A man was killed and one to two civilians were injured in an Israeli airstrike which targeted a group of people in a town east of Khan Younis, multiple sources reported. The man killed was identified as a member of the Islamic Jihad Movement.
The man killed was identified as 23-year-old Walid Zuhair Mohammed Abu Shab who was reportedly from the town of Bani Sohila. The military wing of Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine posted a memorial for Walid, identifying him as a “Mujahid Martyr” and adding that he “received a number of military courses that qualified him to be a staunch mujahid from the Mujahideen of the Artillery Corps of Khan Yunis.”
The extent of the wounded civilian’s injuries was not clear, with Al Mezan Centre for Human Rights saying they were moderate and another source reporting that they were serious. The identity of the individual is also not known. Amad News reported an additional injury.
All of the victims of the strikes were taken to Nasser Hospital.
Al Haq indicated that the missile fired came from a drone and attributed the strikes to Israel.
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Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Civilians reported injured
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(1 Man)
Military actors reported killed
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Reports of the incident mention the town of Abasan Al Kabira (عبسان الجديدة), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.323253, 34.344088. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
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(Field Report: 14 – 15 May 2021)[1] Date: 18 May 2021 Throughout Friday 14 May 2021 and as Palestinians and the international community gathered to march and commemorate Nakba Day on 15 May 2021, and protest against Israel’s attacks on the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, including East Jerusalem and Palestinian citizens of Israel, Israel bombarded the Gaza Strip in a relentless unpunctuated bombing campaign. The Israeli Occupying Forces (IOF) intensified attacks on civilian properties, including high rise tower blocks, residential buildings, commercial properties, a traffic police station and the port of Deir Al-Balah. In addition Israel targeted cultural property including a mosque and cultural centre, and critical civilian infrastructure, including a desalination plant. Further, Israel destroyed vital agricultural lands, targeting and damaging the natural environment. The aggravated attacks resulted in the unnecessary and disproportionately high civilian casualties, with the Gaza Ministry of Health reporting more than 139 Palestinians have been killed and 1,038 injured as of 15 May 2021 at 12:00 pm. Friday 14 May 2021: Israel Escalates Indiscriminate Attacks on Civilian Homes Killing 20 Civiliasn, including one child, and Causing Serious Injuries to Others Medics at Al-Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza City announced the death of Mahmoud Muhammad Ahmad Al-Madhoun, 30, at approximately 4:30 pm on Friday, 14 May 2021. Mahmoud who lives to the east of the Hala Al-Shawa clinic, in the Beit Lahia area in the northern Gaza Strip, died from his wounds sustained at about 1:00 pm on Wednesday 12 May 2021, after IOF warplanes bombed the agricultural land near his home with two missiles. He was hit by shrapnel in the left side of the head, while standing at the front door of his house. At approximately 18:30 on Friday, 14 May 2021, IOF warplanes bombed the house of Shadi Abd Rabbo in Ezbet Abd Rabbo, east of Jabalia, North Gaza Governorate, wounding six civilians, including three women and two children. The house was completely destroyed. The injured were transferred to the Indonesian Hospital for treatment, where medical sources described the wounds of two of them as serious, and the wounds of the other four, as moderate. At approximately 6:50 pm on Friday 14 May 2021, an Israeli drone fired a missile at the house of Ziyad Abdel Aziz Abu Shakra. After a few minutes, IOF warplanes fired a missile at the 360-square-meter house, destroying it. This resulted in damage to a number of neighbouring houses, wounding seven civilians, as a result of flying debris. Notably, that the bombing was preceded by about half an hour of contact by the Israeli army on a number of residents of the area, informing them of the evacuation of the residents of the house and the surrounding homes. The house is inhabited by a family of 7 seven including two women and three children. On Friday 14 May 2021, at around 8:00 pm, IOF warplanes bombed with two missiles, an apartment, located on the second floor from the southwestern side, of the Al Rabeeh Building, located behind Burj Al-Zafer in the center of Gaza City. The building consists of six floors containing 27 apartments, and is built on an area of 800 square meters. The bombing resulted in the complete destruction of three apartments and collateral damage to neighbouring houses. Two children were killed in the attack, Abdullah Ashraf Abdullah Judeh, 12, and Adam Muhammad Ali al-Farawi, 1. At approximately 8:10 pm on Friday 14 May 2021, IOF aircraft launched an Israeli "drone" missile, at a group civilians in the town of Abasan al-Kabira, east of Khan Yunis, which resulted in the killing of of Walid Zuhair Muhammad Abu Shab, 23 from the town of Bani Suhaila, and the wounding of another. At approximately 8:20 pm on Friday 14 May 2021, rescue crews of the Civil Defense Service and medical teams recovered the bodies of Ahmad “Muhammad al-Mahdi” Ismail al-Nadr, 32 and Ahmad Awad Muhammad al-Nadr, 36. Both were residents of Jabalia Al-Balad, on Jaffa Street in Jabalia town in the northern Gaza governorate. They were taken to the Indonesian Hospital in the North Gaza Governorate, which the IOF had earlier bombed with one missile at about 10:05 am on the same morning. At approximately 8:35 pm on Friday 14 May 2021, an Israeli drone fired a missile at the house of the Abu Shahla family, and after several minutes, IOF warplanes fired a missile at the house destroying it completely, further causing damage to a number of neighbouring houses. Two civilians were wounded by the rubble. The shrapnel of a missile fell, at approximately 9:15 pm on Friday 14 May 2021, on the house of the sons of Issa Obaid on Al-Nuzha Street in Jabalia Al-Balad in the North Gaza Governorate. Buthaina Mahmoud Issa Obaid, 6, a chid with disabilities and suffering from brain atrophy, died when shrapnel hit her in the right side of the head, while she was in front of her house. On Friday 14 May 2021, at approximately 9:30 pm, IOF warplanes bombed with two missiles a house in the Bureij camp in the central governorate, owned by Mohammed Qatamesh. His family of six including four children, live in the two-storey house with an area of 180 meters. The bombing resulted in the destruction of the house and the injury of three civilians, including a girl from the area. Medical sources described their wounds as minor. Partial damage was caused to the civilian homes and properties. At approximately 23:50, IOF warplanes bombed with about 15 missiles, the Abd al-Raziq Qalibo mosque, located in Tal Qlebo, east of Beit Lahia, North Gaza Governorate, bringing about its complete destruction. About 5 minutes later, the neighbouring house, of Hatem Al-Mansi, which borders the mosque from the southern side, was about to be targeted and neighbours ran to evacuate the residents. As they tried to leave the house, an Israeli reconnaissance plane targeted them inside the Al-Mansi’s garden, killing: Ahmed Hatem Mahmoud al-Mansi, 34, and his brother Yusef al-Mansi, 22 Ahmed Muhammad Abdel Aziz Sabah, 28 In addition, five civilians, including a woman, were injured, with the injuries of one being described as extremely serious, while the remaining injured were described as in a moderate to minor condition. Throughout Friday 14 May 2021, Israel continued to target and attack residential homes throughout the Gaza Strip. The following attacks led to the destruction of family homes. There were no injuries reported in the following cases: At approximately 12:10 on Friday 14 May 2021, an Israeli drone fired a missile at the house of Omar Jihad Ahmad Al-Astal, 26, in the Al-Satar Al-Gharbi area in Khan Yunis. After a few minutes, Israeli warplanes fired four more missiles at the ground-floor of the house in which a family of three lives, destroying it completely, and damaging a neighbouring house. No injuries were reported. Three missiles fired by IOF warplanes bombed the house of Muhammad Mustafa Zarandah's sons, which consisted of four towers, at 1:05 pm on Friday, 14 May 2021. The house located in the Bir al-Naja area, west of Jabalia, North Gaza Governorate, was completely destroyed. There were no injuries reported. On Friday 14 May 2021, at approximately 14:30 pm, Israeli warplanes bombed a one story house in Al-Bureij camp in the Central Governorate, owned by Mahmoud Abdel-Hadi. The house covered an area of about 200 meters, and was home to three families, of 16 individuals, including five children and two women. The house was severely damaged and number of neighbouring houses were partially damaged. No injuries were reported. At approximately 3:30 pm on Friday 14 