142 PALESTINIAN FAMILIES LOST THREE OR MORE MEMBERS IN THE GAZA STRIP DURING THE 2014 ISRAELI OFFENSIVE

Here are stories of 53 bereaved families, arranged according to the date of the attack. Click on the calendar to see their stories (show all)

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10 July 2014, Khan Younis

Al-Hajj family

8 people killed, including 2 children

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Yasser Mahmoud al-Hajj (26) stands in front of his destroyed house. Yasser was visiting friends just before the attack. On his way back, he saw his home being bombed. His parents and six siblings were killed.

“We are all civilians. We are still wondering why we were attacked,” says Yasser.

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Photos of the members of the al-Hajj family killed in the Israeli airstrike. Top row: Basma (51) and her husband Mahmoud (57). In the bottom row there are photos of their sons and daughters; from the left: Fatma (14), Saad (16), Tareq (18), Omar (20), Asmaa’ (22), and Najlaa’ (29).

People killed in the attack in Khan Younis

10 July 2014

  • Mahmoud Lutfi al-Hajj
    (52)
  • Basma Abdel Qader al-Hajj
    (48,Mahmoud’s wife)
  • Najlaa' Mahmoud al-Hajj
    (29, Mahmoud and Basma's daughter)
  • Asmaa' Mahmoud al-Hajj
    (22, Mahmoud and Basma's daughter)
  • Omar Mahmoud al-Hajj
    (20, Mahmoud and Basma's son)
  • Tareq Mahmoud al-Hajj
    (18, Mahmoud and Basma's son)
  • Saad Mahmoud al-Hajj
    (17, Mahmoud and Basma's son)
  • Fatma Mahmoud al-Hajj
    (12, Mahmoud and Basma's daughter)