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Al Qassas family, Gaza City

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5 August 2015

Al Qassas family, Gaza City

At approximately 3:50pm on Monday, 21 July 2014, an Israeli warplane fired a missile at the flat of Yasser Khader Al Qassas, 40, which is located on the fourth floor of his father's house on Al Thalathini Street, south Gaza City. Half of the roof of the flat is made of cement and the other half from tin sheets. Nine people were killed in the attack, including six children and three women. Another four people were injured, including two children and one woman.

Al Mezan identifies those who were killed as follows: 

  1.  Sumaya Mohammed Nassar Al Qassas (33), Yasser's wife;
  2. Yasmin Yasser Al Qassas (7), Yasser and Sumaya's daughter;
  3. Isara' Yasser Al Qassas (10), Yasser and Sumaya's daughter;
  4. Arwa Yasser Al Qassas (5), Yasser and Sumaya's daughter;
  5. Samar Yasser Al Qassas (3), Yasser and Sumaya's daughter;
  6. Faiza Saber Ahmed Siam (67), Sumaya's mother;
  7. Alyaa' khadir Yousif Siam (33), Sumaya's sister;
  8.  Nesma Iyad Sa’d Al Qassas (10), Yasser's niece; and
  9. Lamia' Iyad Al Qassas (12), Yasser's niece.