Justice for Gaza
14 June 2015
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Name: Abdullah Tareq Zeyad Al Rifi
Date of birth: 29 August 2008
Date of death: 21 August 2014
Five-year-old Abdullah from Gaza City was said to be a mischievous and stubborn boy. He liked to play all the time. He liked to stay with his aunt who helped him with his studies. “Everybody loved him. His ambition was to be a doctor like his cousin Noor. He loved her and wanted to marry her so that they could work together,” said his aunt.
On 21st August 2014, the whole family was riding a motorcycle cart, heading to their land to carry out some works when they were targeted by Israeli forces. Three of them were immediately killed, including Abdullah, while others died later from their injuries.
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