Civilian Casualties

(3 children5 women3 men)

11 named, 2 families identified

Neighbourhood/area

حي الصبرة, Al Sabra neighbourhood, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Friday, October 20th 2023, 15 civilians from three generations of the same family were killed and others were reportedly injured when an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the Abu Sharia family house in the Al Sabra neighbourhood of Gaza City. The incident also caused “massive destruction” to the area according to a report by Wattan

Summary

(5 children5 women5 men)

15 named, 1 familiy identified

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

LOCATION

In the early morning of Friday, October 20th, 2023, alleged Israeli airstrikes hit two civilian homes owned by the al-Ghalban family in the Ma’an area, east of Khan Younis, south of the Gaza Strip, reportedly killing Hussein Muhammad al-Ghalban Abu Riyad’s grandson, and inflicting injuries of various degrees on the other 12 members of his

Summary

Exact location (via Airwars)

محيط المستشفى الأوروبي, Vicinity of the European Hospital, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Around 5pm on Friday October 20th 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Al-Aqad family house located near the European Hospital in the Al-Manara neighborhood south to the town of Khan Yunis killed a Palestinian poet and novelist Heba (Hiba) Kamal Saleh Abu Nada alongside her son and ten identified members of the Al-Aqad family,

Summary

(5 children6 women1 man)

12 named, 2 families identified

Nearby landmark

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

LOCATION

On Friday October 20th, 2023, three people were reportedly killed and others injured as a result of an alleged Israeli strike on Block 12 in Al Bureij camp, Gaza Strip. Many local sources reported that Atta Nazir Al-Nashash, his brother Nael Nazir Al-Nashash and his son Nazir Atta Nazir Al-Nashash were killed in a bombing

Summary

(3 men)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

جوار مسجد اليرموك, Vicinity of al Yarmouk Mosque, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

An alleged Israeli airstrike on October 20th 2023 reportedly killed as many as 20 people, many of them members of the Jaarour family. Others were also injured when their family home near the Al-Yarmouk Mosque in the Al-Sabra neighbourhood of Gaza City was struck. An initial report from Shehab News Agency claimed there were at

Summary

17 – 20

(8 children7 women2 men)

17 named, 1 familiy identified

Nearby landmark

بطن السمين, Batn al Sameen, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 20th 2023, the Al-Bashiti family’s house in the Batn al-Sameen area in Khan Yunis was hit by alleged Israeli aircraft bombing, resulting in an unknown number of deaths and injuries. The names of the family members who were affected were not mentioned by the sources. Journalist Ahmad Qudeih reported that the bombing of

Summary

محافظة خانيونس, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 20th 2023, a child was reportedly killed and at least three others were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Shaheen family home in Khan Yunis, located in the Gaza Strip. Reporting of the incident identified Shaheen Shaheen as the child who was killed. A series of Facebook posts by Amr Tabash

Summary

(1 child)

Province/governorate

دير البلح, Deir al Balah, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 20th 2023, 17 civilians – including five women and four children – of the ‘Abu Shuaib’ family were killed and several others were injured after an alleged Israeli airstrike on their residential home in the Deir Al Balah neighbourhood, Gaza. The Ministry of the Interior in Gaza identified the ‘Abu Shuaib’ residence as

Summary

(4 children5 women8 men)

17 named, 1 familiy identified

الشيخ ناصر, Sheikh Nasser, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Friday 20th of October 2023, at least two civilian members of the Hadayed family, an infant and a woman, were killed, and a number of others were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Hadayed family home in the Sheikh Nasser neighbourhood in Khan Yunis, South of the Gaza Strip. The Hadayed Family

Summary

(1 child1 woman)

تل الزعتر, Tal al Zaatar, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 20th 2023, up to 15 civilians were killed and between eight and 15 other people were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the al-Ajrami house in Tal al-Zaatar in Jabalia Camp in the northern Gaza Strip. According to posts on social media, the names of those who were killed are: Shehba Jabr

Summary

IDP or refugee camp, Residential building

(4–8 children2–4 women1 man)

