Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

ISPT0144

Incident date

October 12, 2023

Location

شارع الهوجا وسط مخيم جباليا, Al-Hoja Street in the center of Jabalia camp, Gaza Strip, the Gaza Strip

Airwars assessment

On October 12th 2023, at least 15 and up to 25 civilians were killed and at least 25 others were wounded in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Halawa family home in Al-Hoja Street in the centre of Jabalia camp, located in the Gaza Strip.

The incident was reported on by local Twitter/X and Facebook accounts, with most sources indicating between 14 and 25 deaths from the incident. A news report from Alaraby.com reports on the death of at least 14 civilians, whilst a Twitter/X post from @ShehabAgency recorded 25 deaths. Names of the victims were not found among local sources.

It has also been widely reported that 25 civilians were wounded in the airstrike. A post from the Palestinian Ministry of Interior and National Security corroborated the narrative of the incident, providing images of emergency services handling the aftermath. However, @ShehabAgency and Wattan.net only referred to “dozens” of wounded while other sources only specified “more than 25” wounded. Almasryalyoum.com added that the wounded were taken to the Indonesian Hospital.

Where sources identified the belligerent, all sources attributed the strikes to Israeli forces. Elfagr.org specified that the strike occurred “without warning”.

Due to the scale and urgency of Airwars’ assessment process, all images have been automatically uploaded to each assessment with the graphic filter applied to protect users. We have also included all images identified from the sources, which may also include any imagery of combatants.

The incident occured in the evening.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    14 – 25
  • Civilians reported injured
    25
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (41) [ collapse]

Media
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Israeli Military Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Israeli Military
  • Israeli Military position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    14 – 25
  • Civilians reported injured
    25
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (41) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT0136

Incident date

October 12, 2023

Location

منزل عائلة العزايزة في دير البلح, Al-Azayza Family Home, Deir Al-Balah, Gaza Strip, the Gaza Strip

Airwars assessment

At least 26 civilians were killed across three generations of an extended family, including 12 children, in an alleged Israeli strike on the al-Azayza family home on October 12th. A “large number” of others were also injured in the attack in the Deir al-Balah neighbourhood of the Gaza Strip.

The deceased were members of three families. Both Saeed Youssef al-Azayza (75 years old) and his wife Ward Muhammad al-Azayza (60 years old) were killed, along with their children and grandchildren. Their daughter, Amira al-Azayza (23 years old), was killed, as was their son, Lupine al-Azayza (47 years old). Lupine’s wife, Fathia al-Azayza (42 years old) was killed, as was their daughter, Elia Lupine al-Azayza (7 years old).

Another of Saeed and Ward’s daughters, Luna al-Azayza (48 years old), was also killed alongside her children: two daughters, Malak Abu Tawahinah (21 years old) and Kinda Abu Tawahinah (19 years old), and a son, Muhammad Abu Tawahinah (10 years old). Luna’s sister, Amna al-Azayza (40 years old), was also killed along with her husband, Tariq al-Halisi (57 years old), and their three children: their two sons, Ziad al-Halisi (9 years old) and Ali al-Halisi (8 years old), and their daughter, Ola al-Halisi (11 years old).

Members of another branch of the same family were also killed in the strike: Saeed Youssef’s brother, Muhammad Youssef al-Azayza (62 years old), and daughter-in-law Balsam Basil al-Azayza (30 years old). Her son, Saeed al-Azaizeh (8 years old), was killed, as was his sister, Ward al-Azaizeh (6 years old). Balsam’s husband Hussein M A. Halooly survived the strike and posted a condolence message for his wife and the rest of his family online.

Members of another family, the al-Halisi family, were also killed in the strike. Names were identified as Abdel Nasser al-Halisi (64 years old) and his wife, Arwa al-Halisi (36 years old), their children: sons Muhammad al-Halisi (10 years old), Abdullah al-Halisi (9 years old), Abdul Rahman al-Halisi (2 years old) and Abdul Aziz al-Halisi (4 years old), and daughter Batoul al-Halisi (5 years old).

