A mother and her three children were martyred as a result of a missile falling in the Al-Atatrah area in Beit Lahia, north of the Gaza Strip #GenocideinGaza #GazaUnderAttack

Footage shows heavy damage done by Israeli airstrikes to the residential areas in Beit Lahia in northern Gaza #GazaUnderAttack

#BREAKING Mother and her three children die in #Israel|i airstrike on Beit Lahia in #Gaza.

The bodies of 4 martyrs were recovered from under the rubble of a house that was bombed by the occupation forces in Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip. May their souls be in a better place

“4 martyrs from the Attar family, a mother and her three children, were taken out from under the ruins of their house” a whole family killed by israel my heart is broken to post such pictures, but the whole world must see the brutality of this enemy. #GazaUnderAttack #Palestine

Incomprehensible photos streamed out of Gaza endlessly throughout last night. The Hebrew-language media reported on the violence inside Israel in-depth, but the chief site of blood and death between the river and the sea yesterday was Gaza — and the media barely touched on it. The Israeli army did indeed strike various government offices and Hamas infrastructure and operatives. But Palestinians in Gaza also reported massive shelling of residential neighborhoods — a “massacre against civilians,” as people wrote on Facebook and Twitter over and over. The attacks were concentrated on the northern strip: Beit Lahiya, Beit Hanoun, and the Bedouin community adjacent to the border. Previously, the deliberate shelling of residential towers in Gaza, such as the Hanadi Tower, was preceded by warnings to residents, delivered via the tower’s security guard telling them to evacuate. This strategy was deployed toward the end of the 2014 war: making dozens of people, who weren’t involved in the fighting, homeless in order to attack the civilian population. This tactic, so the thinking went, would put Hamas under pressure.  But no such warnings were given prior to the shelling of dozens of houses that occurred overnight. As a result, families were buried alive under the rubble of their homes. In the photos published last night alone, we counted at least eight children who had been buried alive and killed. The main reason for this scope of destruction was that the army had deployed an artillery battery to fire on Gaza’s north. In contrast to sniper fire or an airstrike, artillery shells cannot be aimed very accurately. From 6 p.m. local time, the following was recorded: The al-Taani family, in Beit Lahiya, buried under the ruins of their home. A father, mother, and four small children. A gruesome picture went round social media: one of the family members, six-year-old Adham al-Taani, being pulled out of the rubble, his head drooping, his body covered in — and his mouth filled with — sand. His face, which has turned yellow and is also covered in sand, is unrecognizable. In the “Bedouin community,” as the place is termed in Gaza, an entire family was buried alive under the remains of their home and killed. The home was hit at 10 p.m. Sabreen, 28, Hasham, 20, Naama, 45, and Muhammad, 5 — all dead. Smoke rises following Israeli airstrikes on a building in Gaza City, May 14, 2021. (Mohammed Zaanoun/Activestills) At 2 a.m., also in Beit Lahiya, two women, 19 and 50, were buried alive and killed after the army shelled their home. We could not find a picture of the incident, but it was reported by several media outlets in Gaza. In the same area, a girl and a boy from the al-Atar family were also killed after shelling by the Israeli army caused their home to collapse on top of them.  One video shows their bodies limp, speckled with debris. Neighbors are still searching, so far unsuccessfully, for the parents amid the ruins. At dawn, again in Beit Lahiya, the army shelled the home of an older man, who worked as a firefighter. He was not home, but his daughter and her two small children were buried alive and killed. A video shared online shows him opening the refrigerator in a morgue and struggling to identify his daughter and grandchildren — such was the damage to their faces. The Issa family home in Bureij Refugee Camp was also shelled at dawn. The mother and her daughter were crushed by the rubble and killed. Footage shows residents of the refugee camp uncovering them in the morning with a bulldozer. In Umm al-Nasr, also in the north, the Israeli army shelled a multi-story residential building; 15 family members were injured, and a small child killed. Another clip uploaded online yesterday shows neighbors extracting a family from the wreckage of their home. Some of those rescued were still alive, passed out, and others appeared to have been killed. We were unable to verify the family’s identity. Throughout the night, people across Gaza took to Twitter and Facebook to describe, in Arabic, what was taking place around them. Two sentences kept repeating themselves: “The shelling is random,” and “I hope I will see the light of morning.” According to the UN, 10,000 Palestinians were displaced from the northern Gaza Strip following Israeli airstrikes, forcing them to take shelter at an UNRWA schools in Gaza City, May 14. 2021. (Mohammed Zaanoun/Activestills) At midnight, someone named Nour tweeted: “All the shelling right now is in the north. Our homes are shaking. The smoke is everywhere. God help the residents of the north, God…” A little after midnight, a mother tweeted from the north: “The shelling is crazy. Everywhere. Random. It’s never been like this. I’m cradling Bashir, he’s shaking in my arms, screaming, I’m telling him, don’t be afraid, beloved. God, what fear and horror.” “It’s also happening in Shuja’iyya, like in the north, the shelling is brutal,” another Gaza resident tweeted a few hours later. “It’s insane. Everywhere, randomly, missiles are landing all around, and no one is leaving their home.” “I’m writing to you from a corner of the house,” one journalist posted on Facebook at 1 a.m. “My family and I are here, under continuous artillery fire. “We’re all in one room,” he continued. “There’s no electricity in the streets. The cannons are shelling, and the noise of the artillery makes your body shake in terror. The Red Crescent needs to take action, to sort something out. We can’t leave. The shelling is random and crazy!!” An hour later, someone else wrote: “We’re under siege in our home, and shells are landing around us. God protect Shuja’iyya. There was no warning, nothing — every minute, every second, the shelling is somewhere else. This is a cry for help.”   Many families left their homes last night due to the attacks, which started around 10 p.m.  “Dozens of residents are now seeking shelter inside schools in Gaza,” tweeted Hassan Aslih, a journalist from Gaza, who also shared photos of frightened families packed into schools until there was no room left.  “The hardest thing a person can feel in this land,” one resident from Beit Lahiya wrote at dawn, “is being a mother, or a father, while the shelling we’ve had here is going on. “You are completely helpless in the face of your child’s terror,” she continued. “And you cannot tell them: it’s going to be okay.” A version of this story was first published in Hebrew on “Words Beyond.” Read it here.

GAZA, Friday, May 14, 2021 (WAFA) – A Palestinian mother and her three children were among the ten latest victims of the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip. A barrage of Israeli airstrikes at dawn Friday destroyed several homes in the town of Beit Lahiya, in the north of the Strip, resulting in the killing of a mother and her three children from the al-Attar family. Four deaths were identified in the preliminary inspection of the mass damage, while the mother and her three children, together with two other bodies, were pulled out from the debris sometime later. WAFA correspondent said Israeli fighter jets carried out a crazy barrage of about 160 airstrikes concurrently, which coincided with bombing by the Israeli artillery and navy that mainly targeted civilian facilities in the northern Gaza district. The Ministry of Health said the latest figure bring up the number of Palestinians killed by the ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza to 119, including 31 children, in addition to 830 injuries, including 139 children. M.N

Hasan al-Attar stood quietly inside the morgue, staring at the bodies of his daughter, Lamya, and three other children belonging to the same family. Wearing his fireman’s vest, he bent over to kiss his daughter, before the refrigeration unit door was closed.“Pray for her,” a colleague said, clasping his hand on Hasan’s shoulder.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4In Pictures: Death and destruction in Gaza as Israel attackslist 2 of 4‘Everything lost in an eye blink’: Gaza towers targeted by Israellist 3 of 4Can diplomacy prevent another war in Gaza?list 4 of 4France asks police to ban pro-Palestinian protest in Parisend of listLamya and the children – the siblings Amir and Islam al-Attar – and Mohammed al-Attar were killed overnight on Friday in Beit Lahia, after an Israeli air raid bombed the house they were staying in.The northern town in the Gaza Strip, along with Beit Hanoun and Jabalya, was one of the areas that witnessed almost relentless aerial bombardment coupled with heavy artillery shelling. Shuja’iah, located in Gaza City’s east, was also battered.An Israeli army spokesperson said on Friday the pre-dawn offensive included 160 warplanes that took off from six airbases and used about 450 missiles and shells to raid 150 targets within 40 minutes.Jonathan Conricus said the attack was aimed at destroying an “underground tunnel system” in Gaza.But Abedrabbo al-Attar, a resident of Beit Lahia, told Al Jazeera the raids targeted civilians.“We left our home screaming after the house [that Lamya and the children were in] next to us was destroyed,” the 40-year-old father of six said.“We thought we were all going to die. There were no resistance fighters in the area, and Israel bombed everything, more than 50 raids nonstop.”Al-Attar said his family and his brother’s family walked on foot some 8km (4 miles) before reaching an UNRWA school opposite the Shifa Hospital in Gaza City.Get instant alerts and updates based on your interests. Be the first to know when big stories happen.“Our children slept on the bare floor,” he said. “We brought nothing with us, and we don’t know if our house is still standing.”Dozens of families from Gaza’s northern towns were also displaced. In the residential building of Abraj al-Nada, families were unable to leave because of the heavy fire and appealed to the Red Cross for help.“This is the worst war I’ve ever experienced in my life, and I’ve seen a few of those,” al-Attar said. “It has been absolutely ruthless.”Ground incursion at the readyAccording to the Gaza ministry of health, 119 Palestinians have been killed so far, including 31 children and 19 women. At least 830 others have been wounded.Israeli health officials say 1,050 rockets have been fired from the Gaza Strip so far. Eight Israelis and one Indian national have been killed, and more than 130 wounded.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged the offensive will continue “as needed to restore calm in the state of Israel”.Al Jazeera’s Elias Karram said many Israeli tanks had advanced towards the Gaza Strip on Thursday and are now situated one kilometre from the Israeli fence.Karram also noted the Israeli army called upon 16,000 reserve soldiers and banned military leave.The pre-dawn escalation on the Gaza Strip resulted in many residents posting their farewells on social media. Large power cuts swept through Gaza City during the Israeli onslaught.Diaa Wadi, a resident of Shujaiyah, live-tweeted his ordeal.“Hello world,” he wrote at one point. “My family and I are under the target of the bombing of the Israeli occupation’s artillery and warplanes.“We have distributed ourselves in a different corner of the same room,” he continued. “Each of us is holding a bag, with our papers and some belongings, staring at each other. Now fear is sitting with us. This is the hardest and heaviest moment in my whole life!”Two hours later, after the attacks subsided, Wadi said he wishes he could see the morning.“Even if we never see the sun again, we are all for Jerusalem,” he said.‘Completely unhinged’In Beit Hanoun, an entire residential area was devastated by air raids. One of the Palestinians living in the area, Mohammed al-Zoni, told Al Jazeera as many as 30 houses were destroyed.“Everything that has to do with life has been destroyed,” he said. “Cars, carts, fields … everything.” #شاهد | دمار كبير أحدثه القصف الصهيوني العنيف ليلة أمس في مدينة بيت حانون شمال قطاع #غزة#غزة_تحترق pic.twitter.com/3nfwBWsr6K — Tamer Hamam (@itamer83) May 14, 2021Translation: Massive destruction caused by the violent Zionist bombing last night in the city of Beit Hanoun, in the northern Gaza Strip.Al-Zoni said it was only by the grace of God that no one was killed, as the families fled immediately after the attacks began.“We were sitting at home when without warning, the bombing began,” he said. “Glass from the windows rained down on us. My family is staying with relatives in a different area for now, but Israel needs to know one thing, and that is we will remain here.”As people in Gaza recover from what they have described as one of the worst nights, others will continue to bury their loved ones.On Wednesday night, Rafat Tanani and his entire family were killed in an Israeli attack in the Sheikh Zayed area in northern Gaza. He and his wife Rawya, 36, who was pregnant, and their children Ismail, Adham, Amir, and Mohammed – all under the age of 8 – were buried alive under the rubble.https://twitter.com/icreatedtrees/status/1392729189879529472?s=20Translation: My niece Zena (one year old) and nephew Mohammad (3 years old) the moment they were pulled out from under the rubble after [Israeli] planes bombed our house suddenly. Up to this moment, my neighbours on the top floor are missing, a husband and his wife and his four children – the eldest of whom is 7 years old.It took rescue teams a day to reach the bodies of the family.“It’s completely unhinged the way Israel is targeting civilian homes and killing children and displacing people,” Rafat’s cousin Jameel told Al Jazeera. “What we’re experiencing now is way worse than the offensive in 2014.“The shelling and air attacks this time are insane.”