May 2021, Israeli drones bombed the house of Suhail Abdul-Jabbar Al-Qatati, in the Brahma neighborhood, west of Rafah. The house consists of one floor, is an area comprising 160 square meters, and is inhabited by eight members of one family. After about 5 minutes, an Israeli warplane bombed the house with a war missile, completely destroying it, destroying a car that was under the house, and partially damaging a number of neighboring houses. No casualties were reported. At around 4:30 pm on Friday 14 May 2021, an Israeli drone fired a missile at the house of Mazen Shabir, west of the Islamic Complex in Khan Yunis. After a few minutes, an Israeli warplane launched a missile at land adjacent to the house, causing a hole in the site and damage to a number of neighbouring houses. No injuries were reported. At around, 18:20 pm, on Friday 14 May 2021, IOF artillery fired, several intensive and violent artillery shells in the east of the Central Governorate, and four artillery shells towards the house of Marwan Muhammad Abu Muhareb, 51 from east of Wadi al-Salqa village, East of Deir al-Balah. The house is about 500 meters away from the separation fence, consists of three floors and has an area of 140 square meters. It is inhabited by three families of 25 people, including 7 children and 5 women. The bombing resulted in partial albeit severe damage to the third floor of the house. No injuries were reported. The IOF, at approximately 7:00 pm on Friday 14 May 2021, fired several shells in the east of the Central Governorate, with one artillery shell falling on the house of Naim Saeed Al-Louh, 43, east of Deir Al-Balah in the Central Governorate. The two-story building covers an area of 130 meters, and is inhabited by nine people, including a woman and seven children. The artillery shelling resulted in partial damage to the house. No injuries were reported. 15 May 2021: Nakba Day Continues with Destruction of Residential Buildings and the Killing of 18 Civilians, including Five Members of the Hatab Family and Four Members of the Al-Hadidi Family At approximately 12:15 am on Saturday, 5 May 2021, Israeli warplanes bombed a house in Al-Bureij camp in the central governorate, belonging to Abdul Karim Issa, consisting of three floors, covering an area of 300 square meters. The house was home to six families, consisting of 30 individuals. The bombing resulted in the destruction of the house and the injury of one of the neighbourhood residents. Medical sources described his injuries as moderate. Partial damage was caused to a number of neighbouring houses. The following morning at 1:00 am on Saturday 15 May 2021, IOF warplanes bombed the house of Abdul Shafi Khamis Al-Shobaki, 62, located near the Al-Sahaba compound in the Al-Sahaba neighbourhood in Gaza City, consisting of four floors, and containing eight apartments. The shelling caused severe damage to the house and the two neighbouring houses. One of the adjacent houses is the home of Abdul Karim Kamel Rashad Al-Qassas, 60 and it consists of four floors, in which there are five apartments, wherein five families live, including 12 children and six women. Another house is that of Wajih Ramadan Musa Al-Mutrabai'I, 55, which consists of four floors, housing eight apartments, in which four families reside, including eight children, and six women. At approximately 1:30 am, on Saturday 15 May 2021, IOF warplanes bombed for one hour, the house of Alaa Muhammad Abu Hatab, located next to the Al-Sousi Mosque in Al-Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza City. No prior warning was issued before the IOF attack on the three story residential building. The bombing killed nine civilians, all women and children, including the wife of the targeted homeowner, Alaa Abu Hatab and their four children: Yasmine Muhammad Khamis Abu, Hatab, 30, Yusef Alaa Muhammad Abu Hatab, 10 Bilal Alaa Muhammad Abu Hatab, 9 Maryam Alaa Abu Hatab, 7 Yamen Alaa Abu Hatab, 5 Alaa Abu Hatab’s sister and her children was also killed in the bombing: Maha Muhammad Abd Al-Aal Abu Hatab "Al-Hadidi", 34 Suhaib Muhammad Subhi al-Hadidi, 12 Abd al-Rahman Muhammad Subhi al-Hadidi, 7 Usama Muhammad Subhi al-Hadidi, 5 The bombing caused severe damage to the adjacent houses. It is reported that the medical teams and rescuers in the civil defense are still searching for missing people under the rubble. At around 04:00 am on Saturday, 15 May 2021, IOF warplanes bombed with at least one missile from a reconnaissance plane, the house of citizen Hassan Ahmed Khaled Al-Maqadma, then bombed again about half an hour later with four missiles from the warplanes. Located in Al-Bureij Block 7 camp in the central governorate, the property consists of three floors and covers an area of 140 square meters. The building was inhabited by three families consisting of 15 individuals. Partial damage was caused to the homes and properties of citizens. Some hours later at 6:00 am on 15 May 2021, the IOF launched five missiles, targeting the Al-Rawda Tower, located in the Tal Al-Hawa neighborhood, west of Gaza City, which consists of five floors. The Al-Rawda Tower houses 20 apartments, including three apartments on the northwestern side, the first, second and third floors which were completely destroyed. There was also severe damage caused to Al Saada Towers. At approximately 11:15 am on Saturday 15 May 2021, IOF warplanes bombed the house of Jamil Hassan Abu Zaid, in the Shaboura refugee camp in Rafah. After about 10 minutes, Israeli warplanes bombed the house with a war missile, which consists of two floors and is located on an area of 170 meters, and where three families numbering 13 people live. The bombing led to severe damage to the house and the destruction of three shops below the house, and partial damage to neighbouring homes. On 15 May 2021, at around 11:20 am an Israeli drone fired a missile at the house of Tayseer Al-Mubasher in the Emirati neighborhood, west of Khan Yunis. Ten minutes later, Israeli warplanes lined the house with a missile and destroyed it completely. At approximately 1:00 pm on Saturday 15 May 2021, the Israeli occupation warplanes targeted "drones" with a missile, killing Zaher Attia Muhammad Anbar, 38, a resident of Nuseirat camp, while he was riding a motorcycle east of Maghazi camp in the central governorate. He was transferred to the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir Al-Balah. Half an hour later at 1:30 pm, Israeli warplanes bombed Souq al-Jumah Street, located in the Al-Sajaiya neighborhood, east of Gaza City, killing two citizens, including a child, namely Muhammad Ahmad Attiya Bahar, 17 and Saif Al-Din Hani Muhammad Abu Al-Ata, 18. At approximately 5:15 pm on Saturday, May 15, 2021, IOF warplanes bombed, with about five missiles, the Nour al-Din building located on Shifa Street in Gaza City, owned by the Hussam Fouad Nour al-Din. The building covers an area of approximately 280 square meters, has been completely destroyed, with severe damage to neighbouring houses. On Saturday, May 15, 2021, at approximately 6:50 pm, Israeli warplanes bombed a dark blue Flux vehicle and killing Saeed Khaled Saeed Abu Ghalyoun, 26 as he stood near the Al-Shorouk hall in Gaza City. At approximately 7:00 pm, Israeli warplanes bombed, with three missiles, the eighth and ninth floors of the northwest and southwestern sides of the Cairo Tower, "Mushtaha", which is located on the Arab League Street, south of Gaza City. It is a multi-storey inhabited tower consisting of 14 floors, and it contains 48 apartments. The bombing completely destroyed the two targeted apartments, and caused varying damage to residential houses and neighbouring apartments. On the evening of Saturday, 15 May, Israeli warplanes bombed and completely destroyed the house of Khaled Al-Manamah, located near the Abu Shanab Mosque, at the end of Al-Quds Open University Street, west of Gaza City. At approximately 10:15 on Saturday, 15 May 2021, an Israeli drone missile bombed the house of Ramzi Abu Daqqa in the large town of Abasan, east of Khan Yunis. After several minutes, Israeli warplanes bombed the house with two missiles, completely destroying it. The house consists of 4 floors inhabited by two families, consisting of 11 individuals, including four children and three women. Israeli warplanes bombed the house of Odeh Salman Suleiman Abu Suhaiban with two missiles, at around 11:40 pm. It is located on Al-Galaa Street (near the Abdel Aal Junction) in the center of Gaza City. No injuries were reported. The residents house were notified to evacuate. Israeli warplanes bombed six missiles, the second, third and fourth floors of the Andalus Tower located opposite the "Hanadi" tower near the fishermen port, west of Gaza City, at approximately 11:50 pm on Saturday. The bombing caused the complete destruction of the entire 45 targeted residential apartments, and the bombing caused varying damage to the neighbouring houses and apartments. Targeted Attacks on Commercial Properties Medical sources at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza announced, at approximately 9:00 pm on Saturday May 15, 2021, the death of the civilian Ahmed Iyad Ahmed Fattouh, 22, who succumbed to his wounds sustained during the bombing by Israeli warplanes of a car wash, located near the entrance to the