On October 9th, 2023, the Israeli military allegedly conducted an airstrike on the house belonging to the Al-Astal family on Al Arnab Street in the center of Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip. 19 people were reported injured as a result of the strike and at least four civilians were killed, including two children and a woman. At least seven civilian family members were killed the following day (ISPT0093).

The Alastal family Facebook page posted the names of the family members killed: 17-year-old Ahmed Khaled Ibrahim Othman Al-Astal; 48-year-old Abdullah Musa Muhammad Othman Al-Astal; Abdullah’s 6-year-old daughter Hayat Abdullah Musa Othman Al-Astal; and 33-year-old Umama Abdel Nasser Suleiman Tal Al-Baraka Al-Astal, who was married to Muhammad Musa Muhammad Othman Al-Astal.

@ShehabAgency and other local news sources initially posted that three civilians were killed and 19 others were injured, while Abdulrahman (@abd_rahman197) posted on Twitter/X that five people were killed and “others” were injured.

Where possible, names have been matched with the first Palestinian Ministry of Health list of fatalities in Gaza released on October 26th, 2023.

Where sources identified the belligerent, all sources attributed the strikes to Israeli forces. Abdulrahman (@abd_rahman197) specified that the strike occurred “without warning”.