At least 18 people were killed and 100 others were wounded in an alleged Israeli airstrike on Hamid Street, in the al-Shati camp of the Gaza Strip on October 14th, 2023. Many of the victims were members of the al-Ghoul family.

The al-Ghoul family lost 11 relatives in the bombing. Hatem Jumaa al-Ghoul (51) was killed along with his son, Mohammad Hatem al-Ghoul (19). Another family member, Abdul Aziz Muhammed al-Ghoul (32), was killed with his wife, 23-year-old Tasnim Hossam al-Ghoul. Their infant daughter, Rose Abdul Aziz al-Ghoul, was killed with them. Rose was described as a newborn, having “not yet completed her first month” of life. Abdul Aziz’s mother, Susan Khamis al-Ghoul (51), was also killed, along with other members of the al-Ghoul family: Maram Mohammed al-Ghoul (21), Nihad Muhammad al-Ghoul, Fathia Khamis al-Ghoul (58), Sherine Abdel Aziz al-Ghoul (43), and Jamil Jamaal al-Ghoul.

Members of the al-Hassi family, Sobh Naeem al-Hassi (30) and Naeem Muhammad al-Hassi (11) were also killed.

Nine year old Youssef Fares al-Ghandour, was declared dead, as were members of the Abu Nasser family, whose house had also been hit. From the Abu Nasser family, brothers Medhat Hassan Abu Nasser (44) and Mosamah Hassan Abu Nasser (54) were confirmed killed. Mosamah’s children daughter Farah Musamah Abu Nasser (11) and son Hassan Musamah Abu Nasser (24) were killed with him.

Multiple sources reported many others had also been killed. Wattan News stated that medical sources had “confirmed” that 27 civilians had been killed, most of whom were women and children. A Facebook post from Ahmad al-Bareem also stated that along with the “more than” 27 killed, 100 were wounded.

User Gazan Journalist on Facebook reported that 17 of those killed were from the al-Ghoul family alone. Hanaa Majed, in a condolence post, stated that the entire al-Ghoul family was killed.

Numerous residences were hit in the strike, with @PalinfoAr stating that the al-Ghoul, al-Halabi, Ashour, Sammour, Harb and Abu Nasser homes were bombed.