalil Basel Ramadan al-Shaer, and 10-year-old Ahmed Basel Ramadan al-Shaer. Another relative of the family, 53-year-old Ebtesam Mohammed Ahmed al-Shaer who was reported to be from Egypt, was also killed in the incident. According to @Mustafa3Ahed, the home that was destroyed belonged to the journalist Firas al-Shaer. Alghad TV News specified that the residence was a “three-storey house” and corresponding images show high levels of destruction.

Family members, such as Hussein Abu Jamal al-Shaer, expressed profound grief, stating, “The eyes shed tears and the heart grieves, and we only say what pleases our Lord, and we are saddened by their separation” as he mourned the loss of Uncle Muhammad Abu Firas Al-Shaer, his wife, and their children. The Directorate of Education, Rafah, posted on behalf of the Rafah Basic School B for Boys and bid farewell to the Al-Shaer family members, acknowledging the impact on their school community. They drew specific attention to Lobna Fathi al-Shaer, who served as the deputy of the Parents Council in Rafah. In the post, the Directorate shared “sincere condolences and sympathy to the al-Shaer family.”

A Safa correspondent reported that a number of people were wounded due to the bombing of the al-Shaer family home. No other sources provided additional information about the number of wounded.

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 incident occured in the morning.

The victims were named as:

Family members (10)

Muhammad Fathi Nayef al-Shaer محمد فتحي نايف الشاعر
53 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 410114474
Nabila Hammad Mahmoud al-Shaer نبيلة حماد محمود الشاعر
48 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 900882507
Bilal Fathi al-Shaer بلال فتحي الشاعر
24 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 404652307
Mahmoud Fathi al-Shaer محمود فتحي الشاعر
14 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 429219835
Lama Fathi al-Shaer لما فتحي الشاعر
15 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 424112696
Lobna Fathi al-Shaer لبنى فتحي الشاعر
29 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 400004099
Sidra Basel Ramadan al-Shaer سيدرا باسل رمضان الشاعر
4 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 440875938
Khalil Basel Ramadan al-Shaer خليل باسل رمضان الشاعر
12 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 432380095
Ahmed Basel Ramadan al-Shaer أحمد باسل رمضان الشاعر
10 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 434068011
Ebtesam Mohammed Ahmed al-Shaer ابتسام محمد احمد الشاعر
53 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 700452527

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    10
  • (5 children3 women2 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

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    Source: Hussein Abu Jamal Al-Shaer

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    Source: Hussein Abu Jamal Al-Shaer

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    Source: Hussein Abu Jamal Al-Shaer

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    Source: Hussein Abu Jamal Al-Shaer

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    Source: Hussein Abu Jamal Al-Shaer

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    Source: Rafah Basic School B for Boys

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    Source: Rafah Basic School B for Boys

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    Source: Rafah Basic School B for Boys

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    Source: Ismail Abu Ahmed

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    Source: Ismail Abu Ahmed

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    Source: Ismail Abu Ahmed

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    Source: Ismail Abu Ahmed

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    Source: The poet's family - the official page

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    Source: The poet's family - the official page

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    Source: @Mustafa3Ahed

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    Source: @Mustafa3Ahed

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    Source: Alghad.tv news

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Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the neighbourhood of al Salam (السلام) to the east of Rafah (رفح). Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to find boundaries for the neighbourhood and to verify the location further. The generic coordinates for al Salam are: 31.267908, 34.256552.

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
    10
  • (5 children3 women2 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 (14) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT0449

Incident date

October 22, 2023

Location

منزل عائلة أبو معيلق في دير البلح وسط القطاع, Abu Mu’eileq home, Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, Deir al-Balah, the Gaza Strip

Airwars assessment

At 12pm on Sunday, October 22nd 2023, between 22 and 31 civilians, including at least 11 children and eight women, were killed and others were injured after an alleged Israeli airstrike on the homes of the Abu Muailiq family in Deir Al-Balah, which is located in the middle of the Gaza Strip.

Amnesty International reported that three homes belonging to the Abu Muailiq brothers and their families were hit by an alleged Israeli airstrike. The incident took place south of Wadi Gaza, where residents of northern Gaza had been ordered to relocate on October 13th, 2023.

Amnesty International has identified the US-made Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM), as the bomb used during the strike based on images of fragments of the munition found at the scene of the incident. Amnesty International weapons experts have estimated that the JDAM used weighed “at least 1000 lbs” and was likely manufactured in 2018.

