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Name of Victim: Halimah Nizar Rayyan |
| Age: 5 years old |
| 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 – 5 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. |
| Other Information: At approximately 11:35 pm on the same day, Israeli aircraft raided the al-Khulafa Mosque, which is located near Rayyans' house, destroying the mosque completely and damaging tens of houses in the area, some for the second time on the same day. |
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