Mahmoud Nafez al-'Aidy, a 30-year-old from Rafah, lost his wife, two children, parents and brothers when his family’s building was bombed. In a testimony he gave to B’Tselem field researcher Muhammad Sabah on 30 October 2023, he related:  I lived with my wife and our two children, ‘Ahed (8) and Rabab (5), near my parents in the a-Naser neighborhood, which lies east of the city of Rafah.  On the second day of the war, Israel started shelling the area. Shells fell very close to our homes, so we had to leave along with all the neighbors. We went to stay with my cousin, Nabil al-‘Aidy, who lived in a three-story building with six apartments in the neighborhood of al-Juneinah in Rafah. We stayed in an apartment on the first floor along with my parents and brothers. In the opposite apartment were other relatives. Things were relatively quiet in that neighborhood. We only went out to stock up on groceries and didn't run into any trouble, because the area was pretty quiet. On Monday, 23 October 2023, at about 1:20 P.M., I went out to the grocery store while my family was getting ready for lunch. As soon as I stepped out of the building, I was thrown about 50 meters away. I jumped back to my feet and wanted to run to the building to check on my wife, kids, father and mother and brothers. Some passers-by found me bleeding from the head and took me to a pharmacy, where my head was bandaged. I went back to the building and found our apartments completely destroyed. I was shocked. I fainted and fell down.  I woke up in a-Najar Hospital. I had fractures and bruising and the doctors wanted to keep me there, but I insisted on going back to look for my family. When I arrived I found neighbors there, including my friend Anas al-‘Adaisi, and they all helped search for my family. We got 11 injured people out and a lot of bodies. Only the next day were we able to extract the bodies of my wife, kids, parents and brothers. The bodies were dismembered.  It was a horrible sight, indescribable. It broke me to see my boys like that. I'm in a terrible state. I don't know how I’ll deal with what happened to me. I never imagined I’d end up in this situation. I never imagined I’d lose my family like this. I’m alone in the world now. Everything I cared about is gone.  Some of the children killed in the bombing The bombing killed 49 people, at least 20 of them minors, and injured 11. These are their names: Nafez ‘Othman al-‘Aidy, 60   His wife: Rabab Mahmoud Abu Sweilim (al-‘Aidy), 52, their children:  Nabil Nafez ‘Othman al-‘Aidy, 19  Sabrin Nafez al-‘Aidy, 17  Talin Nafez al-‘Aidy, 13  Hani Muhammad al-‘Aidy, 41  His son: Mu’az Hani al-‘Aidy, 5 months  Sali Nabil al-‘Aidy, 21  Israa Khaled al-‘Aidy, 33. Her children:  Nabil ‘Ali al-‘Aidy, 9  Wisam ‘Ali al-‘Aidy, 7  Qays ‘Ali al-‘Aidy, 2 months  Ghazal Bilal al-‘Aidy, 9  Hala Bilal al-‘Aidy, 7  Nabil Bilal al-‘Aidy, 5 months  Maram Yusef al-Kafrawi, 26  ‘Ahed Mahmoud Nafez al-‘Aidy, 8   Rabab Mahmoud Nafez al-‘Aidy, 5  Rinad Muhammad al-‘Aidy, 9  Rimas Muhammad al-‘Aidy, 16  Adam Muhammad al-‘Aidy, 13  Rim Khamis Barakat, 33 – Ahmad al-‘Aidy’s wife  Yazan Ahmad Nabil al-‘Aidy, 14  Maryam Hamdi ‘Abd al-Qader al-‘Aidy-‘Abd a-Latif   Sabrin Husam Breikah, 21  Rimas Husam Breikah, 18  Siwar Abu Suliman, 19  Halimah a-Zein  Raafat a-Zein  Mahmoud Rafaat a-Zein  Muhammad Rafaat a-Zein  Ahmad Rafaat a-Zein  Saja Rafaat a-Zein  Raghdah a-Zein  Inas a-Zein  Mazen Muhammad Khalil Dabur, 44 Khaled Mazen Dabur, 17  Muhammad Mazen Dabur, 15  ‘Azzah Mazen Dabur, 20 Mai Mazen Dabur, 16 Rahaf Mazen Dabur, 8 Ousamah Muhammad Khalil Dabur, 38 Sumoud Dabur, 29  Alin Ousamah Dabur, 3 Dana Ousamah Dabur, 6   Sharaf Ousamah Dabur, 9 Three other bodies have not yet been identified, and were apparently passers-by on the street. Read the testimony of Mahmoud's cousin, Muhammad Nabil al-‘Aidy. Read the testimony of 'Amer Dabur, who family was sheltering in the al-'Aidy building

