Palestinian Holocaust Museum
 

Name: As- Samoni Family (Death of around 14 members of the family, most of them women and children) 

Age: Various ages
Date of Death: Monday, January 5, 2009
Place of Death: Al Zeitoun neighborhood , east of Gaza.
Weapon Type: Israeli tank shell
Cause of Death: An Israeli tank shell struck the family house in the early morning. 
Details of the last hours: The survivors of As-Samoni family described what happened as a massacre. Israeli soldiers locked 30 people from their family into one house. Many civilians, along with the family, were killed as artillery shells bombed the house. The photos show the bodies of three children, siblings of the As-Samoni family.
 
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