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-Mahallawi family massacre
On October 25, 2023, Israeli occupation aircraft committed a massacre against Al-Mahallawi family by targeting Al-Taj Tower in Al-Yarmouk area of central Gaza City. The entire building was destroyed, which was housing dozens of civilian families, resulting in the martyrdom of 40 victims. Among them were 15 from the Al-Mahallawi family:
- Osama Auni Mohamed Al-Mahallawi (22 years old)
- Habiba Mohamed Auni Al-Mahallawi (6 years old)
- Moath Walid Abdel Haq Al-Mahallawi (2 years old)
- Huda Walid Abdel Haq Al-Mahallawi (5 years old)
- Nagham Walid Abdel Haq (11 years old)
- Mona Auni Mohamed Al-Mahallawi (31 years old)
- Walid Abdel Haq Mohamed Al-Mahallawi (40 years old)
- Ruwad Mohamed Auni Al-Mahallawi (11 years old)
- Asmaa Jihad Mohamed Al-Mahallawi (32 years old)
- Buthaina Mahmoud Youssef Al-Mahallawi (51 years old)
- Mohamed Auni Mohamed Al-Mahallawi (34 years old)
- Nada Walid Abdel Haq Al-Mahallawi (10 years old)
- Abdel Rahman Mohamed Auni Al-Mahallawi (4 years old)
- Mahmoud Auni Mohamed Al-Mahallawi (33 years old)
- Mohamed Abdel Rahman Sulaiman Al-Mahallawi (50 years old)
Sharaf family massacre
On October 25, 2023, Israeli occupation aircraft committed a massacre against Sharaf family by targeting Al-Tajj Tower in Al-Yarmouk area of central Gaza City. The entire building was destroyed, which was housing dozens of civilian families, resulting in the martyrdom of 40 victims. Among them were 28 from Sharaf family:
- Islam Mahmoud Ali Sharaf (35 years old)
- Omar Ismail Omar Sharaf (less than 1 year old)
- Ismail Omar Khalil Sharaf (41 years old)
- Omar Khalil Mohamed Sharaf (66 years old)
- Noha Abdel Rahim Omar Sharaf (9 years old)
- Layan Abdel Rahim Omar Sharaf (10 years old)
- Doaa Basheer Khalil Sharaf (33 years old)
- Wissam Basheer Khalil Sharaf (35 years old)
- Israa Basheer Khalil Sharaf (29 years old)
- Alia Ramzi Ahmed Sharaf (35 years old)
- Mohamed Abdel Rahim Omar Sharaf (3 years old)
- Juwan Abdel Rahim Omar Sharaf (5 years old)
- Khaled Khalil Mohamed Sharaf (53 years old)
- Kafa Abdullah Hassan Sharaf (59 years old)
- Alaa Omar Khalil Sharaf (27 years old) (female)
- Basheer Khalil Mohamed Sharaf (58 years old)
- Hamza Salah Omar Sharaf (7 years old)
- Salah Omar Khalil Sharaf (32 years old)
- Amal Hassan Mahmoud Sharaf (56 years old)
- Abdel Rahim Omar Khalil Sharaf (37 years old)
- Noor Youssef Omar Sharaf (3 years old)
- Yasmin Youssef Omar Sharaf (6 years old)
- Malik Youssef Omar Sharaf (10 years old)
- Malik Youssef Omar Sharaf (11 years old)
- Kareem Khaled Khalil Sharaf (17 years old)
- Judy Khaled Khalil Sharaf (12 years old)
- Abdullah Khaled Khalil Sharaf (20 years old)
- Huda Saeed Abid Sharaf (45 years old)
Abu Moammar family massacre
On December 21, 2023, Israeli occupation aircraft committed a massacre against Abu Moammar family by targeting a residential house in Al-Fakhari area east of Khan Younis, where family members and some displaced persons from northern areas were gathered. The attack resulted in the martyrdom of more than 24 victims. The identified martyrs are:
Qaddoura family massacre
On November 20, 2023, Israeli occupation aircraft committed a massacre against Qaddoura family by targeting a residential house in Jabalia refugee camp where all family members were gathered. This attack resulted in the martyrdom of more than 56 victims. The identified martyrs are:
Abu Hilal family massacre
On November 17, 2023, Israeli occupation aircraft committed a massacre against Abu Hilal family by targeting their house on Al-Jalaa Street in the center of Gaza City, resulting in the martyrdom of more than 28 victims:
- Mohammad Hussein Abu Hilal
- Raafat Harb Abu Hilal
- Suha Hamada Abu Hilal
- Nidaa Khaled Mousa Abu Hilal with her fetus
- Yahya Khaled Harb Abu Hilal
- Sabreen Hussein Abu Hilal
- Nisreen Yahya Abu Hilal
- Khaled Yahya Abu Hilal
- Wateen Yahya Abu Hilal
- Ezz Al-Deen Khaled Abu Hilal
- Abdul Kareem Harb Abu Hilal
- Rasmiyah Khalil Abu Hilal
- Abdullah Majdi Ismail Abu Hilal
- Musab Majdi Abu Hilal
- Jihad Majdi Abu Hilal
- Ismail Salah Abu Hilal
