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Irish Independent
02-05-2025
- Politics
- Irish Independent
‘Did they think Massa would fight them with her doll or her ball?' – family mourn girl (4) killed in Israeli attack
©Associated Press Today at 21:30 Massa Abed (4) brought a rubber ball and her doll to play with friends on the street near her family's home on Sunday. It was a mundane day in Zawaida, the central Gaza town where the Abeds returned weeks ago, with calm largely restored in the area. But that afternoon, an Israeli strike hit a tent on the side of the road, killing Massa and some of the other children.
Toronto Sun
01-05-2025
- Toronto Sun
Devastated father wonders why an Israeli strike killed his 4-year-old daughter
Published May 01, 2025 • 3 minute read Relatives of Massa Abed, 4, who was killed in an Israeli army airstrike on the Gaza Strip, carry her body at Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, Sunday, April 27, 2025. Photo by Abdel Kareem Hana / AP DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Massa Abed, 4, brought a rubber ball and her doll to play with friends on the street near her family's home on Sunday. It was a mundane day in Zawaida, the central Gaza town where the Abeds returned weeks ago, with calm largely restored in the area. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account But that afternoon, an Israeli strike hit a tent on the side of the road, killing Massa and some of the other children. Her older brother, 16, grabbed Massa's little body and rushed to the hospital on a donkey cart. When she was pronounced dead, he wailed, holding her. Days later, Massa's father, Samy Abed, turned the green ball in his hand, describing the incident to The Associated Press. 'She had a ball on her lap with a doll in her hand. Will she fight them with her football or doll?' he said. 'She's 4 years old. What can she do? She can't even carry a rock.' The Israeli army did not respond to requests for comment on the strike, and it remains unclear why the area — near the city of Deir al-Balah — was struck or who was targeted. Israeli officials have often blamed Hamas for civilian casualties, saying the Palestinian militant group regularly operates from residential areas and hospitals and accusing it using civilians as human shields. Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Since Israel resumed attacksmore than a month ago, at least 809 children have been killed, said Zaher al-Wahidi, a spokesperson with Gaza's Health Ministry. Overall, the ministry says, more than 52,000 Palestinians have been killed since the start of the war, in October 2023. Ministry officials do not differentiate between civilians and militant deaths but say that more than half the dead have been women and children. Israel says it has killed over 20,000 militants, without providing details on those deaths. On March 18, a surprise Israeli bombardment shattered a six-week ceasefire mediated by the U.S., Qatar and Egypt; hundreds of Palestinians were killed. Mediation efforts to restore the ceasefire have faltered, and Israel has vowed more devastation if Hamas doesn't release the remaining hostages kidnapped in its rampage on southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. That Hamas attack killed some 1,200 people and abducted 250 others. Israel says 59 hostages remain in captivity, at least 35 of whom are believed to be dead. Israel has imposed a blockade on Gaza, not allowing food, medicine, or assistance to enter the strip. The United Nations World Food Program said its stockpiles that it used to feed over 600,000 people daily are empty. Israel says the blockade's aim is to increase pressure on Hamas to release the rest of the hostages and to disarm. At the hospital where Massa's brother brought her, bodies of her young playmates lay nearby — a reminder, relatives said, of children in danger as attacks continue. Massa had the confidence and bubbly personality of a teenager, socializing and conversing with everyone, her father said as he scrolled through photos and videos where she played and posed for the cameras. He soon turned to photos of her body at the hospital. 'We see her when we're asleep. When we wake up, we remember her,' he said. Majdi Abed, Massa's uncle, says he has regular visions of her. 'I was sitting right here at 7 a.m., and I felt the girl coming toward me,' he said, describing how he frequently bursts into tears upon realizing it's not really Massa. The family still expects her to show up at their breakfast table. But, her father said, 'her spot is empty.' Sunshine Girls Columnists Travel USA Sunshine Girls Editorial Cartoons
Toronto Sun
30-04-2025
- Toronto Sun
In roadside Gaza attack, 4-year-old girl and other children among those killed
Published Apr 30, 2025 • 3 minute read Samy Abed shows a picture of his 4-year-old daughter, Massa, before she was killed by an Israeli army strike in Zawaida, near the city of Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, April 29, 2025. Photo by Abdel Kareem Hana / AP Photo DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Massa Abed, 4, brought a rubber ball and her doll to play with friends on the street near her family's home on Sunday. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account It was a mundane day in Zawaida, the central Gaza town where the Abeds returned weeks ago, with calm largely restored in the area. But that afternoon, an Israeli strike hit a tent on the side of the road, killing Massa and some of the other children. Her older brother, 16, grabbed Massa's little body and rushed to the hospital on a donkey cart. When she was pronounced dead, he wailed, holding her. Days later, Massa's father, Samy Abed, turned the green ball in his hand, describing the incident to The Associated Press. 'She had a ball on her lap with a doll in her hand. Will she fight them with her football or doll?' he said. 'She's 4 years old. What can she do? She can't even carry a rock.' The Israeli army did not respond to requests for comment on the strike, and it remains unclear why the area — near the city of Deir al-Balah — was struck or who was targeted. Israeli officials have often blamed Hamas for civilian casualties, saying the Palestinian militant group regularly operates from residential areas and hospitals and accusing it using civilians as human shields. Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Since Israel resumed attacksmore than a month ago, at least 809 children have been killed, said Zaher al-Wahidi, a spokesperson with Gaza's Health Ministry. RECOMMENDED VIDEO Overall, the ministry says, more than 52,000 Palestinians have been killed since the start of the war, in October 2023. Ministry officials do not differentiate between civilians and militant deaths but say that more than half the dead have been women and children. Israel says it has killed over 20,000 militants, without providing details on those deaths. On March 18, a surprise Israeli bombardment shattered a six-week ceasefire mediated by the U.S., Qatar and Egypt; hundreds of Palestinians were killed. Mediation efforts to restore the ceasefire have faltered, and Israel has vowed more devastation if Hamas doesn't release the remaining hostages kidnapped in its rampage on southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. That Hamas attack killed some 1,200 people and abducted 250 others. Israel says 59 hostages remain in captivity, at least 35 of whom are believed to be dead. Israel has imposed a blockade on Gaza, not allowing food, medicine, or assistance to enter the strip. The United Nations World Food Program said its stockpiles that it used to feed over 600,000 people daily are empty. Israel says the blockade's aim is to increase pressure on Hamas to release the rest of the hostages and to disarm. At the hospital where Massa's brother brought her, bodies of her young playmates lay nearby — a reminder, relatives said, of children in danger as attacks continue. Massa had the confidence and bubbly personality of a teenager, socializing and conversing with everyone, her father said as he scrolled through photos and videos where she played and posed for the cameras. He soon turned to photos of her body at the hospital. 'We see her when we're asleep. When we wake up, we remember her,' he said. Majdi Abed, Massa's uncle, says he has regular visions of her. 'I was sitting right here at 7 a.m., and I felt the girl coming toward me,' he said, describing how he frequently bursts into tears upon realizing it's not really Massa. The family still expects her to show up at their breakfast table. But, her father said, 'her spot is empty.' Ontario Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs Canada Toronto Maple Leafs
