OPERATION CAST LEAD 27 DEC 2008-18 JAN 1009
Mustafa Abu Ghaneimeh 15
Killed 27-12-08 A school pupil, he was killed with seven other people in the bombing of the former Preventive Security headquarters in Tel al-Hawa, as he passed nearby on his way home from school. 
‘Abd a-Rahman al-’Atawneh 15
Killed 08-01-09 Was on his way home. His body was found in the street. 
Ahmad Abu ‘Aytah 15
Killed 15-01-09 Killed while in front of his house with three members of his family. 
‘Issa Abu ‘Aydah 15
Killed 15-01-09 Killed while standing next to his house and a wagon passing by him was bombed. 
Nur Musa 15
Killed 14-01-09 Killed while at home with her family in a-Sabra neighborhood. 
Alaa a-Najaer 15
Killed 13-01-09 Killed while she was at home with members of her family and others who had found refuge in their home. 
Maha M’aruf 15
Killed 11-01-09 Killed in the street while on the way home with members of her family to get food and possessions to take to the school where they had found refuge. 
‘Amer a-Neder 15
Killed 10-01-09 Killed with his brother while they were next to their house. 
Nariman Abu ‘Odeh 15
Killed 08-01-09 Killed while at home. 
Ibrahim Abu Daqah 15
Killed 28-12-08 Killed with his brother while on their way to their aunt’s house. B’Tselem’s investigation indicates that apparently, combatants were not present in the area. 
Amjad al-Bayed 15
Killed when a policeman on a moped was shot while passing by him and his friend, while they were walking along the street. 
Ismail Abu Hawilah 15
Killed 06-01-09 Killed by mortar fire that hit the street next to UNRWA’s al-Fakhura school, in the Jabalya refugee camp, where persons had gone for refuge having been forced to leave their houses. 
Naji al-Hamlawi 15
Killed 05-01-09 Killed while eating with his family in the yard. 
a-Sayed Jawad a-Siksik 15
Killed 05-01-09 Killed while on the roof of his house. 
‘Ali al-Qatnani 15
He was wounded as he fled from his house with members of his family and was killed when the ambulance that arrived to evacuate him was attacked. 
‘Uyun a-Nasleh 15
Killed 01-01-09 Killed with her infant brother while at home with her family in a-Nada Towers. 
Mazen Ahmad Muhammad Matar 15
Killed 27-12-08 |
Hanin Dabban 15
Killed 27-12-08 School pupil. Killed with her sister and six other persons as they passed by the former Preventive Security headquarters in Tel al-Hawa neighborhood as it was bombed. 
Munir Shuheibar 15
Killed 17-01-09 Killed when a building adjacent to his house was bombed. 
Karim Abu Sidu 15
Killed 15-01-09 Killed while walking along the street. 
Sabrin Ermelat 15
Killed 15-01-09 Killed with her mother, two sisters, and grandmother when they came to check their house that had been bombed. 
‘Ismat al-Qaram 15
Killed 14-01-09 Went with her brother his sister to call for an ambulance after a missile struck their house. Their bodies were found in the street. 
Jihad Dalul 15
Killed 11-01-09 Killed while next to his house in a-Zeitun neighborhood. 
Muhammad Hamuda 15
Killed 11-01-09 Injured when his family’s house, in Tel al-Hawa neighborhood, was bombed. Bled for hours, while ambulances were not allowed to enter the neighborhood. His infant brother was also killed by the bombing. 
Muhammad ‘Alian 15
Killed 10-01-09 Killed while sleeping in his house. 
Suhaib al-Qur’an 15
Killed 08-01-09 Killed while sitting in the yard of his house with members of his family. 
Muhammad al-Ma’suwabi 15
Killed 07-01-09 Killed in the street. 
Adnan Hassan Abu Hawilah 15
Killed 06-01-09 Killed by mortar fire that hit the street next to UNRWA’s al-Fakhura school, in the Jabalya refugee camp, where persons had gone for refuge having been forced to leave their houses. 
Ramadan Filfel 15
Killed 05-01-09 Killed while next to his house, a-Zeitun neighborhood. 
Khalil Hiles 15
Killed 06-01-09 Killed while he was next to his house. 
‘Atiyyah al-Khuli 15
Killed 04-01-09 Killed when moving about in a-Zeitun neighborhood. 
Muhammad Hasuna 15
Killed in a-Tufah neighborhood while on his way to his sister’s house. 
Hamamdeh Mesbeh 15
Killed 01-01-09 Killed while he was next to his house. 
Diya Aref Farhood abu-Khubeiza 15
Killed 29-12-08 |
Isma’il a-Samuni 15
Killed 05-01-09
Killed in a-Zeitun neighborhood when soldiers ordered the extended Samuni family to gather in the house of one of the family members. The next morning, the house was bombed and collapsed on its occupants, killing 21 of the family, and injuring many.
Picture: Palestinians lay down the bodies of Ahmed, center foreground, and Mohamed Samouni, right, who according to Palestinian medical sources were killed in an Israeli strike, during their funeral in Gaza City, Monday, Jan. 5, 2009. Israeli forces pounded Gaza Strip houses, mosques and smuggling tunnels on Monday from the air, land and sea, killing at least seven children as they pressed a bruising offensive against Palestinian militants.
Killed 05-01-09
Killed in a-Zeitun neighborhood when soldiers ordered the extended Samuni family to gather in the house of one of the family members. The next morning, the house was bombed and collapsed on its occupants, killing 21 of the family, and injuring many.
Picture: Palestinians lay down the bodies of Ahmed, center foreground, and Mohamed Samouni, right, who according to Palestinian medical sources were killed in an Israeli strike, during their funeral in Gaza City, Monday, Jan. 5, 2009. Israeli forces pounded Gaza Strip houses, mosques and smuggling tunnels on Monday from the air, land and sea, killing at least seven children as they pressed a bruising offensive against Palestinian militants.
Sharif Ermelat 15
Killed 03-01-09
Killed while sitting in a tent near his house. Ten of his relatives were wounded.
On the third of January, the family gathered in the home yard among the olive trees, while Sherif walked steadily to the door of the house watching outside. He heard the sounds of the shells went high from time to time, so he wanted to see what is going on; perhaps he can help an injured or a wounded. He stood at the door and lent his back against the wall, few seconds have passed but an Israeli tank aimed a shell at him. The shrapnel penetrated his head and back, left him on the ground soaked in blood.
His mother did not see him off because she was possessed by a severe state of depression that left her unable to speak out of sorrow. She announced mourning by wearing in black. Sherif was her mum's supporter, helper, and the soft heart that treated her kindly. He promised her mother to bear the responsibility of improving their living standards when growing up. Her mother waited for that day but it did not and would not come because the one who took the promise left and the promised mother remained in a state of sorrow with a heart full of pain.
Sherif was the beloved one to his sister Maryem to whom he told all his worries, pains, and sorrows. Maryem said after she had fallen into moments of silence during which she recalled the memory of her brother: "He was so close to my heart. I miss him so much." She was the first to see him lying on the ground dead.
After the bombard, a man brought his body and placed him in front of his house so that his mother could have the last look before he was buried. In a time when the family ran away of the bombard and destruction, the shrapnel split his head and broke his back.
His Dreams:
Despite his young age, Sherif was a responsible man, who used to help his father in sustaining his siblings and so kind to his sisters and mother; he used to kiss her hand all the time.
Sherif wished to grow up to relieve his father from the responsibility of providing sustenance to his siblings and to bear it after he would finish his education and get a suitable job, but nothing of his wishes came true because his life span was over before he realized his dreams.
Killed 03-01-09
Killed while sitting in a tent near his house. Ten of his relatives were wounded.
On the third of January, the family gathered in the home yard among the olive trees, while Sherif walked steadily to the door of the house watching outside. He heard the sounds of the shells went high from time to time, so he wanted to see what is going on; perhaps he can help an injured or a wounded. He stood at the door and lent his back against the wall, few seconds have passed but an Israeli tank aimed a shell at him. The shrapnel penetrated his head and back, left him on the ground soaked in blood.
His mother did not see him off because she was possessed by a severe state of depression that left her unable to speak out of sorrow. She announced mourning by wearing in black. Sherif was her mum's supporter, helper, and the soft heart that treated her kindly. He promised her mother to bear the responsibility of improving their living standards when growing up. Her mother waited for that day but it did not and would not come because the one who took the promise left and the promised mother remained in a state of sorrow with a heart full of pain.
Sherif was the beloved one to his sister Maryem to whom he told all his worries, pains, and sorrows. Maryem said after she had fallen into moments of silence during which she recalled the memory of her brother: "He was so close to my heart. I miss him so much." She was the first to see him lying on the ground dead.
After the bombard, a man brought his body and placed him in front of his house so that his mother could have the last look before he was buried. In a time when the family ran away of the bombard and destruction, the shrapnel split his head and broke his back.
His Dreams:
Despite his young age, Sherif was a responsible man, who used to help his father in sustaining his siblings and so kind to his sisters and mother; he used to kiss her hand all the time.
Sherif wished to grow up to relieve his father from the responsibility of providing sustenance to his siblings and to bear it after he would finish his education and get a suitable job, but nothing of his wishes came true because his life span was over before he realized his dreams.
Hassan Hiju 15
Killed 03-01-09
Killed in the bombing of al-Maqadmeh mosque, in which the army contended ammunition and weapons were stored. 15 persons were killed in the bombing, among them five members of the Hamas military wing and one person from the Islamic Jihad military wing.
Hasan did not acquiesce to the war that Gaza was suffering. Soon he went out with his friends, moving from an alley to another without caring for the state of terror that was imposed on north Gaza in particular.
After his mother had succeeded to obtain some bread, Hasan ate his breakfast, changed his clothes, and went out to play "Al-Bananir" game with the boys of his neighborhood. When it was the time for Al-Maghrib prayer, his brother took him to offer the prayer in Ibrahim Al-Maqadmah's mosque. After they had finished, intended to go home, a reconnaissance warplane aimed at the people coming out of the mosque causing tens of casualties.
The sixteen-years-old boy Hasan Hijju was one of those little kids who were shot in the head. Hasan was killed inside the most beloved mosque to his heart where he dedicated a place to memorize the Glorious Qur'an.
Hasan loved and cared for the young kids so much, especially the kids of his neighborhood to the extent that Hamzah, the neighbors' kid, comes to ask about him until today. Days before he had been martyred, Hasan asked his mother to beget a child for him and when she told him that she had enough kids, he asked her dearly to beget a little one for his sake.
His mother said: "I begot two boys and seven girls and I was dreaming of a day to come in which I could see the boys grow up to become young men." They had killed Hasan, while he was offering prayer, before I could see him a young man.
I remember when he asked me to let him marry with his brother in the same day, but I refused and said: we shall let you marry in a different day so that we can celebrate more and more. Allah is sufficient for us, and how fine a trustee He is! Now, I have nothing to do but to supplicate Allah for my little baby. I ask Him to be pleased with Hasan and admit him to the highest place in Paradise — by Allah's Will."
His mother said: "Hasan was not so much brilliant at school but he was so in memorizing the Qur'an. He used to memorize the Qur'an easily with his brother then hurry to the mosque to tell what he had memorized. His first wish was to become a sheikh and an instructor to teach the Islamic subjects and the Qur'an to young children, but unfortunately, he died before he could make that dream come true.
Killed 03-01-09
Killed in the bombing of al-Maqadmeh mosque, in which the army contended ammunition and weapons were stored. 15 persons were killed in the bombing, among them five members of the Hamas military wing and one person from the Islamic Jihad military wing.
Hasan did not acquiesce to the war that Gaza was suffering. Soon he went out with his friends, moving from an alley to another without caring for the state of terror that was imposed on north Gaza in particular.
After his mother had succeeded to obtain some bread, Hasan ate his breakfast, changed his clothes, and went out to play "Al-Bananir" game with the boys of his neighborhood. When it was the time for Al-Maghrib prayer, his brother took him to offer the prayer in Ibrahim Al-Maqadmah's mosque. After they had finished, intended to go home, a reconnaissance warplane aimed at the people coming out of the mosque causing tens of casualties.
The sixteen-years-old boy Hasan Hijju was one of those little kids who were shot in the head. Hasan was killed inside the most beloved mosque to his heart where he dedicated a place to memorize the Glorious Qur'an.
Hasan loved and cared for the young kids so much, especially the kids of his neighborhood to the extent that Hamzah, the neighbors' kid, comes to ask about him until today. Days before he had been martyred, Hasan asked his mother to beget a child for him and when she told him that she had enough kids, he asked her dearly to beget a little one for his sake.
His mother said: "I begot two boys and seven girls and I was dreaming of a day to come in which I could see the boys grow up to become young men." They had killed Hasan, while he was offering prayer, before I could see him a young man.
I remember when he asked me to let him marry with his brother in the same day, but I refused and said: we shall let you marry in a different day so that we can celebrate more and more. Allah is sufficient for us, and how fine a trustee He is! Now, I have nothing to do but to supplicate Allah for my little baby. I ask Him to be pleased with Hasan and admit him to the highest place in Paradise — by Allah's Will."
His mother said: "Hasan was not so much brilliant at school but he was so in memorizing the Qur'an. He used to memorize the Qur'an easily with his brother then hurry to the mosque to tell what he had memorized. His first wish was to become a sheikh and an instructor to teach the Islamic subjects and the Qur'an to young children, but unfortunately, he died before he could make that dream come true.
Ahmad Tbeil 15
Killed 03-01-09
Killed in the bombing of al-Maqadmeh mosque, in which the army contended ammunition and weapons were stored.
15 persons were killed in the bombing, among them five members of the Hamas military wing and one person from the Islamic Jihad military wing.
As usual, Ahmad Tubayl went to "Ibrahim Al-Makadmah's mosque" to perform the Maghrib prayer on the third of January. After performing Salah, an Israeli reconnaissance warplane hit the people who were coming out of the mosque, causing Ahmad to fall as a martyr and left dozens of citizens in causalities.
Other Information:
Ahmed was fantastic. He amazes you when you see tens of certificates of appreciation that he obtained in many fields. In the Islamic Sciences, Ahmad was not only satisfied to memorize the Qur'an in five ways of recitations, memorizing 1500 Hadith, and the study of the rules of recitation, but he studied also the science of distributing inheritance according to the Islamic Shariah.
As in the field of technical sciences, he was not only, as his father called him, a junior electronic engineer but also the first to use several modern technical programs in Gaza Strip.
Ahmed was a first-grade student in Ahmad Ash-Shuqiry's Secondary School and he always got the highest degrees. As in the final year of secondary school, which he could not reach, everyone knew him expected that he would be ranked the first in the scientific field in Gaza.
His father said: "The Professor used to entrust him with the questions of the tests to print, and when I told the professor not to do so, he would say: "Those were not difficult questions for Ahmed."
The professor also used to entrust him with the degrees of all students in the school. He was very honest; may Allah bestow mercy on his soul."
About his qualities his mother said: "Ahmed had interest in religious sciences as well as the worldly sciences. He was kind and tolerant. Two days before his martyrdom, he found me sad for people fell martyrs, he said to me: "O mother, do not cry or weep when I get martyred because a martyr only feels a pinch of a needle when killed." May Allah accept him in the Gardens of Eternity."
Ahmed was characterized with intimate family relationships. He was so much attached with his sister "Rola" and she was the deposit of his secrets. He was the closest to his father as `Aziz `Ali Ahmad said: "I was dreaming of the day on which he will become an engineer or someone important in the society. I remember how he was wearing my clothes and I loved him doing that because we were friends.
He was skilled at fixing computers and used to fix all the family equipments. He died and did not fix the equipment of his brother Rafiq. Ahmed was a junior electronic engineer, a calligrapher, an artist, a story writer."
His father says about his commitment to the mosque: "I woke up early to find him offering prayer at 3 AM., then get ready to go to the mosque. A friend of mine, who used to go to the mosque early, told me that his wish was to precede Ahmed to the mosque, but he could not.
"Today, after Ahmed's death, he can do that." Father sadly said.
Killed 03-01-09
Killed in the bombing of al-Maqadmeh mosque, in which the army contended ammunition and weapons were stored.
15 persons were killed in the bombing, among them five members of the Hamas military wing and one person from the Islamic Jihad military wing.
As usual, Ahmad Tubayl went to "Ibrahim Al-Makadmah's mosque" to perform the Maghrib prayer on the third of January. After performing Salah, an Israeli reconnaissance warplane hit the people who were coming out of the mosque, causing Ahmad to fall as a martyr and left dozens of citizens in causalities.
Other Information:
Ahmed was fantastic. He amazes you when you see tens of certificates of appreciation that he obtained in many fields. In the Islamic Sciences, Ahmad was not only satisfied to memorize the Qur'an in five ways of recitations, memorizing 1500 Hadith, and the study of the rules of recitation, but he studied also the science of distributing inheritance according to the Islamic Shariah.
As in the field of technical sciences, he was not only, as his father called him, a junior electronic engineer but also the first to use several modern technical programs in Gaza Strip.
Ahmed was a first-grade student in Ahmad Ash-Shuqiry's Secondary School and he always got the highest degrees. As in the final year of secondary school, which he could not reach, everyone knew him expected that he would be ranked the first in the scientific field in Gaza.
His father said: "The Professor used to entrust him with the questions of the tests to print, and when I told the professor not to do so, he would say: "Those were not difficult questions for Ahmed."
The professor also used to entrust him with the degrees of all students in the school. He was very honest; may Allah bestow mercy on his soul."
About his qualities his mother said: "Ahmed had interest in religious sciences as well as the worldly sciences. He was kind and tolerant. Two days before his martyrdom, he found me sad for people fell martyrs, he said to me: "O mother, do not cry or weep when I get martyred because a martyr only feels a pinch of a needle when killed." May Allah accept him in the Gardens of Eternity."
Ahmed was characterized with intimate family relationships. He was so much attached with his sister "Rola" and she was the deposit of his secrets. He was the closest to his father as `Aziz `Ali Ahmad said: "I was dreaming of the day on which he will become an engineer or someone important in the society. I remember how he was wearing my clothes and I loved him doing that because we were friends.
He was skilled at fixing computers and used to fix all the family equipments. He died and did not fix the equipment of his brother Rafiq. Ahmed was a junior electronic engineer, a calligrapher, an artist, a story writer."
His father says about his commitment to the mosque: "I woke up early to find him offering prayer at 3 AM., then get ready to go to the mosque. A friend of mine, who used to go to the mosque early, told me that his wish was to precede Ahmed to the mosque, but he could not.
"Today, after Ahmed's death, he can do that." Father sadly said.
OPERATION CAST LEAD 27 DEC 2008-18 JAN 1009
