July 27, 2016: Hadia Abu Shammala, 68, was shot in the head by Israeli soldiers in 2001, and remained in a coma, dependent on life support machines and feeding tubes until her death. Hadia was from Khan Younis. Source: IMEMC
Gaza (Palestinian)
Saed Adnan Jneid
July 26, 2016: Saed ‘Adnan Rizeq Jneid, 25, was injured by Israeli shells fired into in Jabalia in the northern part of the Gaza Strip and died two years later of his wounds.
The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories (B’Tselem) said Saed was serious injured by a tank shell that was fired by the army in Jabalia, in northern Gaza Strip.
Saed was from Beit Lahia, also in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. Source: B’Tselem
Saleh al-Astal
July 18, 2016: Saleh al-Astal, 28, was killed when a border tunnel collapsed on him, in the town of Al-Qarara, in Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.
The al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad, said the Palestinian was one of its fighters, and that he was working in the tunnel, along with other Palestinians, when it collapsed.
Medical sources in Khan Younis said First Responders managed to locate al-Astal’s body, and rescued three other Palestinians, who suffered various injuries.
Many tunnels spread across the border fence in the Gaza Strip; while some are used by armed groups such as Hamas, most tunnels are used for smuggling food, goods and medicines into the besieged and impoverished Gaza Strip.
Hundreds of Palestinians were killed, and injured, in numerous tunnel accident across the border fence in Gaza.
Most of them were civilians who resorted to working in the dangerous tunnels to provide for their families, suffering under a tight siege, and repeated Israeli wars on the Gaza Strip. Saleh was from Khan Younis. Source: IMEMC
Zeina al-‘Amour
May 5, 2016: Zeina al-‘Amour, 59, was killed by Israeli soldiers who fired artillery shells into the al-Fakhari residential area east of Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip. Medics rushed her to the Gaza European Hospital where she died of her serious wounds. Several Palestinians were also injured in the attack. Zeina was from Khan Younis. Source: IMEMC
Israa’ Abu Khusa
March 12, 2016: Israa’ Suleiman Abu Khusa, 6, was killed by an Israeli airstrike targeting different parts of the Gaza Strip. A missile struck her family’s home, seriously wounding her, and she later died of her wounds.
Her brother, Yassin, 10, was instantly killed in the attack. Their brother, Ayyoub, 13, was also injured in the attack.
The children were in their home, near a building that was targeted by the Israeli Air Force with at least one missile in Beit Lahia, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.
Medics and rescue teams rushed to the scene, and moved the wounded siblings to the Indonesian Hospital, in Beit Lahia. Source: IMEMC
Yassin Abu Khusa
March 12, 2016: Yassin Suleiman Abu Khusa, 9, was killed by Israeli airstrikes targeting different parts of northern Gaza.
His sister, Israa’, 6, died from her wounds, and his brother Ayyoub, 13, was also injured in the attack.
The children were in their home, near a building that was targeted by the Israeli Air Force with at least one missile in Beit Lahia, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.
Medics and rescue teams rushed to the scene, and moved the wounded siblings to the Indonesian Hospital, in Beit Lahia.Source: IMEMC
Mohammad Abu Zayed
January 15, 2016: Mohammad Adel Abu Zayed, 18, was killed after Istaeli soldiers shot him in the head in a military invasion into al-Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. The soldiers injured at least ten others during the protest. Mohammad was from al-Bureij. Source: IMEMC
Mohammad Qaita
January 15, 2016: Mohammad Majdi Qaita, 25, was killed by Israeli soldiers in Khan Younis in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. Mohammad was from Khan Younis. Source: IMEMC
Mousa Z’eiter
January 13, 2016: Mousa Z’eiter, 21, was killed by an Israeli drone missile into an area west of Beit Lahia town in the northern part of the coastal region. Mousa was from Beit Lahia. Source: IMEMC
Yousef al-Boheiri
December 27, 2015: Yousef Abu Sbeikha al-Boheiri, 48, was shot by Israeli soldiers while working on his farm. He died of the very serious wounds he suffered a few days later. Yousef was from the al-Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza. Source: IMEMC