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Child Profile: Fayez Tareq Fayez Yaseen

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14 June 2015

Name: Fayez Tareq Fayez Yaseen  

Date of birth: 12 December 1997

Date of death: 1 August 2014 

 

Sixteen-year-old Fayez from Al Zaytoon neighborhood in the southest of Gaza City was his parents’ oldest child.  He was not good at school and eventually dropped out to work as a mechanic and to help support his family financially. He was very kind to his mother and siblings. “He was a responsible child and shouldered the responsibility of raising his younger siblings with me,” said his mother.

 

On 1 August 2014, Fayez and his friend were sitting on the street just outside his house when an Israeli missile targeted a motorcycle that was passing by. Fayez’s father was injured in the attack. Fayez rushed to help him and take him to the hospital; however, before they could reach the hospital, their car was struck by another missile. Fayez was killed instantly. “I was shocked when I heard that Fayez was killed,” said his mother.