Incident Code

ISPT070624i

Location

Swedish Village, Rafah, Rafah, Palestinian territories
القرية السويدية، رفح

Geolocation

31.323351, 34.220835
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: 11 August 2026

On Friday, June 7th 2024, a number of people were reportedly killed and injured when Israeli forces allegedly entered the Swedish Village, west of the city of Rafah, near the Palestinian-Egyptian Border, in the south of the Gaza Strip.

Although no source identified a number of victims killed, all sources referred to both killed and injured victims in the plural, which in line with Airwars’ methodology has been counted as at least two killed and injured civilians.

A Twitter/X by @YeniSafakArabic reported that the Civil Defence in Gaza had noted “distress calls from injured people detained in the Swedish village,” and that they could not reach them as a result of “an Israeli wild incursion into the area.”

Israeli forces also allegedly shot towards ambulances that were heading to the area according to a post by waelalhalapi on Twitter/X.

Following the incident @ghadirtanbouz80 noted that “bodies were lying on the ground near Tahlia and the entrance to the Swedish Village.”

No sources explicitly identified a cause of death or injury for the victims, though as this was an alleged ground operation, it is likely small arms would have been used.

Only @YeniSafakArabic attributed the attack to the Israeli forces, therefore the strike status for this incident has been graded as “single source claim”.

Key Information

Incident Status
Assessed
Military Actor
Strike Type
Ground operation
Strike Status
Single source claim
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Cause Of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2

Geolocation

Reports of the incident mention the Swedish Village (القرية السويدية) to the west of Rafah (رفح), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.323351, 34.220835. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Military Statements

Israeli Military Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Israeli Military

Sources (32)

Safa.ps News

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YeniSafakArabic
7 Jun 2024

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7 Jun 2024

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#Urgent | Civil Defense in Gaza: We are receiving distress calls from injured people trapped in the Swedish Village west of Rafah, and we cannot reach them due to an Israeli ground incursion into the area.

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#عاجل | الدفاع المدني بغزة: تصلنا نداءات استغاثة من مصابين محتجزين في القرية السويدية غربي مدينة رفح ولا نستطيع الوصول إليهم جراء توغل إسرائيلي بري في المنطقة

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7 Jun 2024

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#Urgent | Civil Defense in Gaza: We are receiving distress calls from injured people trapped in the Swedish Village west of Rafah, and we cannot reach them due to an Israeli ground incursion into the area (Anadolu Agency statement)

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#عاجل | الدفاع المدني بغزة: تصلنا نداءات استغاثة من مصابين محتجزين في القرية السويدية غربي مدينة رفح ولا نستطيع الوصول إليهم جراء توغل إسرائيلي بري في المنطقة (تصريح للأناضول)
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7 Jun 2024

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7 Jun 2024

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Martyrs and wounded are trapped inside the Swedish village area near the Palestinian-Egyptian border southwest of Rafah city, and occupation vehicles are firing at an ambulance while it is heading to the area.

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شهداء ومصابون محاصرون داخل منطقة القرية السويدية قرب الحدود الفلسطينية المصرية جنوبي غربي مدينة رفح، وآليات الاحتلال تطلق النار على سيارة الإسعاف أثناء التوجه إلى المنطقة.
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paldf
7 Jun 2024

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#Urgent | Martyrs and wounded trapped inside the Swedish Village area near the Palestinian-Egyptian border, southwest of Rafah city

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#عاجل | ش&داء ومصابون محاصرون داخل منطقة القرية السويدية قرب الحدود الفلسطينية المصرية جنوبي غربي مدينة رفح
PalinfoAr
7 Jun 2024

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#Urgent | Martyrs and wounded trapped inside the Swedish Village area near the Palestinian-Egyptian border, southwest of Rafah city

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#عاجل | ش&داء ومصابون محاصرون داخل منطقة القرية السويدية قرب الحدود الفلسطينية المصرية جنوبي غربي مدينة رفح
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12 Dec 2025

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Fatma F. Hams
7 Jun 2024

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7 Jun 2024

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Fatma F. Hams

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To God we belong and to Him we shall return. My sister-in-law, Majda Abbas, has passed away. God willing, she was martyred in an Israeli bombing of her home. May God have mercy on her and accept her among the martyrs and the righteous. May God grant patience to Asma Dagga.

