PALESTINE

Sat 24 May 2025 9:08 am - Jerusalem Time

During her work, pediatrician Alaa Al-Najjar receives her eight children as charred remains.

Alaa al-Najjar, a pediatrician at Nasser Hospital, lost her nine children in an Israeli airstrike that targeted the family's home in Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip. This was one of the most painful massacres since the beginning of the aggression.

According to the Ministry of Health in Gaza, the bombing completely destroyed the house and sparked a massive fire. Civil defense crews recovered the bodies of nine victims, including eight children, who were completely charred. According to eyewitnesses, the doctor suffered a nervous breakdown after learning of the tragedy, while her husband was injured in the airstrike.

The Director General of the Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip, Dr. Munir al-Barsh, confirmed that "nine siblings from one family, the children of Dr. Alaa al-Najjar, were martyred in the bombing that targeted the house at dawn on Friday."

For weeks, Khan Yunis has witnessed a violent escalation by the Israeli occupation army, as part of a systematic policy of targeting civilians, resulting in the deaths of hundreds of women and children.

This crime is one of dozens of massacres committed against Palestinian families amidst a disturbing international silence, while the suffering of the Gaza Strip's residents continues, living under bombardment and loss for months without any protection.

Dr. Alaa, who treated children in Gaza at Nasser Hospital, received news of the martyrdom of her children, some of whose names have been identified as: Yahya, Rakan, Raslan, Jibran, Eve, Rifan, and Sayedin, in a scene that embodies the tragedy that Gaza experiences daily under bombardment.

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During her work, pediatrician Alaa Al-Najjar receives her eight children as charred remains.

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