Some 160 aircraft flying simultaneously conducted a massive attack on a network of tunnels dug by the Hamas terror group under the northern Gaza Strip around midnight Thursday in the largest Israeli strike since the outbreak of fighting earlier this week, the military said Friday. According to the Israel Defense Forces, in this air campaign, which lasted nearly 40 minutes, some 450 missiles were dropped on 150 targets in northern Gaza, particularly around the city of Beit Lahiya. The military said it was still working to determine the extent of the damage caused to the underground infrastructure, which IDF Spokesperson Hidai Zilberman told reporters was a “strategic asset” to Hamas, and the number of terrorist operatives killed in the strikes. Visit Advertiser websiteGO TO PAGE In addition to the aerial assault, Israeli tanks, artillery cannons and infantrymen on the Gaza border conducted accompanying barrages at Hamas operatives — specifically anti-tank guided missiles and rocket-launching teams — who came out during the assault to conduct attacks on Israeli targets, Zilberman said. He clarified that the ground troops remained on Israel’s side of the border and did not enter the Gaza Strip, despite earlier claims to the contrary by the IDF, causing incorrect reports of a ground invasion to spread through leading news outlets around the world. Get The Times of Israel's Daily Edition by email and never miss our top stories By signing up, you agree to the terms The spokesman said the military was investigating what caused the “miscommunication.” In total, some 500 artillery shells — some flares and some explosive — along with 50 tank shells were fired during this subsequent bombardment. Palestinians in Gaza reported that the Israeli strike lasted over an hour and caused a number of casualties, though an exact tally was not immediately available. Zilberman said the operation was the result of large amounts of intelligence and careful planning. The military released video footage (above) showing both its preparations for the attack and some of the strikes themselves on the tunnel network, which the IDF refers to as “the metro.” The IDF spokesman said that throughout early Friday morning, the military conducted further attacks on Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad targets in the Strip, specifically rocket production facilities and additional anti-tank guided missile teams. The Hamas-run Gaza health ministry on Friday morning raised its total death toll to 115 Palestinians, 27 of whom it said were children. These updated figures did not appear to include all those killed in the IDF’s midnight attack. Israel maintains that most of those killed in Gaza were terror group members or, in a few cases, died from errant Palestinian rockets, including several of the children. Shortly after the start of the assault, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to exact a “very heavy price” from Hamas, the Gaza-ruling terror group which has fired upwards of roughly 2,000 projectiles at Israel since Monday afternoon, killing nine people, including a 5-year-old boy hit by a rocket fragment in Sderot, an 87-year-old woman who suffered a head injury while running to a bomb shelter, a 50-year-old woman who fell while rushing to a bomb shelter on Tuesday and was pronounced dead Friday, and a soldier hit by an anti-tank guided missile on the Gaza border. Dozens of Israelis have also been injured, and a number of elderly Israelis have also suffered heart attacks brought on by air raid sirens. Following the Israeli attack, Hamas launched multiple waves of rocket attacks on southern and central Israel, firing rockets toward the cities of Ashkelon, Ashdod, Beersheba, Yavne and many surrounding communities, injuring at least two people. One rocket directly struck a building in the city of Ashkelon, seriously injuring a 60-year-old man, Israeli authorities said. A 90-year-old man in the same building was lightly injured after he hit his head while running to a bomb shelter, medics said. Hamas attacks continued into Friday morning around Ashdod, Ashkelon and Israeli communities surrounding the Gaza Strip. Some of the incoming projectiles were intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defense system, several landed in open areas where they caused no injuries, and a small number landed inside populated areas, causing damage. Minutes after the IDF onslaught began, Netanyahu issued a statement promising the operation would continue as long as needed to punish Hamas. “I said that we would exact a very heavy price from Hamas and the other terrorist organizations. We are doing so and we will continue to do so with great force,” he said. “The last word has not been said and this operation will continue as long as necessary in order to restore the quiet and security to the State of Israel. The IDF’s campaign in Gaza has so far been conducted primarily by airstrikes, as well as artillery shellings from the ground and the sea, but the military said it was preparing for the possibility of a ground incursion. Zilberman said plans for a ground invasion were presented for approval by the IDF General Staff on Thursday, at which point they were given to Israel’s political leadership for consideration. However, Israeli defense officials have made clear that the goal of this current Gaza campaign, known as Operation Guardian of the Walls, was not to topple the Hamas terror group, but only to weaken the group significantly and restore deterrence to prevent future attacks. In total, the IDF on Friday said it had so far bombed more than 750 targets in the Strip since the outbreak of fighting, including many dozens of terrorist operatives and several senior commanders; four high-rise buildings used, at least in part, as Hamas military facilities; dozens of tunnels and bunkers; and nearly 200 buried rocket launchers, according to Israeli Air Force statistics. The military has also destroyed dozens of rocket production facilities, some of which the IDF believes will take years to replace. International efforts to broker a ceasefire, mostly led by the Egyptian military and the United Nations, have not made significant progress, as Israeli leaders have said they plan to continue the operation until it has achieved its goals. According to the IDF, some 2,000 rockets and mortar shells have been fired toward Israel by terror groups in Gaza since fighting broke out on Monday evening, including 220 projectiles launched between 7 p.m. Thursday and 7 a.m. on Friday. Around 330 of the total projectiles launched landed inside the Palestinian enclave, and in at least one case killed a number of children when the rocket hit a school. The majority of the rockets have been fired toward southern Israel, particularly the city of Ashkelon, which has been pummeled in this round of fighting, as well as the town of Sderot and small communities surrounding the Strip, known as the Gaza periphery. Hundreds of rockets have also been fired toward central Israel, at the Tel Aviv metropolitan area, including Ben Gurion International Airport. In light of the attacks, Israel closed the Tel Aviv-adjacent airport to incoming passenger flights, diverting them to Eilat’s Ramon Airport. Hamas said it subsequently targeted that airfield as well, though its attack fell far short of the city. Hundreds of the projectiles fired from Gaza have been intercepted by Iron Dome missile defense batteries, according to the military, which refuses to give precise statistics on the matter as they could be used by terror groups to find ways to outmaneuver the system. The IDF on Thursday said the air defense system had a roughly 90 percent interception rate of projectiles heading toward populated areas, stressing that it did not provide “hermetic” protection. Terror groups have been launching rockets in massive barrages to try and overwhelm the system. A number of rockets in these barrages have made it past the Israeli air defenses in this way. Hamas also said it had launched a number of “suicide drones,” unmanned aerial vehicles carrying explosive payloads, into southern Israel from the Gaza Strip and out to sea, in an apparent effort to strike Israel’s Tamar natural gas rig, which was depressurized and put temporarily out of service toward the start of the fighting this week. The military confirmed downing at least six such drones as of Friday morning, including with an Iron Dome missile defense battery, in the first known use of this system, which was initially designed to intercept only rockets. In one case, a drone heading out to sea was shot down using an F-16 fighter jet, the military said. On Thursday, the IDF said it bombed seven Hamas cells preparing to launch anti-tank guided missiles at targets in southern Israel over the course of the day, striking the teams before they could carry out their attacks. The military said it also hit an anti-tank guided missile launcher that had been positioned on an apartment building in the southern Gaza Strip. Palestinian media reported that a number of Israeli airstrikes launched on Thursday targeted residential areas. Some of those reports claimed entire families were killed in some cases. IDF officials have said the military makes a significant effort to prevent civilian casualties, calling buildings ahead of attacks to tell those inside to leave and using what’s known as the “knock on the roof” method of dropping non-explosive munitions on a target as a warning before bombing the building, but that collateral damage was effectively unavoidable as Hamas intentionally operates within a densely populated area to use Palestinian civilians as human shields. The IDF in recent days has deployed additional ground troops — from the Paratroopers Brigade, Golani Infantry Brigade and 7th Armored Brigade — to the Gaza border, sending with them tanks and armored personnel carriers, which could be seen being transported by trucks on highways throughout southern Israel. On Thursday, the army said it was canceling all weekend leave for combat soldiers as it prepared for the possibility of a ground operation. Zilberman said the military had called up 7,000 reservists. Roughly half of those were troops from air defense, artillery and medical units, and half serve in administrative and intelligence positions, Zilberman said. Israel has fought three large operations against Hamas and other terror groups in the Gaza Strip since 2008, most recently in 2014 with a 51-day war known as Operation Protective Edge, as well as over a dozen smaller battles.

A video being shared online reportedly shows Gazan civil defence worker Hassan Al-Attar identifying his daughter Lamya in a morgue after she and three children in the family were kiled by an Israeli air strike on Beit Lahia. The quiet dignity of the men is the toughest part.

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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.

