Locals try search for victims and try to extinguish fire from Israeli bombing of tents

No.

10629

Date

4 December, 2024

Location

Original Social Media Post

"Israel targeted the tents of displaced families in Al-Mawasi, a so-called “humanitarian” zone in Khan Younis. In the initial moments of the attack, dozens of tents were set ablaze while families were inside. More than 20 Palestinian civilians were burned to death, and many others are critically injured." - Source

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Archivist Notes: Tent massacre in the "safe zone"

At 5 pm, an Israeli aristrike targeted a displacement camp in the so-called safe zone of Al-Mawasi, Khan Younis.

More precisely, the same location was bombed three times starting around 4:50 pm

The third strike led to casualties as people had returned to the location under a false sense of security.

Helicopters had fired two missiles, mere minutes apart, on a farm land belonging to the Al-Astal family. Minutes later, a follow-up strike lead to the injury of one person. Moments later, a bomb was dropped the third airstrike hit a location hundreds of meters away on a camp for displaced persons and food storage warehouses. A large fire broke out burning down around 10 tin shelters.

At least 17 people were killed, including 5 children from three families: Lafi, Barhoum, Jumua.

Many of the victims' bodies were found charred and shredded.

Names of the martyrs (identified):

  1. Akram Wael Akram Al-Masry
  2. Julia Osama Muhammad Barhoum
  3. Abdullah Musa Abdullah Al-Astal
  4. Haytham Muhammad Abdullah Abu Mustafa
  5. Muhammad Ahmad Hussein Jumua
  6. Yahya Muhammad Ahmad Jumua
  7. Basem Abdullah Yusuf Hassanin
  8. Fawqiya Abdurahim Diyab Lafi
  9. Israa Muhammad Suleiman Al-Astal (Sharab)
  10. Jouri Osama Muhammad Barhoum
  11. Sham Ali Younis Sharab
  12. Shaimaa Muhammad Fathi Al-Majayda
  13. Wafaa Ali Younis Sharab
  14. Ahmad Muhammad Ahmad Jumua
  15. Mahmoud Muhammad Ahmad Jumua
  16. Layan Basem Abdullah Abu Hassanin
  17. Khalil Hussein Khalil Lafi
  18. Osama Afif Abdullah Ghunaim
  19. Latifa Basem Abdullah Hassanin
  20. unidentified
  21. unidentified
  22. unidentified
  23. unidentified

(Sources: 1 2 3 4)

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