Little girl Balsam died shortly after being wounded, amputated, and orphaned

No.

5998

Date

30 September, 2024

Found by

Abdallah Alattar

Location

📍 Gaza - Deir al-Balah

Original Social Media Post

"ما ذنب هذه الطفلة 💔 اصابة الطفلة بلسم العديني واستشهاد والدتها وشقيقتها جراء استهداف منزلهم في شارع الحكر بمدينة دير البلح وسط قطاع غزة"
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Archivist Notes On This Video

Translation of caption:

What is the fault of this child 💔 The injury of the child Balsam Al-Udaini and the martyrdom of her mother and sister as a result of targeting their home in Al-Hakr Street in the city of Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip

Archivist Notes: Al-Udaini family massacre - Journalist murdered with her family

In an Israeli air strike reported before 3:00am on September 30th, 2024, four members of the Al-Udaini family were killed when their home was targeted in the Hakr Al-Jami’ area in the city of Deir Al-Balah, central Gaza Strip.

The Israeli bombing killed the whole hosuehold: two parents and their two children. Child Balsam Al-Udaini was gravely wounded and had her foot amputated before succumbing to her injuries a short time later.

PHOTOS "The destruction of the Al-Udaini family home that was targeted by Israeli occupation aircraft in Deir al-Balah in the middle of the Gaza Strip"

PHOTOS "Farewell and funeral of a number of martyrs from the Al-Udaini family at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip "

Names of the martyrs:

  1. Journalist Wafaa Ali Abd Rabbo Al-Udaini (@Wafa_Gaza)
  2. Munir Attia Darwish Al-Udaini (husband)
  3. Tamim Munir Al-Udaini (son, 7 months-old)
  4. Balsam Munir Attia Al-Udaini (daughter)

Wafaa Ali Abd Rabbo Al-Udaini | وفاء علي عبد ربه العديني was a Journalist who worked for multiple media and research centers, including as

  • Writer at The Palestinian Information Center
  • International Correspondent at The Palestine Chronicle
  • Author at Fact-File
  • News Writer at Middle East Monitor
  • Contributor at BC FM / AM Radio
  • Manager at 16th October Group, a media group working to convey the Palestinian struggle to international audiences
  • Activist at International Solidarity Movement

Wafa Aludaini consistently worked so hard to build connections between the broad popular solidarity movement for Palestine and people in Gaza. She spoke and wrote everywhere in English and recently was a witness at the @SanctionsTrib

She is not the first Plaestinian journalist killed along with her family since October 7, 2023.

More than 175 journalists were killed in Gaza since the beginning of the Genocide.

People in Video: Wafaa Ali Abd Rabbo Al-Udaini

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