Abdullah Hassan Abu Zeid (63) cries when he recalls the attack on his home, on 29 July 2014, which killed 9 members of his family. He mourns his wife, 4 daughters-in-law, and 3 grandchildren.
25-06-2015
Abdullah Hassan Abu Zeid (63) cries when he recalls the attack on his home, on 29 July 2014, which killed 9 members of his family. He mourns his wife, 4 daughters-in-law, and 3 grandchildren.
A view of the destroyed ground floor of the home of the Abu Zeid family where 5 families were living. First an Israeli drone fired one missile; usually followed with a larger missile; however, there was no time to flee before the second missile was fired just one minute after.
«All of us are civilians. I have a marble factory. No one belongs to resistance groups,» says Abdullah.
A hole left by one of the missiles which destroyed the home. «There is no human rights for us. But I want them to be held to account,» says Abdallah.
A photo of Abdullah (4). His twin brother, Nidal, survived.
In the home of one sons of Abdullah, posters honouring the memory of the members of the Abu Zeid killed.
A photo of Wedad (65) who died in Egypt at the end of August 2014.
Nedal (4) in his destroyed home. Nidal, whose mother and twin brother were killed during the attack, was only found the next day under the rubble.
Nedal shows a photo of 15-year-old Shamma Wa'el Al Salibi (Abu Zeid).
Abu Zeid family, Rafah
At approximately 12:10 am on Tuesday, 29 July 2014, Israeli warplanes fired four missiles targeting the house of Abu Zeid family in Rafah. Five families compromised of 24 members were living in the three-story house. One minute before this attack, an Israeli drone fired one missile in the vicinity of the house. People did not have time to flee.
As a result of the attack, 8 people were killed (14 injured) and a ninth person died from wounds sustained in the attack later. Al Mezan identified their names as follows: