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Al-Bureij, central Gaza Strip: A number of Palestinian victims after Israeli warplanes fired missiles on Al-Khateeb family home

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Update: Local media in Gaza have reported that the death count from the Israeli airstrikes on al-Wehda Street in the al-Rimal neighborhood in Gaza City before dawn on Sunday has reached 26, at least five of whom are children. The missile strikes killed 13 members of the al-Qolaq family, ranging in age from 1 to 85, as they huddled in their homes in terror while the Israeli airstrikes continued throughout the night. Local Palestinians have reported hearing as many as 150 Israeli bombs during the night. One of the families wiped out by an Israeli missile Sunday morning was that of Riyad Hasan IshKinatna, who was pulled out of the rubble Sunday morning by rescue crews, barely alive, only to be told when he reached the hospital that his wife and five children were all killed in the Israeli attack. Also killed in the barrage of airstrikes on al-Wehda Street was Dr. Mo’in Ahmad al-Aloul, a neurologist and brain specialist. The search is still going on for missing persons. These are the names known so far: 1. Abdul Hamid Fawaz Al-Qolaq, 22 years old 2. Amin Mohammad Al-Qolaq, 85 years old 3. Mohammad Awni Al-Qolaq, 17 years old 4. Ayat Ibrahim Al-Qolaq, 19 years old 5. Ahmed Shukri Al-Qolaq, 17 years old 6. Reham Fawaz Al-Qolaq, 30 years old 7. Fawaz Shukri Al-Qolaq, 55 years old 8. Rawan Alaa Abu Al-Awf, 19 years old 9. Dima Rami Al-Franji, 16 years old 10. Dr. Mo’in Ahmad Al-Aloul, 66 years old 11. Luay Mohammad Oudeh, 54 years old 12. Hazem Adel Al-Qama’, 48 years old 13. Dr. Ayman Abu Al-Auf, 50 years old 14. Amal Jamil Al-Qolaq, 34 years old 15. Sameh Fawaz Al-Qolaq, 28 years old 16. Saadia Youssef Al-Qolaq, 28 years old 17. Izzat Moeen Al-Qolaq, 44 years old 18. Adham Ezzat Al-Qolaq, 3 years old 19. Qusay Sameh Al-Qolaq, 1 year old. Below this article is a comprehensive list of the names of the killed who have been identified thus far in the Israeli escalation that began on Monday May 10th. Updated from: Israeli Missiles Kill Seven Family Members, Including Five Children, In Gaza May 16, 2021 at 08:58 Israeli missiles killed, on Sunday at dawn, seven family members, including a mother and her five children, in their apartment in the al-Wihda Street, in the Remal neighborhood, in Gaza city. Update: Darwish Mohammad Yazouri, 61, was killed in his home due to the Israeli bombing of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. Media sources said the army fired a missile into the apartment of Riyad Hasan IshKinatna, killing his wife and five children. Riyad was later found under the rubble and was rushed to a hospital in Gaza. The family is the second to be obliterated by Israeli missiles in less than 24 hours, after the army killed ten members of the Abu Hatab family, after firing missiles at their homes in the Shati refugee camp; only a baby, five months of age, survived the attack. Also on Saturday night, the Israeli Airforce fired missiles at homes in the al-Wihda Street, killing Dr. Moin Ahmad al-Aloul, a neurologist and brain specialist, along with his wife and five children. They added that the Israeli airforce and the navy fired many missiles into Gaza, targeting the homes, several buildings, and residential towers in various parts of Gaza. The Israeli strikes also caused serious damage to many homes, structures, residential towers, and caused a power blackout in the Rimal neighborhood. In a statement, the Health Ministry in Gaza said rescue teams and residents managed to find five children alive under the rubble of a bombarded home in Gaza, after the army fired missiles at homes and buildings in Gaza city, instantly killing two and wounding 25 others. It added that, since many Palestinians are still missing, buried under the rubble, the number of slain Palestinians is likely to increase. It is worth mentioning that the Israeli army fired at least twenty missiles into several parts of Gaza city, especially in the neighborhoods in Remal, Tal al-Hawa, Sheikh Ejleen, Saraya Junction, and other areas. The army also carried out more than 50 strikes within just a few minutes targeting the Remal neighborhood, al-Wihda Street, Palestine Stadium, in addition to the western and southern areas of Gaza city. Many Palestinian families fled their homes to seek Shelter in the Shifa Medical Center which also reported many deaths and dozens of injuries after the army bombed homes in al-Wihda Street and added that many Palestinians are buried under the rubble. The Israeli army also killed at least two Palestinians and injured three others in an area, east of Jabalia, in northern Gaza. On Saturday, the army killed Sa’id Abu Ghalyoun, 30, after firing a missile at a car, north of Gaza city. Furthermore, many warehouses, and storage rooms, were also bombed by Israel in the at-Atatra area, northwest of Beit Lahia, in northern Gaza, after the army fired missiles at them, on Saturday evening. Most of them contain plastic products, agricultural supplies, and tools, causing an intense and spreading fire in them and surrounding buildings. ————– List of casualties: 5/16 Gaza: 26 killed in the bombing of al-Wihda Street in al-Rimal, which is the governmental district of Gaza City Riyad Hasan IshKinatna, and her five children Abdul Hamid Fawaz Al-Qolaq, 22 years old Amin Mohammad Al-Qolaq, 85 years old Mohammad Awni Al-Qolaq, 17 years old Ayat Ibrahim Al-Qolaq, 19 years old Ahmad Shukri Al-Qolaq, 17 years old Reham Fawaz Al-Qolaq, 30 years old Fawaz Shukri Al-Qolaq, 55 years old Rawan Alaa Abu Al-Awf, 19 years old Dima Rami Al-Franji, 16 years old Dr. Mo’in Ahmad Al-Aloul, 66 years old – a neurologist and brain specialist Luay Mohammad Oudeh, 54 years old Hazem Adel Al-Qama, 48 years old Dr. Ayman Abu Al-Auf, 50 years old Amal Jamil Al-Qolaq, 34 years old Sameh Fawaz Al-Qolaq, 28 years old Saadia Youssef Al-Qolaq, 28 years old Izzat Moeen Al-Qolaq, 44 years old Adham Ezzat Al-Qolaq, 3 years old Qusay Sameh Al-Qolaq, 1 year old. 5/15 Maha Mohammad Abd al-Aal al-Hadidi (Abu Hatab), and her children : Suhaib Muhammad al-Hadidi (14 years), Yahya Mohammad al-Hadidi (11 years), Abd al-Rahman Mohammad al-Hadidi (8 years) and Osama Mohammad al-Hadidi (6 years) West Bank: Hussein Atiya at-Teety, 26, from the al-Fawwar refugee camp. Killed in Hebron Yasin Hasan Yassin Hamad, 26, from Saida town, north of Tulkarem. Israel: 50 year old man, Ramat Gan. Killed by rocket that struck his apartment. 5/14 (44 killed) Gaza Mohammad Khaled at-Tawashi, 27, was killed in an Israeli bombardment in Deir al-Balah. Mohammad Ibrahim Mohammad Amen, 51, was killed by Israeli missiles that struck his home in Beit Lahia, in northern Gaza. Lina Mohammad Mahmoud al-Omar, 13, was killed by Israeli missiles that struck her home in the al-Boreij refugee camp, in central Gaza. Manar Khader Ahmad Issa al-Omar, 39, was killed by Israeli missiles that struck her home in the al-Boreij refugee camp, in central Gaza. Faiza Ahmad Mohmmad al-Omar, 45, was killed by Israeli missiles that struck her home in the al-Boreij refugee camp, in central Gaza. Mustafa Hasan Ahmad al-Abed al-Omar, 35, was killed by Israeli missiles that struck his home in Tal al-Hawa, in Gaza city. Lamia’ Hasan Mohammad Attar, 27, was killed by Israeli missiles that struck her home in Beit Lahia, in northern Gaza. Wala’ Mohammad Ibrahim Amen, 24, was killed by Israeli missiles that struck her home in Beit Lahia, in northern Gaza. Warda Mohammad Ibrahim Amen, 22, was killed by Israeli missiles that struck her home in Beit Lahia, in northern Gaza. Hadeel Mohammad Ibrahim Amen, 18, was killed by Israeli missiles that struck her home in Beit Lahia, in northern Gaza. Siham Yousef Mohammad Rantisi, 66, was killed by Israeli missiles that struck her home in the al-Jneina neighborhood in Rafah. Shaima’ Diab Mohammad Rantisi, 21, was killed by Israeli missiles that struck her home in the al-Jneina neighborhood in Rafah. xIbrahim Mohammad Ibrahim Rantisi, 2, was killed by Israeli missiles that struck his family’s home in the al-Jneina neighborhood in Rafah. Raed Ibrahim Khamis Rantisi, 29, was killed by Israeli missiles that struck her home in the al-Jneina neighborhood in Rafah. Kholoud Fuad Farhan Zamily, 27, was killed by Israeli missiles that struck her home in the at-Tannour neighborhood in Rafah. Bothaina Mahmoud Obeid, 7, who was killed when shrapnel of an Israeli missile struck her