The al-Azayza family were related to renowned photojournalist Moataz Azaizeh, who shared multiple commemorative posts on his social media. Reportedly, after not being able to communicate with his family, Moataz went to the site of the bombing in order to cover the strike, only to find his family amongst the deceased. “My family is in pieces” he told Alaraby News as he documented the removal of body parts of members of his family; some of which were difficult to identify.

A tweet from @Mohammedaboselm described working at Deir Al-Balah Martyrs Health Center with “Uncle Al-Hakim Abu Al-Saeed” (Saeed Youssef al-Azayza) and described him as a “kind, humble, and smiling man who never failed to serve the people of the city of #Deir_Al-Balah”.

Al Abbas bin Abdul Muttalib B Basic School posted on Facebook a condolence message for their colleague Fathia al-Azayza, her husband and her daughter, including an image of their very young daughter dressed up as a doctor.

The strike was reported to have destroyed the entire home and caused damage to neighboring residences.

The search for remains was still ongoing in the following days. Due to the destruction, multiple sources including Anadolu Agency reported that not all remains had been identified at the time, with earlier lower estimates of deaths put at 11 by Anadolu Agency and Nabd News reporting 14. Anadolu Agency also added that “eyewitnesses reported that civil defense and health crews were removing the rubble to save those remaining inside (their number was not specified)” indicating that some civilians may have survived and were injured.

Alaraby News also indicated that there were “a large number injured” in the bombing without providing numbers. Airwars has quantified this as 12-24, to account for this ambiguity.

Where sources identified the belligerent, all sources attributed the strike to Israeli forces. Multiple sources specified that the strike occurred without warning.

Every name identified in the strike was found by Airwars among the Palestinian Ministry of Health list of names released on October 26th, 2023.

Due to the scale and urgency of Airwars’ assessment process, all images have been automatically uploaded to each assessment with the graphic filter applied to protect users. We have also included all images identified from the sources, which may also include any imagery of combatants.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (15)

Saeed Youssef al-Azayza سعيد يوسف العزايزة
75 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 927630145
Ward Muhammad al-Azayza ورد محمد العزايزة
60 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 927637694
Amira al-Azayza أميرة العزايزة
23 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 405882028
Lupine al-Azayza لوبين العزايزة
47 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 901309195
Fathia al-Azayza فتحية العزايزة
42 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 801116732
Elia Lupine al-Azayza اليا العزايزة
7 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 437012693
Luna al-Azayza لونا العزايزة
48 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 900812751
Malak Abu Tawahinah ملك أبو طواحنة
21 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 408364404
Kinda Abu Tawahinah كندا أبو طواحنة
19 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 421087123
Muhammad Abu Tawahinah محمد أبو طواحنة
10 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 433825098
Amna al-Azayza أمنة العزايزة
40 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 800075772
Tariq al-Halisi طارق الحليسي
57 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 700280316
Ziad al-Halisi زياد الحليسي
9 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 434230777
Ali al-Halisi علي الحليسي
8 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 436888432
Ola al-Halisi علا الحليسي
11 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 433153673

Family members (4)

Balsam Basil al-Azayza بلسم باسل العزايزة
30 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 803915420
Saeed al-Azaizeh سعبد العزايزة
8 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 436834634
Ward al-Azaizeh ورد العزايزة
6 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 438532962
Muhammad Youssef al-Azayza محمد يزسف العزايزة
62 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 927630178

Family members (7)

Abdel Nasser al-Halisi عبد الناصر الحليسي
64 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 700499882
Arwa al-Halisi اروا الحليسي
36 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 801289216
Muhammad al-Halisi محمد الحليسي
10 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 433931474
Abdullah al-Halisi عبد الله الحليسي
9 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 435096367
Abdul Rahman al-Halisi عبد الرحمن الحليسي
2 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 444984413
Abdul Aziz al-Halisi عبد العزيز الحليسي
4 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 439077017
Batoul al-Halisi بتول الحليسي
5 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 440654325

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    26
  • (12 children9 women5 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    12–24
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (37) [ collapse]

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Israeli Military Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Israeli Military
  • Israeli Military position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    26
  • (12 children9 women5 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    12–24
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (37) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT0109

Incident date

October 12, 2023

Location

معن, Ma'an, Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.330061, 34.316744 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

In the early hours of October 12th 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the Al Bashiti family house in the Ma’an area, east of Khan Younis city, in the southern Gaza strip, killing nine members of Al Bashiti family, including two women and six children.

