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Name of Victim: Na'el
Zohair Abu-`Oun |
| Age: 13 years old |
| Date of murder: March 1, 2008 |
| Place of murder: Eastern Jabalyah camp, northern Gaza Strip |
| Weapon used: Air-to-ground missiles from an Israeli reconnaissance plane |
| Details of the last hours: |
The situation in Gaza went from bad to worse as the Israeli military operations continued to target the area. Na'el's school had to close its doors to protect the lives of its students.
Curious, 13-year-old Na'el and six of his schoolmates went out of school and walked to the nearest place where clashes between Palestinian freedom fighters and Israeli forces were under way. As the children were attentively watching, an Israeli reconnaissance plane fired a missile toward
them.
Na'el and two of his friends were killed on the spot. The other four children were seriously injured. |
| Hobbies during
lifetime: |
| Drawing and
swimming |
| Dreams martyr once had: |
| Na'el dreamed of
being a lawyer like his father. He was eager to finish
school and become a law student before he died. |
