September 01, 2014: Ziad Tareq ar-Reefy, 9, was killed by an Israeli missile that struck his family home in Gaza city; he was seriously injured in the strike on August 21, 2014, and died from his wounds on September 1, 2014.
The child was injured when the Israeli army fired a missile at the family’s farmland, in the Tuffah neighborhood, in Gaza city.
The Israeli missile instantly killed the child’s father Nasr Ziad ar-Reefy, 35, in addition to his brother Abdullah Tareq ar-Reefy, 7, his cousin Omar Nasr ar-Reefy, 4, Omar’s father, Mohammad Ziad Abed-Rabbo ar-Reefy, 28.
The Al-Mezan Center for Human Rights reported at the time that, on Thursday morning August 21st, 2014, an Israeli war jet fired a missile toward farmland owned by ar-Reefy family, near the an-Nafaq Street, north of Gaza city, killing five members of the family, including three children, and wounding four, including two children, identified as Maram ar-Reefi, and Ziad Tareq ar-Reefy, 9, who later died from his wounds.
It said the soldiers killed Ahmad Tareq ar-Reefy, Mohammad Tareq ar-Reefy, 13, Abdullah Tareq ar-Reefy, 6, and Mohammad Ziad Abed-Rabbo ar-Reefy, 28, and injured dozens, many of them seriously.
A few hours later, the army fired a missile into Sheikh Radwan Graveyard, north of Gaza city, killing four graveyard workers and caretakers, identified as Abdul-Rahim Talal Shweikh, 22, Rami Hamdi Salem, 20, Mohammad Hamdi Salem, 18, and Awsam Talal Shweikh, 45, in addition to seriously wounding Salem Abu Ghaddayeen, 28.
The Al-Mezan Center for Human Rights said the soldiers killed at least 2218 Palestinians during the 51-day Israeli offensive on the coastal region, while dozens later died from their serious wounds. Around 84% of the slain Palestinians were civilians, including hundreds of children.
Al-Mezan stated that the Israeli bombardment and shelling of Palestinian homes, residential buildings and structures, resulted in wiping out entire families, while dozens of families lost multiple members. According to UN OCHA, 142 families lost 3 members or more in the Israeli attacks.
Ziad was from Tuffah neighborhood, in Gaza City, in central Gaza. Source: IMEMC