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A new Euro-Med Monitor investigation, conducted over several months, uncovers horrifying details of a massacre committed by the Israeli army in Gaza City in November 2023. The attack targeted an entire residential block, killing around 70 people, and was followed by strikes on residents attempting to bury the victims.
They bombed several residential buildings belonging to one family, killing more than 40 people, mostly children and women. When their relatives tried to bury them after the attack, They bombed the crowd, killing 20 more.
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On November 17–18, 2023, an attack by the Israeli army in Gaza's Sabra neighborhood led to the massacre of over 70 Palestinian civilians, primarily members of the Shaheibar family. Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor’s report details this incident, revealing extensive civilian casualties and the destruction of residential infrastructure. The assault, part of a large-scale Israeli military operation, involved multiple airstrikes and a ground incursion targeting residential buildings without prior warning, leading to a severe humanitarian crisis and a communication blackout due to an ongoing siege.
Euro-Med Monitor documented the destruction, noting a complete lack of military targets in the area. The investigation involved several witness testimonies, video evidence, satellite imagery, and multiple site visits.
4:10 a.m.
Israeli warplanes launched missiles at a five-story residential building owned by Maher Shaheibar on Shaheibar Street, Gaza City. The strikes hit the fifth and third floors, killing approximately 40 people, injuring 20 others, and leaving only a family on the ground floor unharmed.
4:40 a.m.
An Israeli drone targeted a second residential building owned by Muhyi Shaheibar, killing a child and critically injuring his mother on the top floor.
~5:00 a.m.
The Israeli army struck a third building, owned by Nahid Shaheibar, destroying the top floor and killing a woman, with 10 others injured. No warnings were given for any of these strikes.
6:00 a.m.
Family members and residents attempted to transport the wounded to Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital but were blocked by Israeli tanks encircling the area. Due to lack of medical assistance, several injured civilians succumbed to their wounds.
6:30 - 7:00 a.m.
Israeli military vehicles entered Shaheibar Street and shelled a six-story building owned by Rafiq Shaheibar, killing a young girl, a woman, and injuring multiple women and children. Tanks and bulldozers proceeded to crush bodies and vehicles along the street. Many residents sheltered in nearby homes as the assault continued
5:00 p.m.
As residents anticipated a military withdrawal,Israeli aircraft struck a three-story building owned by Said Ismail Shaheibar, where approximately 200 displaced people had sought refuge. The attack killed four people, including three children and an elderly woman, while injuring at least 10 others. Many died due to the inability to reach medical care.
6:00 a.m.
Residents cautiously returned to Shaheibar Street to retrieve bodies and prepare for burials, assuming Israeli forces had withdrawn. While they gathered outside, an Israeli drone fired two missiles, killing around 20 people, including children, and injuring many others.
7:30 a.m.
After confirming the full withdrawal of Israeli forces, residents collected bodies from both days’ attacks, burying around 60 victims, including intact and fragmented remains, in the "al-Bariya" area, previously razed by Israeli military bulldozers.
At 4:10 a.m. on November 17, missiles from Israeli aircraft struck a five-story building owned by Maher Shaheibar, killing approximately 40 people and injuring around 20 others. Survivors included a displaced family on the ground floor.
Shortly after, an Israeli drone targeted a second building owned by Muhyi Shaheibar, resulting in the death of a child and severe injury to his mother.
A third nearby building, owned by Nahid Shaheibar, was struck soon after, killing a woman and injuring ten others.
-> No warnings were issued before these strikes.
Family members and neighbors attempted to rescue and retrieve bodies, laying around 15 bodies on the sidewalk. While trying to transport the wounded to the hospital, residents were blocked by Israeli tanks. Due to a lack of medical assistance, several injured individuals later died.
When the residents attempted to bury the dead at 6:00 a.m., an Israeli drone struck the burial group, killing an additional 20 people, including children.
"The residents then waited for about an hour and a half, and after confirming that the Israeli forces had fully withdrawn south toward the Al-Zaytoun neighbourhood, they began collecting the bodies and remains of the victims from that day and the previous day, burying them in the "al-Bariya" area, where trees had once stood before being razed by the army. Despite the risks involved, the residents completed the burials, laying around 60 bodies to rest, including both intact bodies and body parts crushed by the Israeli military vehicles as they entered the street the previous day"
The attack coincided with a communications shutdown in Gaza, which hampered rescue efforts. Fuel shortages, due to Israel's blockade, rendered essential services unavailable, worsening civilian casualties. Mass Grave and Destruction Assessment:
Following Israeli forces' temporary retreat, residents gathered bodies and buried around 60 victims.
Euro-Med Monitor concluded that the attacks violated international humanitarian laws, as they targeted civilians and lacked military necessity. The strikes breached principles of distinction, proportionality, and precaution, which mandate the protection of civilians in conflict zones. The massacre is classified as a war crime under the Rome Statute, with elements of a crime against humanity due to the scale, systematic nature, and civilian targeting.
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