| Details of the Last Hours:Just before afternoon, January 6, 2009, Bakr Deib – 20 years old – asked his brother Mustafa – 13 years old - to fetch some carton from the street for his mother to bake some bread, amidst the hard times suffered in Gaza on the tenth day of the Israeli assault. Mustafa went to do what he was asked to, but unusually he was late. This was because he and his fellows went to see the house of Abu `Askar, which was bombarded the night before.
Then Mustafa went home carrying a small piece of carton and smiling he said to his mother and brother "I haven't found more pieces". When his mother finished baking, Mustafa went to the second floor of the house leaving his mother, grandmother, uncle and cousin in the front courtyard. Just a few seconds later the boy ran down to find their bodies torn and covered in blood. A few minutes later a second shell killed Mustafa and his brothers, who fell martyrs except for Bakr.
His father says: "Mustafa, my dear boy! I had great ambitions for him. I dreamt that he would travel to his uncles in Germany to complete his study and acquire a high scientific degree."
The father adds: "Mustafa was a very joyful boy; he was kind hearted with a high sense of humor. Everyone loved him and whenever we were invited to a wedding, Mustafa was specially invited in person to add a cheerful atmosphere to the party. Whenever we had some visitors, they looked for Mustafa to some joke with him."
Mustafa's fellows in the neighborhood always debated about who would accompany Mustafa wherever he went.
Since he was a student in third primary grade, Mustafa liked mimicking. His brother Bakr says that Mustafa was in the second year in El-Fakhura prep school with cousin `Esam who was martyred with him. He adds:
"I loved Mustafa very much! He used to help me and whenever I needed something from the house he brought it to me at work. All the family loved Mustafa; he was the sweet of our house."
As for Mustafa's relation with his mother, his aunt says:
"He was the most obedient to his mother. She said that he was always active and used to bring most of the house needs." Mustafa cared a lot for his appearance, as his aunt remarks, and he liked to look his best, especially that he was the smartest and most cheerful of his brothers.
Mustafa along with his cousin `Esam and his neighbor `Ahed Qidas fell martyrs, while the rest of their fellows (Mu'ayyad, Hussein and Ashraf) are lamenting their beloved friends.
His brother Bakr says: "When I go to sleep, I remember the past days with Mustafa. We used to play together and compete in writing games before we went to sleep. Now they are all dead and I am alone without any of my brothers…Sufficient unto us is Allah! Most Excellent is He Whom we trust!"
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