August 14, 2014: Sa’eda Hassan Siyam, 42, was killed by Israeli shells that struck the family home and nearby buildings during early morning hours on July 21, also leading to the death of 12 siblings, including many children, in Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip; she died from her wounded nearly a month later. Saeda was from Rafah. Source: Mezan Center for Human Rights
Women & Girls (Palestinian)
Nahed Abu Rjela
August 04, 2014: Nahed Helmi Abu Rjela, 38, died from serious wounds she suffered on July 23rd, 2014, after the Israeli army fired three missiles at her father’s homes, in Khuza’a town, east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.
Her father, Helmi Mohammad Abu Rjela, 67, was also killed and his body was found under the rubble on August 3rd, while the corpse of her brother, Abbas, 19, was found on August 11th, due to the extensive and ongoing Israeli bombardment, and ground invasion, which led to the destruction of dozens of homes.
Nahed and her mother, Siham, 57, were rescued by the neighbors, who were unable to transfer them out of the town until the next day, due to the Israeli ground invasion, but Nahed died from her serious wounds.
The extensive Israeli bombardment and shelling into various parts of the Gaza Strip, led to the death of at least 62 Palestinians that day, July 23rd. Nahed was referred to an Egyptian hospital, where she died from her serious wounds. Nahed was from Khuza’a. Source: Mezan Center for Human Rights
Amal Amjad Uweida
Asma’ Mohammed al-Bakri
August 04, 2014: Asma’ Mohammed al-Bakri, 3 months, was killed by Israeli missiles fired at the three-story house of Ahmed Kamal al-Bakri, which housed four other families, with a total of 30 Palestinians, including 17 children, in the al-Shati’ refugee camp, in western Gaza. Her mother, Ibtisam, 37, her sister, Asil, 7, and her brother, Kamal, 3, were also killed in the strike along with her uncle, Ramadan Ahmed al-Bakri, 33, and Ibrahim Mohammad al-Mashharawi, 33, who was visiting them, while 35 Palestinians, including 14 children and 8 women, were injured, and two nearby homes, belonging to Ayyad and Abu Touha families, were also damaged in the strike that was carried out during a unilateral truce announced by Israel. Asma’ was from Shaty refugee camp, in Gaza. Source: Mezan Center for Human Rights
Asil Mohammed al-Bakri
August 04, 2014: Asil Mohammed Kamal al-Bakri, 7, was killed by Israeli missiles fired at the three-story house of Ahmed Kamal al-Bakri, which housed four other families, with a total of 30 Palestinians, including 17 children, in the al-Shati’ refugee camp, in western Gaza. Her mother, Ibtisam, 37, her sister, Asma’, 3 months, and her brother, Kamal, 3, were also killed in the strike along with her uncle, Ramadan Ahmed al-Bakri, 33, and Ibrahim Mohammad al-Mashharawi, 33, who was visiting the family, while 35 Palestinians, including 14 children and 8 women, were injured, and two nearby homes, belonging to Ayyad and Abu Touha families, were also damaged in the strike that was carried out during a unilateral truce announced by Israel. Asil was from Shaty refugee camp, in Gaza. Source: Mezan Center for Human Rights
Ibtisam Ibrahim al-Bakri
August 04, 2014: Ibtisam Ibrahim al-Bakri, 37, was killed by Israeli missiles fired at the three-story house of Ahmed Kamal al-Bakri, which housed four other families, with a total of 30 Palestinians, including 17 children, in the al-Shati’ refugee camp, in western Gaza. Her daughters, Asil Mohammad al-Bakri, 7, and Asma’, 3 months, and her son, Kamal, 3, were also killed in the strike along with her brother-in-law, Ramadan Ahmed al-Bakri, 33, and Ibrahim Mohammad al-Mashharawi, 33, who was visiting them, while 35 Palestinians, including 14 children and 8 women, were injured, and two nearby homes, belonging to Ayyad and Abu Touha families, were also damaged in the strike. The Israeli strike was carried out during a unilateral truce announced by Israel. Ibtisam was from Shaty refugee camp, in Gaza. Source: Mezan Center for Human Rights
Shaima’ Wa’el Qasim
August 03, 2014: Shaima’ Wa’el Qasim, 14, was killed by Israeli soldiers who fired a heavy missile at the two-story house of her uncle, Mohammed Abu Nijm-Al Masri, 55, near a local mosque in Block 8 in the densely populated Jabalia refugee camp, in northern Gaza, killing ten family members, including three children and two women, and wounding 22 Palestinians, including 10 children. The missile damaged ten other nearby houses. The large number of casualties was mainly because the strike took place without a prior notice, and the family of Abdul-Karim al-Masri was hosting many relatives who fled their home due to Israeli bombardment and shelling. Shaima’ was from Jabalia. Source: Mezan Center For Human Rights
Raghad Abu Nijm-Al Masri
August 03, 2014: Raghad Mohammed Abu Nijm-Al Masri, 3, was killed by Israeli soldiers who fired a heavy missile at the two-story house of, Mohammed Abu Nijm-Al Masri, 55, near a local mosque in Block 8 in the densely populated Jabalia refugee camp, in northern Gaza, killing ten family members, including her mother, Soha, 29, and two other children, and wounding 22 Palestinians, including 10 children. The missile damaged ten other nearby houses. The large number of casualties was mainly because the strike took place without a prior notice, and the family of Abdul-Karim al-Masri was hosting many relatives who fled their home due to Israeli bombardment and shelling. Raghad was from Jabalia. Source: Mezan Center For Human Rights
Soha Abu Nijm-Al Masri
August 03, 2014: Soha Hamed Abu Nijm-Al Masri, 29, was killed by Israeli soldiers who fired a heavy missile at the two-story house of, Mohammed Abu Nijm-Al Masri, 55, near a local mosque in Block 8 in the densely populated Jabalia refugee camp, in northern Gaza, killing ten family members, including her daughter Raghad, 3, and two other children and a woman, and wounding 22 Palestinians, including 10 children. The missile damaged ten other nearby houses. The large number of casualties was mainly because the strike took place without a prior notice, and the family of Abdul-Karim al-Masri was hosting many relatives who fled their home due to Israeli bombardment and shelling. Soha was from Jabalia. Source: Mezan Center For Human Rights
Rawan Ahmed Al-Majdalawi
August 03, 2014: Rawan Ahmed Al-Majdalawi, 8, was killed by an Israeli missile fired at her family’s house, and four nearby houses, in Deer al-Na’jeh area, in Jabalia, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, leading to the death of four family members, including three children. Rawan was from Jabalia. Source: Mezan Center for Human Rights