Dr Bakr Youssef Abu Muailiq posted to Facebook detailing those killed during the incident. His wife, 44-year-old Islam Majed Kamel Abu Muailiq, also known as Umm Ghanam, was killed along with their four children: Duaa Bakr Youssef Abu Muailiq (daughter, 16), Lama Bakr Youssef Abu Muailiq (daughter, aged 11), Muhammad Bakr Youssef Abu Muailiq (son, aged 13) and Ghanem Bakr Youssef Abu Muailiq (son, aged 14)

The sister of Islam Abu Muailiq, Samar Majid Kamel Abu Muailiq, was also killed during the strike along with her five children: Rahaf Omar Youssef Abu Muailiq (daughter, aged 19), Raneem Omar Youssef Abu Muailiq (daughter, aged 17), Raghad Omar Youssef Abu Muailiq (daughter, aged 14), Sami Omar Youssef Abu Mailiq (son, aged 10) and Youssef Omar Youssef Abu Muailiq (son, aged 5).

Shorouk Majod Kamel Abu Muailiq, the sister of both Islam and Samar, was killed with her three children in the airstrike: Souad Hossam Ibrahim Salem (daughter, aged 9), Aya Hossam Ibrahim Salem (daughter, aged 7) and Ibrahim Hossam Ibrahim Salem (son, aged 6). 48-year-old Youlia Nicola Abu Muailiq, who was reported to be a Russian citizen, also died during the incident along with her daughter Dr. Lina Sami Abu Mualiq who was 23 years old.

The airstrike also killed numerous other members of the Abu Muailiq family including 22-year-old Kareem Yousef Salem Abu Muailiq and his 34-year-old brother Amar Yousef Salem Abu Muailiq, a 60-year-old woman called Raisa Abdullah Sulayman Abu Muailiq and Saheed Abdel Karim Mustafa Abu Muailiq, along with an unnamed woman referred to as the wife of Abu Ahed. The neighbour of the Abu Muailiq household – a 39-year-old man named Rajab Ghaz Mezyed – also died as a result of the strike.

Amnesty International reported that 19 people were killed in the incident, however, Airwars has identified 23 names of individuals reported as killed amongst sources. In line with Airwars methodology, the minimum number of civilians killed is 23, as 23 names were identified. The highest civilian casualty count was reported by Duaa Jarghon, in a post on Facebook, who wrote that Umm Ghanem and 30 other members of the Abu Mu’eileq family had been killed.

Amnesty International found no evidence that the homes of Abu Mu’eileq had any military purpose, or that Hamas was engaged in civilian ‘shielding’ at this location. The NGO described the strike as ‘unlawful’. Agnès Callamard, Amnesty International’s Secretary General, publicly announced that the incident was a ‘wake-up’ call for the Biden Administration into the role that US-made munitions are having in facilitating civilian casualties in Gaza.

@Al-BusairsAbuAli posted a video to Facebook showing the aftermath of the airstrike. It shows civilians digging through the rubble of demolished buildings, and carrying the remains of those killed during the incident. It is claimed ‘dozens’ were killed during the strike. @ShebabAgency posted a video to ‘X’ (formerly Twitter) that showed the bodies of four young children that were killed during the strike. Their names had been written onto their bodies while they were alive so that they could be identified if they were killed.

In an interview with Amnesty International, Dr Bakir Youssef Abu Muailiq – an ear, nose and throat specialist – said that he was working at the hospital when the airstrike that killed his wife and four children took place. Dr Bakr said there was no justification for the strike, and reaffirmed that his family was non-political: “we are doctors and scientists”. His statement aligns with Amnesty International’s assessment that there was no military objective to carrying out a strike on the Abu Muailiq households.

Samaher Abu Muailiq, the brother-in-law of Islam, told Amnesty International that he left the building a minute before it was struck. He reportedly sustained injuries to the neck and the back when he was thrown against a door by the force of the blast. Survivors of the incident told Amnesty International that no warning was given.

Since the incident, heartfelt testimonials have been posted online. @Abu Fares Ghareeb, posting on behalf of the “14 Million Conference”, commiserated the death of Islam Abu Muailiq and her children on Facebook, praising Islam’s kindness and good character. Islam was a member of the conference’s follow-up committee and the conference’s coordinator in the Gaza Strip.

Wesam Waleed, a member of the Abu Muailiq family, described a “tiring and exhausting night” where he did not sleep due to his heartbreak.

