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Full Document in PDF Format רמה כ ז מל ו תשר מה ו ד י ע י ן ( למ מ" )מ" ) רמה כרמ כ ז ז מל מה ו י תשר עד מל מה ו ד ו י ד ע י י ע ן י ן ו ל ( רט למ ו מ" ר ) כרמ ז מה י עד מל ו ד י ע י ן ול רט ו ר An examination of the names of the fatalities in the IDF airstrikes during the first two days of Operation Guardian of the Walls reveals that most of them were terrorist operatives Overview The following is a preliminary summary of the findings of the examination of the names of the Palestinians who were killed in IDF airstrikes in the Gaza Strip during the first two days (May 10-12, 2021 at 12:00) of Operation Guardian of the Walls. The ITIC examined 74 names of fatalities reported by Palestinian sources. Sixteen of them were killed during an unsuccessful launch of rockets at Israel. It is evident from the examination that of the 58 remaining fatalities, at least 42 (about two-thirds) were terrorist operatives, according to the following distribution: 31 Hamas operatives, 3 PIJ operatives, and 8 Fatah members. As in previous operations and this time even more, entities in the Gaza Strip (the Health Ministry and the terrorist organizations) hardly publicize the deaths of terrorist operatives. This, with the exception of senior operatives and officials, in which case the organizations they belong to published official death notices. The Hamas administration is trying to create a false impression that the vast majority of those killed were uninvolved civilians. In its announcements, the Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip emphasizes the number of women, children and seniors killed and, unlike in the past, it does not publish detailed lists that include the names of those killed. Many of the dead terrorist operatives are also presented on social media and by Arab media outlets as "civilians" for the same reason. 080-21 2 Funeral of those killed in IDF airstrikes in the Rimal neighborhood in Gaza. The bodies of the dead were wrapped in white shrouds and not in Palestinian flags or the flags of the organizations to which they belonged (PALINFO's Twitter account, May 17, 2021) Segmentation of the fatalities in IDF airstrikes Serial Name Age Date Circumstances of Organizational no. and death affiliation place killed 1 Mohammad 25 or 26 May 10, Hit by Israeli missile Hamas Abdullah 2021 fired at him in the Al- Zidan Fayyad Salah neighborhood in the Al-Boura area of Beit Hanoun 2 Saber 38 May 10, Israeli missile hit in Hamas Ibrahim 2021 agricultural land east Mahmoud of Jabalia Suleiman 3 Mohammad 16 May 10, Israeli missile hit in Saber Ibrahim’s Saber 2021 agricultural land east teenage son Ibrahim of Jabalia Suleiman 4 Salim 37 May 10, Missile hit in the Al- Hamas Mohammad 2021 Manara neighborhood Salim al-Fara in south Khan Yunis 5 Ibrahim In his 20s May 10, IDF airstrike in Beit Hamas Ahmad al- 2021 Hanoun. The Shanbari Palestinians claim he was killed on his way home from the mosque. 6 Amira Abd al- 63 May 11, IDF airstrike on a Older woman Fattah Abd al- 2021 building in the Al-Shati Rahman Subh refugee camp. 080-21 3 7 Abd al- 19 May 11, IDF airstrike on a Unknown Rahman 2021 building in the Al-Shati Yousef Ali camp. He is the son of Subh the aforementioned Amira. 8 Sameh Fahim 34 May 11, IDF airstrike on a PIJ Hashem al- 2021 building in Gaza City Head of the rocket Mamluk near the Square of the unit in the Unknown Soldier northern Gaza Strip 9 Mohammad 30 May 11, IDF airstrike on a PIJ, Deputy Yahya 2021 building in Gaza City Commander of the Mohammad near the Square of the Gaza Brigade and Abu al-Ata Unknown Soldier one of the leaders of the Special Rocket Unit, brother of a senior member of the organization until his death, Bahaa Abu al-Ata 10 Kamal Taysir 28 May 11, IDF airstrike on a PIJ Field Qreiqe 2021 building in Gaza City commander of the near the Square of the rocket unit of the Unknown Soldier Gaza Brigade 11 Iyad Fathi 44 May 11, IDF airstrike on Sharir’s Hamas 2021 home in Gaza’s Sheikh Commander of Fayeq Sharir Radwan neighborhood Hamas’s anti-tank units in Gaza 12 Layali Sharir 40 May 11, IDF airstrike on Sharir's Iyad Sharir’s wife 2021 home in Gaza’s Sheikh Radwan neighborhood 13 Lina Sharir 15 May 11, IDF airstrike on Sharir's Iyad Sharir’s 2021 home in Gaza’s Sheikh daughter Radwan neighborhood 14 Mundhir Abd 21 May 11, IDF airstrike in an Unknown 2021 agricultural area west al-Karim of Deir al-Balah Mohammad Barakeh 15 Manar Abd al- 18 May 11, IDF airstrike in an Sister of the 2021 agricultural area west aforementioned Karim of Deir al-Balah Mandar Mohammad Baraka 080-21 4 16 Munib Unknown May 11, Killed in a tunnel Hamas 2021 attacked in an IDF Mahmoud airstrike in the Khan Ahmad Nimr Yunis district Hamdan 17 Malek Ismail Unknown May 11, Killed in a tunnel Hamas 2021 attacked in an IDF Ahmad Nimr airstrike in the Khan Hamdan Yunis district 18 Muhammad