Israel and Gaza 2023

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Incident Code

ISPT0361

Incident date

October 19, 2023

Location

دير البلح, Deir al Balah, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.418995, 34.349442 Note: The accuracy of this location is to City level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On October 19, 2023, the al-Kurd family home in the city of Deir al Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, was bombed in an alleged Israeli airstrike. Nineteen members of the al-Kurd family were killed in the incident.

The patriarch of the family, 58-year old Zuhair Abdel Qader al-Kurd was killed with his wife, 51-year old Rabeia Mahmoud Abdel Razzaq al-Kurd. Their son, 29-year old Abdel Fattah Zuhair al-Kurd and his wife, Aya Salman, were also killed, as were their two young children: 2-year old Zuhair Abdulfattah Zuhair al-Kurd and 4-year old Layn Abdulfattah Zuhair al-Kurd.

Zuhair and Rabiaa’s second son, 20-year old Muhammad Zuhair al-Kurd was killed with his brother, 16-year old Ahmed Zuhair al-Kurd, and sister, 18-year old Nada Zuhair al-Kurd.

Other family members were also killed: the 6-year old child Habiba Abdul Qader Zuhair al-Kurd, and mother and son Faten Anwar al-Kurd and Ahmed al-Kurd.

20-year old Amr Adnan al-Kurd was killed with his sister, 14-year old Sama Adnan al-Kurd. A pregnant Aseel Ayman Ahmed al-Kurd was killed, as was Amani Ibrahim Ahmed al-Kurd. Lastly, Maryam Ahmed Harb al-Kurd was killed with her two daughters, 15-year old Rawan Hassan al-Kurd and 17-year old Sarah Hassan al-Kurd.

There were no reports of injuries following the incident.

Little detail was shared about the victims, with most friends and family instead sharing prayers and hopes for afterlife redemption. Facebook user Sahar Mahmoud described Maryam al-Kurd as her “creative and literary predecessor.” Sahar lauded Maryam’s daughters, Sarah and Rawan, for having both memorized the Quran. Maryam appears to have also done so.

Family, friends, and journalists shared images and videos of the funeral online with words of consolation for the family. The family’s pain was very evident: images of the funeral show crying women, one of whom has collapsed. A graphic photo shared by Facebook user Abdullatif Tawfic shows the aftermath of the strike: a man cradling a teenage boy who is bloodied and wrapped in a body bag. Twitter/X user @M86950933 attached a photo of the funeral where three children–one of whom appears to be an infant– can be seen also wrapped in body bags.

In his farewell to those killed, Twitter/X user Ahmad al-Kurd said, “The heart is sad, and I am saddened by their separation. May God accept them, forgive them, and make them dwell in the highest paradise in Paradise.”

Facebook user Ahmed Noor Eldin Basheer remembered his “neighbors and brothers” and asked that they be accepted “to the gardens of bliss.”

A Facebook post from the Al-Kurd Family was the only source to attribute the strike to the Israeli military. However, 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 this incident has been graded as a likely strike.

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 (19)

Zuhair Abdel Qader Al-Kurd زهير عبد القادر الكرد
58 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 942372251
Rabeia Mahmoud Abdel Razzaq Al-Kurdi زهير عبد القادر هديوي الكرد
51 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 945771376
Abdel Fattah Zuhair Al-Kurd عبد الفتاح زهير الكرد
29 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 400144283
Aya Salman آية سلمان
Adult female killed
Zuhair Abdulfattah Zuhair Al-Kurd زهير عبد الفتاح زهير الكرد
2 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 442836953
Layn Abdulfattah Zuhair Al-Kurd لين عبد الفتاح زهير الكرد
4 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 441345733
Muhammad Zuhair Al-Kurd محمد زهير الكرد
20 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 408870251
Ahmed Zuhair Al-Kurd أحمد زهير الكرد
16 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 424672087
Nada Zuhair Al-Kurd ندى زهير الكرد
18 years old male Matched to MoH ID 421085069
Habiba Abdul Qader Zuhair Al-Kurd حبيبة عبد القادر زهير الكرد
6 years old female killed
Faten Anwar al-Kurd فاتن أنور الكرد
Adult female killed
Ahmed Al-Kurd أحمد الكرد
male killed
Amr Adnan Al-Kurd عمرو عدنان الكرد
20 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 409355740
Sama Adnan Al-Kurd سما عدنان الكرد
14 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 427425731
Aseel Ayman Ahmed Al-Kurd اسيل أيمن احمد الكرد
Adult female pregnant killed
Amani Ibrahim Ahmed Al-Kurd أمانى أبراهيم احمد الكرد
killed
Maryam Ahmed Harb Al-Kurd مريم احمد حرب الكرد
Adult female killed
Rawan Hassan Al-Kurd روان حسن الكرد
15 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 422387498
Sarah Hassan Al-Kurd ساره حسن الكرد
17 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 422519371

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    19
  • (7–8 children6 women4–5 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

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    Source: Nader Al Arini

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    Source: Abdullatif Tawfic

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    Source: @M86950933

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    Source: Ahmed Noor Eldin Basheer

