On Wednesday, 25 October 2023, at least seven identified civilians, including a woman and a child, were killed and at least 10 others were injured in an alleged Israeli airstrike that struck the Abdel Wahed and Al Qatshan family homes opposite Al-Ihsan Mosque in the Nuseirat refugee camp near Deir Al Balah in the middle of the Gaza Strip. An eighth person was killed and has been identified as a militant.

The Shehab Agency reported that three civilians were killed and 10 others were injured after the Abdel Wahed and Al-Qatshan family homes were bombed while a Facebook post from the Nuseirat camp page identified seven people killed in the strike on the Al-Qatshan family.

Three members of the Al-Qatshan family were killed in this strike and many kind condolence messages were shared. 54-year-old Hisham Mahmoud Suleiman Al-Qatshan (Abu Mahmoud, a militant) was killed alongside 24-year-old Moataz Muhammad Ahmad Al-Qatshan, and 22-year-old Ahmad Mahmoud Ahmad Al-Qatshan.

When Airwars first published this incident on August 8, 2024, no open sources were found to suggest that Hisham Mahmoud Suleiman Al-Qatshan was a militant. As such, Hisham Mahmoud Suleiman Al-Qatshan was recorded as a civilian. This was in line with Airwars’ methodology which is employed across all conflicts we document, and informed by international standards regarding the ‘presumption of civilian status‘. Specifically, as outlined by the International Committee of the Red Cross, civilian status is assumed until evidence is identified to the contrary.

On June 28, 2026, a Telegram account affiliated with Hamas’ armed wing, Al-Qessam Brigades, published a tribute to Hisham Mahmoud Suleiman Al-Qatshan, identifying him as a commander. As such, Airwars updated Hisham Mahmoud Suleiman Al-Qatshan’s status from civilian to militant, and changed the minimum number of civilians reportedly killed in this incident from eight to seven.

On Facebook, Abu Hasan posted a message that his cousins were killed in the attack. The message read: “The heart can no longer bear the separation of loved ones, cousins, may God have mercy on them. The martyr, Mr. Hisham Mahmoud Suleiman Al-Qatshan (Abu Mahmoud), Moataz Muhammad Ahmad Al-Qatshan, and the martyr Ahmad Mahmoud Ahmad Al-Qatshan.”

Hisham Al-Qatshan’s niece or nephew posted a photograph of him smiling and shaking hands, with a message that read: “Uncle Hisham is a martyr. Who will tell me, my dear daughter? Hisham Mahmoud. May God have mercy on you uncle.”

Walaa, Hisham’s niece, also posted a condolence message that said: “My uncle Hisham, your face is always bright, God willing, you are an educated and seasoned person. You left behind a family that holds its head high, I swear…your abode is Paradise, my beloved. May God bless you and make you dwell with the two friends and martyrs, Oh lord.”

Similarly, she posted a message for her friend Moataz Al-Qatshan that read: “Our beloved ones and dear ones to our hearts, our days are dull without you. Our hearts went out after you. My brother and my beloved, who wants to wear a ring for me? Who will we hide coffee from so that their stomach doesn’t hurt? Who will stay up late with his friends and still have a loud, annoying voice, but we will forget about it, I swear. Moataz is a childhood and lifelong friend from kindergarten. Disagreements and challenges never end every time I win over you, except for the certificate challenge, which I won and obtained, I swear… I said it a long time ago: I don’t want to see your name in the newspaper. How will I understand now that your name is being published?”

Ahmad’s mother wrote a post for him after his passing writing: “May God have mercy on you, Ahmed. You hurt our hearts. May God grant your mother and sisters patience and solace. God willing, with the martyrs and the righteous, and in the highest gardens of paradise, O lord.” Attached is a picture of Ahmad dressed in a suit, smiling at the camera.

The strike also took the lives of four members of the Al-Nabahin family. 24-year-old Numan Ismail Salim Al-Nabahin was killed alongside siblings 31-year-old Dr. Moaz Mahmoud Nimr Al-Nabahin and 25-year-old Hamza Mahmoud Nimr Al-Nabahin were also killed.

Prince posted a condolence message saying: “we belong to Allah and to Him we shall return. The martyrdom of my friends and ten of my age. Dear Hamza Al-Nabahin, and the precious Noman Al-Nabahin, and the precious Moataz Al-Qatshan, and the precious Moaz Al-Nabahin, and dear Ahmed Al-Qatshan. You hurt our hearts, my dear ones.”

Abood shared a heartfelt message reading: “the eyes will shed tears, the heart will grieve, and they will be saddened by your separation. Survival belongs to God alone. Today we bid farewell to my brother, my brother-in-law, and the one dear to my heart, Noman Al-Nabahin. May God give us patience in your loss.” He shared a picture of Noman smiling outside a building.

In a Facebook post, Ashraf Abdel Wahed reported that his cousin and her granddaughter were killed in the bombing but did not identify their names.

Photos shared show massive destruction of the building crumbled to the ground near other buildings which seem to have previously also been struck down.

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

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