On that very cold unforgettable day, the 27th of December 2008, the war on Gaza started.

On that day, Haneen with her sister Yasmine, were going back home after finishing her Arabic exam at school.

When they arrived nearby the protective security center, the F-16 aircrafts were shooting their first missiles ever in that horrible unfair war on Gaza.

These missiles were targeting that security center area, where Haneen and her sister were hit by the fragments of these missiles, and died at once.

Sympathetic is the meaning of ‘Haneen’ in English. She was like her name; very sympathetic and merciful.

Her mother said "my two daugthers were completing each other. Yasmine taught Haneen how to be strong and brave, while Haneen showed Yasmine the way of tenderness and compassion.”

Haneen was very generous; always ready to give any of her personal properties to anyone in need. She donated many of her possessions to her school.

Her Dreams:

Haneen was very talented in math; that is why her mother was counting on her in helping her young brothers in math homework. 

She had her own special dream to finish her school and then specialize in surgery medical treatment. Everybody was amazed by her choice that doesn’t fit or reflect her peaceful and mild personality at all.

Furthermore, Haneen had loved the patriotic songs. The closest song to her heart was ‘Palestine, the Land of Belief’, whose singer was killed too at the same day of her death! Every time her mother is hearing this song, she is remembering Haneen and streams of tears are flowing from her eyes.

Last time Haneen called her father, who worked outside Gaza seven months before her passing away, she told him how deep she was missing him. And this was the last call and last words from the beloved daughter to her father.

But that other call, at which he knew about her death, had a terrible impact on him, an effect that cannot be described in words.

Exactly fifteen months is the age difference between Yasmine and Haneen. Their mother said “They were like twins. They wore same clothes. I bought for them same models. Since they were born,"

They lived together, loved their homeland together, and died together for this sad struggling land.