in the head when the army fired missiles near her family’s home. They added that two young men, in their twenties, were killed by a missile fired by an Israeli military drone east of Jabalia, in northern Gaza. The attack also caused many injuries. Another young man, in his twenties, was killed, and one was seriously injured, when an Israeli drone fired a missile into an area east of Abasan town, east of Khan Younis. A child, identified as Mahmoud Hamed Hasan Talba, 13, in addition to Abdul-Rahman Estbeita, 34, were killed when the army bombarded homes in the Zeitoun neighborhood in Gaza city. The Israeli missiles also killed a child, identified as Ahmad Rami Mahmoud al-Hawajri, 15, and a young man, Moayyad Taiseer Abdul-Rahman al-Omar, 20, in the al-Boreij refugee camp, in central Gaza. two Palestinian women, identified as Sabreen Nasser Mohammad Abu Dayya, 27, and Ni’ma Saleh Ayyash, 47, and a man, Hashem Mohammad Zogheibi, 20, were killed when the army fired missiles at homes in Um an-Nasser village, in northern Gaza. Nisreen Nasser Abu Qleiq, 25 – In Beit Hanoun, in northern Gaza, destroying an entire neighborhood, killing many Palestinians, and injuring dozens. Soheib Abdul-Rahim Awad Ghanem, 25. An infant, identified as Hoor Zamily, 18 months, was also killed by Israeli missiles targeting homes in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza. Mahmoud Mohammad Al-Madhoun, 30, was pronounced dead from his wounds at Al-Shifa Hospital. Al-Madhoun sustained a shrapnel injury to his head as he stood at the entrance of his house when an Israeli airstrike hit adjacent land. At 8:20pm, Ahmad Mohammed Al-Nader, 32, and Ahmad Awad Al-Nader, 36, were pronounced dead on arrival at Gaza’s Indonesia Hospital, having been recovered by rescue crews by the Palestinian Civil Defense. Both men had been killed in an Israeli airstrike on agricultural land earlier that day Sa’id Abu Ghalyoun, 30, was killed in a vehicle north of Gaza City that was targeted for a missile strike by the Israeli airfoe West Bank (10): Dr. Issa Barham, 40, a District Attorney with the Palestinian Public Prosecution Department, in Abu Sbeih Mountain in his town of Beita, southeast of Nablus. Malek Hamdan, 22, shot with live rounds to the chest, before he succumbed to his wounds in a hospital in Nablus. Husam Asayra, 20, with a live round to the chest, during protests that took place after the soldiers invaded Asira al-Qibliya village and attacked protesters. Nidal Sayel Safadi, 30, after shooting him with a live round – Orif village Mohammad Rawhi Hammad, 30, after he reportedly attempted to ram soldiers with his car. The Palestinian is from Silwad town, northeast of Ramallah. Yousef Mahdi Nawasra, 27, from Fahma village, southwest of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, during protests near the Dothan Israeli military roadblock Sharif Khaled Salman, 37, Marda village, Salfit – Sharif had not been participating in protests, but was standing outside his home when he was shot by invading Israeli forces Awad Ahmad Harb, 27, in Iskaka village, east of Salfit. Ismael Jamal at-Tubasi, 23, shot with a live round to the head in ar-Reehiyya village, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and attacked dozens of residents, in addition to firing many live rounds at them Mohammad Adel Abu Shqeir, 20, from the al-Qasab neighborhood, during protests that took place at the entrance of the city of Jericho Nizar Nidal Ma’rouf Abu Zeina, 22, with a live round in the chest, causing a very serious injury, before he was rushed to Thabet Thabet hospital, in Tulkarem, where he died of his wounds despite efforts to save his life. Lebanon (1): Mohammad Tahhan, 21. He was from the town of Adloun, and died at Marjayoun Governmental Hospital after he was injured by Israeli fire. 5/13 Hammad Ayyad Hala Hussein Rafat ar-Reefy, 14 Khaled Emad al-Qanou’, 16 Abdul-Rahim Mohammad al-Madhoun, 63, and Hajar Abdul-Razeq al-Madhoun, 60, were killed in the Jabalia refugee camp. Rafat at-Tannani, his pregnant wife, and their four children, One of the children has been identified as Amir Rafat Mohammad Tannani, 7. Child at-Tannani Child at-Tannani Child at-Tannani Another Palestinian, identified as Osama Jamal Zibda, 33, was killed in an Israeli bombardment of Beit Hanoun. His father, Jamal Mohammad Zibda, 65, was killed a day earlier. 5/12 Gaza: Rashid Muhammad Abu Ara, 16 Tubas Mohammad Nahedh Abu Sakran, 26, Gaza city. Ahmad Ibrahim Abu Sakran, 65, Gaza city. Ammar Taiseer Mohammad al-’Amour, 11, Khan Younis. Hamada Ayed Atiya al-‘Amour, 13, Khan Younis. Sami Sa’id Mohammad al-‘Omar, 41, Gaza city. Tal’at Jamil Mahmoud Agha, 37, Gaza city. Waleed Mousa Khaled al-Omar, 56, Gaza city. Atef Abdul-Rahma Jom’a al-Omar, 48, Beit Lahia. Na’el Khaled Younis al-Omar, 23, Beit Lahia. Hammad Ayyad Mansour al-Omar, 86, Rafah. Mariam Mohammad Odah at-Tilbani, 3, Gaza city. Zeid Mohammad Odah at-Tilbani, 5, Gaza city. Mohammad Ahmad Abu Amsha, 40, Beit Hanoun. Ahmad Walid at-Talla’ al-Omar, 30, Nusseirat. Hamza Nasser, 11, Gaza city. Sa’id Hashem’s al-Hatto, 65, Gaza city. Maisoon Zaki Hashed al-Hatto, 60, Gaza city. (Sa’id’s wife) Jamal Mohammad Sa’id Zibda, 65, Gaza city. Bassel Abdul-Karim Issa, Gaza city. Awad Nabil Abu Salmiya, 34. Gaza city. Abdul-Salam Mahmoud al-Ghazali, 29, Gaza city. Nader Mohammad Nabeeh al-Ghazali, 47, Gaza city. Mustafa Mazen Salem Kardiya, 32, Gaza city. Mansour Yousef Hasan el-Dremle, 67, Gaza city. Mahmoud Ahmad Abu Amer, 38, Khan Younis. Majed Abed-Rabbo Mahmoud Abu Sa’ada, 58, Khan Younis. Hadeel Khaled Arafa al-Omar, 27, Khan Younis. Miami Abdullah Arafa al-Omar, 49, Khan Younis. Mahmoud Kamil Kalousa, 29, Khan Younis. Bashar Ahmad Sammour, 17, Khan Younis. a child, identified as Lina Fathi Sharir, 16, was killed in an Israeli bombing in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in Gaza city, Wednesday. Her father Eyad Fathi Fayeq Sharir, 35, was instantly killed. Yahia Mazen Khalifa, 14, was killed in an Israeli bombardment of homes in Gaza city. 5/12 Israelis: Soumya Santosh, 31, from Kerala, India, killed May 12th in Ashkelon when a rocket hit the apartment where she worked as a homecare worker for an 80-year old Israeli woman. The woman she worked for was injured. Nela Gurevitch was killed by a rocket that hit her apartment building in Ashkelon. Her husband was lightly wounded by the rocket. Leah Yom-Tov was killed by a rocket that struck her home in Rishon Lezion. Khalil Awad and his teenage daughter Nadeen – killed by a rocket that hit their home in the unrecognized village of Dahmash near the city of Lod. They were Palestinians with Israeli citizenship, and their village, Dahmash, is ‘unrecognized’ by Israeli authorities so lacking in basic infrastructure. The town has no bomb shelters – they had requested funds from the Israeli government to build shelters, but were denied by the Central District Planning and Construction Committee. Staff Sergeant Omer Tabib – killed when an anti-tank missile hit his military jeep while he was on duty patrolling the Israel-Gaza border Ido Avigal, 5, was critically wounded Wednesday night when he was struck by shrapnel from a rocket that hit near a bomb shelter where he was hiding with his family. He died of his wounds several hours later 5/11: Sameh Fahim Hashem al-Mamlouk, al-Ramal Kamal Taiseer Qreiqe’, 35, al-Ramal neighborhood in Gaza city Salim Mahmoud al-Farra, 37, Khan Younis Mohammad Yahia Abu al-Ata, 30, al-Ramal, Gaza City Mohammad Abdul-Rauf Hallas, Sheja’eyya, east of Gaza City Amira Abdul-Fattah Sobeh, 57, killed in her home in the Shati’ refugee camp. her son Abdul-Rahman Sobeh (special needs), killed in the same bombing. Eyad Fathi Fayeq Sharir, 35, a leader in the al-Qassam Brigades, killed at home, along with his wife, in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, in Gaza city. 5/10: Mohammad Ali Mohammad Nosseir, Jabalia; Mohammad Abdullah Zidan Fayyad, Jabalia; Ibrahim Yousef Atallah al-Masri, 10 years old, Beit Hanoun; Yazin Sultan Atallah al-Masri, 1 year old, Beit Hanoun; Marwan Yousef Atallah al-Masri, 12, Beit Hanoun; Rahaf Mohammad Atallah al-Masri, 10-year-old girl, Beit Hanoun; Ahmad Mohammad Atallah al-Masri, 20, Beit Hanoun; Saber Ibrahim Suleiman, 39, Jabalia; his son Mohammad, 16, Jabalia; Esmat Sha’ban az-Zein, 49, Jabalia; Mousa Khalil az-Zein, 19, Jabalia; Zakariya Ziad Alloush, Jabalia; Bashir Mohammad Alloush, Jabalia; Raed al-‘Abed Abu Warda, 27, Jabalia; Nabil an-No’mani Dardouna, Jabalia; Mustafa Mohammad Obeid, 17, JabaliaPost navigation

