Smoke billows over Ministry of Interior building following Israeli airstrike

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12314

Date

2 January, 2025

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Original Social Media Post

"محدث | عدد من الاصابات على مبنى الداخلية والبريد الذي يأوي نازحين وبمحيطه نازحين وسط مدينة خان يونس جنوبي قطاع غزة." - Source

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Archivist Notes: Bombing of Ministry of Interior building

At midday, an Israeli airstrike targeted the a building for the Ministry of Interior and the post office near the Hamid roundabout in the center of Khan Younis. The building was used as shelter for displaced persons.

Six people were killed.

Multiple witnesses gave testimonies to journalists and confirmed finding severed limbs and body parts of multiple victims, at least one person beheaded, one hand, one foot, and a child torn to shreds.

Names of the martyrs (identified):

  1. Omar Suleiman Abu Awad
  2. Mahmoud Faraj Abu Jazar
  3. Talal Ahmad Talal Sharab
  4. Mohammad Yassin Kamel Al-Farra
  5. Zuhayr Muhammad Safi (shredded)
  6. Hudayfa Zuhayr Safi (Zuhayr's son, shredded)

(Sources: 1 2 3 4 5 6)

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Portraits of the martyrs

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