town of Zawaida in the central governorate, at approximately 10:40 pm on Thursday 13 May 2021. Ahmad was injured while he was in his house adjacent to the site of the bombing. He was transferred to the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir Al-Balah, and his wounds were described as serious. He was transferred to Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza, and admitted to the intensive care unit until his death was announced. At approximately 12:00 noon on Saturday, 15 May 2021, Israeli warplanes bombed the Al-Riachi batteries store, located opposite the Salah El-Din Mosque, where it was completely destroyed. Israeli warplanes bombed six missiles, at approximately 3:15 pm on Saturday 15 May 2021, targeting the Al-Galaa Tower located on Al-Jalaa Street next to the Watan Tower in the center of Gaza City, consisting of 12 floors, including 6 floors containing residential apartments, and 6 floors containing commercial offices. The bombing caused the complete destruction of the tower, and severely damaged homes and neighbouring commercial buildings in the vicinity of the tower. At approximately 5:30 pm on Saturday, 15 May 2021, Israeli artillery stationed inside the border fence fired dozens of shells east of Khan Yunis. Two shells fell on the roof of the cultural center of the municipality of Khuza'a in the town, east of Khan Yunis, causing partial damage to it. On Saturday, 15 May 2021 at 10:20 pm, Israeli warplanes bombed with two missiles, one of them from a reconnaissance plane that targeted the headquarters of the Islamic National Bank located at the bottom of the Kazem Abu Shaaban building in Al-Rimal neighborhood in the center of Gaza City. The building consisted of eight floors. The bank was completely destroyed, and the building severely damaged. Critical Civilian Infrastructure At approximately 5:30 pm on Saturday 15 May 2021, Israeli warplanes bombed, with two missiles, and completely destroyed a desalination plant, located in the vicinity of the Fayrouz Towers, and owned by the Abu Wazfa family. Occupation forces fired dozens of artillery shells in several areas along the border fence, and IOF gunboats fired several shells towards the coast west of Khan Yunis. Reconnaissance aircraft "drones" bombed the traffic police station in Deir Al-Balah, and bombed a boat with a missile in the port of Deir Al-Balah and bombed with another missile, the port of Rafah. Israeli Attacks from the Sea, and Targeted Attacks on Agricultural Lands Between 14-15 May 2021, Al-Haq documented four attacks of Israeli gunboats, Gaza shores of the Sudania area, west of Jabalia, north Gaza. At least 27 missiles were shot. No injuries were reported. Between 14-15 May 2021, Al-Haq documented 15 attacks of Israeli warplanes on open grounds or agricultural lands throughout the Gaza Strip, including the Al-Tawam, Al-Sultin, Al-Fakhoura and Bir al-Naja neighbourhoods of west of Jabalia, the Sheikh Zeyed and Al-Atatra neighbourhoods in Beit Lahia, land near the Nada Towers and lands in the east of Beit Hanoun. No injuries were reported. At approximately 11:50 pm on Saturday, May 15, 2021, the artillery of the Israeli occupation forces fired at least one shell on an open ground east of Al-Maghazi Camp in the Central Governorate, wounding the a child with special needs, Zeina Shady Al-Saftawi, as she fell and hit the ground. During the fifth day of the Israeli aggression, the IOF bombed 5 sites of the Palestinian resistance: At approximately 13:40 pm on Friday 14 May 2021, Israeli warplanes bombed the house of the leader of the Al-Qassam Brigades, Marwan Abdul Karim Issa in Al-Bureij camp in the central governorate, which is made up of two floors and has an area of 300 square meters. Home to a family of 10 members, including one woman and eight children, the bombing completely destroyed the house, partially damaged a number of neighbouring houses. A local resident was injured, and medical sources have described his wounds as moderate. At approximately 1:40 pm on Friday, 14 May 2021, IOF warplanes bombed the house of the commander of the Qassam Brigades, Ayman Nofal, located in Block 3 of the Bureij camp in the central governorate. The house was comprised of two floors, was completely destroyed, killing Mahmoud Muhammad Ismail Al-Khalidi, 28, who happened to be in the house, and caused the injury of 10 other citizens, including two children and four women from the neighbouring houses. Israeli warplanes bombed a "drone" at approximately 2:00 p.m. on Friday 14 May 2021, with one missile targeting Musa Ghaleb Ibrahim Madi, 25, from the Palestinian resistance while he was riding a motorbike near the Al-Bilbisi roundabout in the Tannour neighborhood, east Rafah. His body was transferred to Abu Yousef Al-Najjar Hospital in Rafah. The house of the Hamas leader, Khalil Al-Hayya, located at the end of Al-Sha`f Street, east of Gaza City, was targeted by three missiles, at around 5:00 pm on Saturday 15 May 2021. At approximately 12:10 pm Saturday, IOF warplanes targeted a "drones" missile, at Muhammad Salem Yusef Ayesh, 34, a resident of Al-Maghazi camp and member of the Palestinian resistance, while he was in an open land east of Al-Bureij camp in the central governorate. His body was transferred to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir Al-Balah. At approximately 2:00 pm on Saturday, 15 May 2021, Israeli drones targeted a motorcycle with a missile in the town of Al-Qarara, north of Khan Yunis. A Palestinian resistance fighter was seriously wounded and transferred to the Nasser Medical Complex Hospital in Khan Yunis. Israeli warplanes bombed with two missiles, one of them from a drone aircraft, the house of Ghazi Abu Tamaa, located in the city of Deir Al-Balah in the Central Governorate, at approximately 4:10 pm on Saturday, 15 May 2021. The shelling completely destroyed the house. The bombing did not result in any injuries, however a number of neighbouring houses were partially damaged. It’s owner is a leader in the Al-Qassam Brigades, and he and his family evacuated it before it was bombed. Conclusion The catalogue of attacks on civilians and civilian objects is prohibited as a violation of international humanitarian law. Noting that the Geneva Conventions criminalise as a grave breach wilful killing, and wilfully causing great suffering or serious injury to body or health and the “extensive destruction and appropriation of property, not justified by military necessity and carried out unlawfully and wantonly”. It is therefore incumbent on third States to respect and ensure respect for the Conventions and fulfil their obligations to search for, arrest and prosecute perpetrators of Israeli war crimes, who are located in their territory, or who are nationals and may have dual citizenship of the Third State. There can be no impunity for international crimes of this magnitude. Both third States along with the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, must commence immediate, effective and impartial investigation of war crimes and crimes against humanity, including Israel’s architecture of apartheid, facilitating the settler colonisation and maintained by the current acts of aggression in the Gaza Strip and against the Palestinian people as a whole.[1] This report provides a preliminary non exhaustive report of the attacks on the Gaza Strip between Friday 14 to Saturday 15 May 2021.
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(Field Report: 14 – 15 May 2021)[1]
Date: 18 May 2021
Throughout Friday 14 May 2021 and as Palestinians and the international community gathered to march and commemorate Nakba Day on 15 May 2021, and protest against Israel’s attacks on the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, including East Jerusalem and Palestinian citizens of Israel, Israel bombarded the Gaza Strip in a relentless unpunctuated bombing campaign.
The Israeli Occupying Forces (IOF) intensified attacks on civilian properties, including high rise tower blocks, residential buildings, commercial properties, a traffic police station and the port of Deir Al-Balah. In addition Israel targeted cultural property including a mosque and cultural centre, and critical civilian infrastructure, including a desalination plant. Further, Israel destroyed vital agricultural lands, targeting and damaging the natural environment. The aggravated attacks resulted in the unnecessary and disproportionately high civilian casualties, with the Gaza Ministry of Health reporting more than 139 Palestinians have been killed and 1,038 injured as of 15 May 2021 at 12:00 pm.
Friday 14 May 2021: Israel Escalates Indiscriminate Attacks on Civilian Homes Killing 20 Civiliasn, including one child, and Causing Serious Injuries to Others
Medics at Al-Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza City announced the death of Mahmoud Muhammad Ahmad Al-Madhoun, 30, at approximately 4:30 pm on Friday, 14 May 2021. Mahmoud who lives to the east of the Hala Al-Shawa clinic, in the Beit Lahia area in the northern Gaza Strip, died from his wounds sustained at about 1:00 pm on Wednesday 12 May 2021, after IOF warplanes bombed the agricultural land near his home with two missiles. He was hit by shrapnel in the left side of the head, while standing at the front door of his house.
