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Dhu al-Faqar Suwayrijo, 60, a pharmacist from Gaza City, told B'Tselem field researcher Muhammad Sabah on November 4, 2023, about an airstrike on a car carrying a family fleeing from the northern Gaza Strip to the southern part of the Strip. Every morning at 7:30 a.m., I leave for my pharmacy on al-Jalaa Street, work there until noon, and then return home. On Thursday, November 2, 2023, at around 1:30 p.m., I drove home in my jeep from the pharmacy. My dog was with me. I drove along al-Rashid Street (the coastal road leading to the southern Gaza Strip, used by fleeing residents). When I reached the Sheikh ‘Ajlin neighborhood, I saw a horse-drawn carriage with bodies lying next to it. I drove off quickly, and other cars overtook me. After about two kilometers, I heard a very loud explosion to my left, to the east. The blow was so strong I thought I'd been hit, but I checked myself and saw I was fine. A Mitsubishi was driving about 100 meters in front of me. It was hit by a shell and swerved to the right. I stopped behind it and saw a man getting out of it. I got out of my car and ran over to them. I saw injured people inside the car, and a man and a woman who had been killed. I later learned they were from the Abu Tabikh family. They were covered in blood. I carried the injured woman and children to my car, and the man who had gotten out of the car first got in. They were very terrified, and I tried to calm them down. The bodies of the man and woman remained where they were. I couldn't take them. I took them to Shuhada al-Aqsa Hospital. On the way, the woman and girl lost consciousness. I patted the woman's face and tried to wake her up, as well as to calm the others. The woman's hand was almost severed and she was bleeding heavily, and I tried to stop it. I was afraid she wouldn't last until the hospital. On the way, I saw more bodies on the coastal road. Tanks were firing shells toward the sea, and all the cars were speeding and didn't slow down. I drove the jeep, and my large dog, who was with me, sat on top of me out of fear. I arrived at the hospital and unloaded the wounded. Only then did I discover that my jeep had been damaged from the rear and its windows were shattered. I drove from there to the house, arriving terrified and exhausted. My entire body ached from the stress, especially my right side. I will never forget that day. Those were very difficult scenes. * Hayat Abu Tabikh and Ibrahim Abu Tabikh. Photo courtesy of the family. B'Tselem field researcher Muhammad Sabah explained that Rashid Street, which runs from the north to the south of the Gaza Strip, was used by residents fleeing south after the IDF closed Salah al-Jin Street. The jeep that was bombed was carrying members of the Abu Tabikh family, who had tried to flee south of al-Qata. Hayat Abu Tabikh, 66, and her son Ibrahim Abu Tabikh, 42, were killed. The injured evacuated by the witness were: Hayat's daughter, Nidaa Abu Tabikh, 32, who sustained moderate injuries; and Ibrahim's sons: Muhammad, 16, who sustained serious injuries, and Sujoud, 15, who sustained a hand injury. Also in the car were Muhammad Abu Tabikh, 41, Nidaa and Ibrahim's cousin, and his sons: Muhammad, 15, Malek, 13, and Adam, 5. All three were safely evacuated from the jeep by other people. Read the testimony of Ghada Abu Tabikh, Hayat's daughter and sister of Ibrahim and Nidaa, who had previously fled to the southern Gaza Strip. Read the testimony of Ghada Abu Tabikh, Hayat's daughter and sister of Ibrahim and Nidaa, who had previously fled to the southern Gaza Strip.