Since the 10 May, at least 75 children have been reported killed in the Gaza strip and in Israel. Their deaths were mostly by explosive weapons. 73 of these children were killed in Gaza. 2 were killed in Israel.Here are their names and the circumstances of their deaths.Palestinian victimsMohammad Saber Ibrahim SuleimanMohammad Saber Ibrahim Suleiman, age 15, was killed by an Israeli Drone Missile shortly after 6 p.m, 10 May, 2021 outside the city of Jabalia. Mohammad’s body was subsequently transferred to the Indonesian hospital in Jabalia where doctors reported there were shrapnel wounds throughout his body[1]. Mustafa Mohammad Mahmoud ObaidMustafa Mohammad Mahmoud Obaid, age 16, was killed by a homemade rocket fired by a Palestinian armed group that fell short and killed eight Palestinians on the 10 May, 2021. The rocket landed in Saleh Dardouna Street near Al-Omari Mosque in Jabalia, North Gaza. Mustafa, 16, was killed in the blast.Baraa Wisam Ahmad al-GharabliBaraa Wisam Ahmad al-Gharabli, age 5: was killed by a homemade rocket fired by a Palestinian armed group that fell short and killed eight Palestinians on the 10 May, 2021. The rocket landed in Saleh Dardouna Street near Al-Omari Mosque in Jabalia, North Gaza. Mustafa, 16, was killed in the blast, and five-year-old Baraa succumbed to his injuries around 11 p.m. on May 10[2]. Rahaf Mohammad Attalla al-MasriRahaf Mohammed Atalla al-Masri age10, was killed in a blast that occurred around 6 p.m. in Beit Hanoun about 800 meters (2,600 feet) west of the Gaza Strip perimeter fence on the 10 May, 2021. DCIP has not yet confirmed the cause of these deaths. At the time of the incident, Israeli drones and warplanes were reportedly overhead and Palestinian armed groups were firing homemade rockets towards Israel. DCIP continues to investigate these incidents to determine and identify the responsible parties[3]. Yazan Sultan Mohammad al-MasriYazan Sultan Mohammad al-Masri, age 2, was killed in a blast that occurred around 6 p.m. in Beit Hanoun about 800 meters (2,600 feet) west of the Gaza Strip perimeter fence on 10 May, 2021. DCIP has not yet confirmed the cause of these deaths. At the time of the incident, Israeli drones and warplanes were reportedly overhead and Palestinian armed groups were firing homemade rockets towards Israel. DCIP continues to investigate these incidents to determine and identify the responsible parties[4]. Marwan Yousef Attalla al-MasriMarwan Yousef Attalla al-Masri, age 6, was killed in a blast that occurred around 6 p.m. in Beit Hanoun about 800 meters (2,600 feet) west of the Gaza Strip perimeter fence on the 10 May, 2021. DCIP has not yet confirmed the cause of these deaths. At the time of the incident, Israeli drones and warplanes were reportedly overhead and Palestinian armed groups were firing homemade rockets towards Israel. DCIP continues to investigate these incidents to determine and identify the responsible parties[5]. Ibrahim Yousef Attalla al-MasriIbrahim Yousef Attalla al-Masri, age 11, was killed in a blast that occurred around 6 p.m. in Beit Hanoun about 800 meters (2,600 feet) west of the Gaza Strip perimeter fence on 10 May, 2021. DCIP has not yet confirmed the cause of these deaths. At the time of the incident, Israeli drones and warplanes were reportedly overhead and Palestinian armed groups were firing homemade rockets towards Israel. DCIP continues to investigate these incidents to determine and identify the responsible parties[6]. Hussein Muneer Hussein HamadHussein Muneer Hussein Hamad, age 11, was killed in a blast that occurred around 6 p.m. in Beit Hanoun about 800 meters (2,600 feet) west of the Gaza Strip perimeter fence on 10 May, 2021. DCIP has not yet confirmed the cause of these deaths. At the time of the incident, Israeli drones and warplanes were reportedly overhead and Palestinian armed groups were firing homemade rockets towards Israel. DCIP continues to investigate these incidents to determine and identify the responsible parties[7]. Ibrahim Abdullah Mohammad HassanainIbrahim Abdullah Mohammad Hassanain, age 16, was killed in a blast that occurred around 6 p.m. in Beit Hanoun about 800 meters (2,600 feet) west of the Gaza Strip perimeter fence on 10 May, 2021. DCIP has not yet confirmed the cause of these deaths. At the time of the incident, Israeli drones and warplanes were reportedly overhead and Palestinian armed groups were firing homemade rockets towards Israel. DCIP continues to investigate these incidents to determine and identify the responsible parties[8]. Lina Iyad Fathi SharirLina Iyad Fathi Sharir, age 15, was killed by an Israeli warplane when it fired two missiles at her two-story home in Gaza City’s Al-Manara neighborhood 4:30 p.m on 11th May 2021, completely destroying the residential building.[ 9]Zaid Mohammad Odeh TalbaniZaid Mohammad Odeh Talbani, age 4, killed by an overnight Israeli airstrike in Gaza City on 12 May, 2021. Around 1:30 a.m, an Israeli warplane targeted the third floor of the Salha residential building in Gaza City’s Tal Al-Hawa neighborhood, destroying the house[10]. Hala Hussein Rafat RifiHala Hussein Rafat Rifi, age 13, killed by an overnight Israeli airstrike in Gaza City on 12 May, 2021. Around 1:30 a.m, an Israeli warplane targeted the third floor of the Salha residential building in Gaza City’s Tal Al-Hawa neighbourhood, destroying the house[11]. Mariam Mohammad Odeh TalbaniMariam Mohammad Odeh Talbani, age 2, killed by an overnight Israeli airstrike in Gaza City on 12 May, 2021. Around 1:30 a.m, an Israeli warplane targeted the third floor of the Salha residential building in Gaza City’s Tal Al-Hawa neighborhood, destroying the house[12]. Bashar Ahmad Ibrahim SamourBashar Ahmad Ibrahim Samour, age 17. He was shot and killed by Israeli forces near the Gaza perimeter fence in Abasan Al-Jadida, east of Khan Younis in southern Gaza on 12 May, 2021. Israeli forces deployed on the opposite side of the perimeter fence shot and killed Bashar around 10 a.m. Bashar sustained two gunshot wounds to the right side of his chest, according to documentation collected by DCIP[13]Hamza Mahmoud Yassin AliHamza Mahmoud Yassin Ali age 12, was struck by shrapnel from an Israeli drone-fired missile in Gaza City’s Shuja’iyya neighborhood around 1 p.m. on 12 May, 2021 and died the following day. Hamza was participating in a funeral procession near his home when he sustained wounds to his abdomen and lacerations on his limbs[14]. Hamada Attia Abed al-EmourHamada Attia Abed al-Emour, age 13, was on his way to a store near his home around 5:30 p.m on 12 May, 2021, accompanied by his two cousins (below), when an Israeli Apache attack helicopter fired two thermal flares and then a missile in the direction of the children, in Al-Fukharia village southeast of Khan Younis, located about 3 kilometers (1.8 miles) from the Gaza perimeter fence[15]. Ammar Tayseer Mohammad al-EmourAmmar Tayseer Mohammad al-Emour, age 10, died around 5:30 p.m on 12 May, 2021, when an Israeli Apache attack helicopter fired two thermal flares and then a missile in the direction of the children, in Al-Fukharia village southeast of Khan Younis, located about 3 kilometers (1.8 miles) from the Gaza perimeter fence[16]. Elyan Moneer Ibrahim al-EmourElyan Moneer Ibrahim al-Emour, age 12, died around 5:30 p.m on 12 May, 2021, when an Israeli Apache attack helicopter fired two thermal flares and then a missile in the direction of the children, in Al-Fukharia village southeast of Khan Younis, located about 3 kilometers (1.8 miles) from the Gaza perimeter fence[17]. Yahya Mazen Shehada KhalifaYahya Mazen Shehada Khalifa, age 13, was killed when an Israeli plane fired a missile in Shaafout neighborhood, located in southeastern Gaza City on the 12 May, 2021. The Israeli missile exploded in front of an auto repair shop located on Salah al-Din Street, the Gaza Strip’s main roadway. Yahya died instantly in the blast, and his body was dismembered[18]. Rashid Mohammad Rashid Abu ArraRashid Mohammad Rashid Abu Arra, age 16, was shot dead by Israeli forces with live ammunition early Wednesday morning, 12 May 2021 in the village of Aqaba, located northwest of Tubas in the occupied West Bank. He was shot from behind and sustained two gunshot wounds to the upper and middle back, and died at the scene[19]. Bashar Ahmad Ibrahim SamourBashar Ahmad Ibrahim Samour, age 17, near the Gaza perimeter fence east of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on 12 May, 2021. Israeli forces deployed on the opposite side of the perimeter fence shot and killed Bashar around 10 a.m. Bashar sustained two gunshot wounds to the right side of his chest, and died at the scene[20]Amir Rafat Mohammad TananiAmir Rafat Mohammad Tanani, age 6, was killed when Israeli planes fired at least 20 missiles at a densely populated residential neighbourhood on Beit Lahiya’s Main Street shortly after 1 a.m. on the 13th May, 2021. All children died inside of the building[21]. Adham Rafat Mohammad TananiAdham Rafat Mohammad Tanani, age 4, was killed when Israeli planes fired at least 20 missiles at a densely populated residential neighborhood on Beit Lahiya’s Main Street shortly after 1 a.m. on the 13th May, 2021. All children died inside of the building[22]. Ismail Rafat Mohammad TananiIsmail Rafat Mohammad Tanani, age 7, was killed when Israeli planes fired at least 20 missiles at a densely populated residential neighbourhood on Beit Lahiya’s Main Street shortly after 1 a.m. on the 13th May, 2021. All children died inside of the building[23]. Ahmad Rafat Mohammad TananiAhmad Rafat Mohammad Tanani, aged 2, was killed when Israeli planes fired at least 20 missiles at a densely populated residential neighborhood on Beit Lahiya’s Main Street shortly after 1 a.m. on the 13th May, 2021. All children died inside of the building[24]. Khaled Imad Khaled QanouKhaled Imad Khaled Qanou, aged 17. Killed by an Israeli drone fired missile: around 12:40 p.m. near the Gaza perimeter fence in North Gaza’s Izbat Beit Hanoun on 13th May 2021. 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[25]. Ahmad Rami Mahmoud al-HawajriAhmad Rami Mahmoud al-Hawajri,age 13, was returning home from the grocery store around 3:20 p.m. when an Israeli fighter jet targeted a residential building in the heart of the densely populated Al-Bureij refugee camp in Central Gaza on 13 May, 2021 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[26]. Fawziya Nasser Mohammad Abu FarisFawziya Nasser Mohammad Abu Faris, age 13, died from Israeli Shelling on their house in Umm An-Naser village, also known as Al-Qaraya Al-Badawiya, in the northern Gaza Strip late on May 13, 2021. Around 6:15 p.m., three Israeli-fired artillery shells struck the Nasser Abu Faris’ one-story house.Mohammad Salameh Mohammad Abu DayyehMohammad Salameh Mohammad Abu Dayyeh, age 9 months, died from Israeli Shelling on their house in Umm An-Naser village, also known as Al-Qaraya Al-Badawiya, in the northern Gaza Strip late on May 13, 2021. Around 6:15 p.m., three Israeli-fired artillery shells struck the Nasser Abu Faris’ one-story house.Lina Mohammad Mahmoud IssaLina Mohammad Mahmoud Issa, age 13, killed by an Israeli airstrike on a residential building in Al-Bureij refugee camp. An Israeli plane attacked the home of Mohammad Issa, 42, around 4:45 p.m on 13th May, 2021. Lina was killed along with her mother, Manar, and their home was completely destroyed[27]. Hoor Momen Jamal al-ZamliHoor Momen Jamal al-Zamli, age 2. Around 7:45 p.m on 13th May, 2021, an Israeli plane attacked Jamal al-Zamli’s two-story home in the Tanoor neighborhood of Rafah. Hoor died instantly[28]. Ibrahim Mohammad Ibrahim al-RantisiIbrahim Mohammad Ibrahim al-Rantisi, age 6 months. An Israeli plane fired a missile at a three-story home in the Jnaineh neighborhood of Rafah shortly before 8:30 p.m on 13th May, 2021. Ibrahim died due to the collapse of the building[29]. Mahmoud Hamed Hasan TolbehMahmoud Hamed Hasan Tolbeh, age 12, succumbed to his injuries two days after he was critically wounded by shrapnel from a missile that was fired by an Israeli plane 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, 14th May, 2021 when he was struck in the head with shrapnel from the blast[30]. Amira Mohammad Mahmoud al-AttarAmira Mohammad Mahmoud al-Attar, age 6. Shortly after midnight on 14th May, 2021, Israeli planes launched a barrage of attacks, striking multiple areas in northern Gaza. Two missiles hit Mahmoud al-Attar’s home in Beit Lahia. 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[31]. Islam Mohammad Mahmoud al-AttarIslam Mohammad Mahmoud al-Attar, age 8. Shortly after midnight on 14th May, 2021, Israeli planes launched a barrage of attacks, striking multiple areas in northern Gaza. Two missiles hit Mahmoud al-Attar’s home in Beit Lahia. 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[32]. Mohammad Zain Mohammad Mahmoud al-AttarMohammad Zain Mohammad Mahmoud al-Attar, age 9 months. Shortly after midnight on 14th May, 2021, Israeli planes launched a barrage of attacks, striking multiple areas in northern Gaza. Two missiles hit Mahmoud al-Attar’s home in Beit Lahia. 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[33]. Abdullah Ashraf Abdullah JoudaAbdullah Ashraf Abdullah Jouda, age12. Israeli planes struck the six-story Al-Rabee’a Building in the heart of Gaza City around 8 p.m on 14th May, 2021, targeting an apartment on the second floor and destroying the second and third floors[34]. Buthaina Mahmoud Issa ObaidButhaina Mahmoud Issa Obaid, age 6. Buthaina was playing outside her home on 14th May 2021, Nuzha Street in Jabalia when she was struck in the back of her head by shrapnel by a RPG, according to documentation collected by DCIP[35]. Yamen Alaa Mohammad Abu HatabYamen Alaa Mohammad Abu Hatab, age 5. An Israeli plane targeted Alaa Abu Hatab’s three-story home in Al-Shati refugee camp around 1:30 a.m. on 15 May, 2021. The airstrike completely destroyed the residential building, killing Yamen[36]. Bilal Alaa Mohammad Abu HatabBilal Alaa Mohammad Abu Hatab, age 9. An Israeli plane targeted Alaa Abu Hatab’s three-story home in Al-Shati refugee camp around 1:30 a.m. on 15 May, 2021. The airstrike completely destroyed the residential building, killing Bilal.Yousef Alaa Mohammad Abu HatabYousef Alaa Mohammad Abu Hatab, age 10. An Israeli plane targeted Alaa Abu Hatab’s three-story home in Al-Shati refugee camp around 1:30 a.m. on 15 May, 2021. The airstrike completely destroyed the residential building, killing Yousef.Miriam Alaa Mohammad Abu HatabMiriam Alaa Mohammad Abu Hatab,age 7. An Israeli plane targeted Alaa Abu Hatab’s three-story home in Al-Shati refugee camp around 1:30 a.m. on 15 May, 2021. The airstrike completely destroyed the residential building, killing Miriam.Osama Mohammad Sobhi al-HadidiOsama Mohammad Sobhi al-Hadidi, age 5. An Israeli plane targeted Alaa Abu Hatab’s three-story home in Al-Shati refugee camp around 1:30 a.m. on 15 May, 2021. The airstrike completely destroyed the residential building, killing Osama.Abdurrahman Mohammad Sobhi al-HadidiAbdurrahman Mohammad Sobhi al-Hadidi, age 7. An Israeli plane targeted Alaa Abu Hatab’s three-story home in Al-Shati refugee camp around 1:30 a.m. on 15 May, 2021. The airstrike completely destroyed the residential building, killing Abdurrahman.Suheib Mohammad Sobhi al-HadidiSuheib Mohammad Sobhi al-Hadidi, age 12, An Israeli plane targeted Alaa Abu Hatab’s three-story home in Al-Shati refugee camp around 1:30 a.m. on 15 May, 2021. The airstrike completely destroyed the residential building, killing Suheib.Yahya Mohammad Sobhi al-HadidiYahya Mohammad Sobhi al-Hadidi, age 10. An Israeli plane targeted Alaa Abu Hatab’s three-story home in Al-Shati refugee camp around 1:30 a.m. on 15 May, 2021. The airstrike completely destroyed the residential building, killing Yahya.Tala Ayman Tawfeeq Abu al-AufTala Ayman Tawfeeq Abu al-Auf, age 13. Israeli planes launched dozens of airstrikes around 1 a.m. on Sunday 16th May, 2021 in Gaza City, targeting residential buildings and civilian infrastructure, including roads and government ministry buildings. Among the residential buildings targeted in the bombardment were a five-story home owned by the Abu al-Auf family that housed 10 apartments and two four-story homes owned by Ameen al-Qawlaq and Mu’in al-Qawlaq[37]. Tawfeeq Ayman Tawfeeq Abu al-AufTawfeeq Ayman Tawfeeq Abu al-Auf, age 17. Israeli planes launched dozens of airstrikes around 1 a.m. on Sunday 16th May, 2021 in Gaza City, targeting residential buildings and civilian infrastructure, including roads and government ministry buildings. Among the residential buildings targeted in the bombardment were a five-story home owned by the Abu al-Auf family that housed 10 apartments and two four-story homes owned by Ameen al-Qawlaq and Mu’in al-Qawlaq[38]. Yahya Riad Hasan IshkantnaYahya Riad Hasan Ishkantna, age 4. Israeli planes launched dozens of airstrikes around 1 a.m. on Sunday 16th May, 2021 in Gaza City, targeting residential buildings and civilian infrastructure, including roads and government ministry buildings. Among the residential buildings targeted in the bombardment were a five-story home owned by the Abu al-Auf family that housed 10 apartments and two four-story homes owned by Ameen al-Qawlaq and Mu’in al-Qawlaq[39]. Zain Riad Hasan IshkantnaZain Riad Hasan Ishkantna, age 2. Israeli planes launched dozens of airstrikes around 1 a.m. on Sunday 16th May, 2021 in Gaza City, targeting residential buildings and civilian infrastructure, including roads and government ministry buildings. Among the residential buildings targeted in the bombardment were a five-story home owned by the Abu al-Auf family that housed 10 apartments and two four-story homes owned by Ameen al-Qawlaq and Mu’in al-Qawlaq[40]. Dana Riad Hasan IshkantnaDana Riad Hasan Ishkantna, age 9. Israeli planes launched dozens of airstrikes around 1 a.m. on Sunday 16th May, 2021 in Gaza City, targeting residential buildings and civilian