Update: Local media in Gaza have reported that the death count from the Israeli airstrikes on al-Wehda Street in the al-Rimal neighborhood in Gaza City before dawn on Sunday has reached 26, at least five of whom are children. The missile strikes killed 13 members of the al-Qolaq family, ranging in age from 1 to 85, as they huddled in their homes in terror while the Israeli airstrikes continued throughout the night. Local Palestinians have reported hearing as many as 150 Israeli bombs during the night. One of the families wiped out by an Israeli missile Sunday morning was that of Riyad Hasan IshKinatna, who was pulled out of the rubble Sunday morning by rescue crews, barely alive, only to be told when he reached the hospital that his wife and five children were all killed in the Israeli attack. Also killed in the barrage of airstrikes on al-Wehda Street was Dr. Mo’in Ahmad al-Aloul, a neurologist and brain specialist. The search is still going on for missing persons. These are the names known so far: 1. Abdul Hamid Fawaz Al-Qolaq, 22 years old 2. Amin Mohammad Al-Qolaq, 85 years old 3. Mohammad Awni Al-Qolaq, 17 years old 4. Ayat Ibrahim Al-Qolaq, 19 years old 5. Ahmed Shukri Al-Qolaq, 17 years old 6. Reham Fawaz Al-Qolaq, 30 years old 7. Fawaz Shukri Al-Qolaq, 55 years old 8. Rawan Alaa Abu Al-Awf, 19 years old 9. Dima Rami Al-Franji, 16 years old 10. Dr. Mo’in Ahmad Al-Aloul, 66 years old 11. Luay Mohammad Oudeh, 54 years old 12. Hazem Adel Al-Qama’, 48 years old 13. Dr. Ayman Abu Al-Auf, 50 years old 14. Amal Jamil Al-Qolaq, 34 years old 15. Sameh Fawaz Al-Qolaq, 28 years old 16. Saadia Youssef Al-Qolaq, 28 years old 17. Izzat Moeen Al-Qolaq, 44 years old 18. Adham Ezzat Al-Qolaq, 3 years old 19. Qusay Sameh Al-Qolaq, 1 year old. Below this article is a comprehensive list of the names of the killed who have been identified thus far in the Israeli escalation that began on Monday May 10th. Updated from: Israeli Missiles Kill Seven Family Members, Including Five Children, In Gaza May 16, 2021 at 08:58 Israeli missiles killed, on Sunday at dawn, seven family members, including a mother and her five children, in their apartment in the al-Wihda Street, in the Remal neighborhood, in Gaza city. Update: Darwish Mohammad Yazouri, 61, was killed in his home due to the Israeli bombing of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. Media sources said the army fired a missile into the apartment of Riyad Hasan IshKinatna, killing his wife and five children. Riyad was later found under the rubble and was rushed to a hospital in Gaza. The family is the second to be obliterated by Israeli missiles in less than 24 hours, after the army killed ten members of the Abu Hatab family, after firing missiles at their homes in the Shati refugee camp; only a baby, five months of age, survived the attack. Also on Saturday night, the Israeli Airforce fired missiles at homes in the al-Wihda Street, killing Dr. Moin Ahmad al-Aloul, a neurologist and brain specialist, along with his wife and five children. They added that the Israeli airforce and the navy fired many missiles into Gaza, targeting the homes, several buildings, and residential towers in various parts of Gaza. The Israeli strikes also caused serious damage to many homes, structures, residential towers, and caused a power blackout in the Rimal neighborhood. In a statement, the Health Ministry in Gaza said rescue teams and residents managed to find five children alive under the rubble of a bombarded home in Gaza, after the army fired missiles at homes and buildings in Gaza city, instantly killing two and wounding 25 others. It added that, since many Palestinians are still missing, buried under the rubble, the number of slain Palestinians is likely to increase. It is worth mentioning that the Israeli army fired at least twenty missiles into several parts of Gaza city, especially in the neighborhoods in Remal, Tal al-Hawa, Sheikh Ejleen, Saraya Junction, and other areas. The army also carried out more than 50 strikes within just a few minutes targeting the Remal neighborhood, al-Wihda Street, Palestine Stadium, in addition to the western and southern areas of Gaza city. Many Palestinian families fled their homes to seek Shelter in the Shifa Medical Center which also reported many deaths and dozens of injuries after the army bombed homes in al-Wihda Street and added that many Palestinians are buried under the rubble. The Israeli army also killed at least two Palestinians and injured three others in an area, east of Jabalia, in northern Gaza. On Saturday, the army killed Sa’id Abu Ghalyoun, 30, after firing a missile at a car, north of Gaza city. Furthermore, many warehouses, and storage rooms, were also bombed by Israel in the at-Atatra area, northwest of Beit Lahia, in northern Gaza, after the army fired missiles at them, on Saturday evening. Most of them contain plastic products, agricultural supplies, and tools, causing an intense and spreading fire in them and surrounding buildings. ————– List of casualties: 5/16 Gaza: 26 killed in the bombing of al-Wihda Street in al-Rimal, which is the governmental district of Gaza City Riyad Hasan IshKinatna, and her five children Abdul Hamid Fawaz Al-Qolaq, 22 years old Amin Mohammad Al-Qolaq, 85 years old Mohammad Awni Al-Qolaq, 17 years old Ayat Ibrahim Al-Qolaq, 19 years old Ahmad Shukri Al-Qolaq, 17 years old Reham Fawaz Al-Qolaq, 30 years old Fawaz Shukri Al-Qolaq, 55 years old Rawan Alaa Abu Al-Awf, 19 years old Dima Rami Al-Franji, 16 years old Dr. Mo’in Ahmad Al-Aloul, 66 years old – a neurologist and brain specialist Luay Mohammad Oudeh, 54 years old  Hazem Adel Al-Qama, 48 years old Dr. Ayman Abu Al-Auf, 50 years old Amal Jamil Al-Qolaq, 34 years old Sameh Fawaz Al-Qolaq, 28 years old Saadia Youssef Al-Qolaq, 28 years old Izzat Moeen Al-Qolaq, 44 years old Adham Ezzat Al-Qolaq, 3 years old Qusay Sameh Al-Qolaq, 1 year old. 5/15   Maha Mohammad Abd al-Aal al-Hadidi (Abu Hatab), and her children : Suhaib Muhammad al-Hadidi (14 years),  Yahya Mohammad al-Hadidi (11 years),  Abd al-Rahman Mohammad al-Hadidi (8 years)  and Osama Mohammad al-Hadidi (6 years) West Bank: Hussein Atiya at-Teety, 26, from the al-Fawwar refugee camp. Killed in Hebron Yasin Hasan Yassin Hamad, 26, from Saida town, north of Tulkarem. Israel:  50 year old man, Ramat Gan. Killed by rocket that struck his apartment. 5/14 (44 killed) Gaza Mohammad Khaled at-Tawashi, 27, was killed in an Israeli bombardment in Deir al-Balah. Mohammad Ibrahim Mohammad Amen, 51, was killed by Israeli missiles that struck his home in Beit Lahia, in northern Gaza. Lina Mohammad Mahmoud al-Omar, 13, was killed by Israeli missiles that struck her home in the al-Boreij refugee camp, in central Gaza. Manar Khader Ahmad Issa al-Omar, 39, was killed by Israeli missiles that struck her home in the al-Boreij refugee camp, in central Gaza. Faiza Ahmad Mohmmad al-Omar, 45, was killed by Israeli missiles that struck her home in the al-Boreij refugee camp, in central Gaza. Mustafa Hasan Ahmad al-Abed al-Omar, 35, was killed by Israeli missiles that struck his home in Tal al-Hawa, in Gaza city. Lamia’ Hasan Mohammad Attar, 27, was killed by Israeli missiles that struck her home in Beit Lahia, in northern Gaza. Wala’ Mohammad Ibrahim Amen, 24, was killed by Israeli missiles that struck her home in Beit Lahia, in northern Gaza. Warda Mohammad Ibrahim Amen, 22, was killed by Israeli missiles that struck her home in Beit Lahia, in northern Gaza. Hadeel Mohammad Ibrahim Amen, 18, was killed by Israeli missiles that struck her home in Beit Lahia, in northern Gaza. Siham Yousef Mohammad Rantisi, 66, was killed by Israeli missiles that struck her home in the al-Jneina neighborhood in Rafah. Shaima’ Diab Mohammad Rantisi, 21, was killed by Israeli missiles that struck her home in the al-Jneina neighborhood in Rafah. xIbrahim Mohammad Ibrahim Rantisi, 2, was killed by Israeli missiles that struck his family’s home in the al-Jneina neighborhood in Rafah. Raed Ibrahim Khamis Rantisi, 29, was killed by Israeli missiles that struck her home in the al-Jneina neighborhood in Rafah. Kholoud Fuad Farhan Zamily, 27, was killed by Israeli missiles that struck her home in the at-Tannour neighborhood in Rafah.  Bothaina Mahmoud Obeid, 7, who was killed when shrapnel of an Israeli missile struck her in the head when the army fired missiles near her family’s home. They added that two young men, in their twenties, were killed by a missile fired by an Israeli military drone east of Jabalia, in northern Gaza. The attack also caused many injuries. Another young man, in his twenties, was killed, and one was seriously injured, when an Israeli drone fired a missile into an area east of Abasan town, east of Khan Younis. A child, identified as Mahmoud Hamed Hasan Talba, 13,  in addition to Abdul-Rahman Estbeita, 34, were killed when the army bombarded homes in the Zeitoun neighborhood in Gaza city. The Israeli missiles also killed a child, identified as Ahmad Rami Mahmoud al-Hawajri, 15,  and a young man, Moayyad Taiseer Abdul-Rahman al-Omar, 20, in the al-Boreij refugee camp, in central Gaza. two Palestinian women, identified as Sabreen Nasser Mohammad Abu Dayya, 27,  and Ni’ma Saleh Ayyash, 47,  and a man, Hashem Mohammad Zogheibi, 20, were killed when the army fired missiles at homes in Um an-Nasser village, in northern Gaza.  Nisreen Nasser Abu Qleiq, 25 – In Beit Hanoun, in northern Gaza, destroying an entire neighborhood, killing many Palestinians, and injuring dozens. Soheib Abdul-Rahim Awad Ghanem, 25. An infant, identified as Hoor Zamily, 18 months, was also killed by Israeli missiles targeting homes in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza. Mahmoud Mohammad Al-Madhoun, 30, was pronounced dead from his wounds at Al-Shifa Hospital. Al-Madhoun sustained a shrapnel injury to his head as he stood at the entrance of his house when an Israeli airstrike hit adjacent land.  At 8:20pm, Ahmad Mohammed Al-Nader, 32, and  Ahmad Awad Al-Nader, 36, were pronounced dead on arrival at Gaza’s Indonesia Hospital, having been recovered by rescue crews by the Palestinian Civil Defense. Both men had been killed in an Israeli airstrike on agricultural land earlier that day Sa’id Abu Ghalyoun, 30, was killed in a vehicle north of Gaza City that was targeted for a missile strike by the Israeli airfoe West Bank (10): Dr. Issa Barham, 40, a District Attorney with the Palestinian Public Prosecution Department, in Abu Sbeih Mountain in his town of Beita, southeast of Nablus. Malek Hamdan, 22, shot with live rounds to the chest, before he succumbed to his wounds in a hospital in Nablus. Husam Asayra, 20, with a live round to the chest, during protests that took place after the soldiers invaded Asira al-Qibliya village and attacked protesters. Nidal Sayel Safadi, 30, after shooting him with a live round – Orif village  Mohammad Rawhi Hammad, 30, after he reportedly attempted to ram soldiers with his car.  The Palestinian is from Silwad town, northeast of Ramallah. Yousef Mahdi Nawasra, 27, from Fahma village, southwest of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, during protests near the Dothan Israeli military roadblock Sharif Khaled Salman, 37, Marda village, Salfit – Sharif had not been participating in protests, but was standing outside his home when he was shot by invading Israeli forces  Awad Ahmad Harb, 27, in Iskaka village, east of Salfit. Ismael Jamal at-Tubasi, 23, shot with a live round to the head in ar-Reehiyya village, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and attacked dozens of residents, in addition to firing many live rounds at them Mohammad Adel Abu Shqeir, 20, from the al-Qasab neighborhood, during protests that took place at the entrance of the city of Jericho Nizar Nidal Ma’rouf Abu Zeina, 22, with a live round in the chest, causing a very serious injury, before he was rushed to Thabet Thabet hospital, in Tulkarem, where he died of his wounds despite efforts to save his life. Lebanon (1):  Mohammad Tahhan, 21. He was from the town of Adloun, and died at Marjayoun Governmental Hospital after he was injured by Israeli fire. 5/13 Hammad Ayyad  Hala Hussein Rafat ar-Reefy, 14 Khaled Emad al-Qanou’, 16 Abdul-Rahim Mohammad al-Madhoun, 63, and  Hajar Abdul-Razeq al-Madhoun, 60, were killed in the Jabalia refugee camp. Rafat at-Tannani,  his pregnant wife,  and their four children, One of the children has been identified as Amir Rafat Mohammad Tannani, 7. Child at-Tannani Child at-Tannani Child at-Tannani Another Palestinian, identified as Osama Jamal Zibda, 33, was killed in an Israeli bombardment of Beit Hanoun. His father, Jamal Mohammad Zibda, 65, was killed a day earlier. 5/12 Gaza: Rashid Muhammad Abu Ara, 16 Tubas  Mohammad Nahedh Abu Sakran, 26, Gaza city. Ahmad Ibrahim Abu Sakran, 65, Gaza city. Ammar Taiseer Mohammad al-’Amour, 11, Khan Younis. Hamada Ayed Atiya al-‘Amour, 13, Khan Younis. Sami Sa’id Mohammad al-‘Omar, 41, Gaza city. Tal’at Jamil Mahmoud Agha, 37, Gaza city. Waleed Mousa Khaled al-Omar, 56, Gaza city. Atef Abdul-Rahma Jom’a al-Omar, 48, Beit Lahia. Na’el Khaled Younis al-Omar, 23, Beit Lahia. Hammad Ayyad Mansour al-Omar, 86, Rafah. Mariam Mohammad Odah at-Tilbani, 3, Gaza city. Zeid Mohammad Odah at-Tilbani, 5, Gaza city. Mohammad Ahmad Abu Amsha, 40, Beit Hanoun. Ahmad Walid at-Talla’ al-Omar, 30, Nusseirat. Hamza Nasser, 11, Gaza city. Sa’id Hashem’s al-Hatto, 65, Gaza city. Maisoon Zaki Hashed al-Hatto, 60, Gaza city. (Sa’id’s wife) Jamal Mohammad Sa’id Zibda, 65, Gaza city. Bassel Abdul-Karim Issa, Gaza city. Awad Nabil Abu Salmiya, 34. Gaza city. Abdul-Salam Mahmoud al-Ghazali, 29, Gaza city. Nader Mohammad Nabeeh al-Ghazali, 47, Gaza city. Mustafa Mazen Salem Kardiya, 32, Gaza city. Mansour Yousef Hasan el-Dremle, 67, Gaza city. Mahmoud Ahmad Abu Amer, 38, Khan Younis. Majed Abed-Rabbo Mahmoud Abu Sa’ada, 58, Khan Younis. Hadeel Khaled Arafa al-Omar, 27, Khan Younis. Miami Abdullah Arafa al-Omar, 49, Khan Younis. Mahmoud Kamil Kalousa, 29, Khan Younis. Bashar Ahmad Sammour, 17, Khan Younis. a child, identified as Lina Fathi Sharir, 16, was killed in an Israeli bombing in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in Gaza city, Wednesday.  Her father Eyad Fathi Fayeq Sharir, 35, was instantly killed. Yahia Mazen Khalifa, 14, was killed in an Israeli bombardment of homes in Gaza city. 5/12 Israelis: Soumya Santosh, 31, from Kerala, India, killed May 12th in Ashkelon when a rocket hit the apartment where she worked as a homecare worker for an 80-year old Israeli woman. The woman she worked for was injured. Nela Gurevitch was killed by a rocket that hit her apartment building in Ashkelon. Her husband was lightly wounded by the rocket. Leah Yom-Tov was killed by a rocket that struck her home in Rishon Lezion. Khalil Awad and his teenage daughter Nadeen – killed by a rocket that hit their home in the unrecognized village of Dahmash near the city of Lod. They were Palestinians with Israeli citizenship, and their village, Dahmash, is ‘unrecognized’ by Israeli authorities so lacking in basic infrastructure. The town has no bomb shelters – they had requested funds from the Israeli government to build shelters, but were denied by the Central District Planning and Construction Committee. Staff Sergeant Omer Tabib – killed when an anti-tank missile hit his military jeep while he was on duty  patrolling the Israel-Gaza border Ido Avigal, 5, was critically wounded Wednesday night when he was struck by shrapnel from a rocket that hit near a bomb shelter where he was hiding with his family. He died of his wounds several hours later 5/11: Sameh Fahim Hashem al-Mamlouk, al-Ramal Kamal Taiseer Qreiqe’, 35, al-Ramal neighborhood in Gaza city Salim Mahmoud al-Farra, 37, Khan Younis Mohammad Yahia Abu al-Ata, 30, al-Ramal, Gaza City Mohammad Abdul-Rauf Hallas, Sheja’eyya, east of Gaza City Amira Abdul-Fattah Sobeh, 57, killed in her home in the Shati’ refugee camp. her son Abdul-Rahman Sobeh (special needs), killed in the same bombing. Eyad Fathi Fayeq Sharir, 35, a leader in the al-Qassam Brigades, killed at home, along with his wife, in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, in Gaza city. 5/10: xMohammad Ali Mohammad Nosseir, Jabalia Mohammad Abdullah Zidan Fayyad, Jabalia Ibrahim Yousef Atallah al-Masri, 10 years old, Beit Hanoun Yazin Sultan Atallah al-Masri, 1-year-old, Beit Hanoun Marwan Yousef Atallah al-Masri, 12, Beit Hanoun Rahaf Mohammad Atallah al-Masri, 10-year-old girl, Beit Hanoun Ahmad Mohammad Atallah al-Masri, 20, Beit Hanoun Saber Ibrahim Suleiman, 39, Jabalia his son Mohammad, 16, Jabalia Esmat Sha’ban az-Zein, 49, Jabalia Mousa Khalil az-Zein, 19, Jabalia Zakariya Ziad Alloush, Jabalia Bashir Mohammad Alloush, Jabalia Raed al-‘Abed Abu Warda, 27, Jabalia Nabil an-No’mani Dardouna, Jabalia Mustafa Mohammad Obeid, 17, Jabalia Post navigation

