August 21, 2014: Mohammed Hamdan Barhoum, 45, was killed by Israeli soldiers who fired nine missiles from their war jets targeting the home of Nasser Hussein Kullab, and nearby homes, in Canada area, in Tal al-Sultan, west of Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.
The three-story, 200 square/meter Kullab family home was inhabited by two families of fourteen members, and was destroyed by the Israeli missiles, while six nearby homes were severely damaged.
The Israeli strikes led to the death of twelve Palestinians in these targeted homes; three of them were leaders of Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas. Among the slain Palestinians were four children and three women.
Medical sources in Rafah said at least 54 Palestinians were injured in the attacks, including 22 children and 16 women.
Mohammed was killed along with along with ‘Aiysha Ismail Attiya, 63, Ra’ed Subhi Al-Attar, 40, in addition to Nazera Ramadan Kullab, 41, her sons Ahmed, 17, Yousef, 15, and Abdullah, 11, Hasan Hussein Younis, 79, his wife Amal, 53, their granddaughter, Seba, 4, Ra’ed al-Attar, 40, Mohammad Barhoum, 45, and Abdel-Fattah Abu Sleimeh who died from his wounds on September 10, 2014.
Resident Abdel-Fattah Hussein Abu Sleimeh, 72, was mortally wounded and died from his wounds on September 10, 2014.
At least 72 Palestinians, including more than 15 children were killed by Israeli missiles and shells that day, in various parts of the Gaza Strip. Mohammed was from Rafah. Source: IMEMC, Mezan Center for Human Rights
August 23, 2014: Mohammad Saber al-‘Ejla, 64, was killed by Israeli missiles fired at a home in Johr ed-Deek area, in central Gaza.
August 23, 2014: Nisreen Ahmad, 36, was killed by Israeli soldiers who fired missiles at homes in Deir al-Balah city, in central Gaza.
August 23, 2014: Abdel-Rahman Salem Hadayed, 25, was killed by an Israeli missile fired into a home in Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.
August 23, 2014: Abdel-Hadi Hayel Abu Dahrouj, 18 months, was killed by Israeli soldiers who fired a missile from a fighter jet at the house of Shehda Abed-Rabbo Abu Dahrouj, 68, in the Zawaida village, close to the Nusseirat refugee camp, in central Gaza.
August 23, 2014: Hayat Abed-Rabbo Abu Dahrouj, 49, was killed by Israeli soldiers who fired a missile from a fighter jet at the house of Shehda Abed-Rabbo Abu Dahrouj, 68, in the Zawaida village, close to the Nusseirat refugee camp, in central Gaza.
August 23, 2014: Abdullah Hayel Abu Dahrouj, 3, was killed by Israeli soldiers who fired a missile from fighter a jet at the house of Shehda Abed-Rabbo Abu Dahrouj, 68, in the Zawaida village, close to the Nusseirat refugee camp, in central Gaza.