A view on the ground floor (on the left side of the photo) of the Abu 'Ayta's house that was destroyed following an airstrike on the adjacent house. Five members of the Abu 'Ayta family were killed
26-06-2015
A view on the ground floor (on the left side of the photo) of the Abu 'Ayta's house that was destroyed following an airstrike on the adjacent house. Five members of the Abu 'Ayta family were killed
A view from the street with a hole caused by the missile on the ground floor of the Abu 'Ayta family’s house. Photo taken in February 2015
There was a warning missile first, but we did not know which house would be targeted. We all went down to the ground floor. There was another missile. We thought that that was it. I wanted to go outside with my brother to see but my father insisted we do not go. We were at the entrance with Ahmed. I fell unconscious and I woke up at the hospital,’ recalls Mahmoud (30), Ibrahim's son.
‘I would like people to show solidarity as we are victims. We have to prevent this from happening again,’ says Mahmoud
Members of the Abu 'Ayta family in front of their destroyed house, attempting to clear some of the rubble. Months after the attack, they still had no help rebuilding their house. Photo taken in February 2015
A poster commemorating the five members of the Abu 'Ayta family who were killed following the attack targeting the building next door. From left to right (clockwise): Mohammed (31), Jamila (54), Ibrahim (66), Ahmed (31) and Adham (4)
A photo of Jamila and her husband Ibrahim. Ibrahim used to be a teacher
A photo of Ahmed (4) on a mobile phone. “From what I see, I don't think there will be justice. But I still hope that one day those responsible for these crimes will be punished. We are all civilians,” says Mahmoud
Ayman (7) and Nour (9) in front of their destroyed house. Five members of their family were killed including their father, Ahmed, their little brother, Adham (4), and their grandparents, Ibrahim and Jamila
Abu 'Ayta family, Jabliya refugee camp
At approximately 12:50am on Thursday, 24 July 2014, an Israeli warplane fired a missile at the house of Mohammed Hassan Al Ajrami that is located opposite Ahmed Yasin mosque on Al Ajarma Street in Tal Al Za'tar in Jabaliya, North Gaza district. As a result, the house was completely destroyed and an adjacent house belonging to Ibrahim Abu 'Ayta and his sons was severely damaged. The owners of the house - Ibrahim and his wife Jamila Abu 'Ayta - as well as two of their sons and one grand-son, were killed. According to Al Mezan’s field investigations, an Israeli drone fired two missiles at the two-storey house of the Al Ajrami family. Ten minutes later an Israeli warplane attacked the house. Following the first missile attack and not knowing what its target was, the Abu 'Ayta family gathered on the ground floor of their house. They gathered just seconds before the second attack occurred. Their house is adjacent to the Al Ajrami house.
Al Mezan identified those killed from the Abu 'Ayta as follows: