On the 23rd of October 2023, the Abu Jazar family home, located in the Badr Camp, west of Rafah, was allegedly bombed by an Israeli airstrike, killing 11 people, all of whom were women and children.
42-year-old Sherine Kamal Abu Jazar was reportedly killed with her seven children, however sources provided eight names of her children. Her seven daughters were all killed: Dima Omar Hassan Abu Jazar, 15-year-old Sama Omar Hassan Abu Jazar, Lama Omar Hassan Abu Jazar, Jana Omar Hassan Abu Jazar (with some sources replacing Jana for nine-year-old Saba Omar Hassan Abu Jazar), Roua Omar Hassan Abu Jazar, and two-year-old Ghana Omar Hassan Abu Jazar. Sherine’s son, four-year-old son Ahmed Omar Hassan Abu Jazar, was also killed.
Two others, Afnan Naji Abu Jazar (26) and Baraa Ahmed Zuhair Khalifa were also killed. Facebook user Yousef Jo referred to Baraa as his “child nephew.” In a photograph shared by Mohamed Hammad, Baraa appears to be around eight to ten years old. Mourners wished “a thousand merc[ies] and light[s]” upon him. Nothing “could bring back the light of Baraa’s eyes.”
Multiple relatives and friends flocked to social media to share their memories of the deceased. Facebook user Khaled abu Jazar celebrated Dima and Sama for their work memorizing the Quran. A post from Facebook user Umm Mohammad al-Ghoul referenced Sherine as a doctor, implying she may have worked in the medical or academic professions.
Where possible, names have been matched with the Palestinian Ministry of Health list of fatalities in Gaza released on October 26th, 2023.
Where sources identified a belligerent, all sources attributed the strike to Israeli forces.