On 17/8/2024, occupation aircraft carried out a massacre against Al-Ejla family by targeting a "shed" where family members had gathered after fleeing from Al-Zeitoun neighborhood to Al-Zawaida area in the central Gaza Strip. This assault led to the martyrdom of more than 15 individuals and sparked a large fire in the shed. The martyrs include:

1. Sami Jawad Al-Ejla (45 years old)
2. Bushra Sabri Al-Ejla "Al-Malh" (73 years old)
3. Hanan Fawzi Al-Ejla "Kahil" (44 years old)
4. Safaa Adel Al-Ejla "Abu Al-Qambaz" (38 years old)
5. Hadeel Sami Jawad Al-Ejla (22 years old)
6. Bushra Sami Jawad Al-Ejla (20 years old)
7. Lina Sami Jawad Al-Ejla (17 years old)
8. Muhammad Sami Jawad Al-Ejla (16 years old)
9. Lana Sami Jawad Al-Ejla (16 years old)
10. Hassan Sami Jawad Al-Ejla (14 years old)
11. Layan Sami Jawad Al-Ejla (11 years old)
12. Madline Sami Jawad Al-Ejla (9 years old)
13. Nadeen Sami Jawad Al-Ejla (11 years old)
14. Dana Sami Jawad Al-Ejla (10 years old)
15. Rital Sami Jawad Al-Ejla (2 years old)