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14 June 2015
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Name: Arwa Yaser Khader Al-Qassas
Date of birth: 24 April 2009
Date of death: 21 July 2014
Five-year-old Arwa from Gaza City was an active child. She attended kindergarten and planned on becoming a doctor in the future, just like her family friend Dr. Arwa Al-Masri. She liked to play with her siblings and shared her toys with them. After she was born she stayed in hospital for three months. "She was very close to me," said her father Yaser (40).
On 21 July 2014, the Al-Qassas family relocated to the ground floor of their house thinking it would be safer. While women in the family were preparing food in the afternoon, they were targeted by Israeli forces. The missiles struck the house without prior warning. Nine people were killed on the spot, including Arwa. Many others were seriously injured. The family’s bodies were found scattered around.
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