Amnesty International sent questions regarding the two attacks to the Israeli military’s spokesperson unit on 21 November. At the time of the publication of the Amnesty International report on December 5, 2023, no response had been received.

The names of 12 victims have been matched with the Palestinian Ministry of Health list of names, ages and IDs of victims published on October 26, 2023.

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

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

The incident occured at 12:00:00 local time.

The victims were named as:

Family members (24)

Islam Majed Kamel Abu Muailiq اسلام ماجد كامل ابو معيلق
44 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 951437193
Duaa Bakr Youssef Abu Muailiq دعاء بكر يوسف ابو معيلق
16 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 424629749
Ghanem Bakr Youssef Abu Muailiq غانم بكر يوسف ابو معيلق
14 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 426486825
Muhammad Bakr Yusuf Abu Muailiq محمد بكر يوسف ابو معيلق
13 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 430541748
Lama Bakr Youssef Abu Muailiq لما بكر يوسف ابو معيلق
11 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 430421164
Samar Majid Kamel Abu Muailiq سمر ماجد كامل ابو معيلق
43 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 991205915
Rahaf Omar Youssef Abu Muailiq رهف عمر يوسف ابو معيلق
20 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 408950129
Raneem Omar Youssef Abu Muailiq رنيم عمر يوسف ابو معيلق
17 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 424350197
Raghad Omar Youssef Abu Muailiq, رغد عمر يوسف ابو معيلق
15 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 427482278
Sami Omar Youssef Abu Muailiq سامي عمر يوسف ابو معيلق
10 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 434013314
Youssef Omar Youssef Abu Muailiq يوسف عمر يوسف ابو معيلق
6 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 440524478
Shorouk Majid Kamel Abu Muailiq شروق ماجد كامل ابو معيلق
Adult female killed
Souad Hossam Ibrahim Salem سعاد حسام ابراهيم سالم
9 years old female killed
Aya Hossam Ibrahim Salem اية حسام ابراهيم سالم
7 years old female killed
Ibrahim Hossam Ibrahim Salem ابراهيم حسام ابراهيم سالم
6 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 437210867
Youlia Vladimir Nicola Abu Muailiq يوليا فلاديمير نيكولا ابو معيلق
48 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 412257214
Lina Sami Abu Muailiq لينا ابو معيلق
23 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 405968447
Kareem Abu Muailiq كريم ابو معيلق
22 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 406131284
Amar Abu Muailiq عمار ابو معيلق
34 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 802484758
Raisa Abu Muailiq رئيسة ابو معيلق
60 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 925052938
Saheed Abdel Karim Mustafa Abu Muailiq سهيد عبد الكريم مصطفى ابو معيلق
killed
Wife of Abu Ahed زوجة ابو عاهد
Adult male killed
Samaher Abu Muailiq
male injured
Rajab Ghaz Mezyed رجب غازي رجب ابو مزيد
39 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 411954894

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    22 – 31
  • (11–12 children8 women3 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

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    Source: Bilal Abu Safwan

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    Source: Mohammad Amin

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    Source: Mohammad Amin

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    Source: Mohammad Amin

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    Source: Abu Fares Ghareeb

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    Source: Nedal Jamal

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    Source: Abu Saqr Abu Maleeq

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    Source: Muhammad Taha

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    Source: Nader Adel Abu Shaaban

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    Source: Kholoud Abu Muallaq

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    Source: Ihsan Amin

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    Source: @elhashmy5

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    Source: Weesam Waleed

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    Source: Weesam Waleed

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    Source: Weesam Waleed

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    Source: Weesam Waleed

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    Source: Weesam Waleed

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    Source: Weesam Waleed

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    Source: Amnesty International Report

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    Source: Amnesty International Report

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    Source: Amnesty International Report

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    Source: Amnesty International Report

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    Source: Amnesty International Report

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    Source: Amnesty International Report

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    Source: Amnesty International Report

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    Source: Amnesty International Report

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    Source: Amnesty International Report

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    Source: Amnesty International Report

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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
    22 – 31
  • (11–12 children8 women3 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 (22) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT0462

Incident date

October 22, 2023

Location

منزلاً لعائلة الزطمة بجوار مسجد زيد بين مخيم بدر والبراهمة غرب رفح, al-Zatmeh family house next to Zaid Mosque between Badr and Al-Brahma camp, west of Rafah, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Airwars assessment

Fifteen members of the al-Zatmeh and Ghoneim families, including 11 children and two women, were killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the al-Zatmeh family home to the West of Rafah on October 22nd 2023. The house was situated next to Zaid mosque, between Badr and Al-Brahma camp. Initial reports by @ShehabAgency claimed “a large number of injuries,” though did not specify the number of injured victims. According to Alaa Abu Anas, “there [were] body parts and missing persons being identified” following the airstrike. Several sources claimed the explosion type to be originating from an Israeli aircraft.

