Gaza, Gaza City, As Sabra
19 Nov, 2024 - 20 Nov, 2024
At least 4 martyred
Moments before [midnight](https://x.com/yaffa_ps/status/1858989686049698223), Israeli airstrikes targeted a house belonging to the Ghabboun family, opposite Al-Sultan Bakery in Sabra neighbourhood, southwest of Gaza City.
About [20 minutes later](https://x.com/islambader_1988/status/1858999498661654826), when journalists and Civil Defense crews arrived on the scene, the house was bombed again, **killing Civil Defense member Ali Omar** and **injuring journalist Hossam Shabat**.
**Chain of events**
- Civil Defense crews headed on a rescue mission to the Ghabboun family house and managed to rescue at least five children.
- The crews transferred the children to Al-Ahli Hospital.
- The crews went back to the home to rescue more victims, including one woman whose foot was stuck in the rubble.
- Israeli drones struck the house again, leading to the killing of rescue worker Ali Omar and the injury of three other civil defense crews and of journalist Hossam Shabat.
**Testimonies**
One of three injured Civil Defense crews [recounted](https://x.com/Paltodaytv/status/1859164398398386678) how Ali Omar was killed. He stated that the **stairs were collapsed** in the 7-story building where they were carrying out their rescue mission, and the crews had mounted a ladder between the sixth and seventh floors that Ali used to try and pull out a woman stuck in the rubble. Suddenly there was an explosion, and **Ali was flung from the 7th to the ground floor**.
In the same video, another crew member reported that it was Israeli drones that bombed the house a second time.
Quds Feed correspondent Ashraf Hajjaj documented the aftermath of the massacre and stated that Israeli forces launched **one bomb** on the house, then **followed-up with two others by drone**, this is consistent with testimonies by Civil Defense members who were present. He added that the Ministry of Health confirmed the killing of a woman and two of her sons.
Civil Defense spokesman Maj. Mahmoud Saber Basal stated that Ali was probably **one of the best members of the crew at rescuing children**, and he had rescued five from the Ghabboun family house before he was murdered.
Journalist Hossam Shabat [recounted](https://x.com/ajmubasher/status/1859026284954743081) that he was injured by rubble falling from the roof following a second strike.
**Names of the martyrs (identified)**
1. Ali Mohammad Mustafa Omar (Civil Defense)
**Photos**
Martyred Civil Defense member Ali Omar




Journalist Hossam Shabat leaning on the walls of the house to document the event
