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Incident: INC-20231010-4xdwdblm
Date
2023-10-10
Report Deaths
5
Analyzed: 5 / 5
Breakdown: 2 men • 2 women • 0 children
Strike Type
Airstrike
Target Type
House
City
Bani Suheila
District
Unknown
Region
South
Mapped Persons
5

Incident Media

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Quotes

On October 10th, 2023 at dawn, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the Al-Qara family’s house in the town of Bani Suhayla in eastern Khan Yunis in the Gaza strip, killing four civilian members of the Al-Qara family, and one militant. The civilians were identified as Mohamed Ashraf Ismail Al-Qara (23 years old), his sister Waad Ashraf Ismail Al-Qara (18 years old), his other sister Iman Ashraf Ismail Al-Qara and her three week old son Saif Abu Hagras. Another member of the family, eight year old Menna reportedly sustained injuries from the bombing, and was said to be the sole survivor of the strike.
https://airwars.org/civilian-casualties/ispt0079-october-10-2023/

Combatant Main Images

Ashraf Ismael Jaber al-Iqura
Ashraf Ismael Jaber al-Iqura

Combatants / Political Leaders (1)

Ashraf Ismael Jaber al-Iqura

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Ashraf Ismael Jaber al-Iqura
National ID
413317470
Name (Arabic)
اشرف اسماعيل جبر القرا
Age
53
Sex
M
Annotation
Status Combatant Leader Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)
Command Level
Unit
Brigade
Khan Younis Brigade
Military Wing
Al-Quds Brigades (Palestinian Islamic Jihad)
Military Unit
Signal Corps
Assessment
Telegram
"Martyr Commander/ Ashraf Ismail Al-Qara (Commander of the Signal Corps - Khan Yunis Brigade)"
Ashraf Ismael Jaber al-Iqura mediaAshraf Ismael Jaber al-Iqura media

Co-fatalities (4)

Relative (4)

Arabic nameTransliterationAgeSexMoH IDRelationship / status
محمد أشرف اسماعيل القرا Mohammad Usharrif Ismael al-Iqura 23 M 406081661 Relative
وعد اشرف اسماعيل القرا Wad Ashraf Ismael al-Iqura 18 F 422499988 Relative
ايمان اشرف اسماعيل القرا Iman Ashraf Ismael al-Iqura 21 F 408021152 Relative
- - - - 44062719 Relative

Sources

Summary / Notes

At least 1 combatant (Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)) was killed in this incident, along with 4 relatives.

Assessment notes