Israel and the Palestinian movement Hamas reached a ceasefire early on Friday after two weeks of violence that have left hundreds dead and thousands more injured across the region. The hostilities began amid Israeli authorities’ crackdown on Palestinians in Jerusalem, first in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood, then at al-Aqsa Mosque. According to the latest official information from Palestinian and Israeli sources, at least 292 people were been killed between 7 and 21 May, including at least 71 children and 45 women.  Explained: Why did Israel bomb Gaza? Read More » The vast majority were Palestinian: Israeli air strikes on the besieged Gaza Strip killed at least 248 Palestinians, while a further 29 Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. Another two Palestinian citizens of Israel have been reported killed by Israeli fire. In Israel, 12 people have been reported killed by rockets launched from Gaza by Hamas, among them two children, two Palestinian citizens of Israel, two Thai citizens, and one Indian national. One person was also killed by Israeli forces in southern Lebanon during a protest in solidarity with Palestinians. During the past two weeks, Middle East Eye has compiled a list of names, ages and genders of  those killed, using available information from official Palestinian and Israeli sources, including the Gaza Ministry of Health, and MEE’s own reporting on the ground. This list is far from exhaustive. The chaos that has hit the region means that many people have yet to be publicly identified; for some – especially in Gaza – the date of death has yet to be released. It has not yet been possible to ascertain exactly which of those killed in Gaza were Hamas and Islamic Jihad members, though the vast majority are thought to be civilians. New MEE newsletter: Jerusalem Dispatch Sign up to get the latest insights and analysis on Israel-Palestine, alongside Turkey Unpacked and other MEE newsletters The list will be updated as more details emerge. Friday 7 May, 2021 West Bank Aballah Khaled Daabas, 20, M Mohamed Ayman Fathi, 20, M Monday 10 May, 2021 Gaza Mohammad Abdullah Fayyad, 26, M Mohammad Ali Mohammad Nusseir, 24, M Esmat Shaaban al-Zein, 49, M Zakariya Ziad Alloush, 18, M Bashir Mohammad Alloush, 56, M Raed al-Abed Abu Warda, 29 , M Nabil Numan Dardouna, 34, M Mustafa Mohammad Obeid, 17, M Yazan Sultan al-Masri, 2, M Ahmad Atallah al-Masri, 21, M Ibrahim Youssef al-Masri, 11, M Rahaf Mohammed al-Masri, 10, F Marwan Youssef al-Masri, 7, M Tuesday 11 May, 2021 Gaza Amira Abdelfattah Subuh, 58 , F Abdulrahman Youssef Subuh, 19, M Sameh Fahim Hashem al-Mamlouk, 66, M Kamal Taysir Qreiqe, 34, M Salim Mohammed al-Farra, 38, M Mohammad Yahya Abu al-Ata, 30, M Mohammad Abdulraouf Hallas, 34, M Iyad Fathi Fayeq Sharir, 45, M Layali Taha Sharir, 41, F Mina Iyad Sharir, 2, F Lina Iyad Sharir, 16, F West Bank Ahmad Abd el-Fattah Daraghma, 38, M Israel Moussa Hassona, 31, M Khalil Awad, 56, M Nadeen Khalil Awad, 16, F Soumya Santosh, 30, F Unidentified, 80, F Unidentified, 50, F Unidentified, F Wednesday 12 May, 2021 Gaza Bassem Subhi Issa, 56, M Reema Saad Saad, 31, F Zaid Mohammad Telbani, 5, M West Bank Hussein Atiyyeh Titi, 26, M Rashid Muhammad Abu Arreh, 16, M Mohammed Omar Saeed al-Najjar, 36, M Israel Omer Tabib, 21, M Ido Avigal, 5, M Thursday 13 May, 2021 Gaza Hala Hussein al-Rifi, 14, F Friday 14 May, 2021 West Bank Youssef Nawasra, 27, M Mohammed Ruhi Hammad, 30, M Awad Ahmed Harb, 27, M Mohammed Adel Shegirat, 20, M Sharif Khaled Suleiman, 37, M Issa Barham, 30, M Nidal Sael Safadi, 30, M Hossam Asaireh, 20, M Malek Hamdan, 21, M Ismail al-Tobasi, 26, M Nizar Riyad Marouf Abu Zainah, 24, M Lebanon Mohammed Tahhan, M Saturday 15 May, 2021 Gaza Maha Mohammad al-Hadidi, 36, F Yahya Mohammed al-Hadidi, 11, M Suhaib Mohammad al-Hadidi , 13, M Ousama Mohammad al-Hadidi, 6, M Abdulrahman Mohammad al-Hadidi, 8, M Maryam Alaa Abu Hattab, 8, F Yamen Alaa Abu Hattab, 6, M Bilal Alaa Abu Hattab, 6, M Youssef Alaa Abu Hattab, 11, M Yasmeen Hassan, 31, F West Bank Wajdi Jaafra, 30, M Sunday 16 May, 2021 Gaza Abir Nimr Eshkuntana, 30, F Dana Riad Eshkuntana, 9, F Yahya Riad Eshkuntana, 5, M Lana Riad Eshkuntana, 6, F Zayn Riad Eshkuntana, 2, M Tala Ayman Abu al-Auf, 13, F Tawfiq Ayman Abu al-Auf, 18, M Ayman Abu al-Auf, 50, M Rula Mohammad Mueen al-Qulaq, 6, F Yara Mohammad Mueen al-Qulaq, 10, F Hala Mohammad Mueen al-Qulaq, 13, F Hanaa Shukri al-Qulaq , 15, F Mira Rami al-Efranji, 12, F Dima Rami al-Efranji, 16, F West Bank Tareq Snobar, 27, M Yassine Hasan Hamad, 25, M Jerusalem Shaher Abu Khadija, 41, M Monday 17 May, 2021 Gaza Rafeef Murshed Abu Dayer, 10, F West Bank Obeida Akram Jawabreh, 18, M Tuesday 18 May, 2021 West Bank Islam Fayyad Zahda, 31, M Mohammed Ishaq Hamid, 25, M Adham Fayyez Kashef, 20, M Islam Wael Burnat, 16, M Israel Weerawat Karunborirak, 44, M Sikarin Sa-ngamrum, 24, M Wednesday 19 May, 2021 Gaza Yusef Qadir Abu Hussein, 32, M Deema Asaliyeh, 11, F West Bank Wafa Abdel-Rahman al-Baraadi, 37, F Israel Mohammed Kiwan, 17, M Thursday 20 May, 2021 West Bank Muntaser Mahmoud Jawabreh, 29, M Undated fatalities Gaza Note: Besides those named below, a further 31 casualties in Gaza are still unidentified Yasmeen Mohammed Abu Hattab, 31, F Ahmed Mohammed al-Sabah , 29, M Rafif Murshed Abu Dayer, 11, F Yahya Mansour Ghaban, 30, M Mahmoud Mohammed al-Madhoun, 30, M Mahmoud Hamed Talba, 13, M Mahmoud Ramadan Shteiwi, 19, M Bashar Ahmad Samour, 17, M Yahya Mazen Khalifeh, 14, M Ibrahim Abdullah Hasanin, 16, M Bara Wissam al-Gharabli, 6, M Hamza Mahmoud Ali, 12, M Ammar Taysir al-Amour, 11, M Hamada Attieh al-Amour, 13, M Khaled Emad al-Qanua, 17, M Lina Mohammed Issa, 14, F Amir Rafat al-Tanani, 7, M Ahmad Rami al-Hawajri, 14, M Adham Rafat al-Tanani, 4, M Mohammed Rafat al-Tanani, 3, M Ismail Rafat al-Tanani, 8, M Mohammed Salameh Abu Diaa, 1, M Hur Mumin al-Zamli, 2, F Ibrahim Mohammed al-Rantisi, 1, M Fawzia Nasser Abu Fares, 17, F Islam Mohammed al-Attar, 8, F Amira Mohammed al-Attar, 6, F Mohammed Zein al-Attar, 1, M Buthaina Mahmoud Obeid, 6, F Abdallah Ashraf Jawda, 13, M Mueen al-Alloul, 67, M Wael Abdulkarim Issa, 41, M Akram Mohammed al-Attar, 37, M Ibrahim Ahmad al-Shambari, 20, M Mansour Youssef al-Darimli, 66, M Aatef Abdulrahman al-Barawi , 48, M Talaat Jamil Agha, 37, M Halima Ali al-Madhoun, 66, F Abdulrahim Mohammed al-Madhoun, 63, M Manar Abdulkarim Baraka, 18, M Munther Abdulkarim Baraka, 21, M Mohammed Abdulmoneim Shahin, 27, M Majed Abdrabbuh Saada, 58, M Mahmoud Ahmad Abu Ammar, 38, M Mayami Abdullah Arafeh, 50, F Mahmoud Jamil Kulusa, 29, M Mustafa Mazen Kurdiyeh, 32, M Saeed Hashem al-Hatu, 67, M Abdelsalam Mahmoud al-Ghazali, 29, M Hamad Iyad al-Dabari , 86, M Hassan Mohammed al-Qahwaji, 43, M Ezzeddin Mohammed Hallas, 28, M Jumaa Abdullah al-Talha, 59, M Maysoun Zaki al-Hatu, 60, F Wael Mahmoud al-Ghawla, 48, M Mohammad Said Abu al-Atta, 32, M Hamza Mahmoud al-Hour, 25,M Mohammed Mueen al-Quraa, 27, M Ahmad Walid al-Talaa, 30, M Mohammed Ahmad Abu Amsha, 36, M Mohammed Nahas Abu Sakran, 26, M Abdelaziz Abdelhamid Abu Taaima, 25, M Nader Mohammad al-Ghazali , 47, M Ahmad Ibrahim Abu Sakran, 65, M Hadil Khaled Arafeh, 28, F Jamal Mohammad al-Zibda, 65, M Mujahid Majed al-Hadidi, 30, M Hazem Misbah al-Khatib, 41, M Mustafa Mohammad Farhat, 26, M Mahmoud Mohammad Fares, 38, M Awwad Nabil Abu Salmiya, 34, M Usama Jamal al-Zibda, 33, M Nidal Habib Hana, 36, M Thafer Mazen al-Shawa, 40, M Nael Khaled al-Barawi, 23, M Sami Said Radwan, 41, M Muayed Taysir al-Khatib, 20, M Manar Khader Issa, 39, F Abdulrahman Sbeiti Azzam, 34, M Mustafa Hassan al-Aabid, 38, M Rafat Mohammad al-Tanani, 39, M Rawiya Fathi al-Tanani, 36, M Suhaib Abdulrahim Ghanem, 25, M Hashem Mohammed al-Zaghi, 21, M Naameh Saleh Ayyesh, 47, F Siham Youssef Ghazara, 66, F Sabreen Nasser Abu Diaa, 28, F Shaima Diab Moussa, 21, F Raed Ibrahim al-Rantisi, 29, M Nisreen Nasser Abu Qaliq, 26, F Khuloud Fouad al-Zamli, 27, F Mohammed Khaled al-Tawashi, 21, M Hussam Bakr al-Haya, 33, M Saqr Abdulmajid al-Haya, 27, M Hadil Mohammed Amn, 19, F Walaa Mohammed Amn, 25, F Warda Mohammed Amn, 22, F Lamia Hassan al-Attar, 27, F Moussa Ghaleb Madi, 25, M Fayza Ahmad Salameh, 44, F Mohammed Ibrahim Amn, 52, M Mahmoud Mohammed Khaled, 25, M Ahmad Mohammed al-Najjar, 33, M Walid Zuheir Abu Shab, 23, M Ahmed Awad al-Nedir , 37, M Abdullah Ashraf Jawdeh, 13, M Youssef Hatem al-Mansi, 23, M Ahmed Hatem al-Mansi, 35, M Mohammed Salem Abu Ayesh, 35, M Saifeddine Abu al-Atta, 19, M Feryal Mohammed Attallah, 40, F Adam Mohammed al-Faraoui, 19, M Said Khaled Abu Ghalyoun, 27, M Ahmed Iyad Fattouh, 22, M Tarek Ziad Abu Hmaidan, 20, M Louai Mohammed Odeh, 55, M Mohammed Ahmed Abhar , 17, M Hazem Adel al-Qamaa, 48, M Zaher Atieh Anbar, 38, M Khaled Salem al-Masalha, 50 , M Riham Fawaz al-Kulk, 33, F Fawaz Ameen al-Kulk, 63, M Abdelhamid Fawaz Kulk, 23, M Sameh Fawaz al-Kulk, 29, M Qusai Sameh al-Kulk, 1, M Ahmed Shukri al-Qulaq, 16, M Mohammed Mueen al-Qulaq, 42, M Ayat Ibrahim al-Qulaq, 19, F Saadieh Youssef al-Qulaq, 84, F Taher Shukri al-Qulaq, 24, M Ezzat Mueen al-Qulaq, 44, M Zeid Ezzat al-Qulaq, 8, M Adam Ezzat al-Qulaq, 4, M Amal Jameel al-Qulaq, 42, F Duaa Umar al-Qulaq, 39, F Bahaa Ameen al-Qulaq, 49, F Ameen Mohammed Hamad al-Qulaq , 90, M Reem Ahmed Abu al-Auf, 41, F Sobhiyeh Ismail Abu al-Auf, 73, F Tawfiq Ismail Abu al-Auf, 80, M Majdieh Khalil Abu al-Auf, 82, F Rawan Alaa Abu al-Auf, 18, F Shaimaa Alaa Abu al-Auf, 21, F Amir Rami al-Efranji, 9, M Yazan Rami al-Efranji, 13, M Rajaa Sobhi al-Efranji , 41, F Mohammed Aouni al-Zaanin, 26, M Mohammed Youssef Abdullah, 31, M Sameh Jihad al-Qadi, 23, M Tarek Mahmoud al-Qadi, 39, M Moath Nabil al-Zaanin, 27, M Hussam Mohammed Abu Harbeed, 37, M Ahmed Fayez Abu Arafat, 29, M Youssef Rafiq al-Baz, 13, M Adeeb Said al-Sourani, 43, M Ahmed Khalil al-Loh, 24, M Mohammed Jamal Abu Semaan, 24, M Mohammed Hassan Abu Semaan, 32, M Ali Walid Breiss, 30, M Ziad Kamel Abu Diar, 54, M Ahmed Ziad Sabah, 29, M Mohammed Nathir Abu Aoun, 19, M Israel Note: Besides those named above, a further two casualties in Israel are still unidentified Sources: Palestinian Authority Ministry of Health, Times of Israel, Arab48, Jerusalem Post, ABC News, India.com. Research by Mohammed al-Hajjar, Shatha Hammad, Chloé Benoist, Huthifa Fayyad and Heba Nasser.