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    Source: Ahmed Noor Eldin Basheer

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    Source: Ahmad Al-Kurd

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    Source: Nader Al-Arini

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Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the city of Deir al Balah (دير البلح), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.418995, 34.349442. 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
    19
  • (7–8 children6 women4–5 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 (17) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT0461

Incident date

October 22, 2023

Location

بيت لاهيا, Beit Lahia, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.551277, 34.509233 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Town level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Shortly before 10:36 PM on Sunday, October 22nd 2023, the Al-Ghandour family’s house in Beit Lahia, near the Abu Ubaida Center, in the north of the Gaza Strip, was allegedly hit by Israeli aircraft bombing, resulting in at least 18 and potentially more than 25 deaths, including at least four women and at least five children. Sources referred to a large number of others also injured in the strike, though exact figures were not found.

Initially, Shehab Agency and the Gaza Interior Ministry reported about four people killed and a number of injuries. Later on, Muhammad Hazem Al-Masry wrote about a large number of injured, and Umm lol about “dozens of martyrs and wounded” as a result of the attack. Rafat Abu Alaa reported about 16 civilians killed, noting that the death toll may increase due to many remaining under the rubble. Activist Mohamed Yousif stated that more than 25 members of Al-Ghandour family were killed with some remaining under the rubble.

Among them, 18 members of the family who were killed were identified by Airwars based on social media testimonies by relatives and friends. A 60-year-old man named Muhammad Badr Fahd Al-Ghandour (also known as Abu Badr) and his wife, 56-year-old Maryam Ahmed Al-Ghandour (Al-Halabi) were killed alongside their eight sons, daughter, daughter-in-law and four grandchildren.

Their sons who were killed were identified as 30-year-old Fahd Muhammad Badr Al-Ghandour, 22-year-old Omar Muhammad Badr Al-Ghandour, 20-year-old Youssef Muhammed Badr Al-Ghandour and 18-year-old Muhammad Muhammad Badr Al-Ghandour. Three other sons of theirs were also killed: Hamza Muhammad Badr Al-Ghandour,  39-year-old Badr Muhammad Badr Al-Ghandour, and 37-year-old Mahmoud Muhammad Badr Al-Ghandour.

Their newly-wed son, Mustafa Muhammad Badr Al-Ghandour, and his wife, 22-year-old Ahlam Muhammad Salim Al-Ghandour (Farhat), were killed.

Muhammed and Maryam’s 9-year-old daughter, Nisma Muhammad Badr Al-Ghandour, was killed alongside her nieces and nephews. They were identified as Mahmoud’s four children: his daughters, 12-year-old Maryam Mahmoud Muhammad Al-Ghandour and Maria Mahmoud Muhammad Badr Al-Ghandour, who was described as a child, and his sons, 14-year-old Muhammad Mahmoud Muhammad Al-Ghandour and 13-year-old Qusay Mahmoud Muhammad Al-Ghandour.

Two other family members, a 40-year-old man named Shehada Badr Fahd Al-Ghandour and a 38-year-old female relative called Tawfiqa Muhammad Salim Al-Ghandour were also killed.

Family members and friends of the Al-Ghandour made heartfelt tributes and described their grief. Multiple sources described victims remaining buried under the rubble but didn’t identify the number of victims or their names.

One relative of the family, Ahmed Sardah, in a post on Facebook, expressed his distress and pleaded for anyone who lived near the Al-Ghandour family in Beit Lahia or the area of the Indonesian Hospital to check on them and reassure him.

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

The names of fifteen victims have been reconciled with the Palestinian Ministry of Health list of fatalities published on October 26, 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 at approximately 10:36 pm local time.

The victims were named as:

Family members (18)

Muhammad Badr Fahd Al-Ghandour محمد بدر الغندور
60 years old killed Matched to MoH ID 911985737
Maryam Ahmed Abdullah Al-Ghandour (Al-Halabi) مريم احمد الغندور
56 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 909522427
Mustafa Muhammad Badr Al-Ghandour مصطفى محمد بدر الغندور
Age unknown male killed
Ahlam Muhammad Salim Al-Ghandour حلام محمد سليم الغندور
22 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 408376549
Youssef Muhammad Badr Al-Ghandour يوسف محمد بدر الغندور
20 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 408768794
Omar Muhammad Badr Al-Ghandour عمر محمد بدر الغندور
22 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 407047075
Hamza Muhammad Badr Al-Ghandour حمزة محمد بدر الغندور
Age unknown male killed
Nisma Muhammad Badr Al-Ghandour نسمة محمد بدر الغندور
9 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 434022703
Badr Muhammad Badr Al-Ghandour بدر محمد بدر الغندور
39 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 800305062
Fahd Muhammad Badr Al-Ghandour فهد محمد بدر الغندور
30 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 804581247
Muhammad Muhammad Badr Al-Ghandour محمد محمد بدر الغندور
18 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 421397001
Mahmoud Muhammad Badr Al-Ghandour محمود محمد بدر الغندور
37 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 800629727
Muhammad Mahmoud Muhammad Al-Ghandour محمد محمود محمد الغندور
14 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 429124571
Qusay Mahmoud Muhammad Al-Ghandour قصي محمود محمد الغندور
13 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 429953078
Maryam Mahmoud Muhammad Al-Ghandour مريم محمود محمد الغندور
12 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 800629727
Maria Mahmoud Muhammad Badr Al-Ghandour ماريا محمود محمد بدر الغندور
Child female
Tawfiqa Muhammad Salim Al-Ghandour, توفيقة محمد سليم الغندور
38 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 801541194
Shehada Badr Fahd Al-Ghandour شحادة بدر فهد الغندور
40 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 800308397

