When the sound of explosions stopped for a while, streams of Gazan men went out to check the stricken areas. The 15-year old Mazen joined the stream to share in the survey. He found a small object of the Israeli remains, which he took to explore later at home.

At home, Mazen started to examine the small object and within seconds it blew up in his face. His blood covered the rug. His mother was not at home then. She had gone to mourn a friend, in Jabalia camp. Mazen’s brothers were in the house, but none of them were hurt.

His mother, recalls Mazen’s manners, "Not only Mazen helped his family but also he used to quickly give a hand to anybody who asked for help. When water was cut in our neighborhood, Mazen helped fill the reservoir manually."

"Mazen memorized four parts of the Noble Qur'an and loved to stay at the mosque for long times", the sad mother adds.

Mazen was a third-grade student at a preparatory school. Mazen excelled in football owing this to his tall and thin body. He was a member of his school team. He loved to play football so much without feeling exhausted or bored.

"In his spare time, Mazen, also, used to spend his time at home in front of his computer and competing with his brothers in the computer games.", his mother recalls.