Our martyrs are our guiding lights, our martyrs are our pride - May God have mercy on the martyrs and grant them the highest Paradise, and grant a speedy recovery to the wounded.

شهدائنا أقمارنا شهدائنا شموخنا - رحم الله الشهداء واسكنهم الفردوس الأعلى الشفاء العاجل للجرحى

See the photos || During a visit by the Fatah movement's Central Region branch to the Martyrs of al-Bureij camp to the families of the camp's martyrs who fell in the recent aggression against Gaza, accompanied by the crew of the movement's Awda TV channel, to conduct interviews and convey the suffering of the families of the martyrs and the wounded. The channel conducted interviews with the family of martyr Mahmoud al-Khaldi, the family of martyr Mu'ayyad al-Khatib, and the wounded Abdul Rahim Hijab. The Awda TV crew was accompanied by the media committee of the Martyrs of al-Bureij camp, after prior coordination, to conduct the interviews and convey the reality experienced by the families of the martyrs and the wounded to the world.

شاهد بالصور|| خلال زيارة حركة التحرير الوطني الفلسطيني فتح اقليم الوسطى #منطقة_شهداء_البريج لعوائل شهداء المخيم الذين ارتقوا بالعدوان الاخيرة على غزة برفقة طاقم #فضائية_عودة التابعة للحركة لاجراء مقابلات ونقل صورة معاناة اهالي الشهداء والجرحى . وكانت الفضائية قد اجرت لقاء مع عائلة الشهيد #محمود_الخالدي. وعائلة الشهيد #مؤيد_الخطيب. والجريح #عبد_الرحيم_حجاب . ورافق طاقم فضائية عودة لجنة الاعلام بمنطقة شهداء البريج بعد التنسيق معهم في وقت سابق لاجراء المقابلات ونقل المشهد الذي يعيشه عوائل الشهداء والجرحى للعالم .

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. "And never think that those who have been killed in the cause of God are dead. Rather, they are alive with their Lord, receiving provision." (Quran 3:169) With immense pride and honor, the Fatah Movement, Central Region – Martyrs of Bureij Area, mourns its heroic martyr, Mu'ayyad Tayseer Al-Khatib, who was martyred today in a Zionist raid targeting a group of young men in our steadfast camp. We pray to God Almighty to grant him a place in Paradise and to give his family and loved ones patience and solace. To God we belong and to Him we shall return. Mercy to the martyrs and a speedy recovery to the wounded.

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم وَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ قُتِلُواْ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ أَمْوَٰتًۢا ۚ بَلْ أَحْيَآءٌ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ يُرْزَقُونَ ' صدق الله العظيم بمزيد من الفخر والاعتزاز تنعى حركة التحرير الوطني الفلسطيني فتح اقليم الوسطى _ منطقة شهداء البريج شهيدها البطل / مؤيد تيسير الخطيب الذي استشهد اليوم بعد غارة صهيونية استهدفت مجموعة من الشبان في مخيمنا الصامد آملين من الله عز وجل أن يسكنه فسيح جناته ويلهم أهله وذويه الصبر والسلوان وانا لله وانا اليه راجعون _الرحمة للشهداء والشفاء العاجل للجرحى

One martyr and three wounded arrived at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital following the latest Israeli bombing of Al-Bureij camp in the central Gaza Strip

وصول شهيد و٣ إصابات إلى مستشفى شهداء الأقصى في القصف الإسرائيلي الأخير بمخيم البريج وسط قطاع غزة

#Watch Shehab correspondent: A citizen was martyred and another was injured as a result of the occupation aircraft targeting the Al-Khatib family home in Al-Bureij camp in the central Gaza Strip, this afternoon.

#شاهد مراسل شهاب: اسـتشـــ ــهاد مواطن وإصابة آخر جراء استهدف طائرات الاحتلال لمنزل عائلة الخطيب في مخيم البريج وسط قطاع غزة، عصر اليوم.

Update | Two martyrs and injuries in the Israeli bombing of a house in Al-Bureij camp in the central Gaza Strip #GazaUnderAttack #GazaUnderAttack

متابعة | شهيدان وإصابات في القصف الإسرائيلي لمنزل في مخيم البريج وسط قطاع غزة #GazaUnderAttack #غزة_تحت_القصف

Gaza: Al-Mayadeen correspondent: Several injuries reported following an attack on Al-Bureij in the central Gaza Strip

غزة: مراسل الميادين: انتشال العديد من الاصابات في استهداف البريج وسط القطاع

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Reports indicate two Palestinians were killed in an attack targeting a group of civilians in al-Bureij refugee camp. #GazaUnderAttack #GazaUnderAttack

