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Martyrs
Zino Family Massacre – 27/08/2024
Israeli occupation aircraft targeted the Zino family home on Yafa Street, east of Gaza City. Without prior warning or notice, this resulted in the martyrdom of 7 victims, identified as:
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Abdullah Anwar Rubin Zino (36 years old)
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Zahr Abdul Raouf Mohammed Zino (33 years old)
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Nour Al-Huda Abdullah Anwar Zino (12 years old)
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Marah Abdullah Anwar Zino (10 years old)
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Anas Abdullah Anwar Zino (7 years old)
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Anwar Abdullah Anwar Zino (4 years old)
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Rehab Abdullah Anwar Zino (2 years old)
Kawari Family Massacre – 10/06/2024
Israeli occupation aircraft targeted the Kawari family home near the European Gaza Hospital, southeast of Khan Yunis governorate. Without prior warning or notice, this resulted in the martyrdom of 5 victims, identified as:
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Sami Mohammed Salem Kawari (56 years old)
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Nariman Sami Mohammed Al-Sha’er “Kawari” (34 years old)
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Baraa Sami Mohammed Kawari (16 years old)
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Shadia Emad Suleiman Kawari (19 years old)
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Mirvat Sami Mohammed Kawari (29 years old)
Al-Daya Family Massacre – 23/07/2024
Israeli occupation aircraft targeted the home of the Al-Daya family on Al-Maghrabi Street in Al-Sabra neighborhood, Gaza City, without prior warning or notice, resulting in the death of 9 victims.
Known victims:
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Nidal Youssef Al-Daya and his wife
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Abdelhadi Youssef Ali Al-Daya (26 years old)
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Ahmed Youssef Ali Al-Daya
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Abdeljabbar Youssef Ali Al-Daya
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Wife of Hasan Ali Al-Daya and her daughters
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Lamis Hasan Ali Al-Daya (14 years old)
Al-Maghari Tower – Al-Bureij Camp
Scenes documenting the extent of destruction caused by the Israeli occupation through the demolition of Al-Maghari Tower at the entrance of Al-Bureij Center, near Al-Awda Roundabout, Block 10, in Al-Bureij Camp, resulting in the destruction of the tower and infrastructure.
Al-Israa University
Al-Israa University is a Palestinian university established in 2014, with its main campus located in Al-Zahra City and other campuses in Al-Rimal and Al-Tufah neighborhoods in Gaza City.
During the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip in 2023–2024, the university reported that the Israeli troops used its main building in Al-Zahra as a detention and sniper center for Palestinians, and as a military base for their vehicles for approximately 70 days. Then on January 18, 2024, they proceeded to blow up the building housing the undergraduate and graduate colleges.
The university’s hospital building, medical, nursing, and engineering laboratories, cafeteria buildings, media training facilities, the courtroom designated for the College of Law, graduation halls, and the university mosque were also destroyed. The national museum, which housed approximately 3,000 artifacts, was also looted and vandalized.
The intermediate studies center in Al-Tufah neighborhood and the continuing education center in Al-Rimal neighborhood were also bombed and looted.
Al-Quds Hospital “Palestinian Red Crescent Society”
Al-Quds Hospital, affiliated with the Palestinian Red Crescent Society, is a medical facility located in the Tel Al-Hawa area of Gaza City.
On October 12, 2023: The Tel Al-Hawa area, including the street behind Al-Quds Hospital, was bombed, resulting in the martyrdom of 78 Palestinians.
On October 16, 2023: The vicinity of Al-Quds Hospital was subjected to multiple strikes by the Israeli army, as shown in visual materials published on social media. These attacks followed evacuation threats by the army, leading to the destruction of several buildings in the streets surrounding the hospital.
On October 18, 2023: The occupation forces issued a direct threat to the hospital. Less than 100 meters from the hospital building, intense airstrikes by Israeli warplanes shattered the hospital’s glass and caused the false ceiling to collapse on the displaced individuals inside.
