Justice for Gaza
21 June 2015
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Name: Yousif Mahmoud Riziq Abu Taha. .
Date of birth: 10 August 2004.
Date of death: 2 August 2014.
Yousif, from the Al Shaoot area in Rafah in the South of the Gaza Strip was a very clever child who studied in a private school. He spent time living in Abu Dhabi in the UAE with his family. They came to Palestine a year ago. Yousif and his brother were very happy and active children. Yousif was an excellent student at school, his cousin Mohamed said.
On 2 August 2014, Abu Taha family’s house was bombarded by an Israeli warplane missile without prior warning. The house was completely destroyed. Four members of the family were killed instantly including Yousif. He was nine years old when he was killed.
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