Ahmad Albashti, assumed to be a relative of the family, posted on Facebook that “their home was targeted while they were sleeping”.

The Khan Younis Facebook page wrote that Al Bashiti family members “died at dawn”.  Anadolu Agency reported that eyewitnesses said strike left the house in complete ruins and inflicted damage to nearby buildings.

Initially Shehab News reported five casualties and “a number” of injured civilians. No other sources reported on injuries, therefore Airwars has quantified the injury toll as 2-2. Later Wafa News alongside Ahmad Al Bashiti and Facebook users Mohammed Ziyad and Anwar Abu Fadel reported about nine victims.

55-year old Professor As’ad (Asaad) Hamad Suleiman Al Bashiti (Abu Hammad) was killed together with his wife Aida Al Bashiti Umm Hammad and their four children: their three daughters, 16-year old Amal Asaad Al Bashiti, 13-year old  Zainab Asaad Al Bashiti, and 14-year old Lubna Al Bashiti Umm Khaled; as well as their 9-year old son Mohammed Asaad Al Bashiti.

Among the victims of the attack was also Asaad Al Bashiti’s sister, 54-year old Layla Hamad Suleiman Al Bashiti (Umm Khaled) with her children, a 12-year old daughter named Sondos (Zandus) Ziad Al Bashiti and a son named Hossam Ziad Al Bashiti.

The death of Al Bashiti family members was reported on by their friends, families, and neighbours online. Members of the Al Bashiti family, Mohammad Al Bashiti, Ahmad Al Bashiti, Anwar Abu Fadel, and Hani Al Bashiti posted news of their relatives’ deaths to their accounts. Additionally, the Mesmeh family, the Ma’an family, and the Khan Younis Facebook page offered condolences to the family in online testimonies..

Sondos Al Bashiti was remembered as a “polite student” by the principal of Umm Salamah Basic School and her administrative and teaching staff. Her mother Layla Al Bashiti was a member of the school’s Parents Council. The news of their death was met with “great sadness and sorrow.”

Mohammed Aliwaiti shared his story about Sondos Ziad Al Bashiti. He met the young girl Sondos during his visit to Palestine. Sondos visited him so that she could send a gift and letter for her brother, Ahmed, in Belgium. She wrote in her letter that “she longed to see him” and hug him. Unfortunately, she died before she was ever able to meet her brother.

Abu Sultan remembered Hossam Ziad Al-Bashiti as one of his students in Gaza Strip in a Facebook post, also posting his picture among other students. Adla Awad remembered her colleague Laila Al-Bashiti, Khaled’s mother, and her family in another Facebook testimony.

When sources identified a belligerent, all of them attributed the strike to Israeli forces. The attack happened without prior warning, according to the Anadolu Agency reporter.

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.

Due to the scale and urgency of Airwars’ assessment process, all images have been automatically uploaded to each assessment with the graphic filter applied to protect users. We have also included all images identified from the sources, which may also include any imagery of combatants.

The incident occured around dawn.

The victims were named as:

Family members (9)

