Gaza: Names and faces of children killed in Israel's latest offensive
Israel says it is targeting Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad targets, but nearly 42 percent of the victims have been children.
Social media is awash with people mourning children killed by attacks over the past two days.
'Israel may kill us at will, burn us alive, and tear us apart, but it will never succeed in uprooting us from our land,' Ramy Abdu, a prominent human rights worker who lost nephews and nieces on Tuesday, said on X.
'Justice and accountability await - no matter how long it takes.'
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Siwar Jamassi
Siwar Jamassi was killed in Israel's attack on Tuesday (Social media)
Siwar Jamassi, Abdu's niece, is one of the many children killed by Israel's latest attack.
Her siblings, parents, aunts and grandparents were also killed.
Her photo, which shows her sitting on a sofa above the rubble, has gone viral on social media.
Omar and Layan
Omar and Layan (Social media)
Omar and Layan were killed alongside their mother, who is Abdu's sister.
In a post from 2021, Abdu had shown Layan's reaction to an Israeli air strike during its offensive on the Palestinian enclave at the time.
'My niece Layan, 14, was displaced for over a year, living in tents during the genocide,' Abdu said in a post on X.
When Abdu would ask about her, he said people would tell him that she is 'at work'.
'Layan gathered children from nearby tents and started a classroom, becoming 'Miss Layan', the beloved teacher amidst the ruins,' Abdu added. 'Israel killed Layan.'
Muhammad Naeem Shaban
Muhammad Naeem Sha'ban in a Facebook post mourning him (Social media)
Gaming streamer Joseph Alminawi, known online as Swiftor, announced the death of his 'nine-month-old cousin, his mom, his uncles, all of their kids' in Israel's attacks.
The infant was Muhammed Naeem Shaban.
'Fuck Netanyahu and anyone trying to justify this evil shit - all for the sake of greed, land, staying in power,' Alminawi posted on X.
Bisan and Ayman
Bisan in a picture collage shared by her aunt on Facebook (Social media)
Bisan's death was first announced by her maternal aunt, Heba al-Hindi, on Facebook.
'God have mercy on you, Bisan, you are your aunt's heart, and may God give your mother patience,' Hindi said. 'I pray that they find your brother.'
Ayman in a photo shared by his aunt on Facebook (Social media)
It was not long, however, before Hindi announced the death of her nephew.
'Ayman the martyr has joined his sister Bisan,' she posted. 'The loss is great. May God give you patience, my sister, may God be with you.'
Mohammed, Tareq, Lana, Aya and Wateen Ziad al-Humaida
The five siblings were killed along with their mother when an Israeli strike hit their tent in southern Gaza.
🚨Breaking: The Israeli army killed five siblings : Mohammed, Tareq, Lana, Aya, and Wateen Ziad Al-Humaida along with their mother, Hadeel Naeem Al-Humaida, in a missile strike on their tent in southern Gaza. pic.twitter.com/rBwdUJxVpW — Gaza Notifications (@gazanotice) March 19, 2025
An unnamed infant was also killed and mourned by journalist Abubaker Abed.
'His last name is not Bibas,' Abed said, referring to the Israeli children whose bodies were returned to Israel during the first phase of the ceasefire. 'Western media is still justifying the genocide in Gaza.'
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