Collective grave for Al-Qassas family victims

No.

4961

Date

16 September, 2024

Location

📍 Gaza - Deir al-Balah - Nuseirat

Original Social Media Post

"نتيجة امتلاء المقابر وعدم وجود أماكن للدفن.. عائلة القصاص تجهز قبرا واحدا لدفن 6 من أبنائها الذين ارتقوا في مخيم النصيرات وسط قطاع #غزة 🎥 تقرير | أسامة الدحدوح - مراسل فلسطين اليوم"
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Archivist Notes On This Video

Osama al-Dahdouh is reporting from Al-Qassam Cemetery in Nuseirat, in the vicnity of which the Al-Aqssas family home was bombed, killing 10. "The Al-Qassam cemetery was closed 5 years ago as there was no space left to bury more people. However, because of this war, people had no choice but to dig up the graves and bury the dead on top of each other."

After showing children killed from Al-Qassas family, Osama describes that burials are currently mostly done in collective graves due to the lack of space caused by the genocide: "This is the collective grave where the Al-Qassas (children) will be buried together due to the lack of space." A gravedigger confirms they're digging a collective grave for the Al-Qassas family and that, typically, after 1 month, they may have to bury other people on top of them. So they're digging the current grave while anticipating the need to expand it later.

A relative of the family says that seven of Zaki Rashad Al-Qassas's offspring were killed and that all victims were pulled from the rubble. He proceeds to send a message to Netanyahu: "God told us there's no such thing as a chosen people, an Aryan race, or a blood that's superior to another. God made from a single soul and told us he honoured the sons of Adam."

Archivist Notes: Al-Qassas family massacre - Al-Qassam Cemetery

Early morning, Israeli strikes taregetd the home of the Al-Qassas family, near the Al-Qassam cemetery in the Nuseirat camp, central Gaza Strip.

Footage shows extensive destruction of the house itself, along with four neighboring houses that were also heavily damaged.

Some of the victims were collectively buried in Al-Qassam cemetery due to the lack of space.

Casualties:

  • 10 were confirmed killed, including 4 children.
  • 15 injuries reported

Names of the martyrs::

  • Is'haq Khamis Khalil Hassan
  • Rafiq Khamis Khalil Hassan
  • Susan Walid Salim Hassan
  • Muhammad Zaki Rashad Al-Qassas
  • Yazan Rashad Zaki Al-Qassas
  • Masa Ahmed Zaki Al-Qassas
  • Israa Rashad Zaki Al-Qassas
  • Nada Rashad Al-Qassas
  • Abeer Al-Qassas

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