On October 20, 2023: The Palestinian Red Crescent Society received a threat from the occupation authorities to bomb Al-Quds Hospital and ordered its immediate evacuation. At the time, the hospital housed over 400 patients, approximately 12,000 displaced individuals, and medical staff.
On October 24, 2023: Al-Quds Hospital continued providing services to the wounded, injured, and displaced despite persistent Israeli threats to evacuate the hospital and the intense aerial bombardment of its surrounding area.
On October 30, 2023: The Israeli forces renewed their direct threat to evacuate the hospital and the headquarters of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society in the Tel Al-Hawa neighborhood of Gaza. They demanded the evacuation of more than 14,000 displaced individuals. Despite this, the hospital continued to serve the wounded and displaced. The surrounding area, including the Red Crescent warehouses, was subjected to heavy aerial bombardment and attacks.
On November 2, 2023: Israeli occupation forces stationed to the south of Al-Quds Hospital randomly fired live ammunition at the hospital, penetrating the walls of the sixth floor and damaging central air conditioning units. Additionally, two displaced individuals (a young man and a child) were injured in the chest and abdomen due to the gunfire. On this day, the Israeli occupation forces continued their explicit threats to evacuate and bomb Al-Quds Hospital and the Palestinian Red Crescent headquarters, putting more than 14,000 displaced individuals at risk. Several residential towers adjacent to the hospital were targeted from the eastern side, causing significant damage to the hospital building and operations. Despite the ongoing heavy bombardment, the hospital remained operational.
On November 3, 2023: Israeli warplanes carried out several intense airstrikes on the headquarters of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society and Al-Quds Hospital in the early morning hours. The bombings shattered hospital glass, injuring displaced persons inside. Emergency teams treated 21 injuries within the hospital, and displaced individuals suffered from panic attacks. The hospital continued its operations despite the heavy bombardment.
On November 4, 2023: Israeli warplanes continued targeting the Al-Quds Hospital and Red Crescent areas, escalating the immense challenges faced by working teams and threatening the lives of displaced persons. The hospital’s main entrances were bombed by Israeli airstrikes. Despite the heavy bombardment, the hospital continued its work.
On November 5, 2023: Israeli forces continued bombing the area surrounding the hospital, targeting a residential building northwest of it. Five ambulances and Palestinian Red Crescent vehicles sustained severe damage and ceased operation due to the bombardment. The attack destroyed the intensive care unit on the third and fourth floors of the hospital. Nine displaced individuals inside the hospital were injured by shrapnel. Despite continuous threats of bombing, the hospital remained operational.
On November 7, 2023: Bombing around the hospital continued from distances of no more than 50 meters for over a week, resulting in at least 60 injuries among hospital staff, patients, and displaced persons. The hospital building, ambulances, and relief vehicles sustained significant damage. Israeli forces carried out intensive bombardments from all directions, closing most access roads to the hospital, which created obstacles for medical teams. A convoy from the International Committee of the Red Cross attempting to deliver medical supplies to Al-Quds Hospital was fired upon, damaging two vehicles and injuring a driver.
On November 8, 2023: The occupation forces targeted a Palestinian Red Crescent ambulance.
On November 9, 2023: The hospital administration decided to reduce most hospital services to ration fuel consumption. Emergency room operations were halted for the third consecutive day due to communication service outages and VHF signal interference.
On November 10, 2023: The area surrounding the hospital was bombed by Israeli warplanes, destroying the intensive care unit. The occupation forces tightened the siege on the hospital and directly targeted displaced persons with snipers and armored vehicles.
On November 11, 2023: Electricity was cut off from Al-Quds Hospital due to generator failures caused by bombardment. Israeli forces intensified their siege by advancing toward the hospital’s entrance and directly attacking it with live ammunition, targeting the intensive care unit and displaced persons inside, resulting in multiple injuries. The occupation forces besieged the hospital’s clinics and shot anyone moving outside. A displaced individual at the hospital entrance was fatally shot. Israeli warplanes intensified bombing around the Red Crescent headquarters and Al-Quds Hospital. Marwan Jilani, Director General of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society, stated that Israeli forces had killed one person and wounded 30 others with direct gunfire. Infant patients suffered from dehydration due to a lack of milk. The hospital continued reducing its services due to fuel shortages.