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    18 – 26
  • (5–7 children4 women8–10 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: Nidal Al-Ghandour

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    Source: Nidal Al-Ghandour

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    Source: Nidal Al-Ghandour

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    Source: Nidal Al-Ghandour

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    Source: Monir Serdah

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    Source: Ashour Ghandour Abu Fadi

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    Source: Ashour Ghandour Abu Fadi

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    Source: Ashour Ghandour Abu Fadi

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    Source: Ashour Ghandour Abu Fadi

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    Source: Ashour Ghandour Abu Fadi

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    Source: Ashour Ghandour Abu Fadi

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    Source: Ashour Ghandour Abu Fadi

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Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Beit Lahia (بيت لاهيا), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.551277, 34.509233. 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
    18 – 26
  • (5–7 children4 women8–10 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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Incident Code

ISPT1483

Incident date

December 5, 2023

Location

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

Geolocation

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

Airwars assessment

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (2)

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

The victims were named as:

Talia Khattab
Child female killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Marketplace, Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    30 – 51
  • (1 child1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    12–24
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Impact
    Food
    Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

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    Source: @ShehabAgency

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    Source: Msdr news

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    Source: Msdr news

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    Source: Mohammed Refat Farhat

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    Source: MAZAYARADIOFM

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    Source: Mohamed.safeer2014

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    Source: @PalMissionUK

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Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention Abu Hosni Street (شارع ابو حسني) in the town of Deir Al Balah (دير البلح), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.415100, 34.357300. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

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Israeli Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Marketplace, Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    30 – 51
  • (1 child1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    12–24
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Impact
    Food
    Impact on services or infrastructure relating to education, health or food supply. See methodology note for details.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (42) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISSY004

Incident date

November 12, 2019

Location

المزة, Al Mazza neighborhood, Damascus, Syria

Geolocation

33.497253, 36.236975 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Exact location (via Airwars) level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Two civilians were reported killed and ten others, including a child, were injured in alleged Israeli airstrikes on a family home in Al Mazza neighbourhood in Damascus on November 12th, 2019, according to local sources. One source also reported that Syrian regime missiles reacting to an Israeli air attack also hit nearby homes.

The government’s Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported that the airstrike targeted the leader of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement, Akram Al Ajouri. His son Mu’az Al Ajouri was reportedly killed, along with another person named Abdullah Yousef Hassan. Mu’az Al Ajouri’s daughter Batoul was reported injured. And according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, Mu’az Al Ajouri’s wife was also injured.

Times of Israel identified “Ajouri’s bodyguard was the other man killed, Hebrew media reported”.

Further sources said that Akram Al Ajouri and his wife were injured in the attack; while others said he was not present in the building at the time of the explosion that took place in the early hours of Tuesday November 12th. According to SANA, the incident occurred around 4:14am.

SANA reported that the explosion caused by the airstrike was strong and that “the building targeted was heavily damaged and windows of nearby buildings and a number of cars were shattered.”

Free Deir Ezzor Radio, however, reported that “in an attempt to respond to an Israeli raid, a rocket fired by the regime forces landed on one of the residential buildings in Al Mazza neighbourhood of western villas near the Lebanese embassy”, reporting a number of killed and wounded people. No other source made this claim.

Step News Agency reported that the strikes targeted Iranian militias: “Israeli shelling targeted several missiles in a residential building where Iranian militias are stationed in Mazza area in Damascus. The initial toll is about 10 dead and several wounded.” It is unclear if these reported fatalities are civilians or belligerents.

Israel Hayom identified the location of the building struck as being near the Lebanese embassy in the western Al-Mazza area of Damascus, adding that “it is not known if it has any connection to the embassy to which it is adjacent”.

The combatant status of both Mu’az Al Ajouri and Abdullah Yousef Hassan was somewhat unclear – with both pictured in uniform prior to their deaths, and Mr al Ajouri given military honours at his funeral (though this may instead have reflected his father’s own status within Islamic Jihad.) However, no other sources identify either men as being a member of a militant organization.

The incident occured at approximately 4:14 am local time.