From the al-Zatmeh family, 35-year-old Imad Faraj al-Zatmeh and his wife 34-year-old Islam Nayef al-Zatmeh were killed, along with their children 10-year-old Hala Imad al-Zatmeh, 13-year-old Muhammad Imad al-Zatmeh, 2-year-old Ahmed Imad al-Zatmeh, and 11-year-old Ibrahim Imad al-Zatmeh. Imad’s sister, 28-year-old Hanan Faraj al-Zatmeh was also killed, along with her husband 32-year-old Ahmed Essam Salah and their children 9-year-old Essam Ahmed Salah, 3-year-old Retal Ahmed Salah, less than a year old Abdul Rahman Ahmed Salah and 2-year-old Nada Ahmed Salah.

Images shared on social media showed the mother of Imad and Hanan Faraj al-Zatmeh, Ibtisam al-Zatmeh, crouched over the bodies of her children, covered in white shroud on the ground, after she had heard about the strike on her home while working at the Emirati maternity hospital.

In a Facebook post, Muhammad Abdel Aziz mourned his cousins, 12-year-old Raghad Farid Ghoneim, 8-year-old Layan Farid Ghoneim, and 5-year-old Karam Farid Ghoneim, reporting they were “killed in a bombing on a house next to them.” Images shared by a page for the Ghoneim family show the children smiling while posing for photos.

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

All of the names have been reconciled with published Palestinian Ministry of Health lists with thanks to journalist Alexandre Horn from CheckNews for identifying relevant sources, and Data Tech for Palestine for centralising the datasets.

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)

Imad Faraj al-Zatma عماد فرج الزطمة
35 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 800773186
Islam Nayef al-Zatma اسلام نايف الزطمة
34 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 802319558
Hala Imad al-Zatma هلا عماد الزطمة
10 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 434052718
Muhammad Imad al-Zatma محمد عماد الزطمة
13 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 429908064
Ahmed Imad al-Zatma احمد عماد الزطمة
2 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 443168000
Ibrahim Imad Al-Zatma ابراهيم عماد الزطمة
12 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 432398717
Hanan Faraj al-Zatmeh (Saleh) حنان فرج الزطمة
29 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 400273694
Ahmed Essam Salah احمد عصام صلاح
32 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 803447994
Essam Ahmed Salah اسماء احمد صلاح
9 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 435237714
Retal Ahmed Salah ريتال احمد صلاح
3 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 445067770
Nada Ahmed Salah ندى احمد صلاح
2 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 436153571
Abdul Rahman Ahmed Salah عبد الرحمن صلاح
0.6 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 444480057

Family members (3)

Raghad Farid Ghoneim رغد فريد غنيم
12 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 431668052
Layan Farid Ghoneim ليان فريد غنيم
8 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 435146337
Karam Farid Ghoneim كرم فريد غنيم
5 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 440682649

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Religious Institution, Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    15
  • (11 children2 women2 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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    Source: @ShehabAgency

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    Source: @ShehabAgency

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    Source: @ShehabAgency

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    Source: @ShehabAgency

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    Source: Abdul Hamid Al-Habashi

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    Source: Abdul Hamid Al-Habashi

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    Source: Abdul Hamid Al-Habashi

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    Source: Abdul Hamid Al-Habashi

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    Source: Ghoneim's family is "barren" at home and in the diaspora

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    Source: Ghoneim's family is "barren" at home and in the diaspora

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
    Religious Institution, Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    15
  • (11 children2 women2 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 (36) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT0488

Incident date

October 22, 2023

Location

منزل عائلة أبو طاقة في منطقة الشهداء غرب مخيم جبالي, Al-Shuhada area, west of the Jabalia camp, Gaza Strip, Central Gaza Strip, the Gaza Strip

Airwars assessment

Shortly before 8:00 PM on Monday, October 23rd, 2023, an Israeli aircraft allegedly bombed the Abu Taqiyya family home located in the Al-Shuhada area, west of the Jabalia camp, killing at least one civilian, paramedic Jihad Abu Taqiyya, and injuring four of his children: Esraa, Mariam, Muhammed, and Abood.