- Mohammad Saber Abu Hilal
- Mohammad Ashraf Abu Al-Aish Abu Hilal
- Mohammad Jamal Ali Abu Hilal
- Ahmad Jamal Abu Hilal
- Ali Jamal Abu Hilal
- Amany Mohammad Abu Hilal with her fetus
- Khaled Mousa Abu Hilal
- Hamza Abu Hilal
- Qusai Abu Hilal
- Eman Hussein Abu Hilal
- Mahmoud Zaki Abu Hilal
- Mahmoud Mousa Abu Hilal
Abu Nahl family massacre
On February 17, 2024, Israeli occupation aircraft committed a massacre against Abu Nahl family by targeting their house in Khirbat Al-Adas area in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip. This led to the martyrdom of 14 members of the family:
- Abdullah Ibrahim Abu Nahl
- Maryam Abdul Salam Abu Nahl
- Ibrahim Juma’a Abu Nahl
- Amina Ahmed Abu Nahl
- Sabreen Abu Nahl
- Mahmoud Ibrahim Abu Nahl
- Lama Ibrahim Abu Nahl
- Saqr Ibrahim Abu Nahl
- Shahd Ibrahim Abu Nahl
- Ahmed Ibrahim Abu Nahl
- Farah Ibrahim Abu Nahl
- Salma Ibrahim Abu Nahl
- Osama Ibrahim Abu Nahl
- Omar Ibrahim Abu Nahl
Al-Aklouk family massacre
On December 17, 2023, Israeli occupation aircraft committed a massacre against Al-Aklouk family by targeting their house in the Al-Jalaa area in the center of Gaza City, resulting in the martyrdom of more than 32 victims from Al-Aklouk and Shabayek families, who had sought refuge with them. The victims are:
- Hussam Al-Din Mohammad Saeed Al-Aklouk
- Najah Mohammad Al-Aklouk
- Wisam Yousuf Al-Aklouk
- Nuran Al-Aklouk
- Nour Al-Din Al-Aklouk
- Jinan Al-Aklouk
- Ezz Al-Din Al-Aklouk
- Zain Al-Din Al-Aklouk
- Razan Al-Aklouk
- Moayad Al-Aklouk
- Haneen Al-Shanty
- Misk Moayad Al-Aklouk
- Maryam Moayad Al-Aklouk
- Mohannad Al-Aklouk
- Sara Al-Aloul
- Hoor Mohannad Al-Aklouk
- Hussam Mohannad Al-Aklouk
- Omar Mohannad Al-Aklouk
- Tareq Mohammad Saeed Al-Aklouk
- Qusay Tareq Al-Aklouk
- Nagham Tareq Al-Aklouk
- Qais Tareq Al-Aklouk
- Alaa Tareq Al-Aklouk (female)
- Raeda Mohammad Saeed Al-Aklouk
- Nancy Nidal Shabayek
- Mais Nidal Shabayek
- Rital Nidal Shabayek
- Rimas Nidal Shabayek
- Ghazal Nidal Shabayek
- Bayan Nidal Shabayek
- Saja Nidal Shabayek
- Mohammad Nidal Shabayek
Al-Astal family massacre
On October 7, 2023, Israeli occupation aircraft committed a massacre against Al-Astal family, targeting a residential block in Khan Yunis, resulting in the martyrdom of more than 100 victims, including relatives who had sought refuge with them. The identified victims are:
- Safiyya Bakeer (Al-Astal)
- Rayan Abdullah Al-Astal
- Riman Omar Al-Astal
- Ali Mohammad Al-Astal
- Jana Mohammad Zakaria Al-Astal
- Radwan Ibrahim Lolah
- Amir Omar Al-Astal
- Majd Ali Al-Astal
- Bilal Anwar Al-Astal
- Nour Ibrahim Lolah
- Ahmad Yaqub Al-Astal
- Mohammad Ibrahim Lolah
- Alaa Ibrahim Lolah
- Omar Zakaria Al-Astal
- Yamen Abdullah Al-Astal
- Anwar Mohammad Al-Astal
- Zakaria Ali Zakaria Al-Astal
- Mohammad Ali Al-Astal
- Mohammad Zakaria Al-Astal
- Raghad Mohammad Zakaria Al-Astal
- Majed Yaqub Al-Astal
- Alaa Zakaria Al-Astal (female)
- Mohannad Majed Yaqub Al-Astal
- Amal Zakaria Al-Astal
- Wahba Al-Astal
- Abdullah Zakaria Al-Astal
- Anwar Mohammad Al-Astal
- Hisham Al-Astal
- Riyad Hisham Al-Astal
- Lana Mohammad Al-Astal
- Zakaria Ali Ayish Al-Astal
- Layan Hisham Al-Astal
- Wafaa Al-Astal
- Muneeb Zakaria Al-Astal
- Ibrahim Lolah
- Hanaa Hussein Al-Astal
- Nadia Yaseen Al-Astal
- Majed Ali Hamed Al-Astal
- Hanaa Ibrahim Al-Astal
- Ibtihal Ibrahim Al-Astal
- Afnan Ibrahim Al-Astal
- Ibrahim Hamed Al-Astal
- Osama Mohammad Al-Astal
- Mohammad Mohammad Al-Astal
- Samah Mohammad Al-Astal
- Samar Mohammad Sulaiman Al-Astal
- Hisham Mohammad Sulaiman Al-Astal
- Abeer Mahmoud Ahmad Al-Astal
- Jinan Hamed Nasser Al-Astal
- Juwan Yahya Yousuf Al-Astal
- Mayan Yahya Yousuf Al-Astal
- Ramzi Abdul Kareem Al-Astal
- Kareem Ramzi Abdul Kareem Al-Astal
- Nada Abdul Hameed Saeed Al-Majaida
- Raafat Abdul Kareem Al-Astal
- Mohammad Ramzi Abdul Kareem Al-Astal
- Abdul Kareem Ramzi Abdul Kareem Al-Astal
- Abeer Mahmoud Ahmad Al-Astal
- Jinan Hamed Nasser Al-Astal
- Juwan Yahya Yousuf Al-Astal
- Mayan Yahya Yousuf Al-Astal
Additionally, there are five unidentified martyrs from Al-Astal family, whose remains were found in the debris.