Israeli Occupation Massacres – Testimonies of the Brutality of the Aggression
The massacres committed by the Israeli occupation against the Palestinian people are not merely numbers; they are painful human stories and innocent lives lost brutally. On this page, we document these massacres to preserve our collective memory and to convey to the world the reality of the oppression and crimes against humanity. We are here to assert that justice remains our demand and that the sacrifices of our martyrs will not be in vain.
Child Adam Islam Abu S’ayyed
Two-year-old Adam Islam Abu S’ayyed was martyred following the Israeli occupation aircraft’s bombing of his home on February 20, 2024. His brother, Ali, and 12 other family members, most of them children and women, were also martyred in the bombing of the family’s home in the Central Governorate
Faisal Al-Khaldi: His Parents Killed Before His Eyes
Five-year-old Faisal Ahmed Khaldi recounts the details of Israeli occupation troops’ incursion into his home on December 21, 2023, in Al-Sheikh Redwan neighborhood of Gaza City.
Faisal’s mother and he were injured, with the mother’s injury being severe in her leg, rendering her unable to move, following the bombardment of the house next to theirs by occupation aircraft. The father attempted to take her to Al-Dhayhan School for treatment, but Israeli occupation forces fired tank shells at them, besieging the family inside their home for 24 hours without food or water, and firing tank shells again at the roof of the house.
Israeli occupation soldiers then blew up the front door and opened fire on them while they were asleep. The father died in his sleep. The mother told Faisal to try to wake his father, but when the occupation soldiers saw him, they fired a grenade at the child. They removed the hijab from his mother, Fatima, who was seven months pregnant, and placed her in front of her children, shooting her in the stomach.
The occupation forces then allowed the survivors to exit the house to flee to Al-Dhayhan School, but the tank continued to fire shells at anyone attempting to evacuate.
Children of Al-Henawi School Massacre
Israeli occupation aircraft bombed Al-Henawi School in the Al-Amal neighborhood of western Khan Younis in the early hours of the afternoon on Tuesday, February 6, 2024. The civilians who had sought refuge in the school became victims of the bombing, as they believed that schools were protected areas under international humanitarian law. Ambulances and civil defense vehicles managed to recover the bodies of 14 individuals, most of whom were children and women, in addition to dozens of injured and many missing.
Child Ahmad Abu Elian
On February 5, 2024, Israeli occupation aircraft bombed a house belonging to the Abu Saleh family in the Al-Salam neighborhood of eastern Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, without prior warning. Four-year-old Ahmad Hatim Ibrahim Abu Elian, who had been displaced from Bani Suheila-Khan Younis to this home, was playing with his older sister when the bombardment struck, and his head was found severed from his body.
Among the identified victims were:
- Oday Mazen Salamah Abu Suhiban (21 years old) from Rafah.
- Mahmoud Rashwan Hamouda Abu Saleh (29 years old) from Rafah.
- Saeed Muhammad Saeed Selmi (11 years old) from Al-Zeitoun neighborhood in Gaza City.