 As'ad (Asaad) Hamad Suleiman Al Bashiti (Abu Hammad)  اسعد البشيتي ابو حماد
55 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 979482353
Aida Al Bashiti Umm Hammad عائدة البشيتي ام حماد
Adult female Asaad's wife killed
Amal Asaad Al Bashiti امل اسعد البشيتي
16 years old female Asaad and Aida's daughter killed Matched to MoH ID 424433928
Zainab Asaad Al Bashiti زينب اسعد البشيتي
13 years old female Asaad and Aida's daughter killed Matched to MoH ID 429812720
Lubna Al Bashiti لبنا اسعد البشي
14 years old female Asaad and Aida's daughter killed Matched to MoH ID 429108939
Mohammed Asaad Al Bashiti محمد اسعد البشيتي
9 years old male Asaad and Aida's son killed Matched to MoH ID 433628617
Layla Hamad Suleiman Al Bashiti (Umm Khaled) ليلى البشيتي ام خالد
54 years old female Asaad's sister killed Matched to MoH ID 979482361
Sondos (Zandus) Ziad Al Bashiti سندس زياد البشيتي
12 years old female Layla's daughter killed Matched to MoH ID 431457514
Hossam Ziad Al Bashiti حسام زياد البشيتي
Child male Layla's son killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    9
  • (6 children2 women1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

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Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the area of Ma’an (معن), within the city of Khan Younis (خانيونس), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.330061, 34.316744. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Israeli Military Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Israeli Military
  • Israeli Military position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    9
  • (6 children2 women1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (21) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT0141

Incident date

October 12, 2023

Location

منزل عائلة رجب بالقرب من ملعب اليرموك وسط مدينة غزة, The house of the Rajab family near the Yarmouk Stadium in the center of Gaza City, the Gaza Strip

Airwars assessment

At least one civilian was killed and another injured when an alleged Israeli bomb hit a three-storey residential house belonging to Rajab al-Radhi’a al-Masri on October 12th 2023.

The building was reportedly near the Yarmouk Stadium, in the Beit Lahiya neighborhood, in the center of Gaza City. Multiple sources describe there being a number of civilians killed and injured without providing additional details.

On the evening of October 12th, a Facebook post from Basel Hasan, a cousin of Rajab al-Radhi’a al-Masri, claimed that Rajab was injured and in “moderate” condition, but that his wife, Umm Mohammed was still trapped under the rubble of the three-storey home. The following morning, a Facebook post from a neighbour, Nader Salah Abu Jarad, confirmed that Umm Mohammed had been killed.

No sources reported the full name of Umm Mohammed (Mother of Mohammed).

According to their own post, the Military Medical Services of the Gaza Strip, working out of the Ansar Central Ambulance Station, came to the aid of the al-Radhi’a family. A post from Joumana Al Hamouda pleaded with civil defense crews to rescue the family under the rubble, communicating about those “inside the home of [al-Radhi’a] Rajab family on Al-Rafid Street in Beit Lahiya” which “consists of 3 floors.”

A Facebook post from Ahmad Arfat reported the incident as taking place on Al-Hatabiya Street but a Facebook post from Mokhles al-Masri, a son of the victims Rajab and Umm Mohammed, described it as taking place on al-Radhi’a Street. Both streets are in the Beit Lahiya neighborhood (some sources mentioning “Al-Manshiya neighborhood”). Multiple sources also mentioned that the home was located near Yarmouk Stadium.

Multiple sources claimed the incident took place without prior warning.

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

Due to the scale and urgency of Airwars’ assessment process, all images have been automatically uploaded to each assessment with the graphic filter applied to protect users. We have also included all images identified from the sources, which may also include any imagery of combatants.

The incident occured in the evening.

The victims were named as:

Family members (2)

Rajab al-Radhi'a al-Masri رجب الرضيع المصري
Adult male injured
Umm Mohammed ام محمد
Adult female killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 2
  • (1 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    1–2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (15) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (5) [ collapse]

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Israeli Military Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Israeli Military
  • Israeli Military position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 2
  • (1 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    1–2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (15) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT0142

Incident date

October 12, 2023

Location

منزل عائلة ابو حيه في منطقة الصفطاوي شمال قطاع غزة, Abu Hayya family home In the Al-Saftawi area, north of the Gaza Strip, the Gaza Strip

Airwars assessment

Between 15 and 18 civilians were killed and up to 23 were reportedly injured, including four children, when an alleged Israeli bomb hit the four-storey home of the Abu Hayya family on October 12th 2023.,

The house was located in the Al-Saftawi area, in the northern Gaza Strip. Shehab Agency reported that there were casualties in neighboring houses as well.

