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Name of Victim: `Ali Iyad Al-Dayah

Age: 10 years old.
Sex : Male.
Date of Death:Jan,.6, 2009
Place of Death: His house in Az-Zayton neighborhood, East Gaza.
Cause of Death: An F16 missile that was launched at his four-floor house.
It was Tuesday, Jan. 6, at 6:00 AM, when a F16 Israeli warplanes targeted Ali's house, killing men, women, and children; 23 of them were killed, one person was survived.

Among a group of painful photographs of "Al-Daya's" massacre, the image of taking out the body of the ten-years-old `Ali from the steel and the cement was the most difficult scenes recorded in the war against Gaza. On that day, `Ali as well as 12 kids who were under ten-years-old from his family were dragged from the ruins of the house which the F16 missile turned into rubble.

`Ali was a four-primary-grade student and used to memorize six parts of the Glorious Qur'an. His 23 uncle Rida said about him: "He was popular at school by his teachers and instructors who taught him the Qur'an in the mosque because he was so special in both."

Uncle Rida remembered the results of `Ali's certificates whose one of the marks was excellent. The uncle was happy when one of the teachers was able to record a video clip of `Ali while singing in his honoring celebration after he had lost all his properties under the rubble, but rather the remnants of his nephews.

His Dreams:

`Ali dreamt to be a doctor to treat the people who were suffering under the occupation. He also dreamt to be a soldier to defend his family and country. Her aunt Shirin said: "`Ali was very active, his voice was echoing all the time in the house, and his voice was special, and everyone hears him they like his singing."

 
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