7 – 15

8–15

7 named, 1 familiy identified

Neighbourhood/area

منزل الأسطل وسط خان يونس,, Astal house in central Khan Yunis, Gaza strip, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 22 2023, up to 20 civilians – including women and children – were killed after an alleged Israeli airstrike on the ‘Al-Astal’ family home in central Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip. Numerous others were reported injured, though exact figures are unknown. The patriarch of the family, 61-year old Muhammad Sukeiman Turki al-Astal was killed

Summary

(13 children11 women1 man)

3 – 20

27 named, 1 familiy identified

مخيّم النصيرات, Nuseirat camp, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Friday, October 20, 2023, eight civilians were killed and up to 100 injured – including women and children – after an alleged airstrike by the Israeli military on the ‘Nawfal’ family residence on the 20th Street of ‘Block C’ in Al Nuseirat refugee camp near the centre of Gaza Strip. The Palestinian news agency

Summary

IDP or refugee camp, Religious Institution, Residential building

(4 children2 women2 men)

100

8 named, 1 familiy identified

قرية عقيبة , Akaybah/Ogaybah, Shirawa, Afrin countryside, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

On Friday, October 20th, two civilians were injured as a result of alleged Turkish military bombing on the town of Akaybah (Ogaybah in Kurdish). They were injured while working in the fields surrounding the town, and were taken to the closest medical center for treatment. One civilian was identified as 29-year-old Shaima Muhammad Rajab Talib.

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Agriculture

قرية الشيخ عيسى, Sheikh Esa, the Al-Shahba area, Aleppo countryside, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

On Friday, October 20th, 2023, an alleged Turkish artillery shelling in the village of Sheikh Esa, located in the Al-Shahba area in the northern countryside of Aleppo, injured a young man. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that the 22-year-old man, named as Ali Radwan Ahmed, was taken to hospital for treatment for injuries suffered

Summary

عائلة السلك, Alsalak family, Gaza Strip, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On October 20, 2023, nine civilians from the al-Salak family, all women and children, were killed in the Gaza Strip allegedly by Israeli actions. Fariza Yusra al-Zayegh al-Salak (wife of Mazen al-Salak) and her four daughters, Dr Aya Mazen al-Salak (20), Dr Alaa Mazen al-Salak (18), Sama Mazen al-Salak, and Jana Mazen al-Salak (6) were named as

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

(4–5 children4–5 women)

9 named, 1 familiy identified

The Gaza Strip, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Friday, October 20th, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike killed at least one civilian in the Gaza Strip; it is unknown whether others were killed or injured. The victim was identified as 22-year-old Louay al-Zuhairi. Louay was the first in his family to attend university, and was close to graduating at the time of his

Summary

(1 man)

الأمل, al Amal, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Around 5 AM on Friday, October 20, 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit a home belonging to the journalist Rami Khreis located in the al-Amal neighborhood, west of the town of Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip, reportedly killing his seven-year old son Abdul Rahman Rami Mahmoud Khreis, and injuring 12 family members, including his

Summary

1 – 2

(1 child1 woman)

2 named

Neighbourhood/area

ديرالبلح, Deir al Balah, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Up to six civilians were killed in an alleged Israeli bombardment on residential tower blocks in Deir al Balah during the afternoon of 20th October 2023. It appears most, if not all, of those killed were children. At least four other injured civilians were identified by looking at images of the incident. Both the deceased

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Residential building, UN facility

1 – 6

(1–6 children)

منطقة حي النصر شمالي رفح, Al-Nasr neighborhood, north of Rafah, Gaza strip, Rafah, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Thursday, October 19th, 2023, two brothers, 39-year-old Khalil Ibrahim Abu Athrah and 33-year-old Moaz Ibrahim Abu Athrah, were reported killed after an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Al-Nasr neighbourhood, north of Rafah in the Gaza Strip. Khalil, who worked as a cameraman for the Hamas-affiliated Al-Aqsa TV, was remembered by his colleagues, who called

Summary

(2 men)

2 named, 1 familiy identified

منزل لعائلة "الهسي" في جباليا النزلة شمال القطاع, Home of the Al-Hassi Family, Jabalia Al-Nazla, North Gaza, North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Shortly before 12:10 PM on Thursday, October 19th 2023, at least 14 civilians, including five women and four children, were killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Al-Hassi (Al-Hussi) family home belonging to the pharmacist Samir Al-Hassi in Jabalia Al-Nazla in the northern Gaza Strip. A large number of injuries were also reported across