The victims were named as:

Family members (4)

Mu'az Al Ajouri
Adult male killed
Batoul Al Ajoura
Child female injured
Wife of Mu'az Al Ajouri
Adult female injured
Wife of Akram Al Ajouri
Adult female injured

The victims were named as:

Abdullah Yousef Hassan عبد الله يوسف حسن
Age unknown male killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2 – 10
  • (2 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    3–10
  • 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
  • Suspected target
    Other
  • Belligerents reported killed
    0–10
  • Belligerents reported injured
    0–2

Sources (28) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (20) [ collapse]

  • Images for an unknown explosion in Mazzeh - West Villas (EuphratesPost)
  • Aftermath of the attack
  • Aftermath of alleged Israeli airstrikes on Al Mazza neigbourhood in Damascus, November 12th, 2019 (via SANA).
  • Aftermath of alleged Israeli strikes on the house of Islamic Jihad leader Akram Al Ajoura in Damascus' Al Mazza neighbourhood on November 12th, 2019 (via Euphrates Post).
  • Aftermath of alleged Israeli strikes on the house of Islamic Jihad leader Akram Al Ajoura in Damascus' Al Mazza neighbourhood on November 12th, 2019 (via Free Deir Ezzor Radio).
  • Building on fire after alleged Israeli strikes on the house of Islamic Jihad leader Akram Al Ajoura in Damascus' Al Mazza neighbourhood on November 12th, 2019 (via Free Deir Ezzor Radio).
  • Aftermath of alleged Israeli strikes on the house of Islamic Jihad leader Akram Al Ajoura in Damascus' Al Mazza neighbourhood on November 12th, 2019 (via Free Deir Ezzor Radio).
  • Rubble after alleged Israeli strikes on the house of Islamic Jihad leader Akram Al Ajoura in Damascus' Al Mazza neighbourhood on November 12th, 2019 (via Free Deir Ezzor Radio).
  • Edited photo of Abdullah Yousef Hassan, who was killed in alleged Israeli airstrikes on Damascus' Al Mazza neighbourhood on November 12th, 2019 (via Khan Danoun Refugee Camp).
  • Edited photo of Abdullah Yousef Hassan, who was killed in alleged Israeli airstrikes on Damascus' Al Mazza neighbourhood on November 12th, 2019 (via Khan Danoun Refugee Camp).
  • Abdullah Yousef Hassan was killed in alleged Israeli airstrikes on Damascus' Al Mazza neighbourhood on November 12th, 2019 (via Khan Danoun Refugee Camp).
  • The funeral of Moaz Akram Al Ajouri, who was killed in alleged Israeli airstrikes on Al Mazza neighbourhood in Damascus on November 12th, 2019 (via Sleman Al Ajouri).
  • The body of Moaz Akram Al Ajouri at his funeral, who was killed in alleged Israeli airstrikes on Al Mazza neighbourhood in Damascus on November 12th, 2019 (via Sleman Al Ajouri).
  • Moaz Akram Al Ajouri was killed in alleged Israeli airstrikes on Al Mazza neighbourhood in Damascus on November 12th, 2019 (via Sleman Al Ajouri).
  • Translation: “The first scenes after the attack on the house of the leader of the "Islamic Jihad" group called "Akram Al Ajouri" in the Mazza area of Damascus” (via Zaman Al Wasl).
  • Translation: “Official source: The explosion at dawn today, Tuesday, in the Al Mazza area, west of Damascus, was caused by an Israeli bombardment of the house of the Palestinian leader in the Jihad Movement, Akram Al-Ajouri, killing his son Moaz and another person, wounding civilians and extensive material damage (# SANA)” (via @Maher_mon).
  • The damaged residential house after alleged Israeli airstrikes on Al Mazza neighbourhood in Damascus on November 12th, 2019 (via @Maher_mon).
  • The day after alleged Israeli airstrikes on Al Mazza neighbourhood in Damascus on November 12th, 2019 (via @Maher_mon).
  • Image of the building destroyed in alleged Israeli strikes on Damascus on November 12, 2019. (Image posted by Ynet)
  • Exact location of alleged Israeli strikes on Damascus on November 12, 2019. (Image posted by Ynet)

Geolocation notes (5) [ collapse]

Reports of the incident mention a residential building being struck in the western area of Al Mazzeh (المزة) neighbourhood. Reviewing audio-visual material we have narrowed down the location of this strike, west of Rahman mosque (جامع الرحمن) to the following coordinates: 33.497253, 36.236975.

  • Reports of the incident mention a residential building being struck in the western area of Al Mezzah (المزة) neighbourhood.

    Imagery:
    Google Earth

  • Reviewing audio-visual material we have narrowed down the location of this strike, west of Rahman mosque (جامع الرحمن).

    Imagery:
    Google Earth

  • Tagged satellite imagery.

    Imagery:
    Google Earth

  • Tagged visual material.

    Imagery:
    Euphrates Post

  • Tagged panoramic stitch of audio-visual material.

    Imagery:
    SANA

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
    2 – 10
  • (2 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    3–10
  • 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
  • Suspected target
    Other
  • Belligerents reported killed
    0–10
  • Belligerents reported injured
    0–2

Sources (28) [ collapse]

Incident Code

M21ISPT007

Incident date

May 11, 2021

Location

عمارة طيبة في مخيم الشاطئ, Taiba building in Al Shati’ refugee camp, Gaza Strip, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.528774, 34.446597 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Exact location (via Airwars) level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

A woman and her disabled son were killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike on their building in Gaza’s al Shati refugee camp. They were identified as Amira Abdel Fattah Subuh and Abdul-Rahman Yusef Ali Subuh.

