Massacres against civilians are considered a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law, and the Fourth Geneva Convention prohibits targeting civilians or endangering their lives and safety during armed conflicts. International agreements, including the 1977 Additional Protocol I, require states and combatants to distinguish between military objectives and civilians, criminalizing any deliberate attack or assault on civilians. Article 27 of the Geneva Convention mandates that civilians must be protected at all times from acts of violence, and their lives, physical, or mental integrity must not be violated, including through violence, assault, murder, or torture.
Hafsa School Massacre
On September 26, 2024, Israeli occupation aircraft committed a massacre against displaced individuals in a shelter center by targeting Hafsa School in Jabalia camp, northern Gaza Strip. This led to the martyrdom of more than 15 individuals, including:
- Mas’ada Issam Sabri Abu Tabaq
- Maha Jamil Rizq Darabieh (44 years old)
- Mohammed Nahid Al-Shanbari
- Nahid Mohammed Nahid Al-Shanbari (21 years old)
- Child Ayoub Sami Saeed Ghabin (11 years old)
- Islam Sabri Mohammed Abdul Nabi
- Child Jamal Mohammed Nahid Al-Shanbari (12 years old)
- Hasan Ghassan Al-Khaldi (26 years old)
- Child Jihad Ahmed Ismail Al-Masri (13 years old)
- Jihad Humaid
Shuhada Al-Aqsa Hospital Mosque Massacre
On October 6, 2024, Israeli occupation aircraft committed a massacre against displaced civilians in the mosque of Shuhada Al-Aqsa Hospital. The mosque was targeted without any prior warning or notification, resulting in the martyrdom of more than 21 individuals. The names of the martyrs are as follows:
- Ayman Ahmed Husni Al-Jamal (50 years old)
- Mohammed Shafeeq Mithqal Abu Daya (29 years old)
- Al-Hasan Fadl Ibrahim Al-Sinwar (23 years old)
- Ahmed Fakhri Ahmed Al-Naffar (54 years old)
- Jihad Fakhri Ahmed Al-Naffar (63 years old)
- Abdul Salam Attallah
- Murad Mustafa Abu Ghoula
- Wasim Hasan Khamis Khadra (19 years old)
- Jamal Hafiz Sha’ban Badawi
- Mohammed Raed Al-Attar (30 years old)
- Mohammed Raed Mohammed Abed-Rabo
- Emad Jamal Abdul Salam Al-Haj Ali (20 years old)
- Khalil Ibrahim Al-Najjar (53 years old)
- Alaa Ayman Saeed Hamouda (26 years old)
“Happy Yemen” Hospital Massacre
On October 9, 2024, Israeli occupation aircraft committed a massacre against displaced civilians at “Happy Yemen” Hospital in Jabalia Camp, located in northern Gaza. The hospital was targeted without any prior warning or notification, resulting in the martyrdom of more than 20 individuals. The names of the martyrs are as follows:
- Mohammed Saeed Sababa
- Mahmoud Khamees Suleiman Awad (37 years old)
- Mustafa Adham Mohammed Al-Muqadema (36 years old)
- Mohammed Saud Khalil Abu Al-Eish (27 years old)
- Karam Salah Hasan Abu Thaher (25 years old)
- Bilal Bashir Mohammed Al-Sharafi (45 years old)
- Saher Fareed Mohammed Abu Rashed (27 years old)
- Intisar Ramadan Ahmed Al-Durini (56 years old)
- Mohammed Ibrahim Ali Bahader (38 years old)
- Doaa Amin Mohammed Bahader “Abu Watfa” (32 years old)
- Saeed Taysir Saeed Sababa (38 years old)
- Samah Khadr Mohammed Sababa “Salem” (32 years old)
- Ali Ibrahim Ali Bahader (26 years old)
- Child Rahaf Ahmed Ibrahim Bahader (4 years old)
- Amjad Ziad Abdul Rahman Aziz (24 years old)
- As’ad Youssef Saeed Abu Haza’ (50 years old)
- Othman Al-Khatib
- Hamza Abdul Hai Abdullah Abu Mahadi (23 years old)
- Emad Abdul Rahim Atiyah Al-Whidi (34 years old)
- Rami Hasan Mohammed Abu Shahada (28 years old)
Rafeeda School Massacre
On October 10, 2024, Israeli occupation aircraft committed a massacre against displaced civilians at Rafeeda School in Deir al-Balah, located in central Gaza Strip. The school was targeted without any prior warning or notification, resulting in the martyrdom of more than 27 individuals, including:
- Abdullah Abdul Hakim Jouda (19 years old)
- Ahmad Jameel Salman (40 years old)
- Ilham Hussein Al-Kafarna (40 years old)
- Salem Ra’fat Abu Rwaished (26 years old)
- Sumaya Younis Al-Kafarna (87 years old)
- Mohammed Jamal Hamouda (40 years old)
- Hussam Abdullah Al-Agha (32 years old)
- Ahmad Adel Hamouda (58 years old)
- Marwan Abdul Aziz Al-Assar (60 years old)
- Mohammed Saeed Nassar (43 years old)
- Mohammed Salah Temraz (47 years old)
- Zainab Ra’fat Al-Sultan (27 years old)
- Khaled Mohammed Abu Khosa (60 years old)
- Suleiman Mohammed Abu Khosa (65 years old)
- Mahmoud Kamel Abu Taym (28 years old)
- Mahmoud Bassem Hijazi (23 years old)
- Ali Mahmoud Balousha (40 years old)
- Child Atiyah Raed Baraka (17 years old)
- Ghaidaa Youssef Abu Rahma (24 years old)
- Mounther Mohammed Salman (31 years old)
- Abeer Jameel Aql “Dawwas” (32 years old)
- Najwan Rabea Ahmad Al-Sultan (35 years old)
- Child Mila Alaa Al-Sultan (6 years old)
- Mousa Ali Al-Sammak (23 years old)
- Youssef E’taiq Mesmeh (41 years old)
- Su’ad Mohammed Youssef Rizq (66 years old)
- Mohammed Al-Abed Al-Kafarna (82 years old)
Abu Dalal Mall Massacre
On October 24, 2023, Israeli occupation aircraft targeted Abu Dalal commercial mall on Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq Street in Al-Nuseirat Camp in the central Gaza Strip without any prior warning or notification. This attack resulted in the martyrdom of 18 individuals who were inside the mall, most of whom were women and children. The martyrs include:
- Suha Hisham Abu Dalal and her fetus
- Rami Abu Zarqa
- Child Mahmoud Ahmad Abu Dalal
- Child Arkan Ahmad Abu Dalal
- Girl Mais Iyad Abu Dalal
- Child Bassem Muntasir Abu Dalal
- Israa Suhail Abu Dalal
- Child Saadia Ammar Al-Banna
- Child Hisham Ammar Al-Banna
- Mais Abu Abdo
- Hussam Salama
- Mohammed Al-Iraqi
- Ziad Al-Hamarnah
- Mohammed Al-Sabakhi and his son
- Saeed Ashraf Al-Helo
- Obaida Mazen Al-Nakhala