Shehab Agency was the first to report on the incident, sharing images of the rescue effort amidst the rubble around the severely damaged building. Safa News quoted the Ministry of the Interior in Gaza saying that a number of killed and wounded were recovered.

Several news sources, including Al Jazeera, reported that several injured civilians were recovered from under the rubble and shared images of the house that appeared  destroyed. According to Quds News, there were still wounded under the rubble the morning following the alleged attack. Facebook user Mohammed Ahmad posted several videos where many neighbors can be seen taking part in the rescue efforts on site.

@ShehabAgency and Watan reported the death of Jihad Abu Taqiyya on October 31st as a result of the injuries sustained in the bombing.

Umm Al-Abd Asma, Jihad’s wife, mourned her husband’s death in a deeply felt Facebook post, where she also described her experience on the night of the alleged strike: “We were sitting safely with our children in our homes. We found the house falling on us and was destroyed and turned into ashes. The house that I lived in for only two years after 16 years of torment, poverty, hunger, and deprivation.”

She also shared details about the severe injuries of her children: “My daughter, Israa, had her leg amputated, my son Muhammad, his legs are platinum. Maryam still has not recovered from the operations. She came back and injured her legs, and every day she sleeps and wakes up screaming in pain😭.”

A few days later she shared a video of her very young injured child on another post, where she wrote: “My son was in intensive care in Al-Shifa [hospital] for 13 days, and they took him out when they stormed Al-Shifa, and then they transferred him to Al-Rantisi [hospital], and Al-Rantisi was destroyed, while I and my son were there. He and I miraculously got out, and then I strayed from there to the Indonesian [hospital], and they also stormed the Indonesian, and we got out miraculously, and we were transferred to Khan Yunis, Nasser Hospital, and the situation was very difficult, all night long, with fire belts and terrible bombing.”

Airwars was not able to reconcile Jihad Abu Taqiyya’s name with the Palestinian Ministry of Health list of names, released October 26th 2023.

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

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

The incident occured at approximately 7:56 pm local time.

The victims were named as:

Family members (5)

Jihad Abu Taqiya, جهاد ابو طاقية
Adult male killed
Esraa Abu Taqiya اسراء
Child female injured
Mariam Abu Taqiya ,مريم
Child female injured
Muhammed Abu Taqiya محمد
Child male injured
Abood Abu Taqiya , عبود
Child male injured

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 2
  • (1 healthcare_personnel)
  • 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 (25) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (37) [ collapse]

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    Source: @ShehabAgency

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    Source: Youssef bin Mustafa Al-Buhaisi

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    Source: Gaza days

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    Source: Al-Liddawi family gathering

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Israeli Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 2
  • (1 healthcare_personnel)
  • 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 (25) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT0126

Incident date

October 11, 2023

Location

قرب أبراج الكرامة, Vicinity of Al Karama Towers, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.544161, 34.466389 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Nearby landmark level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On October 11, 2023, two civilians were reportedly killed and two paramedics injured when an ambulance evacuating injured people near to Al Karama Towers was struck by alleged Israeli strikes. Sources did not provide the names or identities of the victims.

A report published by Al Mezan Center for Human Rights claimed that a number of strikes had hit the Karama neighbourhood from Tuesday 10th October onwards. The strikes were allegedly attributed to the Israeli forces by @HAMADBANALI1 and Al Mezan report. Mezan’s report stated a large number of injured were still under the rubble while strikes continued.

Al-Mayadeen’s correspondent in Gaza reported the attack on the ambulance, as well as other news agencies such as Shehab and AJA Egypt.

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

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Healthcare facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    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 (6) [ collapse]

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the vicinity of Al Karama Towers (قرب أبراج الكرامة), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.544161, 34.466389. 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
    Healthcare facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    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 (6) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT0035

Incident date

October 8, 2023

Location

الزوايدة, Az Zawayda, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

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

Airwars assessment

On October 8th 2023, seven civilians, Jihad Abdullah Abu Rikab (35 years old), his wife Rabab Marazeeq Abu Rikab (28 years old), and their five children Nida Abu Rikab (11 years old), Tala Abu Rikab (10 years old), Maria Abu Rikab (eight years old), Sewar Abu Rikab (six years old) and Sham Abu Rikab (four years old) were killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike on their home in Az-Zawaida in the central governorate of the Gaza Strip.

