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Sadeem, aged 19, was studying interior design in her second year. She was the only girl among her siblings and was spoiled by her family, especially her father and mother. She was diligent in her studies and had a kind and gentle heart. Her family refused to evacuate from the north where they were located inside a school. On December 4th, they were targeted, and Sadeem, along with her mother and younger brother, became martyrs, leaving their loved ones behind.

Our youngest, my 27-year-old brother Ali, was always unhappy with the situation in Gaza even before October 7th. He was very sensitive and sympathetic, and it was painful for him to witness the struggles of many there facing poverty and deprivation due to the blockade that Israel has been imposing on Gaza for the past 17 years along with the regular airstrike attacks. He was very humble, generous, and kind, always eager to help those in need and ease their pain. In the past few years, desperation and helplessness had sneaked into his fragile heart about the future of our land and our people. In 2018, Despite his desire to take part in the Great Return March to demand the right to return to Al Majdal- Asqalan, our city of origin, he didn’t. My mom stopped him, begging him not to go for the fear that he’d get murdered like many others back then. On December 8th, when the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) released them after detaining them for a day to interrogate them, my brother Ali and my father went back home to bury my oldest brother Ahmad, who was murdered by the IOF during their raid on our home in the Al Rimal neighborhood the day before, forcing my mother and cancer patient aunt out of it. When they reached the house gate, a sniper shot my brother six times, and he was martyred. My father said that Ali recited the Shahada twice before his soul elevated to its creator. We only managed to bury Ali and Ahmad when the IOF evacuated that neighborhood, two weeks after their passing, in our front yard. This message received form his sister Aya.