Local sources reported that more than 40 people were inside the building when the incident occurred, while nabd.com reported that 40 people were harmed in the attack – though did not differentiate between fatalities and injuries.

By that evening, medical teams had been able to recover between 15 and 18 bodies from the rubble. @EsamLotf reported that many of those killed were women, children and the elderly. Mohammad Khatib made a Facebook post the following day, on October 13th, claiming that 23 victims still remained under the rubble.

Some of the victims were named by various sources as Ahmed Abu Hayya (Abu Wael, 28 years old), who was described by a neighbor as humble and good-natured, and Ghada Abu Hayya (46 years old) who was the director of Nusaybah Bint Kaab School; the school made a Facebook post mourning her death describing her as the “best leader”. Abdul Rahman Abu Hayya (22 years old), who was described as a beloved friend and brother, and his family (it is unclear how many of his family were killed). Jihad Abu Hayya (Abu Shaher, 49 years old), who was described as kind-hearted, Khaled Abu Hayya (Abu Malik, 29 years old), who was described as a dear friend and Ibrahim Abu Hayya (22 years old), who was engaged to the sister of Emad Nidal.

On Thursday evening, four injured children were taken to Al Awda Hospital in Jabalia after the bombing, according to the medical facilities’ own post.

Multiple sources reported that the incident took place without prior warning.

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

All named victims have been identified among the Palestinian Ministry of Health list of almost 7,000 names released on October 26th, 2023.

Due to the scale and urgency of Airwars’ assessment process, all images have been automatically uploaded to each assessment with the graphic filter applied to protect users. We have also included all images identified from the sources, which may also include any imagery of combatants.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (6)

Ahmed Abu Hayya أحمد ابو حية
28 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 400662573
Abdul Rahman Abu Hayya and his family عبد الرحمن أبو حية وعائلته
22 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 407115369
Jihad Abu Hayya (Abu Shaher) (جهاد ابو حية (ابو شاهر
49 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 900322181
Ghada Abu Hayya غادة أبو حية
46 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 900493479
Khaled Abu Hayya (Abu Malik) (خالد ابو حيه ( أبو مالك
29 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 400253043
Ibrahim Abu Hayya ابراهيم ابو حيه
22 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 407065416

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    15 – 18
  • (1 woman5 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    4–23
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (23) [ collapse]

Media
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    Source: @ShehabAgency

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Israeli Military Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Israeli Military
  • Israeli Military position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    15 – 18
  • (1 woman5 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    4–23
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (23) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT0111

Incident date

October 11, 2023

Location

منزل أبو الريش غرب مدينة خانيونس, Abu Al-Rish’s house west of the city of Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, the Gaza Strip

Airwars assessment

On Wednesday, October 11th 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike killed between eight and 12 civilians, including four children, in a strike on the Abu al-Rish family house. The house was reportedly destroyed, while neighbouring homes in the center of the Khan Younis Camp, were severely damaged.

In addition to the children the attack, which according to the Al Mezan human rights group came without warning, killed five women and an elderly man, according to Alghad news. According to Wafa news, the victims belonged to four different families – five of them from the Abu al-Rish family, a woman and her infant from the Abu Shamala family, a boy from the Sharab family, and a young man from the Barghout family. The number of injured civilians was estimated between several and “dozens”.

It is reported that the airstrike killed the family of the director of Tribal Relations at the Department of Refugee Affairs, Abu Kayed Abu al-Rish, who survived the attack. His wife Hoda Khaled Rashid Sharab was reported killed alongside their three children: son Ahmed Muhammad Abu Al-Rish, daughters Iman Muhammad Abu Al-Rish and Sajal Muhammad Abu Al-Rish. Two children from another wife – a daughter Sama Muhammad Abu Al-Rish and a son Khaled Muhammad Abu al-Rish – were also identified as injured by Abu Kayed Abu al-Rish, who wrote in his Facebook post that Sama and Khaled were “injured and in danger”. Abu Kayed’s nephew, Ahmad Amein Abu Al-Rish, mentioned in his Facebook testimony that Khaled Muhammad Abu Al-Rish and Sama Muhammad Abu Al-Rish had been killed, so it is not clear whether they survived the attack.