The airstrike hit the Taiba building, where they lived, in the early hours of the morning on May 11th, 2021. Early reporting indicated the death of one woman, but further reporting identified a second death – the woman’s son who Al Haq said had cerebral palsy. The Associated Press reported that another man was also killed in the airstrike, citing health officials, but no additional information was provided.

Al Haq found two people had been injured in the incident, with them both in a medium to critical condition. According to Palestinian Centre for Human Rights they had been in a nearby house when the strike occurred. @ahmed_rade_2017 shared a photo of a man identified as Ahmed Alsyed, saying he had been seriously injured in the airstrike on the Taiba building. Other sources reported up to four injuries.

The Israeli Defence Force said it had targeted a senior official of the armed wing of Hamas in the attack, according to Haaretz. A similar statement from the Israeli military was reported by Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor – the home of a battalion commander had allegedly been targeted. But field investigations by the organisation reportedly found no-one had been in the apartment hit at the time. It instead resulted in the collapse of the ceiling of the apartment underneath which lead to the fatalities. Airwars acquired the official statement from the IDF referring to “A  Hamas battalion commander was also targeted” but this statement doesn’t specifically reference the location of the commander.

The building targeted consisted of 13 apartments over seven floors. Al Mezan Centre for Human Rights reported that the top floor was hit with three missiles, while he Palestinian Centre for Human Rights said it was hit with two.

A neighbour, Saleh al-Khaldi, recounted the events of the morning to Middle East Eye.“We were at the mosque doing the al-Fajr [dawn] prayers when a massive explosion rocked the neighbourhood. I ran out to the street to find out that [Israeli warplanes] had targeted a building belonging to the Nasman family, which had apartments that were rented to other families,” he said. “I helped pull out a number of injured residents, as well as two martyred people; a woman and her son who were peacefully sleeping in their home.”

One of Subuh’s surviving children told the Palestinian Ma’an news agency, “I bid farewell to the most precious person in my heart, my mother, and I ask God to have mercy on her.”

B’Tselem collected testimonies from two of Amira’s sons, who are also Abdul-Rahman’s brothers:

Mu’az Subuh, 29, told B’Tselem that “On Monday, 10 May 2021, I went to my mother’s with my wife and daughter for Iftar dinner. We stayed with them until 1:30 A.M. I had a feeling the situation was going to escalate, so I suggested they move in with us. It’s really close, less than a kilometer away, but I thought it would better for them to stay at my place, mainly because my brother, ‘Abd a-Rahman, has cerebral palsy. But my mother refused. We went back home…In the morning, I prayed the dawn prayers and went to my mother’s house. I got to their street around 4:30 A.M. When I was about 50 meters away from the building, I heard a very loud explosion. There were clouds of smoke and dust, and I heard people shouting. The building my mother and brothers lived in had been bombed. I tried to get into the building, but people there stopped me because they were afraid of another strike. They suggested I wait for the ambulance and the Civil Defense crew. They tried to reassure me and told me they’d seen my brother ‘Ali at the mosque and had prayed with him. I felt on the verge of a nervous breakdown. I was sure my family was dead. I saw the sixth and seventh floors had been completely demolished. They looked like one floor. I lost all hope that anyone in my family would make it out alive. Some neighbors went up to the apartment and came back down and told me my brothers Baraa and ‘Ali and ‘Ali’s wife Nasmah were alive. As for my mother and my brother ‘Abd a-Rahman, they said, “We didn’t find them. We’re looking for them, but it looks very bad.” Then they told me my mother was injured and on the way to hospital, and that I should go there. When I arrived, I discovered she’d been killed. I hugged her, kissed her body, and screamed and shouted, “I told you to come to our house! Why didn’t you listen to me?!” Then they put my mother in the morgue.”

Baraa Subuh, 27, told B’Tselem that “On Tuesday, 11 May 2021, at 2:00 A.M., I came home and found my mother and my brother ‘Abd a-Rahman awake. My mother was reading the Quran. I sat down with her, ‘Abd a-Rahman and my sister-in-law Nasmah for the meal before the fast. Then I went back to the living room. At around 4:30 A.M., my brother ‘Ali went to the mosque to pray and my mother told me to go to bed. We went to our bedrooms but a few minutes later, before I’d fallen asleep, the house suddenly collapsed on top of me. The wardrobe fell on me, too, and the wall behind me fell out to the road. There was a lot of dust and I had trouble breathing. There was no power and the house was pitch black. I managed to pull myself out from under the debris and went to the room where my mother and ‘Abd a-Rahman sleep. It was in ruins. I called out but couldn’t see anyone. I started removing the debris to get them out. It was only then that I realized Israeli airplanes had bombed the house while we were in it. There was no warning before they fired. The solar boilers on the roof were leaking into our apartment. I started running around the house looking for ‘Abd a-Rahman and the rest of the family. I found my sister-in-law Nasmah and told her to go down to the ground floor. I also found my brother ‘Ali, who was looking for my mother and ‘Abd a-Rahman. In the end, we found mother’s body under the rubble. I started removing the debris that was covering her. Meanwhile, an ambulance and Civil Defense crews arrived, so I put her on a stretcher and told ‘Ali to go with her. I stayed home to look for ‘Abd a-Rahman with the Civil Defense crew and people from the neighborhood. Suddenly, I felt weak and short of breath. I was given first aid and taken to a-Shifaa Hospital. ‘Abd a-Rahman was under the rubble for an hour and a half before we found him. The paramedics brought him to the hospital. Because of the amount of rubble, I didn’t believe he’d survive and when we found him, he was lifeless. When I saw that my brother ‘Abd a-Rahman was dead, I felt great sorrow. I also saw my mother lying lifeless and felt she was sending a message that she wanted to die along with ‘Abd a-Rahman, because he was disabled and we have no father, so there would be no one to care for him without her. ‘Abd a-Rahman was very attached to her.”