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انا لله وان اليه راجعون انتقلت الي رحمه الله اخت زوجي ماجده عباس شهيده بإذن الله بقصف إسرائيلي ع بيتها والله يرحمك يارب ويتقبلك من الشهداء والصديقين ويصبر يارب يا اسماء Asoma Dagga

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Khalil Suleiman
7 Jun 2024

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Khalil Suleiman
خليل سليمان

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My dear cousin Hazem Yousef Tabash, may God have mercy on him, has been martyred. And my aunt Fatima Ahmed Tabash, may God have mercy on her, has been martyred. And her daughters Aseel Mazen Tabash and Israa Mazen Tabash. To God we belong and to Him we shall return. God is sufficient for us, and He is the best disposer of affairs.

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أستشهد صاحب القلب الطيب الشهيد بأذن الله ابن خالتي حازم يوسف طبش والشهيدة باذن الله بنت عمتي فاطمة احمد طبش وبناتها اسيل مازن طبش اسراء مازن طبش أن لله وان اليه راجعون حسبنا الله ونعم الوكيل
Ibrahim Tabash
7 Jun 2024

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7 Jun 2024

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Ibrahim Tabash

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Glory be to Him who has decreed eternity for Himself. My soul, the pulse of my heart, and my beloved nephews, Omar Abdullah Tabash Abdul Aziz Abdullah Tabash are alive with their Lord, receiving sustenance, martyrs, birds in the Gardens of Bliss. May God have mercy on those who ascended to martyrdom from among the family. To God we belong, and to Him we shall return.

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سبحان من كتب على نفسه البقاء روحي ونبض فؤادي وأحبتي أبناء أختي، عمر عبدالله طبش عبد العزيز عبدالله طبش أحياء عند ربهم يرزقون، شهداء عصافير في جنات النعيم. رحم الله من ارتقوا شهداء من أبناء العائلة إنا لله وإنا إليه راجعون

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Awad Mohamed Abu Salah
7 Jun 2024

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Awad Mohamed Abu Salah
عوض محمد ابوصلاح

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To God we belong and to Him we shall return. My cousin, the child Suleiman Muhammad Abu Eid, has ascended to join the ranks of the martyrs. May God accept them.

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إنا لله وإنا إليه راجعون ابن خالي الطفل/ سليمان محمد ابو عيد ارتقى ليلتحق بكوكبة الشهداء تقبلهم الله..
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Muhammad Taysir
7 Jun 2024

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7 Jun 2024

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Muhammad Taysir
‎محمد تيسير‎

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The passing of Engineer Hazem Yousef Tabash #AbuYousef Director of the Safety Association for the Wounded and several members of his family To join the constellation of the Eastern Stars

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ارتقاء المهندس / حازم يوسف طبش #أبويوسف مدير جمعية السلامة للجرحى وعدد من أفراد أسرته ليلتحقو بكوكبة اقمار الشرقية

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Abu Abdullah Samer
7 Jun 2024

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Abu Abdullah Samer
أبوعبد الله سامر

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In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. "And never think of those who have been killed in the cause of God as dead. Rather, they are alive with their Lord, receiving provision." We mourn the martyrdom of one of our dear brothers and friends, our beloved Hazem Yousef Tabash "Abu Yousef"... A man of noble character and pure heart, a truly pious and sincere brother who left a significant mark in serving people, especially our wounded heroes, tirelessly and without complaint. Your loss will leave a deep wound within us. We ask God Almighty to grant you mercy, forgiveness, and acceptance, and to honor you with the ranks of the martyrs, prophets, and righteous, for they are the best of companions. #AlSalamah_Charitable_Association_for_the_Care_of_the_Wounded @Ishara

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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم "ولا تحسبن الذين قتلوا في سبيل الله امواتا بل أحياء عند ربهم يرزقون" نزف خبر #استشهاد أحد الاخوة و الاعزاء على قلوبنا الصديق والحبيب #حازم يوسف طبش "ابو يوسف" ... جميل السيرة والسريرة صاحب القلب الطيب النقي التقي نعم الاخ الصدوق الذي له بصمات كبيرة في خدمة الناس خاصة جرحانا البواسل دون كلل أو ملل... فقدانك سيترك فينا جرحاً عميقا ... نسأل الله العلي القدير لك الرحمة والمغفرة والقبول وان يكرمك منازل الشهداء والنبيين والصالحين وحسن أولئك رفيقا.. #جمعية_السلامة_الخيرية_لرعاية_الجرحى @إشارة