Unknown May 11, Killed in a tunnel Hamas 2021 attacked in an IDF Sabri Abu airstrike in the Khan Obeida Yunis district 19 Mahmoud Unknown May 11, Killed in a tunnel Hamas 2021 attacked in an IDF Kalab airstrike in the Khan Yunis district 20 Munib Abu Unknown May 11, Killed in a tunnel Hamas 2021 attacked in an IDF Mustafa airstrike in the Khan Yunis district 21 Taha al- Unknown May 11, Killed in a tunnel Hamas 2021 attacked in an IDF Aqqad airstrike in the Khan Yunis district 22 Mus’ab Hajjaj Unknown May 11, Killed in a tunnel Hamas 2021 attacked in an IDF airstrike in the Khan Yunis district 23 Bassem Issa 56 May 12, Killed in an airstrike Hamas 2021 carried out against Gaza City Brigade Bassem Issa commander 24 Jomaa Talha 59 May 12, Killed in an airstrike Hamas 2021 carried out against Head of Hamas’s Bassem Issa cyber network and head of its missile improvement project 25 Jamal Zibdeh 65 May 12, Killed in an airstrike Hamas 2021 carried out against Head of the Bassem Issa Development and Projects Department at the Production Headquarters 080-21 5 26 Hazem al- 40 May 12, Killed in an airstrike Hamas 2021 carried out against Head of the Khatib Bassem Issa Engineers Department in the Hamas production network 27 Mustafa 26 May 12, Killed in an airstrike Hamas 2021 carried out against Mohammad Bassem Issa Suleiman Farhat 28 Mustafa 31 May 12, Killed in an IDF Unknown 2021 airstrike against a Mazen vehicle in Gaza City Kardiyaa 29 Said Hashem 67 May 12, Killed in an IDF Older man 2021 airstrike against a al-Hato vehicle in Gaza City 30 Maisun Zaki 55 May 12, Killed in an IDF Older woman 2021 airstrike against a al-Hato vehicle in Gaza City 31 Nader 46 May 12, Killed in an IDF Unknown 2021 airstrike against a Mohammad vehicle in Gaza City al-Ghazali 32 Mohammad Unknown May 12, Killed in an attack Hamas 2021 carried out against Said Bassem Issa Mohammad Abu al-Ata 33 Abd al-Salam 28 May 12, Killed in an IDF Fatah 2021 airstrike against a Mahmoud al- vehicle in Gaza City Ghazali 34 Bashar 17 May 12, IDF airstrike on Khan Fatah 2021 Yunis Ahmad Samour 35 Mohammad 34 May 12, IDF airstrike on a group Fatah 2021 of people in the Abd al-Rauf Shejaiya Hilles neighborhood, in the eastern part of Gaza City 080-21 6 36 Wael 47 May 12, IDF airstrike in Fatah 2021 northern Gaza Mahmoud al- Ghula 37 Baraa Unknown May 12, The circumstances in Fatah 2021 Wissam al- which he was killed are Ghurabi unknown 38 Talaat Jamil 36 May 12, Killed in an IDF Fatah 2021 airstrike on a vehicle in Agha Beit Lahia, in northern Gaza 39 Nael Khaled 22 May 12, Killed in an IDF Fatah 2021 airstrike on a vehicle in Younes al- Beit Lahia, in northern Barawi Gaza 40 Atef Abd al- 48 May 12, Killed in an IDF Fatah 2021 airstrike on a vehicle in Rahman al- Beit Lahia, in northern Barawi Gaza 41 Wael Fares al- 55 May 12, Killed in an IDF Unknown 2021 airstrike on a vehicle in Ghould Beit Lahia, in northern Gaza 42 Wael Issa 41 May 12, IDF airstrike on a Hamas 2021 building in the Tel al- Hawa neighborhood in the southern part of Gaza City 43 Rima Saad About 30 May 12, Killed in IDF airstrike Woman 2021 against Hamas Kamel Saad operative Wael Issa in the Tel al-Hawa neighborhood in the southern part of Gaza City 44 Hala Hussein 13 May 12, Killed in an IDF Girl 2021 airstrike against Rifi Hamas operative Wael Issa in the Tel al-Hawa neighborhood in the southern part of Gaza City 080-21 7 45 Zaid 5 May 12, Killed in an IDF Boy 2021 airstrike against Mohammad Hamas operative Wael al-Talabani Issa in the Tel al-Hawa neighborhood in the southern part of Gaza City 46 Sami Radwan 40 May 12, Killed in an airstrike Hamas 2021 against Bassem Issa Commander in Hamas’s military wing 47 Awad Nabil 34 May 12, Killed in an airstrike Hamas 2021 against Bassem Issa Abu Salmiya 48 Mojahed al- 29 May 12, Killed in an airstrike Hamas 2021 against Bassem Issa Hadidi 49 Zafer al- 40 May 12, Killed in an airstrike Hamas 2021 against Bassem Issa Shawa 50 Akram al- 36 May 12, Killed in an airstrike Hamas 2021 against Bassem Issa Attar 51 Hassan al- 43 May 12, Killed in an IDF Hamas 2021 airstrike against Qahwaji Hamas operative Wael Issa 52 Mahmoud 28 May 12, IDF airstrike on Khan Hamas 2021 Yunis Jamil Kalusa 53 Abd al- About 30 May 12, IDF airstrike against Hamas 2021 Wael Issa Rahman Asbita Khalaf Azzam 54 Osama 39 May 12, Killed in an airstrike Hamas 2021 against Bassem Issa Zibdeh 55 Mostafa 17 May 12, Unknown Unknown 2021 Mohammad Mahmoud Obeid 56 Walid Unknown May 12, IDF airstrike against Hamas 2021 Wael Issa Shamali 080-21 8 57 Mahmoud 37 May 12, Killed in an airstrike Hamas 2021 against Bassem Issa Mohammad Jamil Fares 58 Nidal Habib 36 May 12, Killed in an airstrike Hamas 2021 against Bassem Issa Ismail Hana Palestinians killed by terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip Serial Name Age Date and Circumstances of Organizational no.
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