Mahmoud Nafez al-'Aidy, a 30-year-old from Rafah, lost his wife, two children, parents and brothers when his family’s building was bombed. In a testimony he gave to B’Tselem field researcher Muhammad Sabah on 30 October 2023, he related:  I lived with my wife and our two children, ‘Ahed (8) and Rabab (5), near my parents in the a-Naser neighborhood, which lies east of the city of Rafah.  On the second day of the war, Israel started shelling the area. Shells fell very close to our homes, so we had to leave along with all the neighbors. We went to stay with my cousin, Nabil al-‘Aidy, who lived in a three-story building with six apartments in the neighborhood of al-Juneinah in Rafah. We stayed in an apartment on the first floor along with my parents and brothers. In the opposite apartment were other relatives. Things were relatively quiet in that neighborhood. We only went out to stock up on groceries and didn't run into any trouble, because the area was pretty quiet. On Monday, 23 October 2023, at about 1:20 P.M., I went out to the grocery store while my family was getting ready for lunch. As soon as I stepped out of the building, I was thrown about 50 meters away. I jumped back to my feet and wanted to run to the building to check on my wife, kids, father and mother and brothers. Some passers-by found me bleeding from the head and took me to a pharmacy, where my head was bandaged. I went back to the building and found our apartments completely destroyed. I was shocked. I fainted and fell down.  I woke up in a-Najar Hospital. I had fractures and bruising and the doctors wanted to keep me there, but I insisted on going back to look for my family. When I arrived I found neighbors there, including my friend Anas al-‘Adaisi, and they all helped search for my family. We got 11 injured people out and a lot of bodies. Only the next day were we able to extract the bodies of my wife, kids, parents and brothers. The bodies were dismembered.  It was a horrible sight, indescribable. It broke me to see my boys like that. I'm in a terrible state. I don't know how I’ll deal with what happened to me. I never imagined I’d end up in this situation. I never imagined I’d lose my family like this. I’m alone in the world now. Everything I cared about is gone.  Some of the children killed in the bombing The bombing killed 49 people, at least 20 of them minors, and injured 11. These are their names: Nafez ‘Othman al-‘Aidy, 60   His wife: Rabab Mahmoud Abu Sweilim (al-‘Aidy), 52, their children:  Nabil Nafez ‘Othman al-‘Aidy, 19  Sabrin Nafez al-‘Aidy, 17  Talin Nafez al-‘Aidy, 13  Hani Muhammad al-‘Aidy, 41  His son: Mu’az Hani al-‘Aidy, 5 months  Sali Nabil al-‘Aidy, 21  Israa Khaled al-‘Aidy, 33. Her children:  Nabil ‘Ali al-‘Aidy, 9  Wisam ‘Ali al-‘Aidy, 7  Qays ‘Ali al-‘Aidy, 2 months  Ghazal Bilal al-‘Aidy, 9  Hala Bilal al-‘Aidy, 7  Nabil Bilal al-‘Aidy, 5 months  Maram Yusef al-Kafrawi, 26  ‘Ahed Mahmoud Nafez al-‘Aidy, 8   Rabab Mahmoud Nafez al-‘Aidy, 5  Rinad Muhammad al-‘Aidy, 9  Rimas Muhammad al-‘Aidy, 16  Adam Muhammad al-‘Aidy, 13  Rim Khamis Barakat, 33 – Ahmad al-‘Aidy’s wife  Yazan Ahmad Nabil al-‘Aidy, 14  Maryam Hamdi ‘Abd al-Qader al-‘Aidy-‘Abd a-Latif   Sabrin Husam Breikah, 21  Rimas Husam Breikah, 18  Siwar Abu Suliman, 19  Halimah a-Zein  Raafat a-Zein  Mahmoud Rafaat a-Zein  Muhammad Rafaat a-Zein  Ahmad Rafaat a-Zein  Saja Rafaat a-Zein  Raghdah a-Zein  Inas a-Zein  Mazen Muhammad Khalil Dabur, 44 Khaled Mazen Dabur, 17  Muhammad Mazen Dabur, 15  ‘Azzah Mazen Dabur, 20 Mai Mazen Dabur, 16 Rahaf Mazen Dabur, 8 Ousamah Muhammad Khalil Dabur, 38 Sumoud Dabur, 29  Alin Ousamah Dabur, 3 Dana Ousamah Dabur, 6   Sharaf Ousamah Dabur, 9 Three other bodies have not yet been identified, and were apparently passers-by on the street. Read the testimony of Mahmoud's cousin, Muhammad Nabil al-‘Aidy. Read the testimony of 'Amer Dabur, who family was sheltering in the al-'Aidy building