On January 15, 2009, Bara’ clung to his mother under the ceiling which the nearby explosions caused it to vigorously shake. Bara’ got fed up with the war atmosphere which deprived him of playing in the adjacent alley. Yet, they were an easy target for the rockets of the Israeli army. On that day the Israeli artillery stationed at the Strip border shelled their humble house with a land-to-land rocket, thereupon, Bara’, his mother, his grandmother and his sister were martyred.

Bara’, the one and a half year old child, was martyred leaving to his father, who had survived that atrocious Israeli crime, a lot of memories. He was dear to his heart, He wished Bara’ would finish his studies and go to university to fulfill his father’s dream of seeing him an engineer or a physician.

His aunt says, “I used to come over to visit them every month. I was happy to see that lovely and united family. They loved each other very much. My brother loved his son a lot. His grief was profound when he lost him. We can do nothing but pray for patience. May Allah almighty be our supporter!”

His uncle’s wife, who is also their neighbor, says, “When we heard the explosion we went out. We saw the torn bodies everywhere. The situation was extremely terrible. I did not believe what I was seeing. They were children and women only. They were horrendously punished because they were staying, like us, intimidated and terrified. The occupation forces denied them even living in fear, so, they killed them.”