infrastructure, including roads and government ministry buildings. Among the residential buildings targeted in the bombardment were a five-story home owned by the Abu al-Auf family that housed 10 apartments and two four-story homes owned by Ameen al-Qawlaq and Mu’in al-Qawlaq[41]. Adam Izzat Mu’in al-QawlaqAdam Izzat Mu’in al-Qawlaq, age 3. Israeli planes launched dozens of airstrikes around 1 a.m. on Sunday 16th May, 2021 in Gaza City, targeting residential buildings and civilian infrastructure, including roads and government ministry buildings. Among the residential buildings targeted in the bombardment were a five-story home owned by the Abu al-Auf family that housed 10 apartments and two four-story homes owned by Ameen al-Qawlaq and Mu’in al-Qawlaq[42]. Zaid Izzat Mu’in al-QawlaqZaid Izzat Mu’in al-Qawlaq, age 8. Israeli planes launched dozens of airstrikes around 1 a.m. on Sunday 16th May, 2021 in Gaza City, targeting residential buildings and civilian infrastructure, including roads and government ministry buildings. Among the residential buildings targeted in the bombardment were a five-story home owned by the Abu al-Auf family that housed 10 apartments and two four-story homes owned by Ameen al-Qawlaq and Mu’in al-Qawlaq[43]. Hana Shukri Ameen al-QawlaqHana Shukri Ameen al-Qawlaq, age 14. Israeli planes launched dozens of airstrikes around 1 a.m. on Sunday 16th May, 2021 in Gaza City, targeting residential buildings and civilian infrastructure, including roads and government ministry buildings. Among the residential buildings targeted in the bombardment were a five-story home owned by the Abu al-Auf family that housed 10 apartments and two four-story homes owned by Ameen al-Qawlaq and Mu’in al-Qawlaq[44]. Ahmad Shukri Ameen al-QawlaqAhmad Shukri Ameen al-Qawlaq, age 15. Israeli planes launched dozens of airstrikes around 1 a.m. on Sunday 16th May, 2021 in Gaza City, targeting residential buildings and civilian infrastructure, including roads and government ministry buildings. Among the residential buildings targeted in the bombardment were a five-story home owned by the Abu al-Auf family that housed 10 apartments and two four-story homes owned by Ameen al-Qawlaq and Mu’in al-Qawlaq[45]. Dima Rami Riad al-IfranjiDima Rami Riad al-Ifranji, age 15. Israeli planes launched dozens of airstrikes around 1 a.m. on Sunday 16th May, 2021 in Gaza City, targeting residential buildings and civilian infrastructure, including roads and government ministry buildings. Among the residential buildings targeted in the bombardment were a five-story home owned by the Abu al-Auf family that housed 10 apartments and two four-story homes owned by Ameen al-Qawlaq and Mu’in al-Qawlaq[46]. Qusai Sameh Fawwaz al-QawlaqQusai Sameh Fawwaz al-Qawlaq, age 6 months. Israeli planes launched dozens of airstrikes around 1 a.m. on Sunday 16th May, 2021 in Gaza City, targeting residential buildings and civilian infrastructure, including roads and government ministry buildings. Among the residential buildings targeted in the bombardment were a five-story home owned by the Abu al-Auf family that housed 10 apartments and two four-story homes owned by Ameen al-Qawlaq and Mu’in al-Qawlaq[47]. Mohammad Ahmad Alya BharMohammad Ahmad Alya Bhar, age 17 died on Saturday afternoon in Gaza City’s Shuja’iyya neighborhood. Mohammad was returning home after visiting a nearby shop when an Israeli aerial drone targeted him and a group of boys who had gathered near the market around 1:30 p.m on 16th May 2021, according to documentation collected by DCIP. Shrapnel struck Mohammad in his lower chest, and he succumbed to his injuries while en route to Gaza City’s Shifa hospital[48]. Yara Mohammad Mu’in al-QawlaqYara Mohammad Mu’in al-Qawlaq, age 9, was pulled from rubble on the 16th May 2021, on Al-Wehda Street in Gaza City from an attack by Israeli airstrikes three days earlier.Hala Mohammad Mu’in al-QawlaqHala Mohammad Mu’in al-Qawlaq, age 12, was pulled from rubble on the 16th May 2021, on Al-Wehda Street in Gaza City from an attack by Israeli airstrikes three days earlier.Rula Mohammad Mu’in al-QawlaqRula Mohammad Mu’in al-Qawlaq, age 5, was pulled from rubble on the 16th May 2021, on Al-Wehda Street in Gaza City from an attack by Israeli airstrikes three days earlier.Mira Rami Riad al-IfranjiMira Rami Riad al-Ifranji, age 11 was pulled from rubble on the 16th May 2021, on Al-Wehda Street in Gaza City from an attack by Israeli airstrikes three days earlier.Yazan Rami Riad al-IfranjiYazan Rami Riad al-Ifranji, age 13 was pulled from rubble on the 16th May 2021, on Al-Wehda Street in Gaza City from an attack by Israeli airstrikes three days earlier.Ameer Rami Riad al-IfranjiAmeer Rami Riad al-Ifranji, age 9 was pulled from rubble on the 16th May 2021, on Al-Wehda Street in Gaza City from an attack by Israeli airstrikes three days earlier.Lana Riad Hasan IshkantnaLana Riad Hasan Ishkantna, age 5. Pulled from rubble today on Al-Wehda Street in Gaza City from an attack by Israeli airstrikes[49]. Mohammad Khalil Younis Mohammad FreijatMohammad Khalil Younis Mohammad Freijat, age 14, was struck in the head with Israeli-fired live ammunition around 11 p.m. on May 12, 2021 in Hebron’s Bab Al-Zawya neighborhood. He died from his injuries in Hebron’s Al-Ahli hospital four days later on May 16, 2021. Mohammad Khalil was at least 300 meters (1000 feet) away from the clashes when an Israeli soldier shot him in the left eye with live ammunition[50]Obaida Akram Abdurahman JawabraObaida Akram Abdurahman Jawabra, age 17, was shot dead by Israeli forces with live ammunition today around 8 p.m. local time on the 17th May, 2021 in Al-Arroub refugee camp located near the southern occupied West Bank city of Hebron. Obaida sustained a gunshot wound to his chest during a demonstration at the entrance of the camp located near Route 60, the main route in the West Bank connecting Hebron and Jerusalem[51]. Rafeef Mershed Kamel Abu DayerRafeef Mershed Kamel Abu Dayer, age 10, died in Gaza City. Around 6:45 p.m on the 17th May, 2021 Israeli planes struck the upper three floors of the seven-story Ghazi Shawa building on Al-Wehda Street in Gaza City. Members of the Abu Dayer family were eating in a garden nearby at the time of the attacks. Shrapnel and rubble from the air raid struck the girl’s leg. Medical reports showed that Rafeef had internal bleeding, likely due to the force of the explosion[52]. Ismail al-BazIsmail al-Baz, age 13, killed by an Israeli drone-fired missile, on the spot, around noon on the 17th May, 2021, and critically injured the boy’s 16-year-old brother, Ramadan. The al-Baz family home was directly struck by the missile. The two brothers were transferred to Al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital, where Ismail was pronounced dead[53]. Mina Iyad Fathi SharirMina Iyad Fathi Sharir age 2, died on the 18th May, 2021 in Shifa hospital. She had been hospitalised in critical condition with third-degree burns following an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City on May 11, 2021. An Israeli warplane fired two missiles at a two-story home in Gaza City’s Al-Manara neighbourhood around 4:30 p.m, completely destroying the residential building. The same attack killed Mina’s sister, 15-year-old Lina Iyad Fathi Sharir[54]. Islam Wael Fahmi Dar NasserIslam Wael Fahmi Dar Nasser, age 16, was struck in the head with Israeli-fired live ammunition around 5 p.m. on the 18th May, 2021 in the village of Bil’in, located west of the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah. He was shot during a demonstration as Israeli forces confronted Palestinian protestors in the village near Israel’s separation barrier[55]. Nagham Iyad Abdulfattah SalhaNagham Iyad Abdulfattah Salha, aged 2. An Israeli aerial attack around 4 p.m. on May 19, 2021 struck the second-floor apartment of her house and she was killed instantly along with her parents. DCIP continues to investigate whether the missile was fired by an Israeli warplane or a weaponized aerial drone[56]. Dima Sa’d Ali AsaliyaDima Sa’d Ali Asaliya, 10, was returning from her sister’s house adjacent to her family home in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip around 8 p.m. on May 19, 2021 when she was killed in an Israeli drone missile strike on the street. Her body was covered in shrapnel wounds, and she was transported to Indonesian hospital where she was pronounced dead[57]. Israeli VictimsNadeen Khalil AwadNadeen Khalil Awad, age 16, was killed on May 11th, 2021, when a Hamas rocket was fired into the central city of Lod and hit the car she was in, also killing her father[58]. 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Since the 10 May, at least 75 children have been reported killed in the Gaza strip and in Israel. Their deaths were mostly by explosive weapons. 73 of these children were killed in Gaza. 2 were killed in Israel.Here are their names and the circumstances of their deaths.Palestinian victimsMohammad Saber Ibrahim SuleimanMohammad Saber Ibrahim Suleiman, age 15, was killed by an Israeli Drone Missile shortly after 6 p.m, 10 May, 2021 outside the city of Jabalia. Mohammad’s body was subsequently transferred to the Indonesian hospital in Jabalia where doctors reported there were shrapnel wounds throughout his body[1].Mustafa Mohammad Mahmoud ObaidMustafa Mohammad Mahmoud Obaid, age 16, was killed by a homemade rocket fired by a Palestinian armed group that fell short and killed eight Palestinians on the 10 May, 2021. The rocket landed in Saleh Dardouna Street near Al-Omari Mosque in Jabalia, North Gaza. Mustafa, 16, was killed in the blast.Baraa Wisam Ahmad al-GharabliBaraa Wisam Ahmad al-Gharabli, age 5: was killed by a homemade rocket fired by a Palestinian armed group that fell short and killed eight Palestinians on the 10 May, 2021. The rocket landed in Saleh Dardouna Street near Al-Omari Mosque in Jabalia, North Gaza. Mustafa, 16, was killed in the blast, and five-year-old Baraa succumbed to his injuries around 11 p.m. on May 10[2].Rahaf Mohammad Attalla al-MasriRahaf Mohammed Atalla al-Masri age10, was killed in a blast that occurred around 6 p.m. in Beit Hanoun about 800 meters (2,600 feet) west of the Gaza Strip perimeter fence on the 10 May, 2021. DCIP has not yet confirmed the cause of these deaths. At the time of the incident, Israeli drones and warplanes were reportedly overhead and Palestinian armed groups were firing homemade rockets towards Israel. DCIP continues to investigate these incidents to determine and identify the responsible parties[3].Yazan Sultan Mohammad al-MasriYazan Sultan Mohammad al-Masri, age 2, was killed in a blast that occurred around 6 p.m. in Beit Hanoun about 800 meters (2,600 feet) west of the Gaza Strip perimeter fence on 10 May, 2021. DCIP has not yet confirmed the cause of these deaths. At the time of the incident, Israeli drones and warplanes were reportedly overhead and Palestinian armed groups were firing homemade rockets towards Israel. DCIP continues to investigate these incidents to determine and identify the responsible parties[4].Marwan Yousef Attalla al-MasriMarwan Yousef Attalla al-Masri, age 6, was killed in a blast that occurred around 6 p.m. in Beit Hanoun about 800 meters (2,600 feet) west of the Gaza Strip perimeter fence on the 10 May, 2021. DCIP has not yet confirmed the cause of these deaths. At the time of the incident, Israeli drones and warplanes were reportedly overhead and Palestinian armed groups were firing homemade rockets towards Israel. DCIP continues to investigate these incidents to determine and identify the responsible parties[5].Ibrahim Yousef Attalla al-MasriIbrahim Yousef Attalla al-Masri, age 11,  was killed in a blast that occurred around 6 p.m. in Beit Hanoun about 800 meters (2,600 feet) west of the Gaza Strip perimeter fence on 10 May, 2021. DCIP has not yet confirmed the cause of these deaths. At the time of the incident, Israeli drones and warplanes were reportedly overhead and Palestinian armed groups were firing homemade rockets towards Israel. DCIP continues to investigate these incidents to determine and identify the responsible parties[6].Hussein Muneer Hussein HamadHussein Muneer Hussein Hamad, age 11,  was killed in a blast that occurred around 6 p.m. in Beit Hanoun about 800 meters (2,600 feet) west of the Gaza Strip perimeter fence on 10 May, 2021. DCIP has not yet confirmed the cause of these deaths. At the time of the incident, Israeli drones and warplanes were reportedly overhead and Palestinian armed groups were firing homemade rockets towards Israel. DCIP continues to investigate these incidents to determine and identify the responsible parties[7].Ibrahim Abdullah Mohammad HassanainIbrahim Abdullah Mohammad Hassanain, age 16,  was killed in a blast that occurred around 6 p.m. in Beit Hanoun about 800 meters (2,600 feet) west of the Gaza Strip perimeter fence on 10 May, 2021. DCIP has not yet confirmed the cause of these deaths. At the time of the incident, Israeli drones and warplanes were reportedly overhead and Palestinian armed groups were firing homemade rockets towards Israel. DCIP continues to investigate these incidents to determine and identify the responsible parties[8].Lina Iyad Fathi SharirLina Iyad Fathi Sharir, age 15, was killed by an Israeli warplane when it fired two missiles at her two-story home in Gaza City’s Al-Manara neighborhood 4:30 p.m on 11th May 2021, completely destroying the residential building.[9]Zaid Mohammad Odeh TalbaniZaid Mohammad Odeh Talbani, age 4, killed by an overnight Israeli airstrike in Gaza City on 12 May, 2021. Around 1:30 a.m, an Israeli warplane targeted the third floor of the Salha residential building in Gaza City’s Tal Al-Hawa neighborhood, destroying the house[10].Hala Hussein Rafat RifiHala Hussein Rafat Rifi, age 13, killed by an overnight Israeli airstrike in Gaza City on 12 May, 2021. Around 1:30 a.m, an Israeli warplane targeted the third floor of the Salha residential building in Gaza City’s Tal Al-Hawa neighbourhood, destroying the house[11].Mariam Mohammad Odeh TalbaniMariam Mohammad Odeh Talbani, age 2, killed by an overnight Israeli airstrike in Gaza City on 12 May, 2021. Around 1:30 a.m, an Israeli warplane targeted the third floor of the Salha residential building in Gaza City’s Tal Al-Hawa neighborhood, destroying the house[12].Bashar Ahmad Ibrahim SamourBashar Ahmad Ibrahim Samour, age 17. He was shot and killed by Israeli forces near the Gaza perimeter fence in Abasan Al-Jadida, east of Khan Younis in southern Gaza on 12 May, 2021. Israeli forces deployed on the opposite side of the perimeter fence shot and killed Bashar around 10 a.m. Bashar sustained two gunshot wounds to the right side of his chest, according to documentation collected by DCIP[13]Hamza Mahmoud Yassin AliHamza Mahmoud Yassin Ali age 12, was struck by shrapnel from an Israeli drone-fired missile in Gaza City’s Shuja’iyya neighborhood around 1 p.m. on 12 May, 2021 and died the following day. Hamza was participating in a funeral procession near his home when he sustained wounds to his abdomen and lacerations on his limbs[14].Hamada Attia Abed al-EmourHamada Attia Abed al-Emour, age 13, was on his way to a store near his home around 5:30 p.m on 12 May, 2021, accompanied by his two cousins (below),  when an Israeli Apache attack helicopter fired two thermal flares and then a missile in the direction of the children, in Al-Fukharia village southeast of Khan Younis, located about 3 kilometers (1.8 miles) from the Gaza perimeter fence[15].Ammar Tayseer Mohammad al-EmourAmmar Tayseer Mohammad al-Emour, age 10, died around 5:30 p.m on 12 May, 2021, when an Israeli Apache attack helicopter fired two thermal flares and then a missile in the direction of the children, in Al-Fukharia village southeast of Khan Younis, located about 3 kilometers (1.8 miles) from the Gaza perimeter fence[16].Elyan Moneer Ibrahim al-EmourElyan Moneer Ibrahim al-Emour, age 12, died around 5:30 p.m on 12 May, 2021, when an Israeli Apache attack helicopter fired two thermal flares and then a missile in the direction of the children, in Al-Fukharia village southeast of Khan Younis, located about 3 kilometers (1.8 miles) from the Gaza perimeter fence[17].Yahya Mazen Shehada KhalifaYahya Mazen Shehada Khalifa, age 13, was killed when an Israeli plane fired a missile in Shaafout neighborhood, located in southeastern Gaza City on the 12 May, 2021. The Israeli missile exploded in front of an auto repair shop located on Salah al-Din Street, the Gaza Strip’s main roadway. Yahya died instantly in the blast, and his body was dismembered[18].Rashid Mohammad Rashid Abu ArraRashid Mohammad Rashid Abu Arra, age 16, was shot dead by Israeli forces with live ammunition early Wednesday morning, 12 May 2021 in the village of Aqaba, located northwest of Tubas in the occupied West Bank. He was shot from behind and sustained two gunshot wounds to the upper and middle back, and died at the scene[19].Bashar Ahmad Ibrahim SamourBashar Ahmad Ibrahim Samour, age 17, near the Gaza perimeter fence east of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on 12 May, 2021. Israeli forces deployed on the opposite side of the perimeter fence shot and killed Bashar around 10 a.m. Bashar sustained two gunshot wounds to the right side of his chest, and died at the scene[20]Amir Rafat Mohammad TananiAmir Rafat Mohammad Tanani, age 6, was killed when Israeli planes fired at least 20 missiles at a densely populated residential neighbourhood on Beit Lahiya’s Main Street shortly after 1 a.m. on the 13th May, 2021. All children died inside of the building[21].Adham Rafat Mohammad TananiAdham Rafat Mohammad Tanani, age 4, was killed when Israeli planes fired at least 20 missiles at a densely populated residential neighborhood on Beit Lahiya’s Main Street shortly after 1 a.m. on the 13th May, 2021. All children died inside of the building[22].Ismail Rafat Mohammad TananiIsmail Rafat Mohammad Tanani, age 7, was killed when Israeli planes fired at least 20 missiles at a densely populated residential neighbourhood on Beit Lahiya’s Main Street shortly after 1 a.m. on the 13th May, 2021. All children died inside of the building[23].Ahmad Rafat Mohammad TananiAhmad Rafat Mohammad Tanani, aged 2, was killed when Israeli planes fired at least 20 missiles at a densely populated residential neighborhood on Beit Lahiya’s Main Street shortly after 1 a.m. on the 13th May, 2021. All children died inside of the building[24].Khaled Imad Khaled QanouKhaled Imad Khaled Qanou, aged 17. Killed by an Israeli drone fired missile: around 12:40 p.m. near the Gaza perimeter fence in North Gaza’s Izbat Beit Hanoun on 13th May 2021. 