Sabah Mubarak Abu Khusa

July 30, 2014: Sabah Mubarak Abu Khusa, 50, was killed by Israeli soldiers who fired missiles at the home of her husband, Mohammed ‘Atiya Abu Khousa, 47, in Zawaida village, in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza Strip, also leading to the death of her daughter, Sabrin, 32, in addition to Sabrin’s daughter, Shahed, 9, and her son, Mohammad, 2.

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. The bombarded property was a three-story house which was reduced to rubble.

The Israeli missiles also killed Sabah’s grandchildren, Yazan Imad Abu Khousa, 4, Rital Bashir Mohammed Abu Khusa, 7 months, and Jana Bilal Mohammed Abu Khusa, 1.

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. Sabah was from Deir al-Balah. Source: Mezan Center for Human Rights