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Nana Mohamed
7 Jun 2024

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With hearts sincerely believing in God's will and decree, we announce the martyrdom of my dear brother-in-law, Hazem Yousef Tabash (Abu Yousef). God is our witness that we knew nothing but good from you... You were the best of relatives and the best of brothers. May God have mercy on him and accept him into the highest Paradise... and grant his family patience and solace. Ghada Mohamed

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بقلوب مؤمنة صادقة بقضاء الله وقدره نزف خبر استشهاد زوج أختي الغالي حازم يوسف طبش (ابو يوسف) يشهد الله اننا ما عرفنا عنك الا كل خير ...كنت خير النسب وخير الاخ الله ارحمه وتقبله في الفردوس الاعلى ... و إلهم أهله الصبر والسلوان Ghada Mohameed

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Umm Yusuf Tabash
7 Jun 2024

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Umm Yusuf Tabash
‎أم يوسف طبش‎

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It's as if our lives as they once were have become mere memories. As if our lives as they are have become a station of sorrows, one sorrow followed by another, followed by separation. We don't know where the journey leads, nor where the path will take us, nor what awaits us after this. But we have faith in our Lord that there is much good, relief is near, and a beautiful compensation. Peace be upon those whom the earth embraces, and we are in dire need of their embrace. Peace be upon those whose loss nothing in this world can compensate for. Peace be upon those features that never leave my memory. The hours tick by on the tragedy of your loss and the tragedy of your departure forever. The shock is still within me, and the news of your passing still rings in my ears. The pain is the same, the sorrow is the same. Peace be upon you, those whose departure is so difficult for us. Peace be upon my brother Hazem, my brother Mazen's wife, and his daughters in their shrouds. The hardest feeling I have ever experienced, and I realized that farewell is the most extreme circumstance of life. O God, grant them Paradise as their abode. May God have mercy on you, my dearest ones. We have lost We consider you all to be martyrs and we say only what pleases our Lord. God is sufficient for us, and He is the best disposer of affairs. Indeed, we belong to God, and indeed, to Him we will return.

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وكأنَّ حياتنا التي كانت، أصبحت مجرد ذكريات وكأنَّ حياتنا التي نعيش أصبحت محطةً للأحزان، حزنٌ يتلوهُ حزنُ يتلوه فراق لا نعلمُ أينَ المسيرُ بعد ولا أينَ سيكونُ الطريق، ولا نعلمُ ما الذي هو آتٍ علينا بعد ذلك، لكن ظننا بربنا أنه خيرٌ كثير وفرجٌ قريب وعوضٌ جميل ‏سلام على الذين يعانقهم التراب ونحن بأشد الحاجة لعناقهم سلام على من لا شيء في الدنيا يعوض فقدانهم  ‏سلام على تلك الملامح التي لا تفارق ذاكرتي  تدق الساعات على فاجعة فقدانكم وعلى فاجعة رحيلكم للأبد لا زالت الصدمة بداخلي ولا زال خبر وفاتكم عالق في مسمعي الوجع نفسه والألم نفسه ‏سلام يا من عز علينا فراقهم  سلام على أخي حازم وزوجة أخي مازن وبناته في كفنهم أصعب شعور مررت به وأدركت أن الوداع أقصى ظروف الحياة ‏اللهم الجنة مقاما لهما رحمكم الله يا أغلى ما فقدت نحسبُكُم جميعاً من الشهداء ولا نقولُ إلّا ما يرضي ربنا فحسبنا اللهُ ونعمَ الوكيل وإنا لله وإنَّا إليهِ لراجعون.
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نداء طبش

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May God have mercy on you, Hazem, and on all the martyrs and deceased Muslims. Martyr Hazem Yousef Tabash

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الله يرحمك يا حازم ..ويرحم جميع الشهداء واموات المسلمين الشه.يد حازم يوسف طبش

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7 Jun 2024

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مدينة رفح - الصفحة الرسمية✅بعد الحذف✅

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#Urgent Nine martyrs have arrived at the Gaza European Hospital in Khan Younis. They are: 1. Majda Abbas Murshid Abu Daqqa 2. Fatima Ahmed Muhammad Tabash 3. Israa Mazen Yousef Tabash 4. Muhammad Nidal Mahmoud Abu Eid 5. Suleiman Muhammad Suleiman Abu Eid 6. Abdul Aziz Abdullah Suleiman Tabash 7. Omar Abdullah Suleiman Tabash 8. Aseel Mazen Yousef Tabash 9. Hazem Mazen Hamdan Tabash

