On May 31, in the morning, three brother who were volunteering to cook food for the hungry in central Gaza were killed by an Israeli strike on their car, in Al Hilo street in the vicinity Al Sawarha cemetery, south of the Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Deir Al Balah, in the central Gaza Strip. The local time of the incident is unknown.

According to Middle east Monitor, these 3 Palestinian borthers, Tariq, Hamza, and Abdul Rahman Darwish, ran a soup kitchen and distributed free food to displaced Gazans in Nuseirat refugee and were volunteered to support their community during Israel's bombing and starvation campaign against Gaza's civilians. According to a post by Rashed Kabarati they were dedicated to “serving people, taking care of them, and preparing food for them.”

Mahmoud Abu Hamada reported that Darwish family members were killed in the bombing and burning of the car and “their remains were scattered on the road.” Al Zahraa Mukhtar further reported that one of the bodies recovered consisted only of its lower half, with the upper half scattered and missing a head.

A potential fourth civilian, Nihad Jamal Al Auf, was also seriously wounded and later died from his injuries, although it is unclear whether his injuries were sustained in this incident : on the day of the incident Awni Abu Ghassan, posted to social media that her uncle, Nihad Jamal Al-Auf, was taken to intensive care after being seriously injured when a car was “targeted” in Nuseirat Camp. It was later reported by Mohammed Al Of Abu Khoder that Nihad Jamal Al-Auf had succumbed to his injuries and passed away later on in the day.

Other unnamed civilians were reported injured in the incident.

Following the incident friends and family mourned the loss of their loved ones consoling each other with religious messages such as “And do not think that those who were killed in the cause of God are dead, but rather alive, provided for by their Lord.” They also prayed that God may accept those who passed away as “martyrs.”

Martyrs names :

• Tariq Zaki Darwish طارق زكي درويش

• Hamza Zaki Darwish حمزة زكي درويش

• Abdul Rahman Abdul Karim Darwish عبدالرحمن عبدالكريم درويش

Men who succumbed to his injuries and passed away later on in the day :

• Nihad Jamal al-Auf نهاد جمال العف

Portraits :

Sources :

Middle East Monitor

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