On November 12, 2023: The Palestinian Red Crescent Society announced that Al-Quds Hospital was completely out of service due to fuel depletion and power outages. Displaced individuals were evacuated following a week-long siege by Israeli forces. The forced evacuation followed a predetermined route south, dictated by the occupation forces. Despite critical shortages of medical supplies, food, and water, hospital staff did their utmost to provide care using traditional medical techniques. Communications were cut off for five days, and international appeals for urgent assistance went unanswered.
On November 13, 2023: The occupation forces intensified the siege on Al-Quds Hospital by advancing toward its entrance and continuing live fire attacks. A joint convoy from the Palestinian Red Crescent and the International Committee of the Red Cross, en route to evacuate the wounded from Al-Quds Hospital, was stopped and forced to turn back, leaving patients, families, and medical personnel trapped inside. Despite securing clearance, the occupation forces denied the convoy access, citing a “security incident.” Thousands of displaced individuals were forced to leave the hospital on foot, heading south.
On November 14, 2023: The hospital remained under siege, with approximately 300 people trapped under Israeli bombardment. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society evacuated around 200 people from Al-Quds Hospital to Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. The forced displacement journey took seven hours, partially on foot.
On November 19, 2023, the Palestinian Red Crescent announced the cessation of operations in all hospitals in Gaza, primarily Al-Quds and Al-Shifa hospitals, due to the siege, the forced displacement of medical staff, and the prevention of providing medical services.
On November 27, 2023, the spokesperson for Gaza’s Civil Defense, Mahmoud Basal, stated that hundreds of bodies remain in the vicinity of Al-Quds Hospital.
Between February 14 and 16, 2024, Al-Quds Hospital sustained damage due to Israeli bombardment in its vicinity and direct strikes on various parts and sections of the hospital. The hospital remained non-operational.
On July 12, 2024, Israeli forces were stationed around Al-Quds Hospital and opened fire toward houses in the area.
On July 30, 2024, Israeli forces destroyed a medical point affiliated with Al-Quds Hospital in Al-Shuja’iya after taking the hospital out of service. A hospital staff member reported that the forces continue to target several medical points established by the hospital.
On October 31, 2024, Israeli artillery bombarded the area around Al-Quds Hospital.
On November 28, 2024, Israeli forces targeted the area around Al-Quds Hospital with airstrikes.
The Second Mass Grave at Al-Shifa Hospital
The Palestinian Ministry of Health, in coordination with the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Religious Endowments, and the Public Prosecution, carried out the burial of unidentified martyrs—those whose bodies were dismembered or whose faces were mutilated, making it difficult to identify them—in a mass grave.
The first grave contained 63 martyrs, while the second mass grave holds over 35 martyrs, with the number expected to rise.
A detainee was arrested by Israeli occupation forces from Al-Shuja’iya neighborhood in Gaza and held for 50 days in the occupation’s prisons. He recounted his journey of being transferred from the Sofa prison to Ofer prison and the various forms of torture he endured, including being attacked by dogs, subjected to electric shocks, and beaten.
A Gazan woman was detained by Israeli occupation forces, who forced her to strip and threatened her with rape. Despite informing the soldiers that she was five months pregnant, they struck her on abdomen.
Ihyaa Al-Sunnah Mosque – Gaza
Ihyaa Al-Sunnah Mosque is one of the prominent mosques in the Al-Sabra neighborhood, south of Gaza City. It was considered an active religious and social center, hosting many religious activities, such as spiritual gatherings and religious lectures.
