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Unknown event in Gaza Strip, Rafah area, Palestine on Sun 15th October 2023

15th October 2023

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On 15 October 2023, Israeli military airplanes struck a building that belonged to a Palestinian charitable organization in Rafah city (Gaza Strip). The strike killed 11 people and injured dozens of others. On the same day, Israeli military airplanes struck a residential building that housed refugees from Gaza near Al Nijma square in central Rafah city, killing 7 people who were all refugees. At around 02:30, Israeli military airplanes struck a house in Rafah city, killing 17 people from the same family (Barhoum) and injured an unspecified number of others. On the same day, Israeli military airplanes struck a house in Rafah city, killing 8 people from the same family (Zanoun family). Total fatalities coded as 44.

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