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Victim’s Name: As`ad Nizar Rayyan

Age: 2 years old
Sex: male
Date of injury or death: January 2, 2009
Place of injury or death: Jibalia in northern Gaza Strip
Cause of injury or death: Israeli air strikes
Details of the Last Hours: At around 2 am, while the martyr’s father was entering his house, Israeli f-16 aircrafts aimed at their house with a raid of 3 missiles. This totally destroyed the house that tumbled over the heads of its inhabitants. The martyr – 2 years old – died with 13 members of the family that was comprised of a father, four wives, and seven brother and sisters. Only three brothers, who were not at the house during the raid, survived the bombing. The martyr and his family were picked up from under the rubble. Dr. Mu`awiya Hassanein said that most of the family members were in fragments due to the violence of the raid. More than ten thousand people joined the funeral of the martyr and his family the following day.

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