At approximately 18:30 on Friday, 14 May 2021, IOF warplanes bombed the house of Shadi Abd Rabbo in Ezbet Abd Rabbo, east of Jabalia, North Gaza Governorate, wounding six civilians, including three women and two children. The house was completely destroyed. The injured were transferred to the Indonesian Hospital for treatment, where medical sources described the wounds of two of them as serious, and the wounds of the other four, as moderate.
At approximately 6:50 pm on Friday 14 May 2021, an Israeli drone fired a missile at the house of Ziyad Abdel Aziz Abu Shakra. After a few minutes, IOF warplanes fired a missile at the 360-square-meter house, destroying it. This resulted in damage to a number of neighbouring houses, wounding seven civilians, as a result of flying debris. Notably, that the bombing was preceded by about half an hour of contact by the Israeli army on a number of residents of the area, informing them of the evacuation of the residents of the house and the surrounding homes. The house is inhabited by a family of 7 seven including two women and three children.
On Friday 14 May 2021, at around 8:00 pm, IOF warplanes bombed with two missiles, an apartment, located on the second floor from the southwestern side, of the Al Rabeeh Building, located behind Burj Al-Zafer in the center of Gaza City. The building consists of six floors containing 27 apartments, and is built on an area of 800 square meters. The bombing resulted in the complete destruction of three apartments and collateral damage to neighbouring houses. Two children were killed in the attack, Abdullah Ashraf Abdullah Judeh, 12, and Adam Muhammad Ali al-Farawi, 1.
At approximately 8:10 pm on Friday 14 May 2021, IOF aircraft launched an Israeli "drone" missile, at a group civilians in the town of Abasan al-Kabira, east of Khan Yunis, which resulted in the killing of of Walid Zuhair Muhammad Abu Shab, 23 from the town of Bani Suhaila, and the wounding of another.
At approximately 8:20 pm on Friday 14 May 2021, rescue crews of the Civil Defense Service and medical teams recovered the bodies of Ahmad “Muhammad al-Mahdi” Ismail al-Nadr, 32 and Ahmad Awad Muhammad al-Nadr, 36. Both were residents of Jabalia Al-Balad, on Jaffa Street in Jabalia town in the northern Gaza governorate. They were taken to the Indonesian Hospital in the North Gaza Governorate, which the IOF had earlier bombed with one missile at about 10:05 am on the same morning.
At approximately 8:35 pm on Friday 14 May 2021, an Israeli drone fired a missile at the house of the Abu Shahla family, and after several minutes, IOF warplanes fired a missile at the house destroying it completely, further causing damage to a number of neighbouring houses. Two civilians were wounded by the rubble.
The shrapnel of a missile fell, at approximately 9:15 pm on Friday 14 May 2021, on the house of the sons of Issa Obaid on Al-Nuzha Street in Jabalia Al-Balad in the North Gaza Governorate. Buthaina Mahmoud Issa Obaid, 6, a chid with disabilities and suffering from brain atrophy, died when shrapnel hit her in the right side of the head, while she was in front of her house.
On Friday 14 May 2021, at approximately 9:30 pm, IOF warplanes bombed with two missiles a house in the Bureij camp in the central governorate, owned by Mohammed Qatamesh. His family of six including four children, live in the two-storey house with an area of 180 meters. The bombing resulted in the destruction of the house and the injury of three civilians, including a girl from the area. Medical sources described their wounds as minor. Partial damage was caused to the civilian homes and properties.
At approximately 23:50, IOF warplanes bombed with about 15 missiles, the Abd al-Raziq Qalibo mosque, located in Tal Qlebo, east of Beit Lahia, North Gaza Governorate, bringing about its complete destruction. About 5 minutes later, the neighbouring house, of Hatem Al-Mansi, which borders the mosque from the southern side, was about to be targeted and neighbours ran to evacuate the residents. As they tried to leave the house, an Israeli reconnaissance plane targeted them inside the Al-Mansi’s garden, killing:
Ahmed Hatem Mahmoud al-Mansi, 34, and his brother
Yusef al-Mansi, 22
Ahmed Muhammad Abdel Aziz Sabah, 28
In addition, five civilians, including a woman, were injured, with the injuries of one being described as extremely serious, while the remaining injured were described as in a moderate to minor condition.
Throughout Friday 14 May 2021, Israel continued to target and attack residential homes throughout the Gaza Strip. The following attacks led to the destruction of family homes. There were no injuries reported in the following cases:
At approximately 12:10 on Friday 14 May 2021, an Israeli drone fired a missile at the house of Omar Jihad Ahmad Al-Astal, 26, in the Al-Satar Al-Gharbi area in Khan Yunis. After a few minutes, Israeli warplanes fired four more missiles at the ground-floor of the house in which a family of three lives, destroying it completely, and damaging a neighbouring house. No injuries were reported.
Three missiles fired by IOF warplanes bombed the house of Muhammad Mustafa Zarandah's sons, which consisted of four towers, at 1:05 pm on Friday, 14 May 2021. The house located in the Bir al-Naja area, west of Jabalia, North Gaza Governorate, was completely destroyed. There were no injuries reported.
On Friday 14 May 2021, at approximately 14:30 pm, Israeli warplanes bombed a one story house in Al-Bureij camp in the Central Governorate, owned by Mahmoud Abdel-Hadi. The house covered an area of about 200 meters, and was home to three families, of 16 individuals, including five children and two women. The house was severely damaged and number of neighbouring houses were partially damaged. No injuries were reported.
At approximately 3:30 pm on Friday 14 May 2021, Israeli drones bombed the house of Suhail Abdul-Jabbar Al-Qatati, in the Brahma neighborhood, west of Rafah. The house consists of one floor, is an area comprising 160 square meters, and is inhabited by eight members of one family. After about 5 minutes, an Israeli warplane bombed the house with a war missile, completely destroying it, destroying a car that was under the house, and partially damaging a number of neighboring houses. No casualties were reported.
At around 4:30 pm on Friday 14 May 2021, an Israeli drone fired a missile at the house of Mazen Shabir, west of the Islamic Complex in Khan Yunis. After a few minutes, an Israeli warplane launched a missile at land adjacent to the house, causing a hole in the site and damage to a number of neighbouring houses. No injuries were reported.
At around, 18:20 pm, on Friday 14 May 2021, IOF artillery fired, several intensive and violent artillery shells in the east of the Central Governorate, and four artillery shells towards the house of Marwan Muhammad Abu Muhareb, 51 from east of Wadi al-Salqa village, East of Deir al-Balah. The house is about 500 meters away from the separation fence, consists of three floors and has an area of 140 square meters. It is inhabited by three families of 25 people, including 7 children and 5 women. The bombing resulted in partial albeit severe damage to the third floor of the house. No injuries were reported.
The IOF, at approximately 7:00 pm on Friday 14 May 2021, fired several shells in the east of the Central Governorate, with one artillery shell falling on the house of Naim Saeed Al-Louh, 43, east of Deir Al-Balah in the Central Governorate. The two-story building covers an area of 130 meters, and is inhabited by nine people, including a woman and seven children. The artillery shelling resulted in partial damage to the house. No injuries were reported.
15 May 2021: Nakba Day Continues with Destruction of Residential Buildings and the Killing of 18 Civilians, including Five Members of the Hatab Family and Four Members of the Al-Hadidi Family
At approximately 12:15 am on Saturday, 5 May 2021, Israeli warplanes bombed a house in Al-Bureij camp in the central governorate, belonging to Abdul Karim Issa, consisting of three floors, covering an area of 300 square meters. The house was home to six families, consisting of 30 individuals. The bombing resulted in the destruction of the house and the injury of one of the neighbourhood residents. Medical sources described his injuries as moderate. Partial damage was caused to a number of neighbouring houses.
The following morning at 1:00 am on Saturday 15 May 2021, IOF warplanes bombed the house of Abdul Shafi Khamis Al-Shobaki, 62, located near the Al-Sahaba compound in the Al-Sahaba neighbourhood in Gaza City, consisting of four floors, and containing eight apartments. The shelling caused severe damage to the house and the two neighbouring houses. One of the adjacent houses is the home of Abdul Karim Kamel Rashad Al-Qassas, 60 and it consists of four floors, in which there are five apartments, wherein five families live, including 12 children and six women. Another house is that of Wajih Ramadan Musa Al-Mutrabai'I, 55, which consists of four floors, housing eight apartments, in which four families reside, including eight children, and six women.