According to Abu Kayed’s post, the attack also killed his relatives from the Abu Shamala family, a woman and her two infants, as well as ten-year-old boy Khaled Ali Sharab, nephew of the Hoda Khaled Rashid Sharab.

Another victim of the deadly strike was a neighbor of Abu Kayed, Khalil Bargout. Relatives and neighbours mourned the loss of Khalil, with tributes online: “To God’s mercy/My cousin / Khalil Ibrahim Bargout/We consider him a martyr….Allah is sufficient for me, and Allah is the best trustee”, “And do not think that those who were killed in the cause of God are dead; rather, they are alive with their Lord, being provided for….There was no fear for them, nor did they grieve”, and “ May God be pleased with you, may God accept you as our neighbors and loved ones, the Abu Al-Rish and the beloved Khalil Bargout.”

Abu Kayed wrote that the attack caused injuries “due to the force of the bombing that shook the camp.” Quds News mentioned several “injuries”, noting that medical sources said “the number of martyrs is likely to increase as ambulance crews were unable to extract all the martyrs and wounded from under the rubble, and due to the population density in the area.” On social media, Diya Taher posted that her cousin “was injured in the bombing of the Abu Al-Rish family home”, though Airwars was unable to identify the name of the cousin.

The Facebook posts by Khan Younis Facebook page, Ahmad Arafat and Alamal neighbourhood show the devastating aftermath of the bombing, noting that “Civil Defense crews search for survivors under the rubble of the Abu Al-Rish family home”.

Among the prominent members of the Abu Al-Rish family were Ahmed Abu Al-Rish (Abu Kayed), a prominent member of the Fatah political party in Gaza killed by Israeli forces in 1993, according to Quds News citing Palestinian News Agency Wafa.

Where possible, names have been matched with the 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.

Due to the scale and urgency of Airwars’ assessment process, all images have been automatically uploaded to each assessment with the graphic filter applied to protect users. We have also included all images identified from the sources, which may also include any imagery of combatants.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (7)

Hoda Khaled Rashid Sharab هدى خالد رشيد شراب
42 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 906553706
Iman Muhammad Abu Al-Rish ايمان محمد ابو الريش
female Child of Hoda killed
Sajal Muhammad Abu Al-Rish سجال محمد ابو الريش
21 years old female Child of Hoda killed Matched to MoH ID 407891910
Ahmed Muhammad Abu Al-Rish احمد محمد ابو الريش
male Child of Hoda killed
Sama Muhammad Abu Al-Rish سما محمد ابو الريش
female Unclear if they were killed or injured
Khaled Muhammad Abu Al-Rish خالد محمد ابو الريش
male Unclear if they were killed or injured
Khaled Sharab خالد شراب
male Nephew of Hoda killed

Family members (2)

Unidentified woman from Abu Shamala امراة من بيت ابو شمالة
female killed
Unidentified infant from Abu Shamala طفلها من بيت ابو شمالة
killed

The victims were named as:

Khalil Bargout خليل البرغوث
Age unknown

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    8 – 14
  • (4 children5 women1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–24
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (21) [ collapse]

Media
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    Source: Ahmad Arafat facebook

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    Source: Ahmad Arafat facebook

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    Source: Alamal neighbourhood facebook

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    Source: Alamal neighbourhood facebook

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    Source: Alamal neighbourhood facebook

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    Source: Alamal neighbourhood facebook

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    Source: Alamal neighbourhood facebook

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    Source: Mohammed ABu Saleh facebook

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Israeli Military Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Israeli Military
  • Israeli Military position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    8 – 14
  • (4 children5 women1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–24
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (21) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT0079

Incident date

October 10, 2023

Location

بني سهيلا, Bani Suhayla, Khan Yuni, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.345841, 34.324911 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Town level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On October 10th, 2023 at dawn, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the Al-Qara family’s house in the town of Bani Suhayla in eastern Khan Yunis in the Gaza strip, killing between four and five civilians in the Al-Qara family, including the civilians Mohamed Ashraf Ismail Al-Qara (23 years old), his sister Waad Ashraf Ismail Al-Qara (18 years old), his other sister Iman Ashraf Ismail Al-Qara and her three week old son Saif Abu Hagras. Another member of the family, eight year old Menna reportedly sustained injuries from the bombing, and was said to be the sole survivor of the strike.

