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Incident: INC-20231017-q7kz99hv
Date
2023-10-17
Report Deaths
1
Analyzed: 1 / 1
Breakdown: 1 men • 0 women • 0 children
Strike Type
Other
Target Type
Hospital
City
Gaza City
District
Zeitoun
Region
North
Mapped Persons
1

Incident Media

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Quotes

I entrust to God my sisters, the light of my heart (Doha Bassam Qariqa and Saja Bassam Qariqa), and those who have passed away from my family: my aunt and second mother, Inam Qariqa (Um Yahya), and her daughter, Maryam Qariqa; my uncle, Awad Qariqa (Abu Hazem); my beloved cousin, the artist Muhammad Sami Qariqa (Abu Sami); and the child, Muhammad Ghassan Qariqa, after their martyrdom in the massacre at Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital.
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Combatant Main Images

Aodh Suleiman Qasam Quriqa
Aodh Suleiman Qasam Quriqa

Combatants / Political Leaders (1)

Aodh Suleiman Qasam Quriqa

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Aodh Suleiman Qasam Quriqa
National ID
925805921
Name (Arabic)
عوض سليمان قاسم قريقع
Age
66
Sex
M
Annotation
Status Combatant Leader Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)
Command Level
Unit
Brigade
Gaza Brigade
Military Wing
Al-Quds Brigades (Palestinian Islamic Jihad)
Military Unit
Military Judiciary Unit
Assessment
Telegram
"Martyr Commander/ Awad Suleiman Qariqa (Commander in the Military Judiciary Unit - Gaza Brigade)"
Facebook
"I entrust to God my sisters, the light of my heart (Doha Bassam Qariqa and Saja Bassam Qariqa), and those who have passed away from my family: my aunt and second mother, Inam Qariqa (Um Yahya), and her daughter, Maryam Qariqa; my uncle, Awad Qariqa (Abu Hazem); my beloved cousin, the artist Muhammad Sami Qariqa (Abu Sami); and the child, Muhammad Ghassan Qariqa, after their martyrdom in the massacre at Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital."
Aodh Suleiman Qasam Quriqa media

Co-fatalities (0)

No non-combatant or collateral persons mapped.

Sources

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Summary / Notes

On 17 October 2023, an explosion occurred at Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza. Based on several independent investigations and intelligence assessments, the incident is most consistent with a misfired Palestinian rocket that failed shortly after launch and impacted the hospital grounds, rather than an air-delivered strike. The casualties are therefore classified as Non-Hostile (War-Related) — Internal Fire / Munition Misfire. Casualty data source: The casualty list for this incident was taken from Airwars casualty analysis.

Assessment notes