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[25].Ahmad Rami Mahmoud al-HawajriAhmad Rami Mahmoud al-Hawajri,age 13, was returning home from the grocery store around 3:20 p.m. when an Israeli fighter jet targeted a residential building in the heart of the densely populated Al-Bureij refugee camp in Central Gaza on 13 May, 2021 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[26].Fawziya Nasser Mohammad Abu FarisFawziya Nasser Mohammad Abu Faris, age 13, died from Israeli Shelling on their house in Umm An-Naser village, also known as Al-Qaraya Al-Badawiya, in the northern Gaza Strip late on May 13, 2021. Around 6:15 p.m., three Israeli-fired artillery shells struck the Nasser Abu Faris’ one-story house.Mohammad Salameh Mohammad Abu DayyehMohammad Salameh Mohammad Abu Dayyeh, age 9 months, died from Israeli Shelling on their house in Umm An-Naser village, also known as Al-Qaraya Al-Badawiya, in the northern Gaza Strip late on May 13, 2021. Around 6:15 p.m., three Israeli-fired artillery shells struck the Nasser Abu Faris’ one-story house.Lina Mohammad Mahmoud IssaLina Mohammad Mahmoud Issa, age 13, killed by an Israeli airstrike on a residential building in Al-Bureij refugee camp. An Israeli plane attacked the home of Mohammad Issa, 42, around 4:45 p.m on 13th May, 2021. Lina was killed along with her mother, Manar, and their home was completely destroyed[27].Hoor Momen Jamal al-ZamliHoor Momen Jamal al-Zamli, age 2. Around 7:45 p.m on 13th May, 2021, an Israeli plane attacked Jamal al-Zamli’s two-story home in the Tanoor neighborhood of Rafah. Hoor died instantly[28].Ibrahim Mohammad Ibrahim al-RantisiIbrahim Mohammad Ibrahim al-Rantisi, age 6 months. An Israeli plane fired a missile at a three-story home in the Jnaineh neighborhood of Rafah shortly before 8:30 p.m on 13th May, 2021. Ibrahim died due to the collapse of the building[29].Mahmoud Hamed Hasan TolbehMahmoud Hamed Hasan Tolbeh, age 12, succumbed to his injuries two days after he was critically wounded by shrapnel from a missile that was fired by an Israeli plane 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, 14th May, 2021 when he was struck in the head with shrapnel from the blast[30].Amira Mohammad Mahmoud al-AttarAmira Mohammad Mahmoud al-Attar, age 6. Shortly after midnight on 14th May, 2021, Israeli planes launched a barrage of attacks, striking multiple areas in northern Gaza. Two missiles hit Mahmoud al-Attar’s home in Beit Lahia. 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[31].Islam Mohammad Mahmoud al-AttarIslam Mohammad Mahmoud al-Attar, age 8. Shortly after midnight on 14th May, 2021, Israeli planes launched a barrage of attacks, striking multiple areas in northern Gaza. Two missiles hit Mahmoud al-Attar’s home in Beit Lahia. 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[32].Mohammad Zain Mohammad Mahmoud al-AttarMohammad Zain Mohammad Mahmoud al-Attar, age 9 months. Shortly after midnight on 14th May,  2021, Israeli planes launched a barrage of attacks, striking multiple areas in northern Gaza. Two missiles hit Mahmoud al-Attar’s home in Beit Lahia. 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[33].Abdullah Ashraf Abdullah JoudaAbdullah Ashraf Abdullah Jouda, age12. Israeli planes struck the six-story Al-Rabee’a Building in the heart of Gaza City around 8 p.m on 14th May, 2021, targeting an apartment on the second floor and destroying the second and third floors[34].Buthaina Mahmoud Issa ObaidButhaina Mahmoud Issa Obaid, age 6. Buthaina was playing outside her home on 14th May 2021, Nuzha Street in Jabalia when she was struck in the back of her head by shrapnel by a RPG, according to documentation collected by DCIP[35].Yamen Alaa Mohammad Abu HatabYamen Alaa Mohammad Abu Hatab, age 5. An Israeli plane targeted Alaa Abu Hatab’s three-story home in Al-Shati refugee camp around 1:30 a.m. on 15 May, 2021. The airstrike completely destroyed the residential building, killing Yamen[36].Bilal Alaa Mohammad Abu HatabBilal Alaa Mohammad Abu Hatab, age 9. An Israeli plane targeted Alaa Abu Hatab’s three-story home in Al-Shati refugee camp around 1:30 a.m. on 15 May, 2021. The airstrike completely destroyed the residential building, killing Bilal.Yousef Alaa Mohammad Abu HatabYousef Alaa Mohammad Abu Hatab, age 10. An Israeli plane targeted Alaa Abu Hatab’s three-story home in Al-Shati refugee camp around 1:30 a.m. on 15 May, 2021. The airstrike completely destroyed the residential building, killing Yousef.Miriam Alaa Mohammad Abu HatabMiriam Alaa Mohammad Abu Hatab,age 7. An Israeli plane targeted Alaa Abu Hatab’s three-story home in Al-Shati refugee camp around 1:30 a.m. on 15 May, 2021. The airstrike completely destroyed the residential building, killing Miriam.Osama Mohammad Sobhi al-HadidiOsama Mohammad Sobhi al-Hadidi, age 5. An Israeli plane targeted Alaa Abu Hatab’s three-story home in Al-Shati refugee camp around 1:30 a.m. on 15 May, 2021. The airstrike completely destroyed the residential building, killing Osama.Abdurrahman Mohammad Sobhi al-HadidiAbdurrahman Mohammad Sobhi al-Hadidi, age 7. An Israeli plane targeted Alaa Abu Hatab’s three-story home in Al-Shati refugee camp around 1:30 a.m. on 15 May, 2021. The airstrike completely destroyed the residential building, killing Abdurrahman.Suheib Mohammad Sobhi al-HadidiSuheib Mohammad Sobhi al-Hadidi, age 12, An Israeli plane targeted Alaa Abu Hatab’s three-story home in Al-Shati refugee camp around 1:30 a.m. on 15 May, 2021. The airstrike completely destroyed the residential building, killing Suheib.Yahya Mohammad Sobhi al-HadidiYahya Mohammad Sobhi al-Hadidi, age 10. An Israeli plane targeted Alaa Abu Hatab’s three-story home in Al-Shati refugee camp around 1:30 a.m. on 15 May, 2021. The airstrike completely destroyed the residential building, killing Yahya.Tala Ayman Tawfeeq Abu al-AufTala Ayman Tawfeeq Abu al-Auf, age 13. Israeli planes launched dozens of airstrikes around 1 a.m. on Sunday 16th May, 2021 in Gaza City, targeting residential buildings and civilian infrastructure, including roads and government ministry buildings. Among the residential buildings targeted in the bombardment were a five-story home owned by the Abu al-Auf family that housed 10 apartments and two four-story homes owned by Ameen al-Qawlaq and Mu’in al-Qawlaq[37].Tawfeeq Ayman Tawfeeq Abu al-AufTawfeeq Ayman Tawfeeq Abu al-Auf, age 17. Israeli planes launched dozens of airstrikes around 1 a.m. on Sunday 16th May, 2021 in Gaza City,  targeting residential buildings and civilian infrastructure, including roads and government ministry buildings. Among the residential buildings targeted in the bombardment were a five-story home owned by the Abu al-Auf family that housed 10 apartments and two four-story homes owned by Ameen al-Qawlaq and Mu’in al-Qawlaq[38].Yahya Riad Hasan IshkantnaYahya Riad Hasan Ishkantna, age 4. Israeli planes launched dozens of airstrikes around 1 a.m. on Sunday 16th May, 2021 in Gaza City,  targeting residential buildings and civilian infrastructure, including roads and government ministry buildings. Among the residential buildings targeted in the bombardment were a five-story home owned by the Abu al-Auf family that housed 10 apartments and two four-story homes owned by Ameen al-Qawlaq and Mu’in al-Qawlaq[39].Zain Riad Hasan IshkantnaZain Riad Hasan Ishkantna, age 2. Israeli planes launched dozens of airstrikes around 1 a.m. on Sunday 16th May, 2021 in Gaza City,  targeting residential buildings and civilian infrastructure, including roads and government ministry buildings. Among the residential buildings targeted in the bombardment were a five-story home owned by the Abu al-Auf family that housed 10 apartments and two four-story homes owned by Ameen al-Qawlaq and Mu’in al-Qawlaq[40].Dana Riad Hasan IshkantnaDana Riad Hasan Ishkantna, age 9. Israeli planes launched dozens of airstrikes around 1 a.m. on Sunday 16th May, 2021 in Gaza City,  targeting residential buildings and civilian infrastructure, including roads and government ministry buildings. Among the residential buildings targeted in the bombardment were a five-story home owned by the Abu al-Auf family that housed 10 apartments and two four-story homes owned by Ameen al-Qawlaq and Mu’in al-Qawlaq[41].Adam Izzat Mu’in al-QawlaqAdam Izzat Mu’in al-Qawlaq, age 3. Israeli planes launched dozens of airstrikes around 1 a.m. on Sunday 16th May, 2021 in Gaza City,  targeting residential buildings and civilian infrastructure, including roads and government ministry buildings. Among the residential buildings targeted in the bombardment were a five-story home owned by the Abu al-Auf family that housed 10 apartments and two four-story homes owned by Ameen al-Qawlaq and Mu’in al-Qawlaq[42].Zaid Izzat Mu’in al-QawlaqZaid Izzat Mu’in al-Qawlaq, age 8. Israeli planes launched dozens of airstrikes around 1 a.m. on Sunday 16th May, 2021 in Gaza City,  targeting residential buildings and civilian infrastructure, including roads and government ministry buildings. Among the residential buildings targeted in the bombardment were a five-story home owned by the Abu al-Auf family that housed 10 apartments and two four-story homes owned by Ameen al-Qawlaq and Mu’in al-Qawlaq[43].Hana Shukri Ameen al-QawlaqHana Shukri Ameen al-Qawlaq, age 14. Israeli planes launched dozens of airstrikes around 1 a.m. on Sunday 16th May, 2021 in Gaza City,  targeting residential buildings and civilian infrastructure, including roads and government ministry buildings. Among the residential buildings targeted in the bombardment were a five-story home owned by the Abu al-Auf family that housed 10 apartments and two four-story homes owned by Ameen al-Qawlaq and Mu’in al-Qawlaq[44].Ahmad Shukri Ameen al-QawlaqAhmad Shukri Ameen al-Qawlaq, age 15. Israeli planes launched dozens of airstrikes around 1 a.m. on Sunday 16th May, 2021 in Gaza City,  targeting residential buildings and civilian infrastructure, including roads and government ministry buildings. Among the residential buildings targeted in the bombardment were a five-story home owned by the Abu al-Auf family that housed 10 apartments and two four-story homes owned by Ameen al-Qawlaq and Mu’in al-Qawlaq[45].Dima Rami Riad al-IfranjiDima Rami Riad al-Ifranji, age 15. Israeli planes launched dozens of airstrikes around 1 a.m. on Sunday 16th May, 2021 in Gaza City,  targeting residential buildings and civilian infrastructure, including roads and government ministry buildings. Among the residential buildings targeted in the bombardment were a five-story home owned by the Abu al-Auf family that housed 10 apartments and two four-story homes owned by Ameen al-Qawlaq and Mu’in al-Qawlaq[46].Qusai Sameh Fawwaz al-QawlaqQusai Sameh Fawwaz al-Qawlaq, age 6 months. Israeli planes launched dozens of airstrikes around 1 a.m. on Sunday 16th May, 2021 in Gaza City, targeting residential buildings and civilian infrastructure, including roads and government ministry buildings. Among the residential buildings targeted in the bombardment were a five-story home owned by the Abu al-Auf family that housed 10 apartments and two four-story homes owned by Ameen al-Qawlaq and Mu’in al-Qawlaq[47].Mohammad Ahmad Alya BharMohammad Ahmad Alya Bhar, age 17 died on Saturday afternoon in Gaza City’s Shuja’iyya neighborhood. Mohammad was returning home after visiting a nearby shop when an Israeli aerial drone targeted him and a group of boys who had gathered near the market around 1:30 p.m on 16th May 2021, according to documentation collected by DCIP. Shrapnel struck Mohammad in his lower chest, and he succumbed to his injuries while en route to Gaza City’s Shifa hospital[48].Yara Mohammad Mu’in al-QawlaqYara Mohammad Mu’in al-Qawlaq, age 9, was pulled from rubble on the 16th May 2021, on Al-Wehda Street in Gaza City from an attack by Israeli airstrikes three days earlier.Hala Mohammad Mu’in al-QawlaqHala Mohammad Mu’in al-Qawlaq, age 12, was pulled from rubble on the 16th May 2021, on Al-Wehda Street in Gaza City from an attack by Israeli airstrikes three days earlier.Rula Mohammad Mu’in al-QawlaqRula Mohammad Mu’in al-Qawlaq, age 5, was pulled from rubble on the 16th May 2021, on Al-Wehda Street in Gaza City from an attack by Israeli airstrikes three days earlier.Mira Rami Riad al-IfranjiMira Rami Riad al-Ifranji, age 11 was pulled from rubble on the 16th May 2021, on Al-Wehda Street in Gaza City from an attack by Israeli airstrikes three days earlier.Yazan Rami Riad al-IfranjiYazan Rami Riad al-Ifranji, age 13 was pulled from rubble on the 16th May 2021, on Al-Wehda Street in Gaza City from an attack by Israeli airstrikes three days earlier.Ameer Rami Riad al-IfranjiAmeer Rami Riad al-Ifranji, age 9 was pulled from rubble on the 16th May 2021, on Al-Wehda Street in Gaza City from an attack by Israeli airstrikes three days earlier.Lana Riad Hasan IshkantnaLana Riad Hasan Ishkantna, age 5. Pulled from rubble today on Al-Wehda Street in Gaza City from an attack by Israeli airstrikes[49].Mohammad Khalil Younis Mohammad FreijatMohammad Khalil Younis Mohammad Freijat, age 14, was struck in the head with Israeli-fired live ammunition around 11 p.m. on May 12, 2021 in Hebron’s Bab Al-Zawya neighborhood. He died from his injuries in Hebron’s Al-Ahli hospital four days later on May 16, 2021. Mohammad Khalil was at least 300 meters (1000 feet) away from the clashes when an Israeli soldier shot him in the left eye with live ammunition[50]Obaida Akram Abdurahman JawabraObaida Akram Abdurahman Jawabra, age 17, was shot dead by Israeli forces with live ammunition today around 8 p.m. local time on the 17th May, 2021 in Al-Arroub refugee camp located near the southern occupied West Bank city of Hebron. Obaida sustained a gunshot wound to his chest during a demonstration at the entrance of the camp located near Route 60, the main route in the West Bank connecting Hebron and Jerusalem[51].Rafeef Mershed Kamel Abu DayerRafeef Mershed Kamel Abu Dayer, age 10, died in Gaza City. Around 6:45 p.m on the 17th May, 2021 Israeli planes struck the upper three floors of the seven-story Ghazi Shawa building on Al-Wehda Street in Gaza City. Members of the Abu Dayer family were eating in a garden nearby at the time of the attacks. Shrapnel and rubble from the air raid struck the girl’s leg. Medical reports showed that Rafeef had internal bleeding, likely due to the force of the explosion[52].Ismail al-BazIsmail al-Baz, age 13, killed by an Israeli drone-fired missile, on the spot, around noon on the 17th May, 2021, and critically injured the boy’s 16-year-old brother, Ramadan. The al-Baz family home was directly struck by the missile. The two brothers were transferred to Al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital, where Ismail was pronounced dead[53].Mina Iyad Fathi SharirMina Iyad Fathi Sharir age 2, died on the 18th May, 2021 in Shifa hospital. She had been hospitalised in critical condition with third-degree burns following an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City on May 11, 2021. An Israeli warplane fired two missiles at a two-story home in Gaza City’s Al-Manara neighbourhood around 4:30 p.m, completely destroying the residential building. The same attack killed Mina’s sister, 15-year-old Lina Iyad Fathi Sharir[54].Islam Wael Fahmi Dar NasserIslam Wael Fahmi Dar Nasser, age 16, was struck in the head with Israeli-fired live ammunition around 5 p.m. on the 18th May, 2021 in the village of Bil’in, located west of the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah. He was shot during a demonstration as Israeli forces confronted Palestinian protestors in the village near Israel’s separation barrier[55].Nagham Iyad Abdulfattah SalhaNagham Iyad Abdulfattah Salha, aged 2. An Israeli aerial attack around 4 p.m. on May 19, 2021 struck the second-floor apartment of her house and she was killed instantly along with her parents. DCIP continues to investigate whether the missile was fired by an Israeli warplane or a weaponized aerial drone[56].Dima Sa’d Ali AsaliyaDima Sa’d Ali Asaliya, 10, was returning from her sister’s house adjacent to her family home in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip around 8 p.m. on May 19, 2021 when she was killed in an Israeli drone missile strike on the street. Her body was covered in shrapnel wounds, and she was transported to Indonesian hospital where she was pronounced dead[57].Israeli VictimsNadeen Khalil AwadNadeen Khalil Awad, age 16, was killed on May 11th, 2021, when a Hamas rocket was fired into the central city of Lod and hit the car she was in, also killing her father[58].Ido AvigalIdo Avigal, age 5, was killed on May 12th, 2021, after being fatally struck by shrapnel that penetrated the window of a fortified room in Sderot from a missile fired by Hamas[59].[1] Palestine, D., 2021. Nine children killed in Gaza Strip as violence escalates. [online] Defense for Children Palestine. Available at: [Accessed 11 May 2021].[2] Palestine, D., 2021. Nine children killed in Gaza Strip as violence escalates. [online] Defense for Children Palestine. Available at: [Accessed 11 May 2021].[3] Palestine, D., 2021. Nine children killed in Gaza Strip as violence escalates. [online] Defense for Children Palestine. 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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.”

