Rital Abu Khusa

July 30, 2014: Rital Bashir Mohammed Abu Khusa, 7 months, was killed by Israeli soldiers who fired missiles at a home belonging to her grandfather, Mohammed ‘Atiya Abu Khousa, in Zawaida village, in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza Strip.

The attack also led to the death of Sabrin Mohammed Abu Khusa, 32, her daughter, Shahed, 9, and her son, Mohammad, 2, in addition to Sabrin’s mother, Sabah Mubarak Abu Khusa, 50.

Sabrin’s husband, Ibrahim Suleiman Abu Khusa, 36, who was seriously injured in the Israeli bombardment, died from his wounds nine days after the attack.

At Least 103 Palestinians were killed on the same day, due to ongoing Israeli bombardment and shelling, targeting various Palestinian communities across the Gaza Strip. Rital was from Deir al-Balah. Source: Mezan Center for Human Rights