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Just minutes after the war between Israel and Hamas broke out, a 5-year-old boy named Baraa al-Gharabli was killed in Jabaliya, Gaza. A 16-year-old, Mustafa Obaid, was killed in the same strike, on the evening of May 10. Around the same time, four cousins — Yazan al-Masri, 2, Marwan al-Masri, 6, Rahaf al-Masri, 10, and Ibrahim al-Masri, 11 — were killed in Beit Hanoun, Gaza. “It was devastating,” said Mukhlis al-Masri, a cousin. “The pain for our family is indescribable.” Hussein Hamad, 11 Ibrahim Hassanain, 16 Muhammad Suleiman, 15 Hamza Ali, 12 Mina Sharir, 2, and Lina Sharir, 15, sisters Nearly all of the children killed were Palestinian. Gaza is crowded and its population skews young, with about half under age 18. So when Israeli warplanes hit homes and residential neighborhoods, the number of children at risk is extraordinary. Sometimes nearly entire households disappear with a single blast. Israel blames Hamas for the high civilian death toll in Gaza because the group fires rockets and conducts military operations from civilian areas. Israel’s critics cite the death toll as evidence that Israel’s strikes were indiscriminate and disproportionate. Beit Hanoun, in northern Gaza Strip, on May 15. Samar Abu Elouf for The New York Times Children are the most vulnerable. In Gaza, they grow up amid widespread poverty and high unemployment, and cannot freely travel in or out of the territory because of the blockade imposed by Israel and Egypt. They also live under the constant threat of war. An average 15-year-old would have lived through four major Israeli offensives. Nearly everyone in Gaza knows someone who has been killed in the fighting. “When I think about the children who died,” said Ola Abu Hasaballah, a child psychologist in Gaza, “I also think about the ones who survive, those who were pulled out of the rubble and lost a limb, or those who will go to school and see their friend is missing.” In the Arab village of Dahmash in central Israel, when the sirens wailed around 3 a.m. on May 12, Nadine Awad, 16, and her father ran outside for cover, said her uncle, Ismail Arafat. But a rocket fired by militants in Gaza slammed into the ground next to their home, killing both of them. Nadine was a top student, her academic adviser, Sirin Slameh, said. She spoke English proficiently, taught herself how to play the piano and participated in Jewish-Arab coexistence programs, Ms. Slameh said. The week before, she had scored a 97 on a math exam, a subject she had struggled with. She was very close to her father, Mr. Arafat said, and would follow him everywhere. “The sad part is she followed him outside when the sirens blared,” he said, “and now she has followed him to the grave.” Zaid Talbani, 4, and Miriam Talbani, 2, siblings Hala Rifi, 13 Bashar Samour, 17 The funeral of Mina Sharir, 2. Samar Abu Elouf for The New York Times While most of the children were Palestinians killed by Israeli airstrikes, there are exceptions. At least two of the children killed in Gaza — Baraa al-Gharabli and Mustafa Obaid — may have been killed when Palestinian militants fired a rocket at Israel that fell short, according to an initial investigation by Defense for Children International-Palestine. And one of the children killed in Israel, Nadine Awad, was Palestinian. “The rockets don’t differentiate between Arabs and Jews,” said Ismail Arafat, her uncle. Once the war started, Ido Avigal, 5, was so anxious that he did not want to sleep, shower or eat alone, said Shani Avigal, his mother. When sirens started blaring in Sderot, Israel, he huddled with his family in a fortified safe room at his aunt’s home. But when a rocket hit a nearby building, shrapnel punctured the thick glass of the safe room, tearing into his stomach and killing him. Ms. Avigal said her son was caring and loving, and had recently told his classmates that “not all Arabs are bad.” “I said they all don’t want to kill us,” he told his mother. “I eventually convinced them.” The same day, May 12, Hamada al-Emour, 13, went with his cousin, Ammar al-Emour, 10, to get haircuts at a barber shop — a tradition among many Palestinians before the festival that follows the end of Ramadan. They were nearly back home in Khan Younis when an Israeli airstrike killed them both, said Atiya al-Emour, Hamada’s father, who said he witnessed his son’s death. “I wish I didn’t see what happened to him,” said Mr. al-Emour. “It was awful.” Mahmoud Tolbeh, 12, was an excellent student, his father, Hamed Tolbeh, said. He liked the sciences and dreamed of becoming a mechanical engineer. He was helpful around the house, making eggs and sandwiches for his siblings, tea and coffee for guests, cleaning the house and picking up groceries. “He was the backbone of our family,” Mr. Tolbeh said. “We could rely on him for anything.” On the last night of Ramadan, he went to help a cousin at his barber shop. Mahmoud was steps from the shop’s entrance, his father said, when shrapnel from an Israeli airstrike hit his head and neck. He died two days later. His sister Nagham cradled his body. “He had a bright future,” Mr. Tolbeh said. “But it was buried with him in the grave.” Nagham Tolbeh mourned over the body of her brother, Mahmoud.Samar Abu Elouf for The New York Times Yahya Khalifa, 13, enjoyed riding his bike, had memorized several chapters of the Quran and hoped to one day visit the Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. “He was an innocent and sweet boy,” his father, Mazen Khalifa, said. He went out to run a quick errand, promising to pick up yogurt and ice cream for the family, his father said, and was killed in an Israeli airstrike. Four brothers: Amir Tanani, 6, Ahmad Tanani, 2, Ismail Tanani, 7, and Adham Tanani, 4 (not pictured). The identities of the children killed, their photographs and the circumstances of their deaths came from their parents and other relatives, teachers and schools in Gaza and Israel, international rights organizations, Palestinian officials, social media, and news organizations in Gaza and Israel. Most of the details were corroborated by multiple sources. Khaled Qanou, 17 Ahmad al-Hawajri, 14 The Israeli military says that it takes rigorous precautions to prevent civilian deaths. It says a major part of its bombing campaign was aimed at Hamas’s underground tunnel network, a military facility that runs underneath civilian neighborhoods. Many people in Gaza, however, say that the number of civilians killed proves that whatever precautions Israel may be taking are tragically insufficient. “People think there has to be some rationale,” said Raji Sourani, director of the Palestinian Center for Human Rights in Gaza, “but the bottom line is they want to inflict pain and suffering.” The mother and brother of Yahya Khalifa, 13. Samar Abu Elouf for The New York Times The low toll on the Israeli side also reflected an imbalance in defensive capabilities. Hamas and other militant groups fired more than 4,000 rockets at Israeli towns and cities, also indiscriminately. But most were intercepted by Israel’s Iron Dome air defense system, which Israeli officials said stopped about 90 percent of the rockets. And many Israelis have safe rooms in their homes. In Gaza, most people have no access to safe rooms or shelters. Many people seek refuge in the United Nations schools, but they too have been bombed, reinforcing a feeling that anyone could be killed anywhere. Even in Israel, Arab citizens don’t always have equal access to bomb shelters. Ms. Awad, who was killed by a rocket from Gaza, lived in an Arab village with no bomb shelter. Lina Issa, 13 Fawziya Abu Faris, 17, woke up early every morning in Umm al-Nasr, a Bedouin community in northern Gaza, to milk her family’s sheep and make fresh cheese and yogurt, said her father, Nasser Abu Faris. Muhammad Abu Dayyeh, 9 months Hoor al-Zamli, 2 Ibrahim al-Rantisi, 6 months It was shortly after midnight in Beit Lahia, Gaza, and the three terrified children were huddled in their mother’s arms. Muhammad-Zain al-Attar, 9 months, sat in the middle, his sister, Amira al-Attar, 6, and brother, Islam al-Attar, 8, on either side. The first strike hit the entrance of their ground floor apartment, trapping the family and making it impossible to flee, the father, Muhammad al-Attar, said. The second, moments later, brought the three story building down. Mr. al-Attar dug himself out of the rubble and survived. His wife and children were crushed under a concrete pillar, their bodies found still together. Abdullah Jouda, 12 Mental health experts and independent organizations who work with children in Gaza say they commonly suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, chronic fear and anxiety. Those feelings can produce debilitating nightmares and self-destructive or aggressive behavior. A Palestinian boy next to the remains of his home in Gaza City.Samar Abu Elouf for The New York Times “Gaza is already a very violent and terrorizing experience for children because they are under constant military rule,” said Karl Schembri, a spokesman for the Norwegian Refugee Council, which runs a psychotherapy and education program for children in Gaza. Eleven of the children the group works with were killed this month, all of them in their homes. “They were getting assistance and care to try and put behind them their nightmares and their trauma,” Mr. Schembri said. “Now they are buried with their dreams and their nightmares.” Butheina Obaid, 6 Suheib al-Hadidi, 12, lived with his parents and four brothers in the crowded Shati refugee camp in Gaza City. He was fascinated by birds, which had a freedom he could only imagine. He owned a cockatiel, trained it to sit on his shoulder and envisioned a future as a breeder, his cousin, Abdullah al-Hadidi, said. His brother, Yahya al-Hadidi, 10, was a shy boy who liked riding his bike and playing with cats, Mr. al-Hadidi said. Osama al-Hadidi, 5, was considered one of the most stylish members of his family. He changed clothes frequently and took pains to perfect his looks, Mr. al-Hadidi said. “He would shower and change his clothes every two hours.” Abdurrahman al-Hadidi, 7, studied English, dreamed of traveling to Turkey and liked playing with remote-control cars, his father, Muhammad al-Hadidi, said. The four brothers were asleep at their uncle and aunt’s home, Muhammad al-Hadidi said, when an Israeli bomb ripped through the ceiling, killing them, their mother, their aunt and four cousins. Yamen Abu Hatab, 5, Bilal Abu Hatab, 9, Miriam Abu Hatab, 7, and Yousef Abu Hatab, 10 Palestinians carrying the bodies of children from the Abu Hatab family who were killed in an Israeli airstrike.Samar Abu Elouf for The New York Times Mohammad Bhar, 17 The al-Qawlaq family owned two adjacent apartment buildings on Al Wahda Street, a main thoroughfare in Gaza City. At around 1 a.m. on May 16, Israeli strikes reduced both buildings to rubble, killing more than 20 members of the extended family, including eight children: Yara al-Qawlaq, 9, Hala al-Qawlaq, 12, Rula al-Qawlaq, 5, Zaid al-Qawlaq, 8, Qusai al-Qawlaq, 6 months, Adam al-Qawlaq, 3, Ahmad al-Qawlaq, 15, and Hana al-Qawlaq, 14 (not pictured). “It’s unimaginable,” said Waseem al-Qawlaq, who survived. “It’s beyond torture.” Searching for victims from the al-Qawlaq family.Samar Abu Elouf for The New York Times Dima al-Ifranji, 15, far left, was the oldest child and the apple of her father’s eye. She was one of the top students in her class, spoke English and French, and dreamed of studying medicine, her father, Rami al-Ifranji, said. “She was brilliant,” he said. “She was a master of foreign languages.” Her brother, Yazan al-Ifranji, 13, was a bright child, often the first to answer questions in class, Mr. al-Ifranji said. He liked playing soccer and listening to music, and hoped to become a computer engineer. Mira al-Ifranji, 11, imagined a future as a dentist. And Amir al-Ifranji, 9, was a polite child with a vibrant smile who loved playing soccer and video games on his phone. An Israeli airstrike on May 16 killed all four children and their mother. It was late at night and even though the feast celebrating the end of Ramadan was over, Dana Ishkontana, 9, and Lana Ishkontana, 5, wanted to dress up in their new holiday outfits. Their uncle, Raed Ishkontana, snapped pictures on his phone while their two brothers, Yahya Ishkontana, 4, and Zain Ishkontana, 2, watched, Mr. Ishkontana recalled. Then he stepped out to get snacks for the family, chocolate candy bars and potato chips. The four children and their mother were killed in an Israeli airstrike, he said. “I wish I never left,” he said. Raed Ishkontana, who survived an airstrike, mourning the loss of his wife and four children.Hosam Salem for The New York Times Her father called her “Galaxy.” Tala Abu Elouf, 13, he thought, had skin the color of a Galaxy chocolate bar. She was quick with a joke and her father, Dr. Ayman Abu Elouf, adored her, said Alaa Abu Elouf, her cousin. Her brother, Tawfiq Abu Elouf, 17, was a serious student, intensely prepping for the standardized tests Palestinians take in their senior year of high school, Mr. Abu Elouf said. Brother, sister, mother and father were killed in Israeli airstrikes on Al Wahda Street in Gaza City on May 16, Mr. Abu Elouf said. Yousef al-Baz, 13 Rafeef Abu Dayer, 10, liked to draw. She had sketched one of the high-rise buildings that an Israeli airstrike destroyed in Gaza City two days earlier and had started to color in her drawing when her mother called her for lunch. “You can go back to drawing after you eat,” her mother said. The girl sat down for lunch with 13 relatives in a private residential garden. Minutes later, Israel attacked a building nearby, an uncle said. Shrapnel and rubble struck Rafeef. She and another uncle were killed. The drawing Rafeef Abu Dayer, 10, was working on before she was killed.Samar Abu Elouf for The New York Times Nagham Salha, 2 On May 19, the day before Israel and Hamas agreed to a cease-fire, Dima Asaliyah, 10, was walking home from her older sister’s house carrying an electric pizza oven. It was a small one, her father, Saad Asaliyah, said, the size of a soccer ball, that the family used to bake bread. An Israeli surveillance drone had been hovering overhead, and Mr. Asaliyah now wonders if Israeli soldiers mistook it for a weapon. “Maybe their alarms went off because of the stove,” he said. “But did they not see how small she was?” There was an explosion, and his youngest child was gone. “Do you see her picture?” he asked.“She’s worthy of our grief.”