Multiple Facebook posts reported the deaths of these civilians as a consequence of the strike, including a post from Jihad Abdullah Abu Rikab’s cousin. Photos shared on Twitter/X by @i_07070 showed the bombed out shell of a house surrounded by rubble.

Shehab agency and an Al-Mezan report noted that at the time people were still trapped under the rubble and therefore the final death toll or number of people wounded might increase.

Al-Mezan’s report noted that seven Palestinians were killed including six children, while all other reports identified two adults and five children killed. All names reported were found by Airwars in the Palestinian Ministry of Health database published on October 26th 2023, with corresponding ages confirming that five of those killed were children.

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)

Jihad Abdullah Abu Rikab جهاد عبدالله ا ابو ركاب
35 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 802242560
Rabab Maraziq Farhan Abu Rikab رباب مرازيق فرحان ابو ركاب
28 years old female Jihad's wife killed Matched to MoH ID 400899191
Nadha Jihad Abdul Allah Abu Rikab نداء جهاد عبدالله ابو ركاب
11 years old female their child killed Matched to MoH ID 432190593
Tala Jihad Abdullah Abu Rikab تالا جهاد عبدالله ابو ركاب
10 years old female their child killed Matched to MoH ID 434455499
Maria Jihad Abdullah Abu Rikab ماريا جهاد عبدالله ابو ركاب
8 years old female their child killed Matched to MoH ID 436102685
Sewar Jihad Abdullah Abu Rikab سوار جهاد عبدالله ابو ركاب
6 years old female their child killed Matched to MoH ID 438217895
Sham Jihad Abdullah Aburkab شام جهاد عبدالله ابو ركاب
4 years old male their child killed Matched to MoH ID 438392193

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    7
  • (5–6 children1 woman1 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 (12) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (10) [ collapse]

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    Source: Saleh Suleiman facebook

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Geolocation notes

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

Israeli Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    7
  • (5–6 children1 woman1 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 (12) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT0082

Incident date

October 10, 2023

Location

جباليا, Jabalia, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

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

Airwars assessment

On October 10th, 2023, 22 members of the Ahmed family were reported killed, including seven children, by an alleged Israeli airstrike on their family home in Jabalia camp in the northern Gaza Strip.

Initial reporting by @Jales_tinian2 said five people were killed instantly and another eight were found under the rubble. While most sources estimated that 14 members of the Ahmed family were killed, later estimates from relatives Naser Ahmed and Mohammad Ahmed put the toll at 22. The full list of names was provided by family members online.

A Facebook post from a member of the Ahmed family, Mohammad Ahmed, identified his mother, Khadija Muhammad Ahmed, to be among the dead, describing her as ‘the apple of my eye’. Her children, Diaa Alaa El-Din Ahmed, Haifa Alaa El-Din Ahmed, Ghaida Alaa El-Din Ahmed and Raafat Alaa El-Din Ahmed, were also killed in the incident.

Raafat’s wife, Israa Zakaria Ahmed, and her two children, two-year-old Obaida Raafat Alaa El-Din Ahmed and Yamen Raafat Alaa Al-Din Ahmed were also all killed in the airstrike. Ghaida’s son Kenan Muhammad Ahmed’s body was also recovered by ambulances at the incident.

Ahlam Zakaria Ahmed was also killed alongside his son and three daughters, including three-year-old Qusay, five-year-old Sidra, one-year-old Haydi and seven-year-old Linda. Bassem Sboui said on Facebook that Linda, his brother’s daughter, and “all her family” were killed in the attack.

Naser Ahmed posted online the list of 22 names, including the additional Ahmed family members to those mentioned above: Siraj Mahdi Ahmed, Aseel Mahdi Ahmed, Muhammad Arif Ahmed, Tamer Muhammad Ahmed, Kamila Saeed Ahmed, Mustafa Tamer Ahmed, Muhammad Tamer Ahmed, Aya Tamer Ahmed. 

In an interview with Al Jadeed TV, posted on Facebook, Mohammad Ahmed told reporters that 22 people had died in the strike.

Where sources identified the belligerent, all sources attributed the strikes to Israeli forces. Wattan, as well as several other sources all states that the attack was conducted “without warning”.

Where possible, Airwars has matched names and ages 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 at approximately 11:00 am local time.