Most sources reported that Abdul-Rahman Yusef Ali Subuh was 19 years old, although a single source recorded him as 13-years-old. His mother, Amira, was aged between 57 and 61.

The majority of sources attributed the strikes to Israel. B’Tselem pointed out that “A Hamas military wing operative lived on the seventh floor. He was not home at the time. It is not known whether that was the reason for the strike.” Mu’az and Baraa Subuh, relatives of the victims, said that there was no warning before the strike.

The incident occured at 04:40:00 local time.

The victims were named as:

Family members (3)

Amira Abdel Fattah Subuh أميرة عبد الفتاح سوبا
59 years old female killed
Abdul-Rahman Yusef Ali Subuh عبد الرحمن يوسف علي صبح
19 years old male killed
Baraa Subuh
27 years old male injured

The victims were named as:

Ahmed Alsyed احمد السيد
Adult male Twitter source reported that Ahmed Alsyed had been seriously injured in the incident injured

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2 – 3
  • (1 woman1–2 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–4
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military
  • Suspected target
    Palestinian Forces

Sources (53) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (27) [ collapse]

  • Caption translation: Occupation warplanes bombed a civilian residential apartment near Al-Susi Mosque, west of the city of #Gaza, injuring two civilians (image via @AbuZiad486)
  • Caption translation: Occupation warplanes bombed a civilian residential apartment near Al-Susi Mosque, west of the city of #Gaza, injuring two civilians (image via @AbuZiad486)
  • Caption translation: Occupation warplanes bombed a civilian residential apartment near Al-Susi Mosque, west of the city of #Gaza, injuring two civilians (image via @AbuZiad486)
  • Caption translation: Our brother and beloved of our hearts, Abu Rashad; Ahmed Alsyed Today, he was seriously injured after the bombing of Taiba building next to Al-Susi Mosque, west of Gaza Your prayers for a speedy recovery and may God have mercy on him and be kind to him (image via @ahmed_rade_2017)
  • Mourners carry a body at the funeral of Amira Abdel Fattah Subuh and Abdul-Rahman Yusef Ali Subuh, both killed in an airstrike on May 11th, 2021 in al Shati' refugee camp (image via @AlmakdesyMedia)
  • Caption translated: Dozens of Palestinians take part in the funeral of the elderly martyr Amira Abdel Fattah Subuh, 57, and her son, Shahid Abdul Rahman, who has special needs, as a result of the targeting of their apartment in the Beach Camp in Gaza (via @AlmakdesyMedia)
  • Mourners at the funeral of mother and son killed in the May 11th, 2021 strike in al Shati' refugee camp (image via @AlmakdesyMedia)
  • The area of the airstrike on May 11th, 2021 in al Shati' refugee camp. At least two civilians were killed in the incident (image via @qudsn)
  • A man walking through the rubble from the May 11th, 2021 airstrike on a building in al Shati' refugee camp (image via @qudsn)
  • The damaged Taiba building in al Shati' refugee camp. The airstrike killed a mother and son (image via @qudsn)
  • Image caption: Pictures from the recent Israeli targeting in the Al-Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza, which targeted a residential building on top of its owners' heads while they were sleeping, and led to the death of a citizen and the injury of others (via @YouthGoDigital)
  • Image shows the site of the airstrike on Taiba building in Gaza's al Shati' camp (image via @Almeqdad)
  • Image caption: Apartments were targeted in minutes after dawn prayers, on the heads of their sleeping civilians in Al-Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza, which led to the death of a woman and her son (via @Almeqdad)
  • Image caption: Apartments were targeted in minutes after dawn prayers, on the heads of their sleeping civilians in Al-Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza, which led to the death of a woman and her son (via @Almeqdad)
  • The top of Taiba building, which was hit in a strike on May 11th, 2021 (image via @Almeqdad)
  • Translated caption: 3 martyrs, including a 57-year-old woman and her disabled son, as the occupation aircraft targeted their house in Al-Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza City (via @OMN_4)
  • Image shows the building hit in the May 11th, 2021 strike in Gaza's al Shati' refugee camp. The strike killed at least two civilians (via @Amel_Zarouk)
  • Image caption: Pictures of 3 martyrs, including a 60-year-old woman and her disabled son, after the Zionist warplanes targeted their home in Al-Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza City (via @Amel_Zarouk)

  • This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.

