Around dawn (local time) on Saturday, October 21, 2023, nine civilians, including one woman and six children, were killed, and a number of civilians were injured by an alleged Israeli airstrike in the al-Hawajri family home in Deir Balah, Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n

Those killed include four brothers Hamza Ahmed Zidan al-Hawajri<\/strong> (aged 21 or 22), Harith Ahmed Zidan al-Hawajri<\/strong> (15 or 16), Muhammad Ahmed Zidan al-Hawajri<\/strong> (11 or 12), and Omar Ahmed Zidan al-Hawajri<\/strong> (5), their two sisters, Saja Ahmed Zidan al-Hawajri (<\/strong>13) and Amal Ahmed Zidan al-Hawajri<\/strong> (27), as well as nephews (sons of Amal) Ayman al-Jayeh<\/strong> (3) and Ahmed al-Jayeh<\/strong> (1), and brother-in-law Ibrahim Abu Loz<\/strong> (26). At least one other relative of the family, Zeina Zidane Al-Hawajri\u2019s father<\/strong> (and likely grandfather to Hamza and siblings), was injured in the attack but the same source indicated that the number of injured was higher.<\/p>\n

Alwatan voice reported \u201cAt dawn… dozens of martyrs and wounded in new Israeli targets in the Gaza Strip\u2026According to what was reported by the Ministry of Interior and National Security in Gaza, the [Israeli] aircraft bombed a house for the \u201cAl-Hawajri\u201d family in Deir Balah in the central Gaza Strip, and there were a number of martyrs and wounded.\u201d Similarly, @qudsn posted on X, \u201cThe [Israeli] aircraft bombed a house for the Al-Hawajri family in Deir Balah, killing a number of family members and wounding them.\u201d Photographs posted on Facebook by @Maaliepress1 show the complete destruction of the Al-Hawajri family home, with numerous people scouring through the rubble.<\/p>\n

Following the incident, family member Yahia [al-Hawajri] wrote on Facebook that \u201cIsrael bombed our house today. My brothers Hamza, Muhammad, Omar and Harith were martyred. My sisters, Saja and Amal, and Amal\u2019s two children, Ayman and Ahmed. And my sister\u2019s husband, Ibrahim Abu Loz. Oh my beloved, I hope you are in a better place and comfortable. You will always live inside my heart<\/em>.\u201d Amal\u2019s husband Mahmoud Al-Jayeh also posted a condolence message to his wife and two sons who were killed, along with an image of the young boys in matching outfits.<\/p>\n

Facebook user Abu Omar Al-Ramlawi, who was contacting the family about the \u201cBrotherhood of Friends of Blogging\u201d initiative\u00a0wrote, \u201c#Zeina, our precious daughter and dear friend…the patient and stationed woman, was saddened today by the martyrdom of her nephews as a result of the bombing and destruction of their house at the heads of the family at dawn today\u2026Despite her young age, she is the aunt of an entire generation of young people, whom she lost. 8 today\u2026despite the number of the injured people, [S]he and her family were patient, patient, and steadfast\u2026Her father, as of 5 p.m., was still waiting to enter the operating room to undergo an operation to treat the effects of his injury in the bombing<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

All names have been matched with the Palestinian Ministry of Health list of fatalities in Gaza released on October 26th, 2023<\/p>\n

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