Just minutes after the war between Israel and Hamas broke out, a 5-year-old boy named Baraa al-Gharabli was killed in Jabaliya, Gaza. A 16-year-old, Mustafa Obaid, was killed in the same strike, on the evening of May 10. Around the same time, four cousins — Yazan al-Masri, 2, Marwan al-Masri, 6, Rahaf al-Masri, 10, and Ibrahim al-Masri, 11 — were killed in Beit Hanoun, Gaza. “It was devastating,” said Mukhlis al-Masri, a cousin. “The pain for our family is indescribable.” Hussein Hamad, 11 Ibrahim Hassanain, 16 Muhammad Suleiman, 15 Hamza Ali, 12 Mina Sharir, 2, and Lina Sharir, 15, sisters Nearly all of the children killed were Palestinian. Gaza is crowded and its population skews young, with about half under age 18. So when Israeli warplanes hit homes and residential neighborhoods, the number of children at risk is extraordinary. Sometimes nearly entire households disappear with a single blast. Israel blames Hamas for the high civilian death toll in Gaza because the group fires rockets and conducts military operations from civilian areas. Israel’s critics cite the death toll as evidence that Israel’s strikes were indiscriminate and disproportionate. Beit Hanoun, in northern Gaza Strip, on May 15.Samar Abu Elouf for The New York Times Children are the most vulnerable. In Gaza, they grow up amid widespread poverty and high unemployment, and cannot freely travel in or out of the territory because of the blockade imposed by Israel and Egypt. They also live under the constant threat of war. An average 15-year-old would have lived through four major Israeli offensives. Nearly everyone in Gaza knows someone who has been killed in the fighting. “When I think about the children who died,” said Ola Abu Hasaballah, a child psychologist in Gaza, “I also think about the ones who survive, those who were pulled out of the rubble and lost a limb, or those who will go to school and see their friend is missing.” In the Arab village of Dahmash in central Israel, when the sirens wailed around 3 a.m. on May 12, Nadine Awad, 16, and her father ran outside for cover, said her uncle, Ismail Arafat. But a rocket fired by militants in Gaza slammed into the ground next to their home, killing both of them. Nadine was a top student, her academic adviser, Sirin Slameh, said. She spoke English proficiently, taught herself how to play the piano and participated in Jewish-Arab coexistence programs, Ms. Slameh said. The week before, she had scored a 97 on a math exam, a subject she had struggled with. She was very close to her father, Mr. Arafat said, and would follow him everywhere. “The sad part is she followed him outside when the sirens blared,” he said, “and now she has followed him to the grave.” Zaid Talbani, 4, and Miriam Talbani, 2, siblings Hala Rifi, 13 Bashar Samour, 17 The funeral of Mina Sharir, 2.Samar Abu Elouf for The New York Times While most of the children were Palestinians killed by Israeli airstrikes, there are exceptions. At least two of the children killed in Gaza — Baraa al-Gharabli and Mustafa Obaid — may have been killed when Palestinian militants fired a rocket at Israel that fell short, according to an initial investigation by Defense for Children International-Palestine. And one of the children killed in Israel, Nadine Awad, was Palestinian. “The rockets don’t differentiate between Arabs and Jews,” said Ismail Arafat, her uncle. Once the war started, Ido Avigal, 5, was so anxious that he did not want to sleep, shower or eat alone, said Shani Avigal, his mother. When sirens started blaring in Sderot, Israel, he huddled with his family in a fortified safe room at his aunt’s home. But when a rocket hit a nearby building, shrapnel punctured the thick glass of the safe room, tearing into his stomach and killing him. Ms. Avigal said her son was caring and loving, and had recently told his classmates that “not all Arabs are bad.” “I said they all don’t want to kill us,” he told his mother. “I eventually convinced them.” The same day, May 12, Hamada al-Emour, 13, went with his cousin, Ammar al-Emour, 10, to get haircuts at a barber shop — a tradition among many Palestinians before the festival that follows the end of Ramadan. They were nearly back home in Khan Younis when an Israeli airstrike killed them both, said Atiya al-Emour, Hamada’s father, who said he witnessed his son’s death. “I wish I didn’t see what happened to him,” said Mr. al-Emour. “It was awful.” Mahmoud Tolbeh, 12, was an excellent student, his father, Hamed Tolbeh, said. He liked the sciences and dreamed of becoming a mechanical engineer. He was helpful around the house, making eggs and sandwiches for his siblings, tea and coffee for guests, cleaning the house and picking up groceries. “He was the backbone of our family,” Mr. Tolbeh said. “We could rely on him for anything.” On the last night of Ramadan, he went to help a cousin at his barber shop. Mahmoud was steps from the shop’s entrance, his father said, when shrapnel from an Israeli airstrike hit his head and neck. He died two days later. His sister Nagham cradled his body. “He had a bright future,” Mr. Tolbeh said. “But it was buried with him in the grave.” Nagham Tolbeh mourned over the body of her brother, Mahmoud.Samar Abu Elouf for The New York Times Yahya Khalifa, 13, enjoyed riding his bike, had memorized several chapters of the Quran and hoped to one day visit the Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. “He was an innocent and sweet boy,” his father, Mazen Khalifa, said. He went out to run a quick errand, promising to pick up yogurt and ice cream for the family, his father said, and was killed in an Israeli airstrike. Four brothers: Amir Tanani, 6, Ahmad Tanani, 2, Ismail Tanani, 7, and Adham Tanani, 4 (not pictured). The identities of the children killed, their photographs and the circumstances of their deaths came from their parents and other relatives, teachers and schools in Gaza and Israel, international rights organizations, Palestinian officials, social media, and news organizations in Gaza and Israel. Most of the details were corroborated by multiple sources. Khaled Qanou, 17 Ahmad al-Hawajri, 14 The Israeli military says that it takes rigorous precautions to prevent civilian deaths. It says a major part of its bombing campaign was aimed at Hamas’s underground tunnel network, a military facility that runs underneath civilian neighborhoods. Many people in Gaza, however, say that the number of civilians killed proves that whatever precautions Israel may be taking are tragically insufficient. “People think there has to be some rationale,” said Raji Sourani, director of the Palestinian Center for Human Rights in Gaza, “but the bottom line is they want to inflict pain and suffering.” The mother and brother of Yahya Khalifa, 13.Samar Abu Elouf for The New York Times The low toll on the Israeli side also reflected an imbalance in defensive capabilities. Hamas and other militant groups fired more than 4,000 rockets at Israeli towns and cities, also indiscriminately. But most were intercepted by Israel’s Iron Dome air defense system, which Israeli officials said stopped about 90 percent of the rockets. And many Israelis have safe rooms in their homes. In Gaza, most people have no access to safe rooms or shelters. Many people seek refuge in the United Nations schools, but they too have been bombed, reinforcing a feeling that anyone could be killed anywhere. Even in Israel, Arab citizens don’t always have equal access to bomb shelters. Ms. Awad, who was killed by a rocket from Gaza, lived in an Arab village with no bomb shelter. Lina Issa, 13 Fawziya Abu Faris, 17, woke up early every morning in Umm al-Nasr, a Bedouin community in northern Gaza, to milk her family’s sheep and make fresh cheese and yogurt, said her father, Nasser Abu Faris. Muhammad Abu Dayyeh, 9 months Hoor al-Zamli, 2 Ibrahim al-Rantisi, 6 months It was shortly after midnight in Beit Lahia, Gaza, and the three terrified children were huddled in their mother’s arms. Muhammad-Zain al-Attar, 9 months, sat in the middle, his sister, Amira al-Attar, 6, and brother, Islam al-Attar, 8, on either side. The first strike hit the entrance of their ground floor apartment, trapping the family and making it impossible to flee, the father, Muhammad al-Attar, said. The second, moments later, brought the three story building down. Mr. al-Attar dug himself out of the rubble and survived. His wife and children were crushed under a concrete pillar, their bodies found still together. Abdullah Jouda, 12 Mental health experts and independent organizations who work with children in Gaza say they commonly suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, chronic fear and anxiety. Those feelings can produce debilitating nightmares and self-destructive or aggressive behavior. A Palestinian boy next to the remains of his home in Gaza City.Samar Abu Elouf for The New York Times “Gaza is already a very violent and terrorizing experience for children because they are under constant military rule,” said Karl Schembri, a spokesman for the Norwegian Refugee Council, which runs a psychotherapy and education program for children in Gaza. Eleven of the children the group works with were killed this month, all of them in their homes. “They were getting assistance and care to try and put behind them their nightmares and their trauma,” Mr. Schembri said. “Now they are buried with their dreams and their nightmares.” Butheina Obaid, 6 Suheib al-Hadidi, 12, lived with his parents and four brothers in the crowded Shati refugee camp in Gaza City. He was fascinated by birds, which had a freedom he could only imagine. He owned a cockatiel, trained it to sit on his shoulder and envisioned a future as a breeder, his cousin, Abdullah al-Hadidi, said. His brother, Yahya al-Hadidi, 10, was a shy boy who liked riding his bike and playing with cats, Mr. al-Hadidi said. Osama al-Hadidi, 5, was considered one of the most stylish members of his family. He changed clothes frequently and took pains to perfect his looks, Mr. al-Hadidi said. “He would shower and change his clothes every two hours.” Abdurrahman al-Hadidi, 7, studied English, dreamed of traveling to Turkey and liked playing with remote-control cars, his father, Muhammad al-Hadidi, said. The four brothers were asleep at their uncle and aunt’s home, Muhammad al-Hadidi said, when an Israeli bomb ripped through the ceiling, killing them, their mother, their aunt and four cousins. Yamen Abu Hatab, 5, Bilal Abu Hatab, 9, Miriam Abu Hatab, 7, and Yousef Abu Hatab, 10 Palestinians carrying the bodies of children from the Abu Hatab family who were killed in an Israeli airstrike.Samar Abu Elouf for The New York Times Mohammad Bhar, 17 The al-Qawlaq family owned two adjacent apartment buildings on Al Wahda Street, a main thoroughfare in Gaza City. At around 1 a.m. on May 16, Israeli strikes reduced both buildings to rubble, killing more than 20 members of the extended family, including eight children: Yara al-Qawlaq, 9, Hala al-Qawlaq, 12, Rula al-Qawlaq, 5, Zaid al-Qawlaq, 8, Qusai al-Qawlaq, 6 months, Adam al-Qawlaq, 3, Ahmad al-Qawlaq, 15, and Hana al-Qawlaq, 14 (not pictured). “It’s unimaginable,” said Waseem al-Qawlaq, who survived. “It’s beyond torture.” Searching for victims from the al-Qawlaq family.Samar Abu Elouf for The New York Times Dima al-Ifranji, 15, far left, was the oldest child and the apple of her father’s eye. She was one of the top students in her class, spoke English and French, and dreamed of studying medicine, her father, Rami al-Ifranji, said. “She was brilliant,” he said. “She was a master of foreign languages.” Her brother, Yazan al-Ifranji, 13, was a bright child, often the first to answer questions in class, Mr. al-Ifranji said. He liked playing soccer and listening to music, and hoped to become a computer engineer. Mira al-Ifranji, 11, imagined a future as a dentist. And Amir al-Ifranji, 9, was a polite child with a vibrant smile who loved playing soccer and video games on his phone. An Israeli airstrike on May 16 killed all four children and their mother. It was late at night and even though the feast celebrating the end of Ramadan was over, Dana Ishkontana, 9, and Lana Ishkontana, 5, wanted to dress up in their new holiday outfits. Their uncle, Raed Ishkontana, snapped pictures on his phone while their two brothers, Yahya Ishkontana, 4, and Zain Ishkontana, 2, watched, Mr. Ishkontana recalled. Then he stepped out to get snacks for the family, chocolate candy bars and potato chips. The four children and their mother were killed in an Israeli airstrike, he said. “I wish I never left,” he said. Raed Ishkontana, who survived an airstrike, mourning the loss of his wife and four children.Hosam Salem for The New York Times Her father called her “Galaxy.” Tala Abu Elouf, 13, he thought, had skin the color of a Galaxy chocolate bar. She was quick with a joke and her father, Dr. Ayman Abu Elouf, adored her, said Alaa Abu Elouf, her cousin. Her brother, Tawfiq Abu Elouf, 17, was a serious student, intensely prepping for the standardized tests Palestinians take in their senior year of high school, Mr. Abu Elouf said. Brother, sister, mother and father were killed in Israeli airstrikes on Al Wahda Street in Gaza City on May 16, Mr. Abu Elouf said. Yousef al-Baz, 13 Rafeef Abu Dayer, 10, liked to draw. She had sketched one of the high-rise buildings that an Israeli airstrike destroyed in Gaza City two days earlier and had started to color in her drawing when her mother called her for lunch. “You can go back to drawing after you eat,” her mother said. The girl sat down for lunch with 13 relatives in a private residential garden. Minutes later, Israel attacked a building nearby, an uncle said. Shrapnel and rubble struck Rafeef. She and another uncle were killed. The drawing Rafeef Abu Dayer, 10, was working on before she was killed.Samar Abu Elouf for The New York Times Nagham Salha, 2 On May 19, the day before Israel and Hamas agreed to a cease-fire, Dima Asaliyah, 10, was walking home from her older sister’s house carrying an electric pizza oven. It was a small one, her father, Saad Asaliyah, said, the size of a soccer ball, that the family used to bake bread. An Israeli surveillance drone had been hovering overhead, and Mr. Asaliyah now wonders if Israeli soldiers mistook it for a weapon. “Maybe their alarms went off because of the stove,” he said. “But did they not see how small she was?” There was an explosion, and his youngest child was gone. “Do you see her picture?” he asked. “She’s worthy of our grief.”

1 Published :   17-05-2021 16:31|Monday, the Ministry of Education in Gaza stressed the need for international intervention to stop the Israeli Occupation's aggression and hold it accountable for the ongoing crimes. The latest victims were children and students in schools in Gaza when the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) targeted educational institutions, which is evidence of the 'brutality' of the Occupation. The Palestinian news agency Wafa published a statement issued by the ministry to mourn the death of 20 students from different schools. The children were identified as: Bashar Ahmad Ibrahim Smour - 11th grade/ Al-Mutanabi New Secondary School for Boys Lina Iyad Fathi Shreir - 10th grade/ Al-Majida Wasila Bin Ammar Secondary School for Girls Dima Al-Franji - 11th grade/ Mahfouz Al-Nahnah Secondary School for Girls Mustafa Mohammad Mahmoud Obaid - 11th grade/ Osama bin Zaid Secondary School for Boys Mohammed Saber Ibrahim Suleiman - 10th grade/ Osama bin Zaid Secondary School for Boys Hala Hussein Raafat Al-Rifi - Eighth grade/ Al-Sayeda Ruqaya Elementary School for Girls Khaled Emad Khaled Al-Qanu'- 12th grade/ Khalil Al-Rahman Secondary School for Boys Hanaa Shukri Al-Qolaq - Mustafa Hafez Primary School for Girls Hamza Nassar - Sixth grade/ Al-Hashemite Elementary School for Boys Ahmed Rami Al-Hawajri - Eighth grade / Al-Breij Middle School for Boys Tala Ayman Abu Al-Awf - Mustafa Hafez Elementary School for Girls Tawfiq Ayman Abu Al-Awf / Hassan Al-Harazin Secondary School Dana Ashkanatna - Cairo Elementary School B Ahmed Al-Qolaq - Suleiman Sultan School A Mira Rami Al-Frangi - Cairo Elementary School B Yara Muhammad Mueen Al-Qolaq - Cairo Elementary School A Rola Muhammad Mueen Al-Qolaq - Cairo Elementary School A Amir Rami Al-Frangi - Amir Al-Mansi School B Hala Muhammad Mueen al-Qolaq - Mustafa Hafez Primary School for Girls Zakaria Zeyad Alloush - 11th grade/ Osama bin Zaid Secondary School for Boys The ministry called on all human rights and humanitarian institutions and ministries of education around the world to expose these violations and put pressure on the Israeli Occupation to stop these crimes, which are a clear violation of all international laws. The ministry noted that the Israeli Occupation's targets reveal their intentions. It stressed that it will spare no effort in holding the Occupation accountable for the crimes they committed through international political, diplomatic and legal means. The ministry wished all those who were injured a speedy recovery and extended its condolences to the victims' families.