Summary

IDP or refugee camp, Residential building

(4–5 children5 women4–5 men)

12–24

Impact

15 named, 1 familiy identified

القرب من مدرسة تونس وآخر بالقرب من مسجد العائدون، في حي الزيتون شرق غزة, A house near the Tunis School and another house near the Al-Aidoun Mosque, Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, south of Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Thursday, 19 October, 2023, a number of civilians were reportedly injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike on a civilian house near the Tunis School and a house near the Al-Aidoun Mosque, in the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood south to the Gaza City. The strike was initially reported at 10:34am. The Shehab Agency, numerous Facebook posts and

Summary

منزل جميلة الشنطي في القطاع, Home of Jamila Al-Shanti, the Gaza Strip, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At dawn on Thursday, October 19th 2023, multiple sources reported the death of Dr. Jamila Abdullah Taha Al-Shanti, a 66-year-old (according to some sources, 68-year-old) member of the Palestinian Legislative Council, as a result of an alleged Israeli airstrike on her home in the Gaza Strip. The exact location of the strike is unknown. Osama

Summary

1 – 3

(1 woman)

Impact

حي الشيخ رضوان شمال مدينة غزة, Muheisan house, the Abu Iskandar area of Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood, central Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Thursday, October 19th, 2023, a declared Israeli airstrike on the Muhaisen family home located in the Abu Iskandar area of Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood, central Gaza City, killed 19 members of the Muhaisen family including Major General Jihad Abd Suleiman Muhaisen, commander of the Hamas-run Palestinian National Security Forces in Gaza. 18 of his family

Summary

(9 children6 women3 men)

18 named, 1 familiy identified

Belligerents reported killed

منزل عائلة أبو عودة خلف سوق حي الأمل, Abu Odeh family home behind the Al-Amal neighborhood market, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Shortly before 3:10 PM on Thursday, October 19, 2023, the Abu Odeh (Abu Aouda) family home located by the Al-Mustafa stadium behind the Al-Amal neighbourhood market in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, was destroyed in an alleged Israeli airstrike. One source, @Hamzaalnamla1, in a post on X/Twitter described the strike as occurring in the Japanese neighbourhood

Summary

(11 children5 women2 men)

19 named, 1 familiy identified

Gaza Strip, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

A 25-day-old girl was reportedly killed by an alleged Israeli military bombing in Gaza on Thursday, likely on or shortly after October 19th 2023. The baby was identified as 25-day-old Misk Mahmoud Ibrahim Hijazi. A tweet by @Shehabagency reported the incident alongside a video of a man holding the baby wrapped in blue gauze and

Summary

(1 child)

برج 1 وبرج2 في مجمع أبراج الزهراء, Tower 1, Tower 2 and Tower 3 in the al-Zahra Towers in Madinat al-Zahra, Gaza, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

Shortly before 7:22am on Thursday, October 19th 2023, at least three residential towers in the Al-Zahraa complex in Madinat al-Zahra, south of Gaza City, were destroyed in alleged Israeli airstrikes, causing injuries amongst civilians. Sources reported significant damage to civilian infrastructure. At 6:55 AM local time on October 19th the Palestinian Press Agency (Safa) reported

Summary

عبسان الكبيرة, Abasan Al Kabira, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

At dawn on Thursday, October 19th 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Abu Daqqa family house located in the town of Abasan al-Kabira in the Khan Yunis governorate in the Gaza Strip killed an eight-year old boy named Hamza Bashar Jamil (Abu Daqqa). Shehab Agency initially reported about the serious injury of Hamza Jamil,

Summary

(1 child)

منزل لعائلة عواجة بالقرب من مستوصف الزهراء في حي الجنينة شرق رفح, a house for the Awaja family near Al-Zahraa Clinic in the Al-Geneina neighborhood, east of Rafah, Gaza strip, the Gaza Strip

LOCATION

On Thursday, 19 October 2023, at least eight civilians, including at least four children, were killed and four others were injured in an alleged Israeli strike on the Awaja family’s home near the al-Zahra Clinic in the al-Geneina neighbourhood, east of Rafah, Gaza strip. Initial reportage from Safa news, Al Aqsa voice, and sources on

Summary

(4 children1 woman1 man)

8 named, 2 families identified

Exact location (via Airwars)