At approximately 1:30 am, on Saturday 15 May 2021, IOF warplanes bombed for one hour, the house of Alaa Muhammad Abu Hatab, located next to the Al-Sousi Mosque in Al-Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza City. No prior warning was issued before the IOF attack on the three story residential building. The bombing killed nine civilians, all women and children, including the wife of the targeted homeowner, Alaa Abu Hatab and their four children:
Yasmine Muhammad Khamis Abu, Hatab, 30,
Yusef Alaa Muhammad Abu Hatab, 10
Bilal Alaa Muhammad Abu Hatab, 9
Maryam Alaa Abu Hatab, 7
Yamen Alaa Abu Hatab, 5
Alaa Abu Hatab’s sister and her children was also killed in the bombing:
Maha Muhammad Abd Al-Aal Abu Hatab "Al-Hadidi", 34
Suhaib Muhammad Subhi al-Hadidi, 12
Abd al-Rahman Muhammad Subhi al-Hadidi, 7
Usama Muhammad Subhi al-Hadidi, 5
The bombing caused severe damage to the adjacent houses. It is reported that the medical teams and rescuers in the civil defense are still searching for missing people under the rubble.
At around 04:00 am on Saturday, 15 May 2021, IOF warplanes bombed with at least one missile from a reconnaissance plane, the house of citizen Hassan Ahmed Khaled Al-Maqadma, then bombed again about half an hour later with four missiles from the warplanes. Located in Al-Bureij Block 7 camp in the central governorate, the property consists of three floors and covers an area of 140 square meters. The building was inhabited by three families consisting of 15 individuals. Partial damage was caused to the homes and properties of citizens.
Some hours later at 6:00 am on 15 May 2021, the IOF launched five missiles, targeting the Al-Rawda Tower, located in the Tal Al-Hawa neighborhood, west of Gaza City, which consists of five floors. The Al-Rawda Tower houses 20 apartments, including three apartments on the northwestern side, the first, second and third floors which were completely destroyed. There was also severe damage caused to Al Saada Towers.
At approximately 11:15 am on Saturday 15 May 2021, IOF warplanes bombed the house of Jamil Hassan Abu Zaid, in the Shaboura refugee camp in Rafah. After about 10 minutes, Israeli warplanes bombed the house with a war missile, which consists of two floors and is located on an area of 170 meters, and where three families numbering 13 people live. The bombing led to severe damage to the house and the destruction of three shops below the house, and partial damage to neighbouring homes.
On 15 May 2021, at around 11:20 am an Israeli drone fired a missile at the house of Tayseer Al-Mubasher in the Emirati neighborhood, west of Khan Yunis. Ten minutes later, Israeli warplanes lined the house with a missile and destroyed it completely.
At approximately 1:00 pm on Saturday 15 May 2021, the Israeli occupation warplanes targeted "drones" with a missile, killing Zaher Attia Muhammad Anbar, 38, a resident of Nuseirat camp, while he was riding a motorcycle east of Maghazi camp in the central governorate. He was transferred to the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir Al-Balah.
Half an hour later at 1:30 pm, Israeli warplanes bombed Souq al-Jumah Street, located in the Al-Sajaiya neighborhood, east of Gaza City, killing two citizens, including a child, namely Muhammad Ahmad Attiya Bahar, 17 and Saif Al-Din Hani Muhammad Abu Al-Ata, 18.
At approximately 5:15 pm on Saturday, May 15, 2021, IOF warplanes bombed, with about five missiles, the Nour al-Din building located on Shifa Street in Gaza City, owned by the Hussam Fouad Nour al-Din. The building covers an area of approximately 280 square meters, has been completely destroyed, with severe damage to neighbouring houses.
On Saturday, May 15, 2021, at approximately 6:50 pm, Israeli warplanes bombed a dark blue Flux vehicle and killing Saeed Khaled Saeed Abu Ghalyoun, 26 as he stood near the Al-Shorouk hall in Gaza City.
At approximately 7:00 pm, Israeli warplanes bombed, with three missiles, the eighth and ninth floors of the northwest and southwestern sides of the Cairo Tower, "Mushtaha", which is located on the Arab League Street, south of Gaza City. It is a multi-storey inhabited tower consisting of 14 floors, and it contains 48 apartments. The bombing completely destroyed the two targeted apartments, and caused varying damage to residential houses and neighbouring apartments.
On the evening of Saturday, 15 May, Israeli warplanes bombed and completely destroyed the house of Khaled Al-Manamah, located near the Abu Shanab Mosque, at the end of Al-Quds Open University Street, west of Gaza City.
At approximately 10:15 on Saturday, 15 May 2021, an Israeli drone missile bombed the house of Ramzi Abu Daqqa in the large town of Abasan, east of Khan Yunis. After several minutes, Israeli warplanes bombed the house with two missiles, completely destroying it. The house consists of 4 floors inhabited by two families, consisting of 11 individuals, including four children and three women.
Israeli warplanes bombed the house of Odeh Salman Suleiman Abu Suhaiban with two missiles, at around 11:40 pm. It is located on Al-Galaa Street (near the Abdel Aal Junction) in the center of Gaza City. No injuries were reported. The residents house were notified to evacuate.
Israeli warplanes bombed six missiles, the second, third and fourth floors of the Andalus Tower located opposite the "Hanadi" tower near the fishermen port, west of Gaza City, at approximately 11:50 pm on Saturday. The bombing caused the complete destruction of the entire 45 targeted residential apartments, and the bombing caused varying damage to the neighbouring houses and apartments.
Targeted Attacks on Commercial Properties
Medical sources at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza announced, at approximately 9:00 pm on Saturday May 15, 2021, the death of the civilian Ahmed Iyad Ahmed Fattouh, 22, who succumbed to his wounds sustained during the bombing by Israeli warplanes of a car wash, located near the entrance to the town of Zawaida in the central governorate, at approximately 10:40 pm on Thursday 13 May 2021. Ahmad was injured while he was in his house adjacent to the site of the bombing. He was transferred to the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir Al-Balah, and his wounds were described as serious. He was transferred to Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza, and admitted to the intensive care unit until his death was announced.
At approximately 12:00 noon on Saturday, 15 May 2021, Israeli warplanes bombed the Al-Riachi batteries store, located opposite the Salah El-Din Mosque, where it was completely destroyed.
Israeli warplanes bombed six missiles, at approximately 3:15 pm on Saturday 15 May 2021, targeting the Al-Galaa Tower located on Al-Jalaa Street next to the Watan Tower in the center of Gaza City, consisting of 12 floors, including 6 floors containing residential apartments, and 6 floors containing commercial offices. The bombing caused the complete destruction of the tower, and severely damaged homes and neighbouring commercial buildings in the vicinity of the tower.
At approximately 5:30 pm on Saturday, 15 May 2021, Israeli artillery stationed inside the border fence fired dozens of shells east of Khan Yunis. Two shells fell on the roof of the cultural center of the municipality of Khuza'a in the town, east of Khan Yunis, causing partial damage to it.
On Saturday, 15 May 2021 at 10:20 pm, Israeli warplanes bombed with two missiles, one of them from a reconnaissance plane that targeted the headquarters of the Islamic National Bank located at the bottom of the Kazem Abu Shaaban building in Al-Rimal neighborhood in the center of Gaza City. The building consisted of eight floors. The bank was completely destroyed, and the building severely damaged.
Critical Civilian Infrastructure
At approximately 5:30 pm on Saturday 15 May 2021, Israeli warplanes bombed, with two missiles, and completely destroyed a desalination plant, located in the vicinity of the Fayrouz Towers, and owned by the Abu Wazfa family.
Occupation forces fired dozens of artillery shells in several areas along the border fence, and IOF gunboats fired several shells towards the coast west of Khan Yunis. Reconnaissance aircraft "drones" bombed the traffic police station in Deir Al-Balah, and bombed a boat with a missile in the port of Deir Al-Balah and bombed with another missile, the port of Rafah.
Israeli Attacks from the Sea, and Targeted Attacks on Agricultural Lands
Between 14-15 May 2021, Al-Haq documented four attacks of Israeli gunboats, Gaza shores of the Sudania area, west of Jabalia, north Gaza. At least 27 missiles were shot. No injuries were reported.
