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Name of the Victim: Shayma' `Adel Al Jadbah

Age: 9 years.
Gender: Female 
The Date of Martyrdom: 15/1/2009.
The Place of Martyrdom: on the roof of her uncle's house, in Sakanat Al Zarqah Neighborhood, in the east of Gaza City.
The Cause of Death or Injury: shrapnel of a missile was fired from an Israeli F-16 warplane.
The Story of Martyrdom:

On the 15th of January 2009, Shayma' was going to complete her nine years of age, but her birthday was the day of her death. The Israeli warplanes did not give her much time to put off the candles of her birthday, but they took away her life after they fired a missile at her to kill her innocence as well as take away her life.

Shayma' left Jabal Al Rayyis with her family where the fierce battles took place during the Israeli war on Gaza. They left for the uncle's house in Sakanat Al Zarqah, in the east of Gaza Strip. There, Shayma', her sisters, and her cousins went upstairs to the roof of her uncle's house and started to draw squares with her left hand to play with the girls. In her right hand, there was a loaf of bread in which there was thyme, then she grabbed a stone and threw it in the third square. She started to narrate a pleasant story; her features expressed great joy and her laughter was heard, but a missile was fired from an Israeli warplane hit her directly, stopping her song which she memorized from Toyor Al Jannah Satellites channel and Shayma' was covered in blood.

The sisters and daughters of her uncle to seek ye down seconds before the rocket landed, but it was the fastest of its steps, which accelerated to leave the place, Vordi is the first missile in the missile came second and third sister married her first cousin Jasmine Abdel Azim.

Shima were not the last girl to her mother, but it was the most return for a set of sisters, and answered immediately requested the mother and all brothers and father, how can it not a beautiful affectionate obedient sponsors of the rights of others, remember her mother: "It was not only out of the house and handed to his parents, come to my room accept my hands and forehead and also her father, then to school to become Temtemat pray for it."

Achieved as long as the mother wishes her daughter and met their needs but the latest request, saying: "She asked me Shaima hat and muffler, and promised to buy them, but the circumstances of war prevented me, and now is leave without keeping my word .. it was more a scarf and a hat with six sister safe to ask the audience Ahla Min I and Manal Mutawaq - singing small - Vigibunha nicest compliment you, and proud of themselves and start Shaima anthem melodious voice compassionate."

She dreamed to be sung Kalotflp Manal perform both reservation and try to imitate her voice, and strive to excel on the study are distinct but Israel did not like giving them to complete their plans for the future So, it settled on the day of birth.

Her sisters and cousins asked her to come down seconds before the missile, but it was faster than her small steps that moved to leave the place. She was killed by the first missile, whereas the second and the third missile killed her sister Jasmine and her cousin `Abdul-`Azhim.

Shayma' was not the only child of her mother, but she was the most spoiled among her sisters and when she asked for something, all her siblings as well as the father would respond immediately. She was very obedient and always cared for her siblings. Her mother says: she never left the house without saluting all the family members. She used to come to my room to kiss my hands and forehead, and so she did with her father, then she would go to school on the sound of supplication for her with success.

The mother always made the wishes of her daughter come true and meet her need except for the last request. She says: Shayma' asked me for a cap and a scarf and I promised her to get her one, but the conditions of war prevented me. Now, she leaves without keeping my promise to her. Whenever she wears the cap and the scarf of her sister Aminah, she would ask the attendants: who is more beautiful; Me or Manal Al Mutawwaq (a young singer)? They would answer her: you are the most beautiful. When she hears that, she begins to sing with her beautiful voice.

She dreamt of becoming as Manal the singing child who memorized her songs and tried to imitate her voice. She was diligent and outstanding in her study in order to be special like her, but Israel did not give her time to complete her future plans because she left on the day of her birth.

 
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