This section documents the massacres targeting Palestinian families, where homes were destroyed on top of their inhabitants, killing all or most of the family members. These crimes represent a clear violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention, which prohibits targeting civilians and emphasizes the protection of families from violence and mass killings. They also constitute a blatant violation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which guarantees the right to life and personal safety for every individual. The 1977 Additional Protocol I reinforces the protection of families from indiscriminate attacks, and the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court criminalizes any acts of genocide or targeting of families as part of crimes against humanity.
Al-Ra’ee family massacre
On June 18, 2024, Israeli occupation aircraft committed a massacre against the Al-Raai family by destroying their house in Al-Nuseirat Camp, located in the center of the Gaza Strip. This attack resulted in the martyrdom of 17 victims, most of whom were women and children.
The names of the martyrs are as follows:
- Shadi Ali Nasri Al-Raai (11 years old)
- Halima Al-Raai “Zaqout” (35 years old)
- Hamza Rami Nasri Al-Raai (15 years old)
- Sabah Ali Nasri Al-Raai (16 years old)
- Shadia Yousef Khamees Al-Raai “Omar” (39 years old)
- Hanan Ali Nasri Al-Raai (7 years old)
- Mazen Ali Nasri Al-Raai (9 years old)
- Nasri Ali Nasri Al-Raai (1 year old)
- Omar Khalil Saleh Al-Najjar (9 years old)
- Samar Khalil Saleh Al-Najjar (8 years old)
- Nada Yousef Khamees Omar “Al-Najjar” (36 years old)
- Firas Khader Shehda Zaqout (16 years old)
- Alaa Khader Shehda Zaqout (15 years old)
- Fatima Abdul Sayed Omar (65 years old)
- Fouad Yousef Khamees Omar (29 years old)
- Mohammed Yousef Khamees Omar (30 years old)
- Khader Shehda Salman Zaqout (39 years old)
