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-Ghouti Family Massacre
Israeli occupation aircraft targeted the house of the Al-Ghouti family, which was sheltering a number of displaced individuals, in Rafah without prior warning or notice. The attack resulted in the martyrdom of 13 victims. The identified martyrs are:
- Lana Hammad Saber Abu Awad (9 years old)
- Hour Fadi Jihad Saleh (1 year old)
- Sham Mohammed Taysir Zamlut (3 years old)
- Iman Hisham Mahmoud Ghanem (30 years old)
- Mo’az Zidan Abdul-Hamid Al-Ajuri (51 years old)
- Rand Ahmed Salem Al-Ghouti (37 years old)
- Mira Atiya Ismail Zamlut (7 years old)
- Jana Haitham Jamal Abu Sharkh (12 years old)
- Amal Younis Salem Al-Ghouti “Abu Hayya” (69 years old)
- Hour Haitham Jamal Abu Sharkh (4 years old)
- Mirvat Ahmed Salem Al-Ghouti “Abu Sharkh” (40 years old)
- Haitham Jamal Mahmoud Abu Sharkh (45 years old)
- Abdul-Rahman Haitham Jamal Abu Sharkh (5 years old)
Zohd Family Massacre
Israeli occupation aircraft targeted the house of the Zohd family, which was sheltering a number of displaced individuals, in Al-Nuseirat Camp without prior warning or notice. The attack resulted in the martyrdom of more than 10 victims. The identified martyrs are:
- Amal Hasan Zohd (27 years old)
- Feryal Rajab Zohd (63 years old)
- Afnan Omar Bukhit (21 years old)
- Yousef Omar Bukhit (12 years old)
- Mohammed Omar Bukhit (16 years old)
- Mariam Jaser Al-Ghoul (33 years old)
- Tasneem Jaser Al-Ghoul (30 years old)
- Sajeda Jaser Al-Ghoul (21 years old)
- Farah Arafat Ramadan Al-Balawi (1 year old)
- Taj Arafat Ramadan Al-Balawi (less than a year old)
Shahada Family Massacre
Israeli occupation aircraft targeted the house of the Shahada family, which was sheltering a number of displaced individuals, in Rafah without prior warning or notice. The attack resulted in the martyrdom of 25 victims. The identified martyrs are:
- Salama Mohammed Ibrahim Al-Haddad (48 years old)
- Yousef Abdelrahman Mohammed Nasser (17 years old)
- Mahmoud Ahmed Hammouda Abu Taha (3 years old)
- Yousef Ali Hasan Nesman (4 years old)
- Hasan Shahada Hasan Nesman (67 years old)
- Umayah Mohammed Amin Nesman “Al-Fateh” (60 years old)
- Maisarah Awadallah Khalil Al-Haddad (47 years old)
- Hamdi Mohammed Khalil Abu Daf (87 years old)
- Fatima Shahada Hasan Nesman (76 years old)
- Ola Atef Mohammed Nesman “Al-Durra” (29 years old)
- Karim Mohammed Sabri Al-Durra (10 years old)
- Hani Salama Mohammed Al-Haddad (16 years old)
- Hind Shahada Hasan Nesman (74 years old)
- Omar Ahmed Hammouda Abu Taha (5 years old)
- Yaqeen Ahmed Mahmoud Abu Taha
- Dana Mohammed Hasan Nesman (5 years old)
- Arwa Ahmed Hasan Nesman (6 years old)
- Zeinab Ahmed Shahada (Issa)
- Ola Ghazi Sameh Nesman “Abu Fakher” (28 years old)
Abu Dibaa Family Massacre
Israeli occupation aircraft targeted the house of the Abu Dibaa family, which was sheltering a number of displaced individuals, in Rafah without prior warning or notice. The attack resulted in the martyrdom of 15 victims. The identified martyrs are:
- Najah Yousef Mustafa Abu Dibaa (73 years old)
- Marah Mohammed Anwar Jabr (16 years old)
- Rana Shaaban Rashed Abu Dibaa
- Mohammed Anwar Abdel Fattah Jabr (41 years old)
- Malak Mohammed Shaaban Abu Dibaa (16 years old)
- Manal Ahmed Khamees Abu Dibaa (49 years old)
- Maram Mohammed Shaaban Abu Dibaa (14 years old)
- Odai Mohammed Anwar Jabr (17 years old)