Mohamed Ashraf Al-Qara’s father Ismail Jabr Al-Qara “Abu Muhannad” (53 years old) was also reportedly killed in the strike. He was referred by one source, Majed Al Masri, as a “Commander” (القائد ) however no other evidence was found to suggest his militant status. The Al Qara family Facebook page referred to Ashraf as “professor”. Given that this term is also often used to refer to family ‘leaders’, Airwars has assumed civilian status for Majed Al Masri until further information comes to light.

All of the sources alleged that Israeli aircraft were responsible for the strike, and the Al Qara family reported that it was carried out at dawn, without warning.

Waad Ashraf Ismail Al-Qara was preparing for her wedding which was planned for a few days later, as reported by the journalist Tareq Abu Ishak and the Palestine Live Now Facebook account. Esmaeel Omer reported that injured children were transported to Nasser Hospital, and Twitter/X accounts @PalinfoAr amd @SafaPs report there were several injuries as a result of the strike, but journalist Tareq Abu Ishak and the Palestine Live Now Facebook account both report that only one person, eight year old Menna, survived the strike on the Al Qara house. Earlier reports say there were between two to three deaths and multiple people injured, but later reports, including those from the Al-Qara family, report that five people were killed by the strike. Ashraf Ismail Jabr Al-Qara “Abu Muhannad”’s cousin Rami Abdulkarim, and uncle Majed Al Masri, mourned the loss of their family in Facebook posts.

Where possible, names have been matched with the 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.

Due to the scale and urgency of Airwars’ assessment process, all images have been automatically uploaded to each assessment with the graphic filter applied to protect users. We have also included all images identified from the sources, which may also include any imagery of combatants.

The incident occured around dawn.

The victims were named as:

Family members (6)

Ashraf Ismail Jabr Al-Qara “Abu Muhannad” اشرف اسماعيل جبر القرا "ابو مهند"
53 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 413317470
Mohamed Ashraf Ismail Al-Qara محمد اشرف اسماعيل القرا
23 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 406081661
Waad Ashraf Ismail Al-Qara وعد اشرف اسماعيل جبر القرا
18 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 422499988
Iman Ashraf Ismail Al-Qara ايمان اشرف اسماعيل القرا
years old female killed
Saif Abu Hagras سيف ابو هجرس
3 weeks old years old male killed
Menna
8 years old female injured

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    5
  • (1 child2 women1–2 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    1–2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (14) [ collapse]

Media
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    Source: Esmaeel Omer

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    Source: Majed Al Masri

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    Source: Majed Al Masri

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    Source: Al Qarra family

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    Source: Al Qarra family

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    Source: @shfanews_net

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Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Bani Suhayla (بني سهيلا). Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further. The generic coordinates for Bani Suhayla are: 31.345841,34.324911 .

Israeli Military Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Israeli Military
  • Israeli Military position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    5
  • (1 child2 women1–2 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    1–2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (14) [ collapse]

Incident Code

ISPT0080

Incident date

October 10, 2023

Location

تل الزعتر, Tal al-Zaatar , North Gaza, the Gaza Strip

Geolocation

31.533112, 34.504583 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

In the evening of October 10th, 2023, up to nine members of the Shaheen family, including two women, a 17-year old child and 10-year old child, were killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike on their family home in the Tal al-Zaatar area of the Jabalia camp in the north of the Gaza strip. The three-storey family house was completely destroyed, and at least three more people were reported wounded. Sources said that the attack happened without a prior warning.

The number of people reported killed in the airstrike rose over time with Shihab Agency at first simply reporting that there was “a martyr and a number of injuries”. This was quickly followed by an update stating that the number of people killed had “risen to 6” and that there were still “missing people under the rubble”. Shaab Radio confirmed that specialised teams had been working to recover bodies of people killed in the attack.