Between 14-15 May 2021, Al-Haq documented 15 attacks of Israeli warplanes on open grounds or agricultural lands throughout the Gaza Strip, including the Al-Tawam, Al-Sultin, Al-Fakhoura and Bir al-Naja neighbourhoods of west of Jabalia, the Sheikh Zeyed and Al-Atatra neighbourhoods in Beit Lahia, land near the Nada Towers and lands in the east of Beit Hanoun. No injuries were reported.
At approximately 11:50 pm on Saturday, May 15, 2021, the artillery of the Israeli occupation forces fired at least one shell on an open ground east of Al-Maghazi Camp in the Central Governorate, wounding the a child with special needs, Zeina Shady Al-Saftawi, as she fell and hit the ground.
During the fifth day of the Israeli aggression, the IOF bombed 5 sites of the Palestinian resistance:
At approximately 13:40 pm on Friday 14 May 2021, Israeli warplanes bombed the house of the leader of the Al-Qassam Brigades, Marwan Abdul Karim Issa in Al-Bureij camp in the central governorate, which is made up of two floors and has an area of 300 square meters. Home to a family of 10 members, including one woman and eight children, the bombing completely destroyed the house, partially damaged a number of neighbouring houses. A local resident was injured, and medical sources have described his wounds as moderate.
At approximately 1:40 pm on Friday, 14 May 2021, IOF warplanes bombed the house of the commander of the Qassam Brigades, Ayman Nofal, located in Block 3 of the Bureij camp in the central governorate. The house was comprised of two floors, was completely destroyed, killing Mahmoud Muhammad Ismail Al-Khalidi, 28, who happened to be in the house, and caused the injury of 10 other citizens, including two children and four women from the neighbouring houses.
Israeli warplanes bombed a "drone" at approximately 2:00 p.m. on Friday 14 May 2021, with one missile targeting Musa Ghaleb Ibrahim Madi, 25, from the Palestinian resistance while he was riding a motorbike near the Al-Bilbisi roundabout in the Tannour neighborhood, east Rafah. His body was transferred to Abu Yousef Al-Najjar Hospital in Rafah.
The house of the Hamas leader, Khalil Al-Hayya, located at the end of Al-Sha`f Street, east of Gaza City, was targeted by three missiles, at around 5:00 pm on Saturday 15 May 2021.
At approximately 12:10 pm Saturday, IOF warplanes targeted a "drones" missile, at Muhammad Salem Yusef Ayesh, 34, a resident of Al-Maghazi camp and member of the Palestinian resistance, while he was in an open land east of Al-Bureij camp in the central governorate. His body was transferred to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir Al-Balah.
At approximately 2:00 pm on Saturday, 15 May 2021, Israeli drones targeted a motorcycle with a missile in the town of Al-Qarara, north of Khan Yunis. A Palestinian resistance fighter was seriously wounded and transferred to the Nasser Medical Complex Hospital in Khan Yunis.
Israeli warplanes bombed with two missiles, one of them from a drone aircraft, the house of Ghazi Abu Tamaa, located in the city of Deir Al-Balah in the Central Governorate, at approximately 4:10 pm on Saturday, 15 May 2021. The shelling completely destroyed the house. The bombing did not result in any injuries, however a number of neighbouring houses were partially damaged. It’s owner is a leader in the Al-Qassam Brigades, and he and his family evacuated it before it was bombed.
Conclusion
The catalogue of attacks on civilians and civilian objects is prohibited as a violation of international humanitarian law. Noting that the Geneva Conventions criminalise as a grave breach wilful killing, and wilfully causing great suffering or serious injury to body or health and the “extensive destruction and appropriation of property, not justified by military necessity and carried out unlawfully and wantonly”. It is therefore incumbent on third States to respect and ensure respect for the Conventions and fulfil their obligations to search for, arrest and prosecute perpetrators of Israeli war crimes, who are located in their territory, or who are nationals and may have dual citizenship of the Third State. There can be no impunity for international crimes of this magnitude. Both third States along with the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, must commence immediate, effective and impartial investigation of war crimes and crimes against humanity, including Israel’s architecture of apartheid, facilitating the settler colonisation and maintained by the current acts of aggression in the Gaza Strip and against the Palestinian people as a whole.
[1] This report provides a preliminary non exhaustive report of the attacks on the Gaza Strip between Friday 14 to Saturday 15 May 2021.
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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
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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.
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Citizen Walid Abu Shab was martyred in the recent bombing in Abasan al-Jadida, east of Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip. May God have mercy on him and grant him martyrdom.
May God forgive him, have mercy on him, and accept him among the martyrs. We entrust our affairs to God, and He is the best of guardians.
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عااااااجل .
ارتقاء المواطن وليد أبو شاب في القصف الآخير في عبسان الجديدة شرق خانيونس جنوب قطاع غزة ...
هنيئا له الشهادة ..
اللهم اغفر له وارحمه وتقبله من الشهداء
حسبنا الله ونعم الوكيل
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#Urgent: One martyr and another moderately wounded as a result of targeting a group of citizens in the town of Abasan al-Jadida, east of #KhanYounis, southern Gaza Strip
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#عاجل ارتقاء شهـ يد وإصابة آخر بجراح متوسطة جراء استهداف مجموعة من المواطنين في بلدة عبسان الجديدة شرق #خانيونس جنوب قطاع غزة
#Urgent: One martyr has been killed and another was moderately wounded as a result of the bombing of a group of citizens in the town of Abasan Al-Jadeeda, east of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip.
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#عاجل: ارتقاء شهيد وإصابة آخر بجراح متوسطة جراء قصف مجموعة من المواطنين في بلدة عبسان الجديدة شرق خانيونس جنوب قطاع غزة.
With deepest sorrow and grief, I extend my condolences to the entire Abu Shab family, and especially to my friend, brother Zuhair Abu Shab, Secretary of the Martyr Muhammad Abu Ali District, on the martyrdom of his son, Walid Abu Shab.
We ask God Almighty to have mercy on the deceased and grant his family patience and solace. To God we belong and to Him we shall return.
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اتقدم ببالغ الحزن والأسى من عموم عائلة / ابو شاب
ومن صديقي الاخ زهير ابو شاب امين سر منطقة الشهيد محمد ابو على إستشهاد نجله ،، وليد ابو شاب،،
سائلين المولي عز وجل أن يتغمد الفقيد بواسع رحمته وأن يلهم أهله الصبر والسلوان.. انا لله وانا اليه راجعون
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Israeli forces bombed the Gaza Strip, killing four Palestinians on Friday evening in airstrikes targeting Khan Younis, Jabalia, and Gaza City.
The Palestinian News Agency reported that two men in their twenties were killed by a missile fired from an Israeli drone east of Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip. Their bodies were taken to the Indonesian Hospital in the nearby town of Beit Lahia.
A young man was also killed and another seriously wounded by a missile fired from an Israeli drone east of Abasan, east of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.
The Palestinian agency confirmed that a young man in his twenties was killed and another wounded by a missile fired from an Israeli drone. They were taken to Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis.
The cities of Gaza are under constant bombardment from Israeli warplanes, tanks along the border fence east and north of the Strip, and naval vessels off the coast of Gaza. These attacks have resulted in casualties and widespread destruction of residential buildings, government and civilian institutions, and infrastructure.
In a related development, in Hebron in the West Bank, 25 Palestinians were injured by live and rubber-coated bullets during clashes with Israeli occupation forces in the towns of al-Rihya, Yatta, Beit Ummar, and al-Fawwar refugee camp in the Hebron governorate.
Medical sources at Abu al-Hassan al-Qasim Hospital in Yatta, south of Hebron, reported that a young man from al-Rihya was shot with an internationally prohibited explosive bullet, resulting in severed veins and arteries.
Four other Palestinians suffered fainting spells and bruises after being assaulted by Israeli occupation forces and settlers from the nearby settlement of Hagai.
Eight injured Palestinians from Yatta were admitted to Abu al-Hassan al-Qasim Hospital, including five who sustained gunshot wounds to their legs. They received the necessary treatment.
Clashes broke out with Israeli occupation forces in the town of Beit Ummar, north of Hebron, concentrated in the Asida area, resulting in a young man being shot with live ammunition and transferred to a Hebron hospital for treatment, while citizens were injured and received treatment from Red Crescent teams present at the scene.