- Farah Mohammed Anwar Jabr (18 years old)
- Omar Mohammed Shaaban Abu Dibaa (4 years old)
- Ibrahim Mohammed Anwar Jabr (14 years old)
- Noora Faiz Nour Al-Din Abu Dibaa “Abu Al-Soud” (38 years old)
- Daniel Abed Mohammed Anwar Jabr (6 years old)
- Ali Mohammed Shaaban Abu Dibaa (9 years old)
Al-Bayouk Family Massacre (06/01/2024)
Israeli occupation aircraft targeted the house of the Al-Bayouk family, which was sheltering a number of displaced individuals, in Khan Yunis without prior warning or notice. The attack resulted in the martyrdom of 18 victims. The identified martyrs are:
- Haifa Jameel Sobhi Nasr (39 years old)
- Samar Salem Mousa Nasr (48 years old)
- Samer Salem Mousa Nasr (45 years old)
- Odai Samer Salem Nasr (17 years old)
- Mohammed Samer Salem Nasr (15 years old)
- Malek Samer Mousa Nasr (14 years old)
- Nidal Salem Mousa Nasr (36 years old)
- Mohammed Rami Mahmoud Awad (8 years old)
- Moaz Rami Mahmoud Awad (14 years old)
- Nermin Amin Jabr Nasr (26 years old)
- Zein Al-Din Amin Jabr Nasr (17 years old)
- Mahmoud Ibrahim Mohammed Abu Asi (44 years old)
- Amer Ouni Kamal Abu Asi (30 years old)
- Shaaban Saeed Hasan Balata (75 years old)
- Wardah Mahmoud Allam Al-Yazji (less than a year old)
- Mahmoud Allam Mohammed Ghazi Al-Yazji (29 years old)
- Hayat Adel Ahmed Abu Asi “Shaath” (69 years old)
- Amin Jabr Ibrahim Nasr (50 years old)
Samour Family Massacre
Israeli occupation aircraft targeted the house of the Samour family in Khan Yunis without prior warning or notice, resulting in the martyrdom of 9 victims. The identified martyrs are:
- Ahmed Marzouq Hasan Samour (38 years old)
- Eyad Marzouq Hasan Samour (47 years old)
- Ayman Marzouq Hasan Samour (48 years old)
- Mai Suleiman Ahmed Samour “Abu Deeb” (36 years old)
- Hadeel Ayman Marzouq Samour (13 years old)
- Farah Ayman Marzouq Samour (5 years old)
- Nour Al-Din Ayman Marzouq Samour (10 years old)
- Yousef Ayman Marzouq Samour (1 year old)
- Yassin Hasan Marzouq Samour (12 years old)
Al-Bayouk Family Massacre (25/10/2023)
On October 25, 2023, Israeli occupation aircraft targeted the house of the Al-Bayouk family in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, without prior warning or notice, resulting in the martyrdom of more than 15 victims. The identified martyrs are:
- Imad Abdul Al-Bayouk (54 years old)
- Ahmed Abdul Al-Bayouk (62 years old)
- Amr Ahmed Al-Bayouk (16 years old)
- Omar Imad Al-Bayouk (18 years old)
- Shaimaa Imad Al-Bayouk (25 years old)
- Hossam Ahmed Al-Bayouk (26 years old)
- Mai Ahmed Al-Bayouk
- Abdul-Rahman Ahmed Al-Bayouk (33 years old)
- Suhad Ahmed Al-Bayouk (20 years old)
- Ikram Ahmed Al-Bayouk (35 years old)
- Nada Imad Al-Bayouk (12 years old)
- Samar Riyad Al-Bayouk (Al-Agha)
- Amal Mohammed Al-Bayouk (less than a year old)
- Amal Naif Al-Bayouk
- Ahmed Mohammed Al-Bayouk (4 years old)
- Aliyan Mohammed Al-Bayouk (1 year old)
- Iman Imad Al-Bayouk (22 years old)
- Amal Hamada Al-Najjar (2 years old)
- Ruaa Salim Al-Bayouk (Wafi) (22 years old)
- Imad Abdul-Qader Al-Bayouk (1 year old)
- Suheir Ahmed Al-Bayouk (31 years old)
- Suha Hamada Al-Bayouk “Al-Jabour” (50 years old)
- Nour Al-Din Salem Al-Bayouk (18 years old)
Al-Dahshan Family Massacre
Israeli occupation aircraft targeted the house of the Al-Dahshan family in Gaza City without prior warning or notice, resulting in the martyrdom of 8 victims. The names of the martyrs are:
- Hisham Mohammed Khalil Al-Dahshan (59 years old)
- Abdul-Rahim Hisham Al-Dahshan (29 years old)
- Doaa Kamal Nassar “Al-Dahshan” (24 years old)
- Child Yusuf Abdul-Rahim Al-Dahshan (2 years old)
- Basma Hisham Al-Dahshan (18 years old)
- Sameh Hisham Al-Dahshan (20 years old)
- Thuraya Hisham Al-Dahshan (22 years old)
- Child Yazan Abdul-Rahim Al-Dahshan (3 years old)
Al-Asraf Family Massacre
Israeli occupation aircraft targeted the house of the Al-Asraf family in Khan Yunis without prior warning, resulting in the martyrdom of 9 victims. The identified martyrs are:
- Riyad Jomaa Hamdan Al-Barahma (58 years old)
- Alaa Nasr Nadi Jargoun (34 years old)
- Hidaya Hussein Mohammed Al-Ghalban (27 years old)
- Ayat Alaa Nasr Jargoun (6 years old)
- Baraa Alaa Nasr Jargoun (5 years old)
- Hamza Alaa Nasr Jargoun (3 years old)
- Nasr Alaa Nasr Jargoun (less than a year old)
- Akram Ayman Mohammed Al-Masri (3 years old)
- Subhiya Khalil Salem Jargoun (74 years old)
Al-Hamaida Family Massacre
Israeli occupation aircraft targeted the house of the Al-Hamaida family in Rafah without prior warning, resulting in the martyrdom of 12 victims. The identified martyrs are:
- Amal Ata Abdullah Al-Hamaida
- Mohammed Abdullah Ata Al-Hamaida (10 years old)
- Ata Abdullah Ata Al-Hamaida (5 years old)
- Fatima Mufleh Halil Al-Arja (37 years old)
- Ihab Abdullah Ata Al-Hamaida (13 years old)
- Khaled Abdullah Ata Al-Hamaida (15 years old)
- Sami Ata Abdullah Al-Hamaida (15 years old)
- Sarah Saleh Malahi Al-Hamaida (61 years old)
- Mona Ammar Hassan Is’eifan (5 years old)
- Ghada Ata Abdullah Al-Hamaida (32 years old)
- Tasneem Ata Abdullah Al-Hamaida (28 years old)
- Nada Abdullah Ata Al-Hamaida (16 years old)
Al-Shaer Family Massacre
Israeli occupation aircraft targeted the house of the Al-Shaer family in Rafah without prior warning, resulting in the martyrdom of 11 victims. The identified martyrs are:
- Basel Abdul Rahman Rashid Abdul Hafiz (46 years old)
- Adel Mohammed Adel Hmeid (34 years old)
- Mohammed Marzouk Salama Qishta (40 years old)
- Ahmed Tawfiq Adel Hassan (19 years old)
- Yahya Ibrahim Ahmed Nasser (26 years old)
- Masouda Ibrahim Mohammed Al-Shaer (61 years old)
- Ibrahim Zakaria Salman Al-Shaer (24 years old)
- Ahmed Zakaria Suleiman Al-Shaer (20 years old)
- Abdullah Saleh Mohammed Abu Jazar (20 years old)
- Ihab Mohammed Saleh Abu Hamda (50 years old)
Halawa Family Massacre
Israeli occupation aircraft targeted a house where the Halawa family had sought refuge in Gaza City without prior warning, resulting in the martyrdom of 21 victims. The names of the martyrs are:
- Riyad Mohammed Subh Halawa (49 years old)
- Nerman Ata Subh Halawa (47 years old)
- Ayed Riyad Mohammed Halawa (27 years old)
- Kazem Riyad Mohammed Halawa (26 years old)
- Aya Riyad Mohammed Halawa (16 years old)
- Fatima Riyad Mohammed Halawa (18 years old)
- Somaya Jomaa Rabee Halawa “Reyhan” (33 years old)
- Nerman Mohammed Riyad Halawa
- Rawda Mohammed Riyad Halawa
- Riyad Mohammed Riyad Halawa
- Subh Mohammed Riyad Halawa
- Ruqaya Mohammed Riyad Halawa
- Reem Mohammed Riyad Halawa
- Mahmoud Rajab Subh Halawa (24 years old)
- Israa Mohammed Halawa
- Malak Marwan Halawa
- Asmaa Eyad Abdullah Reyhan (16 years old)
- Farah Eyad Reyhan
- Asmaa Hani Mohammed Hussein (Al-Ar) (19 years old)
- Doaa Hani Mohammed Hussein (Al-Ar) (13 years old)
- Rasha Waleed Mohammed Hussein (Al-Ar) (14 years old)