Later that evening, the Palestinian Information Center reported that “the number of martyrs has risen to eight as a result of the bombing of the Shaheen family home in Tal Al-Zaatar”. DCIP reported that according to Palestinian civil defense teams, two bodies were recovered from the building and an estimated 10 Palestinians were inside during the bombing” and that everyone inside was killed, including at least one child.

The following day, different family members and neighbours posted online the names of nine people killed. Amongst those killed were the father of the family Sami Shaheen Abu Youssef (53 years old), his wife Fayza Al-Mabhouh Umm Youssef and their four sons: Youssef Shaheen (33 years old), Mustafa Shaheen (30 years old), Ismail Shaheen (28 years old), and Muhammad Shaheen. Among the victims were also their two daughters Hadeel Shaheen (23 years old) and Lama Shaheen (17 years old) who were also killed, as well as Sami and Fayza’s nephew, 10-year old Mohammad Baraa Tayseer Shaheen. Abeer Sami, a son of Sami Shaheen Abu Youssef, posted a statement on Facebook stating that “all members of my family were martyred”.

The North Gaza Governorate Police Command remembered their colleague, the late Sami Shaheen Abu Youssef, in its Facebook post also released a statement on the airstrike stating that: “Major Sami Shaheen ascended this evening, October 10th, 2023. As a result of brutal bombing by [Israeli] aircraft, his house was [destroyed] with a number of his family members”.

The death of a 10-year old Mohammad Baraa Tayseer Shaheen was mourned in a Facebook testimony by Ibrahim Abo Hamouda, who wrote: “Peace be upon your pure soul, Mohammad Baraa Shaheen.”

Accfares Khater, a neighbour of the Shaheen family, further stated that, in addition to the nine family members killed, there were “a number of other injuries” while @UnewsAgency1 reported that three people were wounded in the bombing. Multiple sources, such as Accfares Khater and Mahmoud Shahin on Facebook, said that there was no prior warning before the strike.

Where possible, names have been matched with the 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.

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The incident occured at approximately 9:25 pm local time.

The victims were named as:

Family members (9)

Sami Shaheen Abu Youssef سامي شاهين
53 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 926278789
Fayza Al-Mabhouh, Umm Youssef فايزة المبحوح
female killed
Youssef Shaheen يوسف شاهين
33 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 802639229
Mustafa Shaheen مصطفى شاهين
30 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 804418127
Ismail Shaheen اسماعيل شاهين
28 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 400614160
Muhammad Shaheen محمد شاهين
male killed
Hadeel Shaheen هديل شاهين
23 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 405447772
Lama Shaheen لمى شاهين
17 years old female killed Matched to MoH ID 424321677
Mohammad Baraa Tayseer Shaheen محمد براء تيسير شاهين
10 years old male killed Matched to MoH ID 433390135

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    IDP or refugee camp
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    8 – 9
  • (2 children2 women5 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    3
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (18) [ collapse]

Media
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    Source: Mahmoud Shahin

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    Source: Mahmoud Shahin

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    Source: Mahmoud Shahin

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    Source: Abeer Sami

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    Source: Abeer Sami

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    Source: Abeer Sami

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    Source: Abeer Sami

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    Source: Abeer Sami

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    Source: Mohammed Jamal Shahin

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    Source: Mohammed Jamal Shahin

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    Source: Mohammed Jamal Shahin

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    Source: Mohammed Jamal Shahin

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    Source: Mohammed Jamal Shahin

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    Source: Ibrahim Abo Hamouda

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    Source: North Gaza police

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Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the neighbourhood of Tal Al-Zaatar (تل الزعتر) to the east of Jabalia (جباليا). Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to find boundaries for the neighbourhood and to verify the location further. The generic coordinates for Tal Al-Zaatar are: 31.533112, 34.504583.

Israeli Military Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Israeli Military
  • Israeli Military position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    IDP or refugee camp
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    8 – 9
  • (2 children2 women5 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    3
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Israeli Military

Sources (18) [ collapse]