The airstrike happened at 3am, targetting the house of Colonel Abu al-Abd Morsi, Deputy Director of Civil Defense in northern Gaza. The home is located in Al-Alami area in Jabalia camp, in the vicinity of Kamal Adwan hospital.

• Initial reports indicate 4 people were martyred including Colonel Morsi

Context:

• The airstrike happened at 3am, targetting the house of Colonel Mohammad Morsi, Deputy Director of the Palestinian Civil Defense (first responders) in northern Gaza.

• The home is located in the Al-Alami area in Jabalia camp, in the vicinity of Kamal Adwan hospital.

• The scale of the damage in and around the house suggests it was the result of a potent bomb not from a drone strike.

• With this new murder, the number of Civil Defense workers killed in Gaza has reached 83.

Casualties:

• 5 members of the family were killed, from three generations: Colonel Morsi, his mother, 2 of his sons and his nephew. His other son Awda was injured. Source

Civil Defense statement:

Colonel Morsi worked in the Civil Defense Authority and in the service of his people and his country since 1995.

Names of the martyrs:

1. Colonel Mohammad Morsi
2. Umm Mohammad Morsi (Mohammad's mother)
3. Munir Mohammad Morsi (son)
4. Hossam Mohammad Morsi (son)
5. Bahaa Ahmed Morsi (nephew) Source