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39 Palestinian women lost their lives in the attacks carried out by Israel on Gaza. Many of them were mothers, who are no longer alive to give a hug to their children before going to bed or to assist their daughters and sons with experimental food recipes in the kitchen. 39 women closed their eyes to all beauties of life, without even saying goodbye to their loved ones. 254 Palestinians, including 39 women, 66 children, were killed in the Israeli attacks on Gaza, while also leaving 1,948 people injured. Here are the women who were killed during the latest attacks by Israel between May 11-20, 2021. May 11, 2021 1) Layali Abu al-Khair Layali Abu al-Khair, 40, a biology graduate, was the mother of seven children. She lost her life with her husband and three children in the Israeli attacks. 2) Amira Abdel Fattah Sobh Amira Abdel Fattah Sobh, 58, died with her disabled son, Abdurrahman, as Israeli air strikes targeted their homes. 3) Manar Baraka Manar Baraka, 18, was also the target of Israeli attacks in Deir el-Balah, Gaza. She was killed in the field where her family's chicken farm is located. 12 May, 2021 4) Reem Saad El-Telbani 7-month-pregnant Reem Saad et-Telbani, 31, with a degree in information technology, died during the attacks with her two children and her unborn baby. 5) Miami Arafa Miami Arafa, 48, mother of four children, also died in the Israeli attacks. She was dreaming about attending her daughter's wedding ceremony. 6) Hadeel Arafa Arafa, 28, was getting ready for her wedding, which was going to be held two weeks after Eid al-Fitr (Ramadan feast). 7) Maysoon Zaki Al-Hato Al-Hato, 55, lost her life with her husband as the car they were traveling in was hit by an Israeli strike. May 13, 2021 8) Rawya al-Tanani Tanani, 35, who was pregnant, died with her husband and four children. The family's dream was to buy a house. 9) Walaa Amen Walaa, 25, was pregnant with her first baby, whom she would name Meryem. She and her unborn daughter lost their lives in the Israeli attacks. 10) Warda Amen Warda, 24, the sister of Walaa, was known as a successful student. She studied Business in English at the university and was planning to start working to support her family. 11) Hadeel Amen Hadeel, 21, the sister of Walaa, was studying to be a nurse. Two weeks before she died in the attacks, she had sold her gold earrings to buy school equipment, such as a white coat, blood pressure monitor and stethoscope. 12) Kholoud Al-Zamili Mother of two children, Zamili was seven months pregnant. She and her daughter and her unborn baby died in the attacks by Israel. 13) Halima Al-Madhoun Halima Al-Madhoun, 66, also died in the Israeli attacks with her husband Abdurrahman. 14) Siham Yousef Al-Rantisi Siham Rantisi, 66, was among the civilians targeted in the Israeli attacks with her son, daughter-in-law and 2-year-old grandson. 15) Shaima Diab Al-Rantisi Shaima, the daughter-in-law of Siham Rantisi, died in the attacks along with her 2-year-old son and husband. 16) Manar Issa Salama Manar, 39, and her daughter Lina were among those killed in the attacks. 17) Nima Saleh Ayyash Nima Saleh, 47, who was taking care of his disabled mother in the village of Ummu Nasr in the north of Gaza, was killed in the Israeli bombardment. 18) Sabreen Abu Dayya Sabreen, 28, mother of five, was killed by Israel with her 10-month-old son and two sisters. 19) Nisreen Abu Dayya The mother of three children, Nisreen, 26, lived under difficult economic and social conditions. She was looking forward to reuniting with her husband as he had gone to Europe to work three years ago. May 14, 2021 20) Lamia Al-Attar Lamia, 27, the mother of three children, was killed by Israel's attacks along with her two sons. 21) Fayza Salama Fayza, 43, mother of three and grandmother of six, was expecting her seventh grandchild. 22) Yasmin Abu Hatab An Israeli bombardment took the life of Yasmin, 30, and her four children. She was educated as a primary school teacher but she devoted her life to raising her children. 23) Maha Abu Hatab "Al Hadidi” The Israeli army killed Maha, 35, with her four children. May 16, 2021 24) Abeer Eshkontna Abeer, 29, was a mother of five. She died with four of her children in the Israeli attacks. 7 women from the "Abu Al-Owf" family: 25) Majeda Abu Al-Owf Majeda Abu al-Avf, 78, was a grandmother of 13 grandchildren. 26) Sobhia Abu Al-Owf Sobhia, 72, lost her eyesight 11 years ago due to health problems. 27) Raja Abu Al-Owf Raja, 41, was one of the volunteers working for psychological support in Gaza. She was preparing to defend her doctoral thesis in psychology at the Islamic University three months later. She and her four children were killed in the Israeli attacks. 28) Raja Abu Al-Owf (Al-Efrangi) Raja Al-Efrangi, 41, who was killed in the Israeli attacks with her four children, completed her master's degree in sociology three days before her death. 29) Reem Ahmed Abu Al-Owf Reem, 40, mother of four children, lost her life with her husband Eymen and three children in the Israeli attacks. Only his son Omar remained from his family. Two sisters: 30) Shaima Abu Al- Owf Shaima, 21, was getting ready for her wedding in June. She was a student at the dentistry faculty and was a successful reciter of the Holy Quran. 31) Rawan Alaa Abu Al- Owf Rawan, 18, was a university student studying computer engineering. 5 women from the Kolak family: 32) Saadia Yousef Al-Kolak The attacks by Israel took the lives of Saadia, 84, and her daughter. 33) Bahaa Amin Al-Kolak Bahaa, 49, was a single woman who was taking care of her elderly parents. She died with her mother in Gaza's Al-Wehda street. 34) Reham Fawaz Al-Kolak Reham, 33, was working as an engineer in a Palestine Telecommunications company. She was an ardent follower of the Spanish football league. 35) Ayat Ibrahim Al-Kolak Israeli bombs killed 19-year-old Ayat along with her husband and 6-month-old son on Al-Wahde Street. 36) Amal Jamil "Al-Tatar” Al-Kolak Amal, 42, died along with her three sons. May 19, 2021 37) Amani Saleha Mother of a girl, Amani, 38, was also 8-months-pregnant when she died in the Israeli attacks along with her entire family. 38) Fida'a al-Qudra Fida'a, 35, was the mother of two boys and three girls. May 20, 2021 39) Huda Salah al-Khaznadar Huda, 36, was killed when Israeli bombs hit her home in Khan Yunis. Her husband and children were injured in the same attack.