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قصف قوات الاحتلال قطاع غزةاستشهد أربعة فلسطينيين، مساء اليوم الجمعة، في غارات جوية شنها طيران الاحتلال الإسرائيلي، على خان يونس وجباليا ووسط مدينة غزة.موضوعات مقترحة
وأفادت وكالة الأنباء الفلسطينية باستشهاد مواطنين اثنين في العشرينيات من العمر، بصاروخ أطلقته عليهما طائرة إسرائيلية بدون طيار، شرق بلدة جباليا شمال قطاع غزة، وتم نقلهما إلى المستشفى الإندونيسي في بلدة بيت لاهيا المجاورة.
كما استشهد شاب وأصيب آخر بجروح خطيرة، بصاروخ أطلقته عليهما طائرة إسرائيلية بدون طيار شرق بلدة عبسان شرق مدينة خانيونس جنوب قطاع غزة.
وأكدت الوكالة الفلسطينية أن شابا في العشرينات من العمر استشهد وأصيب آخر بصاروخ من طائرة إسرائيلية بدون طيار استهدفتهما، وتم نقلهما إلى مستشفى ناصر في المدينة.
وتتعرض مدن غزة لقصف من طائرات الاحتلال الإسرائيلي ومن دبابات على الشريط الحدودي شرق وشمال القطاع، ومن الزوارق الحربية قبالة بحر غزة، موقعة شهداء وجرحى ودمارا كبيرا في البنايات السكنية والمؤسسات الحكومية والأهلية والبنى التحتية.
وفي سياق متصل، وفي الخليل بالضفة الغربية، أصيب 25 فلسطينيا بالرصاص الحي والمطاطي خلال المواجهات التي اندلعت مع قوات الاحتلال الإسرائيلي في بلدات (الريحية، ويطا، وبيت امر، ومخيم الفوار) بمحافظة الخليل.
وقالت مصادر طبية في مستشفى أبو الحسن القاسم ببلدة يطا جنوب الخليل، إن شابا من بلدة الريحية جنوب الخليل أصيب برصاص من النوع المتفجر والمحرم دوليا، ما أدى إلى بتر وتهتك في الأوردة والشرايين.
كما أصيب 4 مواطنين بحالات من الإغماء والرضوض جراء تعرضهم للضرب من قبل قوات الاحتلال والمستوطنين القاطنين بمستوطنة "حاجاي" المحاذية لبلدة الريحية.
ووصل ثمانية مصابين من بلدة (يطا) لمستشفى أبو الحسن القاسم، بينهم خمسة مواطنين أصيبوا بالرصاص الحي في أقدامهم، وتلقوا العلاج اللازم.
واندلعت مواجهات مع قوات الاحتلال الإسرائيلي في بلدة بيت أمر شمال الخليل، تركزت في منطقة عصيده، وأسفرت عن إصابة شاب بالرصاص الحي نقل إلى أحد مستشفيات الخليل لتلقي العلاج، فيما أصيب مواطنون تلقوا العلاج من قبل طواقم الهلال الأحمر المتواجدة بالمكان.
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In a massive public procession, our proud people mourned the martyr of Jerusalem, the heroic martyr Walid Zuhair Abu Shab, son of the Secretary of the Martyr Muhammad Abu Ali region. We ask God Almighty to have mercy on him and we consider him among the martyrs in God's eyes, and we do not presume to judge anyone above him...
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بمسيرة جماهيرة حاشدة
شيعت جماهير شعبنا الأبي ش___هيد القدس الشهي__د البطل /وليد زهير أبو شاب
نجل أمين سر منطقة الشهيد محمد أبو علي
سائلين المولي عز وجل أن يتغمده بواسع رحمته ونحتسبه عند الله من الشهداء ولا نزكي عليه أحدا ...
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"Whoever makes the mosque their starting point will reach their desired destination with lightning speed." With these words, we can summarize the lives of our pure martyrs who offered themselves and their souls willingly for the sake of God. Their stories are written in the annals of glory and pride. These are the true stories of those chosen by the Lord of the heavens and the earth. They forsook the fleeting pleasures and transient adornments of this world, bearing upon their shoulders the great responsibility of jihad and defending the sanctuary of the noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and protecting the honor of our people and our homeland. They took up their weapons, developed their missiles, and toiled day and night in the fields of preparation and readiness, racing towards gardens beneath which rivers flow, their hearts crying out: "And we hastened to You, our Lord, that You might be pleased."
Birth of a Knight
Our martyr, the mujahid Walid Zuhair Abu Shab, was born on January 25, 1998, in the town of Al-Zanna, east of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. He was raised in a devout and conservative Palestinian family, who instilled in him a love for Palestine and a love for jihad and resistance. He was nurtured on dignity and pride and grew up with a spirit of sacrifice and devotion.
Our martyr, the mujahid Walid, received his primary and secondary education in the schools of Bani Suheila, east of Khan Younis, where he was an exemplary, diligent, and hardworking student. He continued his university studies, earning an associate's degree in accounting from the University College of Science and Technology. He then studied engineering at the same college and graduated with distinction.
His Character and Qualities
"His face was cheerful and always smiling; he was kind, dutiful, generous, pure of heart, gentle in manners, and dedicated to his work..." With these words, the mother of the martyr Abu Shab described her son, who was martyred during the Battle of the Sword of Jerusalem.
The grieving mother told Al-Saraya website, "My son Walid possessed all the finest qualities. He was a regular at the mosque, always mindful of God, concerned for his brothers, and helpful to both young and old."
With tears of pride and honor, she added, "My son Walid's martyrdom honors me and makes me proud. I am content with him, and we are all ready to sacrifice ourselves for Al-Aqsa and for Jerusalem."
His Attachment to Mosques
Our martyr, the mujahid Walid Abu Shab, was a constant presence in the houses of God, always praying in the front rows. The prayer niches of the mosques, the Quran memorization circles, and the gatherings for reciting the Holy Quran knew him well. His tongue was always moist with remembrance of God, seeking forgiveness and supplication, and he taught the young boys and students the Book of God.
The Amr ibn al-Aas Mosque, with its regular attendees and young students, stands as the best witness to his noble character and fragrant life. How could it be otherwise? He was raised from a young age in obedience to God, and his heart was deeply attached to the mosques and to praying in the front rows.
His Path of Jihad
Our martyr, the mujahid Walid Abu Shab, grew up in an environment that embraced jihad and resistance. He developed a deep love for jihad and martyrdom, vowing to resist this usurping occupier of the land, the violator of honor, and the desecrator of holy sites until his last breath. He joined the ranks of the Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine from a young age, actively participating in all its activities and events. He then persistently requested his brothers in the leadership of the Al-Quds Brigades to allow him to join the ranks of the mujahideen. He underwent several military training courses that qualified him to be a valiant mujahid in the artillery unit of the Khan Younis Brigade.
Our martyr, Abu Shab, was committed to obedience to his superiors and dedicated his entire life to the cause of God Almighty. He was a fearless lion among the valiant lions of the Brigades, spending his days preparing and training, and his nights in prayer, supplication, and reciting the Quran. The Last Meeting
The mother of the martyr, the mujahid Walid Abu Shab, recounts the details of her last meeting with her martyred son, describing it as "the most beautiful memory of my life."
She continues, saying, "On the second day of Eid, I entered my son Walid's room twice to check on him, even though I wasn't used to doing so twice. I found him reading the Holy Quran. He smiled at me and said, 'Mother, my wish to you is that if I am unable to complete the entire Quran and God chooses me as a martyr, I ask you to continue reading it from where I left off, because its reward will reach me after my death.'"
He longed for martyrdom and attained it.
The patient mother continues her conversation with Al-Saraya website: "What distinguished Walid was his unwavering belief in God's victory. That's why he always recited the jihadist anthem, 'On the mountains, behind the hills, and in the valleys, you will be defeated... you will be defeated.'"
Regarding the initial moments of his martyrdom, she adds, "I received the news of my son Walid's martyrdom with mixed feelings of sadness and joy, but the joy was greater because he longed for martyrdom and reaped the rewards of his sacrifice."
She continues, tears streaming down her face, "We can only say what our noble Prophet – peace and blessings be upon him – said: 'The eye sheds tears, and the heart grieves, and we are indeed saddened by your departure, Walid, but we will be patient and seek reward from God.'"
With defiance and steadfastness, she affirms, "The martyr Walid lives on, he has not died. Our martyrs are the crown on our heads and the apple of our eyes. I say to the Zionists and their vile collaborators that we will not deviate from this path, and we will continue to offer more and more until our land and our holy city are liberated. If one mujahid is martyred, a thousand more will rise to take his place."