On the evening of Wednesday, 15 November 2023, while people were combining the Maghrib and Isha prayers at Ihyaa Al-Sunnah Mosque in the Al-Sabra neighborhood of Gaza City, Israeli air forces unexpectedly struck the mosque with an airstrike without prior warning. This attack led to the martyrdom of more than fifty individuals, the injury of many others, and numerous people trapped under the rubble. This incident came to be known as the “Ihyaa Al-Sunnah Mosque Massacre.” The mosque was completely destroyed.
Al-Zafar Damri Mosque – Gaza
Al-Zafar Damri Mosque is a historic Islamic landmark located in the Al-Shuja’iya neighborhood of Gaza City. It dates back to the Mamluk era, having been constructed in the year 762 AH (1361 CE), and covers an area of 600 square meters.
The mosque is also known as “Al-Qazdamri Mosque” and contains the tomb of its founder, Shihab Al-Din Al-Zafar Damri. It is distinguished by its horseshoe-shaped arched entrance and features a sandstone inscription indicating its date of establishment.
During the Israeli aggression in 2014, the mosque sustained indirect damage due to the bombing of a modern extension adjacent to it. This resulted in cracks in the ancient walls and vaulted ceilings, partial collapse of historical walls, and a hole in the ceiling caused by shrapnel. The mosque was subsequently restored in 2015.
On October 7, 2023, Israeli occupation aircraft targeted the mosque, causing severe destruction. In November 2023, during the Israeli ground invasion of the Al-Shuja’iya neighborhood, the mosque was completely destroyed.
Al-Mustafa Mosque – Khan Yunis
Al-Mustafa Mosque is located in the Sheikh Nasser neighborhood of Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip. It is considered one of the active mosques that serve the local community religiously and socially.
On 8th November 2023, Israeli occupation aircraft targeted Al-Mustafa Mosque in the Sheikh Nasser neighborhood in central Khan Yunis, leading to its complete destruction.
Ibn Marwan Mosque – Gaza
The mosque was established in 1371 AD and is one of the famous mosques in Gaza. Ibn Marwan Mosque is located in the Shujaiya neighborhood, on the northeastern edge of Gaza City along Salah al-Din Street. The mosque spans an area of 320 square meters, with Salah al-Din Street bordering it on the eastern side, and a cemetery containing the grave of Sheikh Ali Ibn Marwan on the southern and western sides. This cemetery also bears his name. The mosque dates back to the Mamluk period and is named after Sheikh Ali Ibn Marwan, the owner of the tomb located under the dome attached to the mosque. He passed away in 1315 AD and is believed to be one of the distinguished people from Morocco who settled in Gaza.
The mosque features a wide minaret and a roof covered by nine circular domes, supported by six marble columns adorned with prominent Islamic engravings. The inner courtyard, located on the eastern side of the pulpit, is characterized by intricate decorations and arches. The mosque was first rebuilt and restored in 1325 AD, approximately ten years after the death of Imam Ali Ibn Marwan.
On 10 December 2023, Ibn Marwan Mosque was destroyed during the incursion of Israeli occupation forces into the Shujaiya neighborhood, while the adjacent cemetery was subjected to bulldozing.
Al-Hasayna Mosque – Gaza
Al-Hasayna Mosque, also known as “Al-Mina Mosque,” is a prominent mosque located near the port on the Mediterranean coast in Gaza City. It is distinguished by its strategic location and beautiful architectural design that reflects Islamic heritage. The mosque was inaugurated in 2017 and was constructed with funding from charitable Palestinian merchants in the Gaza Strip. The mosque hosts numerous religious and social events, especially during the month of Ramadan, where it hosted Taraweeh prayers and I’tikaf.
Israeli occupation aircraft targeted Al-Hasayna Mosque, one of the most prominent and beautiful mosques in Gaza City, leading to its complete destruction.
Al-Jami’ Al-Kabeer Mosque – Khan Yunis
Israeli occupation aircraft targeted Al-Jami’ Al-Kabeer Mosque in the central area of Khan Yunis Governorate, resulting in the destruction of the mosque and the surrounding infrastructure. It is considered one of the oldest mosques in the Gaza Strip, having been built 96 years ago.