Ahmad Rami Mahmoud al-Hawajri, 13, was killed while returning home from the grocery store around 3:20 p.m. on May 13 when an Israeli warplane targeted a residential building in the densely populated Al-Bureij refugee camp in Central Gaza. Read more here » https://bit.ly/3ohWmlO

Ramallah, May 14, 2021—Israeli military aerial and ground attacks killed at least 15 Palestinian children over the past two days, bringing the total number of Palestinian children killed in the Gaza Strip to 32 since hostilities escalated on Monday afternoon. Mahmoud Hamed Hasan Tolbeh, 12, succumbed to his injuries two days after he was critically wounded by shrapnel from a missile that was fired by an Israeli warplane in southeastern Gaza City. Mahmoud was leaving the barbershop on Salah al-Din Street in Gaza City’s Shaafout neighborhood around 9:15 p.m. on Wednesday evening when he was struck in the head with shrapnel from the blast.  Mahmoud was admitted to Shifa hospital’s intensive care unit in critical condition shortly after the May 12 attack and died from his wounds early Friday morning, according to documentation collected by Defense for Children International - Palestine. Another child, Yahya Mazen Shehada Khalifa, died instantly in the same attack, as previously reported by DCIP. An Israeli airstrike killed four Palestinian children and their parents early Thursday morning in the northern Gaza Strip. Israeli warplanes fired at least 20 missiles at a densely populated residential neighborhood on Beit Lahiya’s Main Street shortly after 1 a.m., according to documentation collected by DCIP. The Israeli attack killed Amir Rafat Mohammad Tanani, 6; Adham Rafat Mohammad Tanani, 4; Ismail Rafat Mohammad Tanani, 7; Mohammad Rafat Mohammad Tanani, 2, as well as the boys’ parents, Rafat and Rawya. The family’s bodies were discovered by search and rescue personnel around 7:30 p.m. A seventh family member remains missing. Two additional adults were killed in the aerial assault, and 33 others, including 10 children, were wounded, according to information collected by DCIP.  An Israeli drone-fired missile killed 17-year-old Khaled Imad Khaled Qanou on May 13 around 12:40 p.m. near the Gaza perimeter fence in North Gaza’s Izbat Beit Hanoun, according to documentation collected by DCIP. An Israeli weaponized aerial drone targeted Khaled, firing at least one missile killing him on the spot near the Nada residential towers, which overlook the Gaza perimeter fence. Khaled was allegedly a member of a Palestinian armed group, according to initial information collected by DCIP. It is not clear if he was actively involved in hostilities at the time he was targeted. A number of bystanders were wounded in the attack and taken to the nearby Indonesian hospital.   Ahmad Rami Mahmoud al-Hawajri, 13, was returning home from the grocery store around 3:20 p.m. when the Israeli fighter jet targeted a residential building in the heart of the densely populated Al-Bureij refugee camp in Central Gaza on May 13, according to documentation gathered by DCIP. Ahmad was killed in the attack. He was struck in the head with shrapnel and sustained burns all over his body. A separate Israeli airstrike on a residential building in Al-Bureij refugee camp killed 13-year-old Lina Mohammad Mahmoud Issa on Thursday afternoon. An Israeli warplane attacked the home of Mohammad Issa, 42, around 4:45 p.m. Lina was killed along with her mother, Manar, and their home was completely destroyed. Three other civilians were also wounded and transferred to Al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital, according to documentation collected by DCIP. Israeli forces killed 17-year-old Fawziya Nasser Mohammad Abu Faris and her nine-month-old nephew, Mohammad Salameh Mohammad Abu Dayyeh, in Umm An-Naser village, also known as Al-Qaraya Al-Badawiya, in the northern Gaza Strip late on May 13. Around 6:15 p.m., three Israeli-fired artillery shells struck the Nasser Abu Faris' one-story house, killing Fawziya and Mohammad, as well as Fawziya’s adult sisters, Nisreen and Sabreen. The family had gathered to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the holiday marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, and around 25 people were in the living room when the Israeli artillery attack occurred. Fawziya and her sisters were dismembered, and shrapnel struck Mohammad in the head. All four were killed on the spot. A number of family members were also wounded in the incident, including six-year-old Hamzi and five-year-old Malak who were moderately injured. The family and other residents of Umm Al-Naser took refuge after the attack in a UNRWA school in Mashrou' Beit Lahiya due to the ongoing heavy Israeli artillery shelling. Israeli missiles killed two children in two separate attacks on the evening of May 13 in the southern Gaza Strip. Around 7:45 p.m., an Israeli warplane attacked Jamal al-Zamli’s two-story home in the Tanour neighborhood of Rafah, killing two-year-old Hoor Momen Jamal al-Zamli and her mother Khuloud, who was five months pregnant, according to information gathered by DCIP. There was no warning prior to the blast which destroyed the home and injured seven others, including three children. The wounded were transported to Abu Yousef Al-Najjar hospital for treatment. In another attack late on May 13, an Israeli airstrike killed six-month-old Ibrahim Mohammad Ibrahim al-Rantisi. An Israeli warplane fired a missile at a three-story home in the Jnaineh neighborhood of Rafah shortly before 8:30 p.m., according to documentation collected by DCIP. The attack also killed Ibrahim’s grandmother, uncle, and aunt and injured 15 others, including 7 children. Israeli aerial attacks killed three children early on May 14 in North Gaza. Shortly after midnight, Israeli warplanes launched a barrage of attacks, striking multiple areas in northern Gaza. Two missiles hit Mahmoud al-Attar’s home in Beit Lahia, killing six-year-old Amira Mohammad Mahmoud al-Attar and her two brothers, eight-year-old Islam Mohammad Mahmoud al-Attar and nine-month-old Mohammad Zain Mohammad Mahmoud al-Attar as well as their mother, Lamia, according to documentation collected by DCIP. The family was on the ground floor of the home when a concrete pillar fell on them. Their bodies were removed from under the rubble two hours later and taken to Kamal Odwan hospital. DCIP has documented 17 other Palestinian children killed in the Gaza Strip since violence escalated Monday afternoon. Nine Palestinian children were killed late Monday afternoon in three separate incidents in the northern Gaza Strip. Israeli missiles killed at least three Palestinian children on Tuesday afternoon and early Wednesday morning as Israel carried out hundreds of airstrikes in densely-populated civilian areas across the Gaza Strip. Israeli forces shot and killed 17-year-old Bashar Ahmad Ibrahim Samour Wednesday morning near the Gaza perimeter fence in Abasan Al-Jadida, east of Khan Younis in southern Gaza. DCIP continues to investigate other incidents to determine if children were victims and to provide more details on these incidents.   As Israeli forces intensified their bombardment of the Gaza Strip overnight on Thursday, some 10,000 Palestinians fled their homes due to the ongoing hostilities and are sheltering in schools, mosques and other places, according to a statement released today by the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip have limited access to water, food, hygiene, and health services, and fuel for the electricity plant is expected to run out on Sunday. The latest escalation in hostilities between Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups follow weeks of mounting tension as Israeli settlers, with Israeli government support, seek to expel hundreds of Palestinians from their homes in Sheikh Jarrah, a neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem. Palestinian-led protests against these planned expulsions have been met with state-sanctioned violence as Israeli police and paramilitary border police use excessive force against Palestinian protesters.  International humanitarian law prohibits indiscriminate and disproportionate attacks and requires all parties to an armed conflict to distinguish between military targets, civilians, and civilian objects. Israel as the occupying power in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including the Gaza Strip, is required to protect the Palestinian civilian population from violence. Israeli authorities have imposed a closure policy against the Gaza Strip since 2007 by strictly controlling and limiting the entry and exit of individuals; maintaining harsh restrictions on imports including food, construction materials, fuel, and other essential items; as well as prohibiting exports. Israel continues to maintain complete control over the Gaza Strip’s borders, airspace, and territorial waters. *Correction: This article was updated on June 11, 2021, to correct the name of two-year-old Mohammad Rafat Mohammad Tanini. DCIP had previously reported the child's name as Ahmad Rafat Mohammad Tanini.

Four (4) martyrs, including a child, reported in Israel's bombardment of the two Palestinian homes "Al-Khateeb" and "Issa" family homes in Al-Bureij, central Gaza Strip

Testimony of Muhammad al-Khatib, 29, Muayad’s brother: I live in Block No. 1 with my parents, my brother Muayad and my sister Baraah, 25. My brother Husam, 33, lives on the floor above us with his wife and their daughter Kindah, 9. On Thursday, 13 May 2021, the first day of ‘Eid al-Fitr, my sister Alaa, 28, came to visit us with her daughter Zahrah, who’s two years old. It was very tense. There were airstrikes all the time, and we were scared because there were lots of drones and we could hear bombing close to al-Bureij Refugee Camp and farther away.  Shortly before 3:00 P.M., my brother Muayad went to the grocery store, which is about 40 meters away from our house. He asked Alaa if she needed anything. A few minutes later, I went into my room to rest a little and then, suddenly, the glass windows in the house shattered. The doors cracked and thick dust seeped in. We were all stunned and didn’t understand what was going on. My brother Husam and his wife ran down to the ground floor from their apartment. Everyone was yelling and screaming. We started checking how everyone was doing – who was there, who wasn’t. My sister Alaa said Muayad had left a short while before. My father wanted to go look for him, but I told him I would go. I left the house and ran into one of the neighbors. I asked him if he and his kids were okay, and he said he didn’t know how the kids were yet because everything was covered in dust and rubble. I kept walking down the street and saw fire coming out of the Abu ‘Iyada home. It’s under construction, and it’s about 25 meters south of our house. I understood that was the house that had been bombed. I saw flames, black smoke and dust rising from it. It was only then that I saw a person lying on the pavement on the northern side of the street, towards the market. He was about 15 meters away from the bombed house. I started walking towards him and when I was about four meters away, I realized it was my brother Muayad. He was lying on his stomach, face down. His right leg was near his head. He was bleeding from the mouth and from the right side of his body. Before I managed to get to him, there was another strike, in almost exactly the same place. I ran home quickly, without thinking, and told the family Muayad had been killed. Those were very difficult moments. The women cried and screamed. My father went into shock. He only said, “My heart is broken,” and then sat down and started praying to God to have mercy on the martyr and ease our pain and suffering. When things calmed down, the whole family went to my maternal grandfather’s house. He lives close to us. Then my father and I went to Shuhada al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah. Ten minutes later, an ambulance brought my brother there. My father stayed sitting in the courtyard, and I went into the morgue to say goodbye to my brother and take one last look at him. We returned to my grandfather’s house and ten minutes later, an ambulance brought Muayad’s body there. We said goodbye to him in my grandfather’s house and buried him. Three days after the fighting stopped, we went back to live in our house, after clearing away the rubble and dust. After we buried my brother, we heard that the boy Ahmad al-Hawajri had been killed in the same strike, and that he had also been on his way to the grocery store on the street. Another resident from the neighborhood was badly injured. He suffered burns in various parts of his body, including the face. They say he was walking along the street near the house that was bombed. I visited him in hospital, and he told me he had been on his way to see a friend. Another young guy from the neighborhood suffered a leg injury and was transferred to Egypt for treatment. Seven houses near the one that was bombed were badly damaged. Muayad went to school until grade 12 and then went to work in construction with my father. The whole family relied on him. Anyone who needed anything would ask Muayad. He was also putting some of his salary away to build himself a room and a kitchen and bathroom, above the house, because he wanted to get married and start a family.