The Departure of the Knight
Our martyr, the mujahid Walid Zuhair Abu Shab, whom God guided to utter the two testimonies of faith, ascended to the heights of glory and eternity as a martyr, facing the enemy without turning back, in a treacherous bombing by Zionist warplanes on the second day of Eid al-Fitr, May 14, 2021, after completing his mission of bombing Zionist settlements. May his Eid be in the highest Paradise with the prophets, the righteous, and the martyrs, and may his pure blood water the pure soil of our homeland, and may he join the path of his sincere brothers, and may his pure soul embrace their souls.
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الإعلام الحربي _ خاص
"من كان له المسجد نقطة انطلاق وصل بسرعة البرق إلى ما يشتاق"، بهذه الكلمات يُمكِننا أن نُلخِّص تفاصيلَ حياة شهدائنا الأطهار الذين قدَّموا أنفسهم وأرواحهم رخيصةً في سبيل الله، إنها حياةُ من تُكتَب قصصهم بقواميس العز والفخار، إنَّها القصص الحقيقة لمن اصطفاهم رب الأرض والسماء، فهم الذين تركوا ملذات الدنيا الزائلة وزينتها الفانية، وحملوا على أكتافهم الأمانة العظيمة، أمانةَ الجهاد والدفاع عن مسرى النبي الكريم -صلَّ الله عليه وسلم- والذود عن حمى أبناء شعبنا ووطننا، فامتشقوا أسلحتهم وطوَّروا صواريخهم وواصلوا ليلَهم بنهارهم في ميادين التجهيز والإعداد، وتسابقوا نحو جناتٍ تجري من تحتها الأنهار ولسانُ حالهم يقول: "وعجلنا إليك ربنا لترضى".
ميلاد الفارس
أبصر شهيدنا المجاهد وليد زهير أبو شاب نور الحياة بتاريخ 25 يناير من العام 1998م في بلدة الزنة شرقي مدينة خان يونس جنوبي قطاع غزة، حيث نشأ وترعرع في كنف عائلة فلسطينية مُؤمِنَة مُحافِظة، أورثته حُبَّ فلسطين وحبَّ الجهاد والمقاومة، فَرِضَع لبن الكرامة والعزة وشبَّ على الفداء والتضحية.
تلقى شهيدنا المجاهد وليد مراحل تعليمه المدرسي في مدارس بلدة بني سهيلا شرقي خان يونس، حيث كان مثالاً للطالب المجتهد المُثابر والمُجِد في دراسته، وأكمل تعليمه الجامعي ليحصل على درجة الدبلوم المتوسط في تخصص المحاسبة من الكلية الجامعية للعلوم والتكنولوجيا، ثم درس الهندسة في نفس الكلية وتخرَّج منها بتفوق.
صفاته وأخلاقه
"بشوشَ الوجه مبتسم الثغر، طيباً، باراً، كريماً، نقيَ الفؤاد دَمِثَ الأخلاق، مُخلصاً في عمله.." بتلك الكلمات وصفت والدة الشهيد أبو شاب نجلَها الذي ارتقى خلال معركة سيف القدس.
وتقول الأم المحتسبة خلال حديثها لموقع السرايا:" نَجْلي وليد اجتمعت فيه كل الصفات الجميلة، وكان مُلتزماً في المساجد، يَضع مخافة الله بين عينيه، حاملاً لهموم إخوانه، ويُساعد الصغير والكبير".
وبدموع العز والفخر تُضيف: "تُشرفني شهادة ابني وليد وترفع رأسي عالياً، فأنا راضية عنه، وكلنا فداء للأقصى وفداء للقدس".
تعلقه بالمساجد
كان شهيدنا المجاهد وليد أبو شاب مُلازماً لبيوت الله، مُحافظاً على الصلوات في الصفوف الأولى، عرفته محاريب المساجد وحلقات التحفيظ وموائد القرآن الكريم، رَطبَ اللسان مُكثِراً من الذِّكر والاستغفار والدعاء، يُحفِّظُ الأشبالَ والطلابَ كتاب الله.
فمسجد عمرو بن العاص برواده وأشباله خيرُ شاهدٍ على أخلاقه الطيبة وسيرته العطرة، كيف لا! وقد نشأ منذ صغره في طاعة الله، وتعلَّق قلبُه بالمساجد وبالصف الأول.
مشواره الجهادي
شبَّ شهيدنا المجاهد وليد أبو شاب في بيئةٍ احتضنت الجهاد والمقاومة، فعشقَ الجهاد والاستشهاد، وعاهَد نفسه أن يُقاوِم هذا المحتل الغاصب للأرض والمنتهك للعرض والمُستبيح للمقدسات حتى آخر رمق في حياته، فانضم إلى صفوف حركة الجهاد الإسلامي في فلسطين منذ نعومة أظفاره، وكان نشيطاً ومُشاركاً في أنشطتها وفعالياتها كافة، ثم أَلَحَّ على إخوانه في قيادة سرايا القدس بالانضمام إلى صفوف المجاهدين، حيثُ تلقى عدداً من الدورات العسكرية التي أَهَّلَته ليكون مُجاهداً صنديداً من مجاهدي سلاح المدفعية بلواء خان يونس.
وحرص شهيدنا أبو شاب على السمع والطاعة لمسؤوليه، وسخَّر حياته كلها في سبيل الله تعالى، فتراه في ميادين التجهيز والإعداد أسداً هصوراً من أسود السرايا الميامين، نهارُه إعدادٌ وتدريب، وليلُه رباطٌ وقيامٌ وقراءةُ قرآن.
اللقاء الأخير
تروي والدة الشهيد المجاهد وليد أبو شاب تفاصيل اللقاء الأخير الذي جمعها مع نجلها الشهيد، مُوضِحَةً أنه "أجمل ذكرى في الحياة".
وتمضي بالقول: "ثاني أيام العيد دخلتُ الغرفةَ على ابني وليد مرتين لأطمئن عليه، مع أني لم أعتد أن أفعل ذلك مرتين، فوجدته يقرأ القرآن الكريم، فابتسم لي وقال: "يا أمي.. وصيتي لكِ إن لم أتمكن من ختم القرآن كاملاً واصطفاني الله شهيداً، فأوصيكِ بأن تُكملي قراءته من حيث انتهيت؛ لأن أجره سيصلني بعد مماتي".
تمنى الشهادة فنالها
وتُتابع الوالدة الصابرة حديثها لموقع السرايا: "ما يُميِّز وليد أنه كان واثقاً بنصر الله تعالى، لذلك كان دائماً ما يُردِّد الأنشودة الجهادية "على الجبال خلف التلال وفي الوديان ستُهزمون.. ستُهزمون".
وعن اللحظات الأولى لاستشهاده، تُضيف: "تلقيتُ نبأ استشهاد ابني وليد بمشاعرَ مُختلطة بين الحزن والفرح، لكن الفرح كان أكبر لأنه تمنى الشهادة وزرع ثمرة استشهاده فنالها".
وتُواصل بدموعٍ منهمرةٍ: "لا نقول إلا كما قال رسولنا الكريم –صلَّ الله عليه وسلم- إنَّ العين لتدمع وإن القلب ليحزن وإنَّا على فراقك يا وليد لمحزونون، ولكننا سنصبر ونحتسب".
وبتحدي وثبات تُؤكِّد: "الشهيد وليد حي لم يمت، وشهداؤنا تاج الرؤوس ومقلة العيون، وأقول للصهاينة والعملاء الأوغاد أننا لن نحيد عن هذا الدرب، وسنبقى نُقدِّم المزيد والمزيد حتى تحرير أرضنا وقدسنا، وإن ارتقى مجاهدٌ فسيخلفه ألف مجاهدٍ ومقاوم".
رحيل الفارس
ارتقى شهيدنا المجاهد وليد زهير أبو شاب وقد وفقَّه الله لنطق الشهادتين، إلى علياء المجد والخلود شهيداً مقبلاً غير مدبر؛ في قصفٍ غادرٍ من طائرات الحقد الصهيونية، ثاني أيام عيد الفطر المبارك بتاريخ 14 مايو 2021م، بعد أن أكمل مهمته في قصف المستوطنات الصهيونية؛ ليكون عيدُه في الفردوس الأعلى مع الأنبياء والصديقين والشهداء، وليروي بدمائه الطاهرة ثرى وطننا الطاهر، ويلحق بدرب إخوانه الصادقين وتتعانق روحه الزكية مع أرواحهم.
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