Children of the Abu Samak family - killed in their beds by Israeli air strike

No.

5500

Date

23 September, 2024

Found by

Dr. Zain Abbadi

Original Social Media Post

"🚨 5 martyrs (4 children and a woman) ascended to martyrdom as a result of the IOF bombing the Abu Samak family home near Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Hospital in Deir Al-Balah in the central #Gaza Strip."
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Archivist Notes: Abu Samak family massacre - Deir Al-Balah

A pre-dawn, around 3 am, an Israeli air strike on a house belonging to the Abu Samak family near Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, Gaza killed five people; four children and their mother. The father, Mohammed Abu Samak, was injured, and lost his whole family in a single blow.

Their names:

  • Israa Abu Samak, 29 years old, Mother
  • Mazen Mohammed Abu Samak, 4 years old
  • Zeina Mohammed Abu Samak, 5 years old
  • Ahmed Mohammed Abu Samak, 7 years old
  • Abdullah Mohammed Abu Samak, 8 years old

First Report 3:14am Journalist Eslayah writes: "Urgent: Occupation aircraft launch a raid in the vicinity of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip."

The details for each video come from social media. None of it has been verified.