#Breaking | Anadolu Agency: The bodies of four martyrs, a father and his three children, were recovered in Beit Lahia, northern #Gaza, as a result of Israeli shelling.

#عاجل | وكالة الأناضول: انتشال 4 شهداء هم أب وأولاده الثلاثة في بيت لاهيا شمال #غزة جراء القصف الإسرائيلي

Video shows victims of the Israeli bombing of Beit Lahia being pulled from under the rubble in #Gaza

بالفيديو ـ انتشال ضحايا القصف الإسرائيلي على بيت لاهيا من تحت الأنقاض في #غزة

#Video of the moment warplanes launched a series of violent raids on safe houses in the Qalibo area, east of Beit Lahia, north of the Gaza Strip

#فيديو لحظة شن الطيران الحربي بسلسلة من الغارات العنيفة على منازل آمنة في منطقة قليبو شرق بيت لاهيا شمال قطاع غزة

The bodies of four martyrs, a father and his three children, were recovered in Beit Lahia, north of #Gaza, as a result of Israeli shelling.

انتشال 4 شهداء هم أب وأولاده الثلاثة في بيت لاهيا شمال #غزة جراء القصف الإسرائيلي.

Images showing the aftermath of last night's bombing of Beit Lahia, a city located in the border area with the occupied territories in northern Palestine. #GazaUnderAttack

صور من آثار قصف الليلة الماضية على مدينة #بيت_لاهيا التي تقع في المنطقة الحدودية مع الكيان المحتل شمال فلسطين. #غزة_تحت_القصف

Firefighter Hassan Al-Attar, from Beit Lahia, went to work and then returned to bid farewell to his daughter and her children after their bodies were recovered from under the rubble of their home, destroyed by the treacherous bombing. How difficult and painful... Have mercy on the people of Gaza, O God. #GazaUnderAttack #JerusalemRisesUp #GazaTheProud

رجل الإطفاء "حسن العطار" من بيت لاهيا ذهب إلى عمله ثم عاد ليودع ابنته وأطفالها بعد انتشال جثامينهم من تحت ركام منزلهم المدمر بفعل القصف الغادر .. كم هو صعب ومؤلم .. رحماك بأهل غزة يا الله . #غزة_تحت_القصف_القدس_تنتفض #غزة_العزة

A photo of two martyred children from the Al-Attar family home in Beit Lahia (Gaza). May God suffice us, and He is the best disposer of affairs.

صورة شهيدين اطفال من منزل عائلة العطار في بيت لاهيا (غزة) حسبي الله ونعم الوكيل

Martyr | Lamia Hassan Muhammad Al-Attar Age | 27 years old Date | May 13, 2021 Location | Beit Lahia - Northern Gaza Strip

الشهيدة | لمياء حسن محمد العطار العُمــــر | 27 عامًا التاريخ | 13 - 05 - 2021 المكــان |بيت لاهيا - شمال قطاع غزة

An entire family was killed in the bombing: Mother: Lamia Hassan Al-Attar Son: Islam Muhammad Al-Attar, 8 years old Daughter: Amira Muhammad Al-Attar, 6 years old Son: Muhammad Zain Al-Attar, 1 year old They were bombed in their home in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza, on May 14, 2021. May God have mercy on them all and grant them Paradise.

عائلة كاملة استشه دت نتيجة القصف : "الأم : لمياء حسن العطار " "الابن : إسلام محمد العطار، 8 سنوات " "الابنة : أميرة محمد العطار ، 6 سنوات " " الابن : محمد زين العطار ، عام واحد " تم قصف هم في منزلهم في بيت لاهيا شمال غزة يوم 14 مايو 2021.. رحمة الله عليهم جميعا ، في الجنة

The children of the Al-Attar family: Islam Al-Attar, 8 years old. Ameera Al-Attar, 6 years old. Mohammad Zayn Al-Attar, 1 year old. Their mother, Lamyaa Al-Attar, were killed in an Israeli airstrike on the Al-Atatra area of Beit Lahia, north of Gaza. #IsraeliCrimes #standwithPalestine

أطفال عائلة العطار. اسلام العطار ٨ أعوام. اميرة العطار ٦ اعوام. محمد زين الدين العطار عام واحد. ووالدتهم لمياء العطار استشهدوا في قصف صهيوني على منطقة العطاطرة في بيت لاهيا شمال غزة Islam Mohammad Al Attar, 8. Ameera Mohammad Al Attar, 6. Mohammad zayn Al Attar, 1-year-old. The 3 siblings along with their mother Lamyaa Al Attar, were killed by an Israeli air raid on Beit Lahia north of Gaza #IsraeliCrimes #standwithPalestine

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10:51 AM | Friday, May 14, 2021 Gaza Strip Today: 10 Palestinians Killed as Israeli Bombardment Continues Ten Palestinians were killed in the Gaza Strip today, including a mother and her three children from the Attar family, in a heavy Israeli bombardment of Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip. The Palestinian Ministry of Health confirmed that the death toll has risen to 119, including 31 children and 19 women, in addition to 830 others wounded, including 139 children and 66 women, since the start of the ongoing Israeli aggression, now in its fifth day, on Gaza. The bodies of six martyrs were recovered from under the rubble of civilian homes in Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip, including a mother and her three children from the Attar family, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. She indicated that 160 Israeli warplanes simultaneously launched intense airstrikes on the towns of Beit Lahia and Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip, as well as on Gaza City. These strikes were accompanied by artillery shelling from tanks and gunboats, turning northern Gaza into an inferno amidst widespread destruction of residential buildings and infrastructure. The Israeli Channel 7 reported that the occupation police and border guards failed to prevent the escalation of clashes within the cities of the 1948 territories. Further violence erupted overnight, resulting in numerous injuries. In a separate incident, the city of Lod witnessed the most intense clashes today. Magen David Adom reported that two people, including a paramedic, were injured by gunfire from Palestinians in the city. A synagogue was set on fire, and an Israeli vehicle displaying the occupation flag and playing anti-Arab songs was fired upon as it drove through the city streets. Shortly before midnight, Israel's Channel 10 reported that masked Jews dressed in black set fire to a Palestinian-owned shop in Lod. Dozens of extremists from outside the city gathered in the streets and attacked Palestinian property. In Umm al-Fahm, the occupation police stated that they intervened to protect several Jews who were being pelted with stones. In Haifa and Rosh HaAyin, demonstrations took place during which Palestinian protesters set fire to Israeli vehicles. Meanwhile, extremist Jewish groups are organizing online groups on social media to attack and kill Arabs in the streets. In Bat Yam, the occupation police reported arresting 17 Jews who attempted to carry out attacks against Arabs and were found in possession of weapons. In Jaffa, an Israeli soldier was struck by stones, sustaining a fractured skull and a brain hemorrhage. His condition was described as serious. In the Negev, in the south, an Israeli vehicle was shot at, and other vehicles were stoned, resulting in injuries to an Israeli woman. Palestine Occupation Gaza Strip Today Israel Palestine Occupation Gaza Strip Today Israel