    Image shared alongside another of a different deceased victim's hand. Image caption reads: The martyr Amira Abdel Fattah Sobh.The martyr / Abd al-Rahman Yusef Subuh (via Ali Abu Zayd)

  • This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.

    Image caption reads: The funeral of the elderly martyr Amira Abdel-Fattah Subuh, and her martyr son, "Abdel-Rahman," who is a person with special needs (via Pal Post)

  • This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.

    Image appears to show the hand of the deceased. At least two civilians were killed in the May 11th, 2021 airstrike in al Shati' camp (image via Ali Abu Zayd)

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    A reporter from Palestine Chronicle photographed the funeral of the mother and son killed in the May 11th, 2021 strike in al Shati' refugee camp in Gaza (via Palestine Chronicle)

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    Image shows the funeral of two civilians killed in the May 11th, 2021 airstrike in al Shati' camp. Amira Abdel Fattah Subuh and Abdul-Rahman Yusef Ali Subuh, mother and son, were killed in the incident (image via Palestine Chronicle)
  • Mourners at the funeral of Amira Abdel Fattah Subuh and Abdul-Rahman Yusef Ali Subuh, a mother and son killed in an airstrike on May 11th, 2021 (image via Palestine Chronicle)
  • Photos of the funeral procession of Amira Abdel Fattah Subuh and Abdul-Rahman Yusef Ali Subuh (via Palestine Chronicle)
  • Amirah Subuh and her son ‘Abd a-Rahman Subuh, who were both killed in Al Shati camp on May 11, 2021. (Image posted by B'Tselem)
  • Baraa Subuh, brother and son to the mother and son killed in strikes on Al Shati on May 11, 2021. He was also injured in the strikes. (Image posted by B'Tselem)

Geolocation notes (3) [ collapse]

Reports of the incident mention an apartment being struck in the Taiba Building (عمارة طيبة) in the Al Shati Camp (مخيّم الشاطئ‎). Analyzing visual material from sources, we have narrowed down the location to these exact coordinates: 31.528774, 34.446597.

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
    2 – 3
  • (1 woman1–2 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–4
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military
  • Suspected target
    Palestinian Forces

Sources (53) [ collapse]

Incident Code

M21ISPT039

Incident date

May 13, 2021

Location

حي التنور, Al Tanoor neighborhood, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.265309, 34.269018 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

At least two civilians, a pregnant woman and her child, were killed and four to seven other civilians, including three children and two to three women, were injured in alleged Israeli strikes on the Al Tanoor neighborhood, east of Rafah on May 13, 2021.

Al Mezan reported that Hour Mumen Al-Zamli, 3 (other sources put her age at 1 and a half), and her five-month pregnant mother, Kholoud Fuad Al-Shaer, 26, were killed, while six others were injured, including three children and two women. The strike took place at approximately 7:40pm and involved a two-story house in Attanour neighborhood which belongs to Jamal Ismail Al-Zamli and is home to two families made up of 12 persons.

A post by Sahar.elshaer, said to be a cousin of Kholoud, wrote that Khouloud was a student at the Islamic University and that he was planning to visit her after Ramadan but now wouldn’t get the opportunity.

Al Shabab Radio put the number of injuries in the strikes at four, along with the death of one woman. Defence for Children – Palestine provided the toll of seven civilians injured, including three children, and that the wounded were transported to Abu Yousef Al-Najjar hospital for treatment.

Al Mezan added that there was no prior warning to the strike and that the home of Jamal Ismail Al-Zamli was completely destroyed. All of the sources pointed to Israel as the culprit.

The incident occured at 19:40:00 local time.

The victims were named as:

Family members (2)

Hour Mumen Al-Zamli حور مؤمن جمال الزاملي
3 years old female killed
Kholoud Fuad Al-Shaer خلود فؤاد فرحان الشاعر
26 years old female pregnant killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • (1 child1 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    4–7
  • 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 (28) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (7) [ collapse]

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    Very graphic image of Hour Mumen Al-Zamli, killed alongside her pregnant mother in an alleged Israeli strikes on east Rafah on May 13th, 2021. (Image posted by @Harmony_ia)
  • Hour Mumen Al-Zamli, killed alongside her pregnant mother in an alleged Israeli strikes on east Rafah on May 13th, 2021. (Image posted by @omamahwest)
  • The father of the girl, Hoor al-Zamili, who was killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike, carries her body before burial in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.(Image posted by Al Quds)

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    Very graphic image of Hour Mumen Al-Zamli, amongst others killed in alleged Israeli strikes on east Rafah on May 13th, 2021. (Image posted by Khanyounis1967 via Facebook)
  • Funeral for Hour Mumen Al-Zamli and her pregnant mother, killed in alleged Israeli strikes on east Rafah on May 13th, 2021. (Image posted by Hasan wadi`a via Facebook)
  • Hour Mumen Al-Zamli, killed alongside her mother in an alleged Israeli strikes on east Rafah on May 13th, 2021. (Image posted by Sahar.elshaer)
  • The father of Hour Mumen Al-Zamli, killed in alleged Israeli strikes, carries the body of his daughter to the morgue on May 13th, 2021. (Image posted by Getty Images)

Geolocation notes (1) [ collapse]

Reports of the incident mention the Al Tanoor (التنور) neighborhood, east of Rafah (رفح), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.265309, 34.269018. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

  • Reports of the incident mention the Al Tanoor (التنور) neighborhood, east of Rafah (رفح).