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#عاجـــــــــــــل 9 شهدااء مجمل ما وصل الى مستشفى غزة الاوروبي بخانيونس ، وهم:- 1.ماجده عباس مرشد ابو دقة 2.فاطمة احمد محمد طبش 3.اسراء مازن يوسف طبش 4.محمد نضال محمود ابو عيد 5.سليمان محمد سليمان ابو عيد 6.عبد العزيز عبد الله سليمان طبش 7.عمر عبدالله سليمان طبش 8.اسيل مازن يوسف طبش 9.حازم مازن حمدان طبش
Abasan al-Kabira
7 Jun 2024

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Abasan al-Kabira
عبسان الكبيرة

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#Photo | The child Muhammad Nidal Abu Eid, may God have mercy on him and grant him paradise

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#صورة | الطفل محمد نضال ابو عيد رحمه الله واسكنه فسيح جناته

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Hazem Mahmoud Abu Eid
7 Jun 2024

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Hazem Mahmoud Abu Eid
حازم محمود أبو عيد

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Our only consolation is that they are alive with their Lord and are provided for. May God have mercy on my nephew Muhammad Nidal Abu Eid and all the sons of the family.

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عزائنا الوحيد أنهم أحياء عند ربهم يرزقون رحم الله ابن اخي محمد نضال أبو عيد وجميع أبناء العائلة .

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Abasan al-Kabira
7 Jun 2024

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عبسان الكبيرة al-kabira abasan

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#New_Scenes The Tabash family massacre Indeed, we belong to Allah, and indeed, to Him we will return. ?

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#مشاهد_جديدة مجز،رة عائلة طبش إنا لله وإنا إليه راجعون ?
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Awda Satellite Channel
7 Jun 2024

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7 Jun 2024

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قناة عودة الفضائية

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#Video | The first moments of targeting the home of the Tabash family in Abasan al-Kabira, east of Khan Yunis city, which resulted in a number of martyrs and injuries.

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#فيديو | اللحظات الأولى لاستهداف منزل عائلة طبش في عبسان الكبيرة شرق مدينة خانيونس والذي أسفر عن عدد من الشهداء والإصابات.

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Essam W Eshnino
7 Jun 2024

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7 Jun 2024

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Every morning, Gaza bids farewell to martyrs. There is no power nor strength except with God, the Most High, the Almighty. Martyrs and injuries from the large Tabash family of Abasan. God is sufficient for us, and He is the best disposer of affairs.

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صباح كل يوم غزة تودع شهداء لا حول ولا قوة إلا بالله العلي العظيم شهداء واصابات عائلة طبش عبسان الكبيرة حسبي الله ونعم الوكيل
The Al-Raqab family gathering
7 Jun 2024

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The Al-Raqab family gathering
تجمع عائلـة الرقب

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The Al-Raqab family mourns the passing of the kind and virtuous Mr. Hazem Tabash "Abu Yousef," Director of the Al-Salamah Association for the Wounded, and extends its deepest condolences to the Tabash family. We ask God Almighty to have mercy on him and grant him a place in Paradise. #AlRaqabFamilyGathering

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تزف عائلة الرقب الرجل الطيب الخلوق ونعزي أنفسنا وعائلة طبش الكرام بإرتقاء ابنهم السيد/ م. حازم طبش "ابو يوسف" مدير جمعية السلامة للجرحى سائلين الله عز وجل أن يتغمدهم بواسع رحمته ويسكنهم فسيح جناته #تجمع_عائلة_الرقب

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Hisham Absolute
7 Jun 2024

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7 Jun 2024

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Hisham Absolute
Hisham Mutlak

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Arabic

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To God we belong and to Him we shall return. May God grant you patience, Tabash family.

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أن لله وان اليه راجعون صبركم الله عائلة طبش

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Abasan al-Kabira
7 Jun 2024

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7 Jun 2024

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Abasan al-Kabira
عبسان الكبيرة

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#Photo | The home of the Tabash family, which was targeted a short while ago in the town center.

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#صورة | منزل عائلة طبش الذي استهدف قبل قليل وسط البلدة.

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