Israel and Gaza 2023

Israel and Gaza 2023

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Incident Code

ISPT0189a

Incident date

October 14, 2023

Location

عائلة الطهراوي شمال رفح, Al Tahrawi family north of Rafah, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

Airwars assessment

At dawn on October 14th 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the al-Tahrawi family home on Hamid Street in the Beach Camp area, north of Rafah city in the Gaza Strip, reportedly killing three civilians: a grandfather, 64 year old Kamal Abdul Rahman al-Tahrawi, and his young grandsons, 18 year old Kamal Saher al-Tahrawi and 16 year old Walid Muhammad Kamal al-Tahrawi. According to a Facebook post by Shadi al-Madhoun Abu Wadih, Kamal Saher’s uncle, another unidentified civilian sustained injuries. Shadi referred to the latter as “heroic”, wishing them a “speedy recovery”.

Condolence messages alongside several pictures honoring the victims were posted by multiple relatives and acquaintances, including Kamal bin Hassan al-Tahrawi, Alaa al-Tahrawi, Umm Jamal al-Tahrawi, Adel Zourub, as well as Kamal Abdul Rahman’s nieces Umm Omar Khaled and Doaa Matar, his and nephews, his great-niece, Shaimaa al-Tahrawi, and Wael al-Tahrawi Abu Ibrahim, who stated: “we mourn the al-Tahrawi family in the Arab world”.

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

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

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

The incident occured around dawn.

The victims were named as:

Family members (3)

Kamal Abdul Rahman Al-Tahrawi كمال عبد الرحمن الطهراوي
64 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 902210756
Kamal Saher Al-Tahrawi كمال ساهر الطهراوي
18 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 422662510
Walid Muhammad Kamal Al-Tahrawi وليد محمد كمال الطهراوي
16 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 421849464

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3
  • (1 child2 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    1
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (13) [ collapse]

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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
  • (1 child2 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    1
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (13) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT0102g

Incident date

October 10, 2023

Location

بني سهيلا, Bani Suheila, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.342130, 34.325343 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Town level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On the 10th of October 2023, the wife of Musab Al Buraim – the media spokesman for the Islamic Jihad Movement – and three other civilians were reportedly killed and others were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Al-Buraim family home in Bani Suhaila, in the south of the Gaza Strip.

Several different news outlets reported the alleged strike including Safa News, Palestine Today, Khaberni.com, Masryalyoum News and Medusa Media. On the morning of the 10th of October, Safa News reported that the wife of Musab Al Buraim had been killed as a result of “the bombing of her family’s home in Bani Suhaila”.

Khaberni.com and Medusa media reported the alleged airstrike using identical statements, both released on the 10th of October:“Palestinian sources said that four Palestinians were martyred, including the wife of the media spokesman for the Islamic Jihad Movement, Musab Al-Buraim, and others were injured”. None of the sources specified how many others were injured.

Facebook user Zakariyya Abu Saaud posted a message of condolence online: “the martyrdom of Abu Sajid Al-Buraim’s wife. May God reward you, beloved Musab Al-Buraim”.

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

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

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

wife of Musab Al Buraim زوجة مصعب البريم
Adult female killed

Summary

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

Sources (8) [ collapse]

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Bani Suheila (بني سهيلا), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.342130, 34.325343. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

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Israeli Military Assessment:

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

Summary

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

Sources (8) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT0262

Incident date

October 16, 2023

Location

جوار قاعة ابو سرار, Vicinity of Abu Sarar Hall, Deir al Balah, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.453178, 34.386007 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Nearby landmark level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On Monday,16th October 2023, an alleged Israeli bombardment hit the al-Naami family home behind Abu Sarar hall in the al-Nuseirat camp in the Gaza Strip, causing injuries. Airwars has not been able to find details on victims or corroboration of their status and will continue to monitor reports on this incident.

Airwars has graded this incident as a single source claim due to the sources repeating identical information from one original source.

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

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian infrastructure
    IDP or refugee camp, Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (7) [ collapse]

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the vicinity of Abu Sarar Hall (قاعة ابو سرار) to the west of Deir al Balah (دير البلح), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.453178, 34.386007. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Israeli Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian infrastructure
    IDP or refugee camp, Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (7) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT0347

Incident date

October 18, 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 18th October 2023, four members of the Abu Shamala family, two women and two children, were killed and others were wounded by an alleged Israeli bombardment in the Al-Alami area of Jabalia camp.

Facebook posts from relatives have identified 20-year-old Saba Muhammad Daher as killed in the strike, with one relative describing Saba as a “flower.” A video of Saba’s father, Dr. Mohammed Doher receiving the news while working in the Indonesian hospital in the Northern Gaza Strip, has been circulated on Twitter by user @Shehabagency. On Facebook, Uday Abu Shamala referred to her as “Dr. Saba Dhaher,” meaning she may have been following in her father’s footsteps.

Alongside Saba, 50-year old Hanaa Abu Shamala, her daughter 16-year old Maha Abu Shamala and her granddaughter 3-year old Beirut Muhammad Abu Shamala were also reportedly killed in the strike.

Safa News quoted the Ministry of Interior who reported that in addition to those killed, there were wounded, but did not specify how many.

Airwars has matched the names of all 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”. Along with one other source that attributed the strike to Israeli forces, 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 (3)

Hanaa Abu Shamala هناء ابو شمالة
50 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 935342832
Maha Abu Shamala مها ابو شمالة
16 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 422110502
Beirut Muhammad Abu Shamala بيروت محمد ابو شمالة
3 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 445222177

The victims were named as:

Saba Muhammad Daher صبا محمد ظاهر
20 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 409814563

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    IDP or refugee camp
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    4
  • (2 children2 women)
  • 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 (11) [ collapse]

Media
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    Source: Ghadeer Aljamal

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Geolocation notes

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

Israeli Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    IDP or refugee camp
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    4
  • (2 children2 women)
  • 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 (11) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT0421

Incident date

October 21, 2023

Location

منزل لعائلة الجخلب في محيط مسجد المتقين بخانيونس جنوب قطاع غزة, al-Jakhlab family home behind al-Muttaqin Mosque in central Khan Yunis, Khan Yunis, the Gaza Strip

Airwars assessment

On Saturday morning, 21st October 2023, an alleged Israeli strike hit the al-Jakhlab family home behind al-Muttaqin Mosque in central Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, resulting in several deaths and injuries.

Initial reportage from Shehab Agency stated that there were “martyrs and wounded” as a result of the alleged strike. A number of sources state there were several injuries as a result of the bombing on the house. Journalist Ahmed Haider al-Azizi tweeted that  “Several injuries arrived at Nasser Hospital as a result of” the alleged bombing.  A video shared by Quds network showed three injured individuals being carried on stretchers into the hospital.

No precise figure for the number of deaths or injuries is given, but a number of sources show images of civilians injured in the strike.

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.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Religious Institution, Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–3
  • 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 (19) [ collapse]

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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
    Religious Institution, Residential building
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–3
  • 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 (19) [ collapse]

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: Abdullatif Tawfic

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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

Sources (18) [ collapse]

Media
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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: 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: 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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    Source: Ashour Ghandour Abu Fadi

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    Source: Ashour Ghandour Abu Fadi

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    Source: Salama Abu Jihad

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    Source: Muhammad Hassan Al-Masry

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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

Sources (18) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT1483

Incident date

December 5, 2023

Location

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

Geolocation

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

Airwars assessment

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (2)

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

The victims were named as:

Talia Khattab
Child female killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Marketplace, 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]

Media
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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: Msdr news

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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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    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]