    Imagery:
    Google Earth

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
    2
  • (1 child1 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    4–7
  • 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 (28) [ collapse]

Incident Code

M21ISPT071

Incident date

May 15, 2021

Location

شارع العيون, Al Ayoun Street, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.528241, 34.465189 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Exact location (via Airwars) level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

One civilian was reportedly killed and three others injured during alleged Israeli forces airstrikes in Sheikh Radwan, Gaza in the evening of May 15th 2021.

The civilian killed in the attack was reported to be Saeed Khaled Abu Ghalioun. Most sources said he was 30 years old – although several placed his age younger, at either 26 or 27.

Multiple reports said the alleged strike took place at 6.50pm local time, close to Mr Ghalioun’s home on Al-Ayoun Street. The vehicle itself was a family saloon, images from the scene showed – with some sources describing it as a taxi and others as a personal vehicle.

While almost all sources suggested Mr Ghalioun was in the vehicle, Al Haq reported that “a dark blue Flux vehicle [was destroyed] killing Saeed Khaled Saeed Abu Ghalyoun, 26 as he stood near the Al-Shorouk hall in Gaza City.”

The body of the victim was later transferred to the Al-Shifa Medical Complex, in west Gaza.

The victim’s relative Abu Esam Abu Ghalioun later posted the following condolence message: “Our deepest condolences to my cousin Khaled Abu Ghalioun on the martyrdom of his young son Saeed Khaled Abu Ghalioun in a direct targeting of his car on Al-Jalaa Street in Gaza City. We count him as a martyr with God, and we do not recommend anyone over God.”

The incident occured at 18:50:00 local time.

The victims were named as:

Saeed Khaled Abu Ghalioun سعيد خالد أبو غليون
26-30 years old male Alternative age given as 26 or 27 killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • 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 (37) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (3) [ collapse]

  • 'The martyrdom of my cousin Saeed Khaled Abu Ghalioun after his car was targeted in front of his house 💔'
  • A destroyed vehicle in Gaza City, following an Iasraeli strike on May 15th 2021 which killed civilian Saeed Khaled Abu Ghalioun (image via @wasemjojo98 )
  • Saeed Khaled Abu Ghalioun, killed in a reported Israeli airstrike on Gaza, May 15th 2021 (image via @wasemjojo98 )

Geolocation notes (4) [ collapse]

Reports of the incident mention a vehicle being struck on Al Ayoun Street (شارع العيون) in the Sheikh Radwan (الشيخ رضوان‎‎) neighbourhood of Gaza (غَزَّة). Analyzing visual material from sources, we have narrowed down the location to these exact coordinates: 31.528241, 34.465189.

  • Reports of the incident mention a vehicle being struck on Al Ayoun Street (شارع العيون) in the Sheikh Radwan (الشيخ رضوان‎‎) neighbourhood of Gaza (غَزَّة).

    Imagery:
    Soar

  • Tagged visual material from sources.

    Imagery:
    Maan News

  • Tagged visual material from sources.

    Imagery:
    @QudsNen

  • Tagged visual material from sources.

    Imagery:
    @PalEvePlus

Israeli Military Assessment:

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

Original strike reports

Israeli Military

There appeared to be no corresponding IDF published reports relating to this event.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • 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 (37) [ collapse]

Incident Code

M21ISPT101

Incident date

May 18, 2021

Location

رفح, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.296854, 34.243508 Note: The accuracy of this location is to City level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

A woman died of a heart attack following an alleged Israeli airstrike on the city of Rafah, southern Gaza on May 18th 2021, according to local media reports.

Saadiya Yousef Hussein Abu Gharara, 57, died from heart failure after 12 airstrikes struck the city shortly after 22:05, reported Al Mezan.

The body of Mrs Gharara, a resident of Block 5, was transported to Abu Youssef Al-Najjar Hospital, said Nuseirat News.

Al Mezan reported the strikes were part of a wave of attacks that targeted farmland and road networks in the north and east of Rafah city. The Shehab News Agency posted a photograph purporting to show damage to a residential street in the Khirbet al-Adas neighborhood. Quds News reported the neighborhood of Musbeh was also targeted in the strikes.

The incident occured at approximately 10:05 pm local time.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    No
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Cause of injury / death
    Accidents related to conflict
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (38) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

  • Caption Photo: "An Israeli raid targeted a main street in the Khirbet al-Adas area in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip" Courtesy of @ShehabAgency

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the city of Rafah (رفح), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.296854, 34.243508. 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 harm reported
    No
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Cause of injury / death
    Accidents related to conflict
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (38) [ collapse]