10:51 ص | الجمعة 14 مايو 2021 قطاع غزة اليوم.. استشهاد 10 فلسطينيين وقصف إسرائيلي مستمر استشهد 10 فلسطينيين منذ ساعات الفجر الأولى في قطاع غزة اليوم، بينهم أم وأطفالها الثلاثة من عائلة العطار، في قصف إسرائيلي عنيف، على بلدة بيت لاهيا شمال قطاع غزة. وأكدت وزارة الصحة الفلسطينية، ارتفاع حصيلة الشهداء إلى 119 شهيدًا من بينهم 31 طفلًا و19 سيدة، فضلًا عن إصابة 830 آخرين بجروح مختلفة، من بينهم 139 طفلًا و66 سيدة، منذ بدء العدوان الإسرائيلي المتواصل لليوم الخامس على غزة. وانتشلت جثامين 6 شهداء من تحت ركام منازل المواطنين في بلدة بيت لاهيا شمال قطاع غزة، بينهم أم وأطفالها الثلاثة من عائلة العطار، بحسب وكالة «وفا» الفلسطينية. وأشارت إلى أنّ 160 طائرة حربية إسرائيلية شنت في لحظة واحدة غارات عنيفة على بلدتي بيت لاهيا وبيت حانون شمال قطاع غزة وعلى مدينة غزة، رافقها قصف مدفعي من الدبابات ومن الزوارق الحربية، ما حول مناطق شمال غزة إلى كتلة من اللهب، وسط دمار مهول في البنايات السكنية والبني التحتية. وذكرت القناة السابعة الإسرائيلية، أنّ شرطة الاحتلال وحرس الحدود فشلا في منع اتساع دائرة المواجهات داخل المدن في أراضي عام 1948، ووقعت الليلة المزيد من أحداث العنف التي أصيب خلالها العديد من الأشخاص. وفي سياق منفصل عن قطاع غزة اليوم تشهد مدينة اللد، أعنف المواجهات، كما أعلنت نجمة داوود الحمراء إصابة شخصين أحدهما مسعف بإطلاق نار نفذه فلسطينيون في المدينة، وأضرمت النار في كنيس يهودي، وجرى إطلاق نار على سيارة إسرائيلية كانت ترفع علم الاحتلال وتبث أغان معادية للعرب بعد أن جابت شوارع المدينة. وقبيل منتصف الليل أفادت القناة العاشرة الإسرائيلية، بأنّ يهود مقنّعين وبلباس أسود حرقوا محلا لفلسطينيين في اللد، وتجمع عشرات المتطرفين الذين قدموا من خارج المدينة في الشوارع وهاجموا ممتلكات الفلسطينيين. وفي أم الفحم، ذكرت شرطة الاحتلال أنّها تدخلت لحماية عدد من اليهود تعرضوا للرشق بالحجارة. وشهدت مدينة حيفا ورأس العين، مظاهرات أضرم خلالها متظاهرون فلسطينيون النار بسيارات إسرائيلية. وفي الجهة المقابلة، تنظم جماعات يهودية متطرفة مجموعات عبر شبكات التواصل الاجتماعي، لمهاجمة العرب وقتلهم في الشوارع. أما في بيت يام، ذكرت شرطة الاحتلال أنّها اعتقلت 17 يهوديا حاولوا تنفيذ هجمات ضد العرب، وبحوزتهم أسلحة. وفي يافا تعرض جندي إسرائيلي للضرب بالحجارة، ما أدى إلى إصابته بكسور في الجمجمة ونزيف بالدماغ، ووصفت حالته بالخطيرة. أما في النقب جنوبا أُطلقت النار على سيارة إسرائيلية وتعرضت سيارات أخرى للرشق بالحجارة، ما أدى إلى اصابة إسرائيلية بجروح. فلسطين الاحتلال قطاع غزة اليوم إسرائيل فلسطين الاحتلال قطاع غزة اليوم إسرائيل

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Beit Lahia, May 15, 2021 (WAFA) – At least three Palestinians were killed and others injured in a series of Israeli airstrikes on the town of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip. Our correspondent, citing eyewitnesses, reported that Israeli warplanes targeted two inhabited houses in the Qalibo Hill area, east of the Sheikh Zayed Towers, with five missiles. This resulted in the deaths of three Palestinians and injuries to others, some of whom are in critical condition. The injured were transferred to the nearby Indonesian Hospital. Our correspondent added that there are still people missing under the rubble of the two targeted houses, and rescue teams are continuing their efforts to recover them. To be continued… — H.M./S.K.

بيت لاهيا 15-5-2021 وفا- استشهد ثلاثة مواطنين على الأقل، وأصيب آخرون، في سلسلة غارات إسرائيلية على بلدة بيت لاهيا شمال قطاع غزة. وأفاد مراسلنا نقلاً عن شهود عيان، بأن طائرات الاحتلال استهدفت بخمسة صواريخ  منزلين مأهولين بالسكان في منطقة تلة قليبو شرق أبراج الشيخ زايد، ما أدى إلى استشهاد ثلاثة مواطنين وإصابة آخرين،  بعضهم بحالة الخطر، وتم نقلهم إلى المستشفى الأندونيسي القريب من المكان. وأضاف مراسلنا، أن هناك مفقودين تحت ركام المنزلين المستهدفين، وما زالت طواقم الإنقاذ تحاول انتشالهم. يتبع.. ـــــــــ ح.م/س.ك

Military fires missile at house, killing mother and three children The persons killed Lamyaa Muhammad Hassan al-'Attar, 26 Her three children Islam Muhammad Mahmoud al-'Attar, 8 Amirah Muhammad Mahmoud al-'Attar, 6 Muhammad-Zein Muhammad Mahmoud al-’Attar, 9 months 14 May 2021 00:30 al-'Atatrah, Beit Lahiya Testimony of Muhammad al-'Attar, 37, whose family was killed in the incident: Before the war, I lived on the ground floor [of a building] in the al-’Atatrah neighborhood, in the town of Beit Lahiya, with my wife and our three children: Islam, Amirah and Muhammad. My brother Diaa’, his wife and their three children lived on the same floor. My brother Ihab, his wife and their five children lived on the first floor, and my brother Bahaa lived next to him. My mother Sabha lived on the second floor with my brother Tamim. We have no connection to any organizations, and there are no government offices or military buildings and facilities in our neighborhood. Our area is very quiet, so we carried on with our lives at home as usual, even during the war. Of course, like all Gaza residents, we heard the Israeli airstrikes and the shelling from Israeli navy ships in northwestern Beit Lahiya. We also heard about the dead and wounded and about residential buildings and homes destroyed all over the Gaza Strip. On Thursday night, after midnight, there was heavy bombing in the northern Gaza Strip – in Beit Hanoun and northern Beit Lahiya. Everyone was very tense and stressed because the noise was very loud, especially as it was the middle of the night and everything else was quiet. Half an hour after it all began, we heard an explosion nearby. The noise was horrifying. We thought it might be a good idea to get out of the apartment, but we hesitated because the bombings were right by the house. Suddenly, in one moment, there was an explosion inside and the house crashed down on us. I found myself under debris, in complete darkness. I tried to get out from under it, but couldn’t. I turned on the phone flashlight and tried to find my wife and children, but I couldn’t see them or hear any of their voices. I called my uncle, who works for the rescue team. I said: “Come quickly. We’re under rubble because our house was bombed, help!” I told him I couldn’t find my wife and children and that the rest of my family was trapped under the rubble. The rescue teams arrived after more than half an hour. They started picking up the debris – stones, sand, furniture, everything. After an hour and a half, they found my wife with her arms around our three children, but none of them were alive. They were covered in concrete and sand and had suffocated immediately. I saw them, but they looked like they were asleep. It was a terrible shock when I realized they weren’t moving or breathing, that they were lifeless bodies. We were all taken to Kamal ‘Adwan Hospital, where we had tests and X-rays and were treated. The next day, with a broken heart and deep sorrow, we laid the martyrs to rest: my wife and my children, Islam, Amirah and Muhammad. After the burial, I went with the rest of my family to the UNRWA school. We had nothing but  the clothes we were wearing. We stayed there a few days without food or drink. We barely managed to get hold of a few items, and had something to eat and drink that area residents brought. A few days later, we moved to my friend’s house in the a-Sabra neighborhood of Gaza City and stayed there until the end of the war. When it was over, we went back to our ruined home and sat on the wreckage. Then we rented apartments to live in until we rebuild our house. We still haven’t processed what happened to us. The Israelis destroyed my world. They ruined everything around me and left me alone. They simply erased my family from the population registry. There is no one left to comfort me. There’s no one from my family by my side, the family I dreamt of for so long. I pictured my children’s futures. I hoped to give them everything they needed and provide them with a good education. I dreamed of playing with them, having fun with them, traveling with them, always being by their side and living with them and for them. But that beautiful dream is over. Everything is over. Everyone has gone and will never return. They killed them and with that, killed me, too. They left me without any hope, without a future, to live a meaningless life. I tried so hard to give them a normal life, a life of dignity, contentment, stability. But I failed to protect them even inside my own house, the space that was supposed to be the safest for them and for me. According to the military, Hamas’ tunnel network ran close to the house. Testimony given to Muhammad Sabah on 6 June 2021 They found my wife with her arms around our three children, but none of them were alive. They were covered in concrete and sand and had suffocated immediately. I saw them, but they looked like they were asleep. It was a terrible shock when I realized they weren’t moving or breathing, that they were lifeless bodies. Testimony of Manar al-‘Attar, 40, mother of five, Lamyaa’s sister-in-law: The building we lived in had three floors, with two apartments on each. There were 29 of us living there, all from the same family. I lived with my family on the second floor and Lamyaa and her family lived on the first floor. The day before the Israeli planes bombed our house was a high holiday. Despite the war and the airstrikes, we tried to make the kids happy. They dressed up for the occasion and were glad even though we adults were very worried. In the evening, my sister-in-law Manal called and said she was scared and wanted to stay with us until the airstrikes were over. In 2009, her house was bombed and her husband and his two brothers were killed. We told her to come over, that our home was her home. She came and stayed in my brother-in-law Muhammad’s apartment on the first floor. On Thursday, after midnight, we were all home. That day, there were heavy Israeli airstrikes. My husband Ihab went to the bedroom, and I stayed with my sons in the living room. At around midnight, I told my husband to come be with us in the living room. As soon as he left the bedroom, it was bombed. The windows shattered and all the doors in the house crashed. We all screamed and cried. We ran from the living room to the kitchen. A few seconds later, Ihab said he thought it was over and everything was quiet. But then the house started shaking and I fell over. We looked at each other and didn’t understand what was happening. The fridge fell on my husband and then the ceiling collapsed on us and on top of the fridge. There was a gas leak and we felt that we were suffocating. We screamed and called out for help, but no one heard us. My son-in-law turned on his phone’s flashlight and turned off the gas valve. My sons and daughters were screaming because they thought their father was dead. I grabbed Ihab’s hand and asked him if he was okay, and he said that he was. He asked me to get out of the house with the kids and leave him there, but I refused. My daughter Nur called an ambulance and the Civil Defense, but they didn’t pick up. She called relatives and asked for help.  About 15 minutes later, I heard my brother-in-law Bahaa, 39. He called out and my daughters shouted back. He came right away and got them out. Then my brother-in-law Tamim, 30, came and helped Bahaa get us out from under the debris. They got all my kids out. I refused to leave and insisted on staying with my husband. He was trapped under the fridge. It was hard to move it, and we were also afraid the ceiling would fall on him. My brothers-in-law tried to get him out for about 45 minutes and miraculously, managed in the end. Thank God, my husband emerged safe and sound and we weren’t hurt.     When we were outside, we shone our flashlights on the house and saw it was in ruins. We were sure Lamyaa and her small children were dead. Everyone was looking for them under the rubble and calling out to her. At around 1:00 A.M., my brother-in-law Bahaa said he’d seen Lamyaa and her kids under the rubble and couldn’t save them. He said they’d been killed. At around 2:00 A.M., Civil Defense vehicles and ambulances arrived and got Lamyaa and her young children out from under the rubble. They were taken to Kamal ‘Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza. We all moved to the UNRWA schools in the a-Rimal neighborhood. We were barefoot and had only the clothes on our backs, most of which were torn. We were in shock by what had happened to us and were very sad. We got to the school, which was unlivable. There were no water, food, mattresses or clothes, but it was safer than being at home. We didn’t get to say goodbye to Lamyaa and the kids. Their bodies were taken out of the freezers and immediately buried. Only my husband, my brothers-in-law and a few other relatives attended the funeral. It was the hardest thing I’ve ever been through. I can’t describe it. I wanted to say goodbye to her and hug her and the kids. I couldn’t believe I’d lost them. I still haven’t processed what happened. Lamyaa was a very good woman. I loved her, and we were almost inseparable. Lamyaa’s kids were always at my house, playing with my son Ahmad. He keeps asking about them and can’t believe they’re dead. He keeps asking us to get them out from under the rubble, like we removed some of the furniture. He’s in a bad emotional state. At night, when the power is cut off, he screams and says our house is about to be destroyed and asks us not to leave him. Lamyaa has another daughter, Suzan, from a previous marriage. She comes over a lot now. She cries and you can see the sadness in her eyes. I comfort her and stay by her side, take her for walks with us and tell her that we’ll never give up on her, that she’s like a daughter to us. I lived in that house for 21 years, and now I’m at my daughter’s house. I worked hard to have my own home. I deprived myself of things to save money, but everything was destroyed in an instant. I found some documents and jewelry, but you can’t bring back all the memories. Now our lives are very hard and everything feels pointless. I spend most of my time sleeping with the kids, to get away from thoughts about what happened to us. Losing Lamyaa and her kids is unbearable. You can be compensated for a house, but they can’t be brought back to life. They’re gone forever. Life goes on and must go on. I pray for Lamyaa and her sons to enter into the grace of God, and that her husband will have patience. He’s in a terrible mental state. I haven’t seen him crying. He’s in shock over what happened and can’t cry, but you can see the sorrow in his eyes. I hope he receives salvation from heaven. Testimony given to Olfat al-Kurd on 28 June 2021 I spend most of my time sleeping with the kids, to get away from thoughts about what happened to us. Losing Lamyaa and her kids is unbearable. You can be compensated for a house, but they can’t be brought back to life. They’re gone forever.