On October 5, 2023, at least three members of the Al-Jabain family —the child Yazan Muhammad Abu Al-Jabin (12) and his parents Souad Ali Abu Al-Jabin (37) and Muhammad Abu Al-Jabin (44) — were killed and a number of others were injured by an alleged Israeli airstrike on their home in the Al-Fakhoura area in Jabalia refugee camp, north of the Gaza Strip.
The incident was reported by the Shehab Agency through their Twitter/X account, which stated that “at least three martyrs and a number of wounded” resulted from the strike. A picture of what appears to be three bodies covered in white sheets was shared in the same tweet. Several other accounts including @qudsn and @alnourradio also reported the incident and mentioned “a number of wounded” but did not provide a toll. An image provided by Shehab Agency shows at least one child being treated at the hospital for injuries.
The same day, family members mourned the victims on social media. Abood, Muhammad Abu al-Jabain’s nephew, shared a heartfelt message through his Facebook account: “God suffices me and we are the agent. My uncle Muhammad Abu al-Jabain, his wife and his son Yazan were martyred in a cowardly raid that targeted our house. May God have mercy on you and may God grant you the highest paradise”. Yasmeen Omar, Souad Ali’s cousin, also announced the death of her relatives on Facebook: “With hearts full of faith and souls content with God’s decree and destiny, we received the news of the martyrdom. My big sister, my cousin, who is dear to my heart Souad Ali and her husband #Abu Yazan, my cousin, and their son Yazan Muhammad Abu Al-Jabain. You hurt my heart, may God have mercy on you and give us patience with you”. One picture attached to Abood’s post showed Yazan seemingly holding a small pistol – it was not immediately clear if it was real and there was no other indication he was not a civilian.
A selfie of Muhammad Abu Al-Jabin as well as a photo of his son reading were shared by several users on social media. Another relative, Hosam Abdel Al, also posted a picture of a proud Yazan wearing martial arts attire, holding a diploma, and a new belt after a competition.
A tweet from @PalinfoAr identified the location of the strike as “next to Al-Farid Hall” while the majority of other sources described the location as in the Al-Fakhoura area or the Al-Khalafa neighborhood in Jabalia camp. According to Ahmad Abuljobain, the Abu Al-Jabain family square is located next to Kamal Adwan Hospital.
Where possible, Airwars has matched names with the Palestinian Ministry of Health list of nearly 7000 victims’ names and ID numbers released on October 26th.
The exact time of the strike and further details are unknown. Where sources identified the belligerent, all sources attributed the strikes to Israeli forces.