Raafat Saleh Al-Zamili
He was killed by an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip
Raafat Saleh Ibrahim Al-Zamili, known as "Sheikh Eid," died from multiple catastrophic trauma injuries sustained during an Israeli airstrike on his residential building in the Rafah Refugee Camp, Gaza Strip, on August 6, 2022. The attack, which involved six high-precision missiles, caused immediate structural collapse, subjecting occupants to lethal blast effects, crushing forces, and thermal injuries.
Biography
Raafat Saleh Ibrahim Al-Zamili, known by his honorific "Sheikh Eid," was a 41-year-old Palestinian killed in an Israeli targeted airstrike on the Rafah Refugee Camp during the August 2022 Gaza offensive. As a companion of Khaled Mansour, the southern commander of Palestinian Islamic Jihad's Al-Quds Brigades, Al-Zamili was among three militants intentionally targeted in the nighttime attack that also claimed four civilian lives. The strike, conducted without warning at 21:30 on August 6, obliterated the residential building where he was located, with rescue crews recovering his body from the rubble by dawn.
Raafat Saleh Ibrahim Al-Zamili, known by his honorific "Sheikh Eid," was a 41-year-old Palestinian killed in an Israeli targeted airstrike on the Rafah Refugee Camp during the August 2022 Gaza offensive. As a companion of Khaled Mansour, the southern commander of Palestinian Islamic Jihad's Al-Quds Brigades, Al-Zamili was among three militants intentionally targeted in the nighttime attack that also claimed four civilian lives. The strike, conducted without warning at 21:30 on August 6, obliterated the residential building where he was located, with rescue crews recovering his body from the rubble by dawn.
Al-Zamili's death occurred during Israel's Operation "Breaking Dawn," a three-day military campaign that resulted in 49 Palestinian fatalities. While Israeli authorities identified him as an associate of militant leadership, the attack's collateral damage - including the deaths of 14-year-old Mohammad Hassouna, 30-year-old Ismail Dweik and his 50-year-old mother Hana', and 30-year-old Alaa' al-Tahrawi - ex
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Raafat Saleh Ibrahim Al-Zamili (41), known by the honorific "Sheikh Eid," was killed alongside two fellow militants and four civilians during an Israeli nighttime airstrike on August 6-7, 2022. The attack, part of Israel's Operation "Breaking Dawn," targeted a residential building in Gaza's densely populated Rafah Refugee Camp with six precision missiles fired without warning at 21:30. As an associate of Khaled Mansour - the Palestinian Islamic Jihad's southern commander - Al-Zamili was among the intended targets. However, the strike's collateral damage proved devastating: Civilian Casualties: • Mohammad Iyad Hassouna (14 years old) • Ismail Dweik (30) and his mother Hana' (50) • Alaa' al-Tahrawi (30) The attack wounded 35 others (18 children, 12 women) and destroyed eight buildings in total. Palestinian rescue teams worked through the night, recovering all seven bodies by dawn. This incident exemplifies Israel's controversial "targeted assassination" policy in urban areas, where high-tech precision strikes frequently result in disproportionate civilian harm. While Israel defended the operation as necessary counterterrorism, human rights groups condemned the attack's timing (nighttime), location (refugee camp), and failure to warn occupants as potential violations of international humanitarian law. The strike occurred during a 55-hour military campaign that ultimately killed 49 Palestinians (17 children) and wounded 360, demonstrating the recurring pattern of civilian casualties in Gaza's asymmetric conflicts. Al-Zamili's death, while militarily intentional, became inseparable from the broader tragedy of non-combatants killed in the same explosion - a reality that continues to fuel the cycle of violence in the region.1 israelpalestinetimeline.org Open source