The victims were named as:

Khadija Muhammad Ahmed خديجة محمد أحمد
Adult female killed
Diaa Alaa El-Din Ahmed ضياء علاء الدين أحمد
36 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 800770760
Haifa Alaa El Din Ahmed هيفاء علاء الدين أحمد
Adult female killed
Ghaida Alaa El-Din Ahmed غيداء علاء الدين أحمد
Adult female killed
Kenan Muhammad Farhat كنان محمد فرحات
2 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 445199037
Raafat Alaa El-Din Ahmed رأفت علاء الدين أحمد
27 years old male 27 according to Palestinian MoH killed Matched to MoH ID 400994935
Israa Zakaria Ahmed اسراء زكريا أحمد
26 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 402579155
Obaida Raafat Alaa El-Din Ahmed عبيدة رأفت أحمد علاء الدين
2 years old male 2 according to Palestinian MoH killed Matched to MoH ID 445140601
Yamen Raafat Alaa Al-Din Ahmed , يامن رأفت علاء الدين أحمد
Child male killed
Ahlam Zakaria Ahmed Ahlam Zakaria Ahmed أحلام زكريا أحمد
31 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 803834837
Qusay Muhammad Alaa Al-Din Ahmed قصي محمد علاء الدين أحمد
3 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 442981387
Sidra Muhammad Alaa El-Din Ahmed سيدرا محمد علاء الدين احمد
5 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 439059205
Haydi Muhammad Alaa El-Din Ahmed هايدي محمد علاء الدين أحمد
1 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 445671142
Linda Muhammad Alaa El-Din Ahmed لندا محمد علاء الدين أحمد
7 years old female killed
Siraj Mahdi Ahmed سراج مهدي أحمد
Age unknown male killed
Aseel Mahdi Ahmed أسيل مهدي احمد
Age unknown male killed
Muhammad Arif Ahmed محمد عارف أحمد
Age unknown male killed
Tamer Muhammad Ahmed تامر محمد أحمد
43 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 905374237
Kamila Saeed Ahmed كاملة سعيد احمد
63 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 960888956
Mustafa Tamer Ahmed مصطفى تامر أحمد
9 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 434616140
Muhammad Tamer Ahmed محمد تامر احمد
Age unknown male killed
Aya Tamer Ahmed آية تامر أحمد
Age unknown female killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    IDP or refugee camp, Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    22
  • (8 children5 women2 men)
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (37) [ collapse]

Media
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    Source: ِAmer Ahmad

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    Source: Mohammad Ahmed

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    Source: Mohammad Ahmad

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    Source: Mohammad Ahmad

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Geolocation notes

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

Israeli Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    IDP or refugee camp, Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    22
  • (8 children5 women2 men)
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (37) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT0154

Incident date

October 12, 2023

Location

معن, Ma’an, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.330061, 34.316744 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On October 12th 2023 it was reported that at least three civilians were killed and two others were injured at the Aslih family home in Ma’an in Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza strip. The bombardment was allegedly a result of Israeli aircrafts according to multiple sources.

Osama Fathi posted that his uncle Salah Khalil Aslih (Abu Ayman) (74 years old) and his uncle’s son Muhammed Salah Aslih (Abu Osama) (35 years old) were martyred in the airstrike. Salah’s son and Muhammed’s brother Diaa kamerl posted a memorial to his family members.

A Facebook post from Ahmad Al Brim also added that the young man, Adam Jamal Abu Al-Naja (31), was killed in a strike near the Islamic University in Ma’an. The Al Ghalban family union posted a condolence message to Adam Jamal Abu Al-Naja,

Alkoufza News reported that two people were killed and two were injured while Shehab Agency reported that the number of deaths had risen to four. A tweet from @pslk1145 added that the dead and injured arrived at Nasser Hospital.

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

All three victim names were found among the list of names published by the Palestinian Ministry of Health 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:

Salah Khalil Aslih صلاح خليل اصليح
74 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 975032244
Muhammed Salah Aslih محمد صلاح اصليح
35 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 802042564
Adam Jamal Suleiman Abo Al Naja آدم جمال أبو النجا
31 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 803641026

Summary

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

Media
from sources (3) [ collapse]

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    Source: Osama fathi POST

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    Source: Ismail aslih

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    Source: Al Ghalban family union

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the area of Ma’an (معن), within the city of Khan Younis (خانيونس), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.330061, 34.316744. 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
    3 – 4
  • (3 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 (19) [ collapse]