The family of Muhammad Hamdan Abu Rock tried to escape the white Phosphorus shells which the occupation forces used to shower the city. However, the family could not escape the shells; its child `Abdullah fell as a martyr. 

`Abdullah was trying to escape with his friends when the reconnaissance warplanes targeted him with a missile causing one of his legs to be cut off from his body. A second missile hit him directly and tore up his bowel, lungs, and liver. He was transferred from Gaza to Egypt. 

`Abdullah stayed in one of Isma`iliyyah hospitals until he was died fourteen days after his injury.

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In his last moments, his mother was with him in the hospital. She went to him carrying warm greetings from his father who was receiving treatment in the West Bank. He was happy and asked her to give him some water, but she could not because of the medical debarment. So, she wetted her fingers and passed them over his lips, perhaps he would feel full. `Abdullah was died thirsty!

`Abdullah's friends still remember him. They remember the whispers, laughs, and the brave situations of `Abdullah. They confirmed to his mother that they still on the promise which they made to her that they will never forget him. In turn, she confirms that he is still alive by his soul, hearing them…

His Dreams:

His mother said: "His only hope was to finish college and get a job to meet the needs of an honorable life for us. He always wished that the economic conditions would be better so that he could provide medication for his sick father who was a blood-pressure patient and diabetic. He wanted to secure an honorable life for his disabled sister who suffered cerebral palsy and hemiplegia, and wished to build a new house instead of the old one."