Information about the massacre
Rafah Tents Burning massacre
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Details of the massacre
On May 26, 2024, Israeli occupation aircraft committed a massacre against Palestinians by targeting the tents of displaced persons near UNRWA warehouses in Al-Mawasi area in northwestern Rafah. This airstrike caused fires which resulted in the martyrdom of more than 45 victims, most of whom were women and children. Additionally, 200 Palestinians suffered from limb amputations and severe burns due to the ongoing Israeli blockade on the Gaza Strip, which has involved preventing the entry of medical aid and causing most hospitals to cease operations as a result of Israeli attacks. The identified victims are:
- Wissam Al-Attar (29 years old)
- Hendawi Al-Attar (29 years old)
- Hamada Al-Attar (35 years old)
- Maisaa Al-Attar (32 years old)
- Mayada Al-Attar (23 years old)
- Arkan Al-Najar (12 years old)
- Huda Al-Najar (15 years old)
- Ahmad Al-Najar (2 years old)
- Rasha Al-Ajouri (39 years old)
- Shadi Al-Desouqi (41 years old)
- Faten Al-Hela (45 years old)
- Latifa Al-Hela (70 years old)
- Mahmoud Hammad (40 years old)
- Yasser Erbai (48 years old)
- Juma'a Al-Ashi
- Shahd Abu Rabee
- Khuwailid Ramadan (47 years old)
- Aya Adel Hammad (14 years old)
- Mustafa Al-Astal (38 years old)
- Nisma Hassan Al-Baba (5 years old)
- Harbi Saleh Abu Shahma (7 years old)
- Harbi Saleh Ahmad Abu Shahma (44 years old)
- Amany Warsh Agha
- Ahmad Saadi Zayed
- Abdel Moneim Mohamed Al-Absi
- Jaber Abdel Qader Al-Absi
- Rabab Hesham Al-Absi
- Fatima Mahmoud Al-Absi
- Samah Mahmoud Al-Absi
- Rahaf Al-Absi
- Ahmad Abdel Kareem Al-Tawil
- Raghad Nassar
- Sahar Nassar
- Amir Ashraf Nassar
- Hala Mohamed Al-Qaisi
- Nora Jabr Al-Qaisi
- Saleh Ibrahim Al-Hamas
- Bisan Ibrahim Al-Hamas
- Amir Ibrahim Al-Ghefari
- Abdel Aziz Abdel Qader Abu Al-Kass
- Samar Mahmoud Abu Al-Kass
- Leen Jabr Abu Salem
- Duaa Jabr Abu Salem
- Ilham Abdel Qader Abu Salem
- Ashraf Mohamed Ali
Documentation of the crime
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