Gaza Genocide · updated 1h ago · 2 min read
Israeli Airstrike Kills Maysa Abu Daoud, Daughter Mary, and Yasmin Al-Boubou in Gaza
Five Palestinians killed in a City apartment strike, including Maysa Abu Daoud and Mary Najjar. Funeral prayers held at Gaza City's Saint Porphyrius Greek Orthodox Church.
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Funeral after Gaza strike
Funeral prayers were held at Gaza City’s Saint Porphyrius Greek Orthodox Church for a Palestinian mother and daughter who were among five killed in an overnight Israeli airstrike on an apartment. The victims were among five killed in an overnight Israeli airstrike on an apartment, and the report tied the deaths to the strike’s impact on the building.
Israeli forces bombed a residential apartment in the Al-Rimal neighborhood, west of Gaza City, early Saturday and killed five Palestinians, including four women. The victims were identified as Maysa Khader Abu Daoud and her daughter Mary Hafez Abu Daoud, academic Yasmin Khamis al-Boubou and her mother Halloum al-Boubou, and a young man, Bilal Awda.
Claims, identities, and witnesses
The Israeli military said it aimed to kill Ali al-Amoudi, describing him as the "right-hand man" of slain Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar, and it said it was reviewing whether it killed or injured him. France 24 quoted the Israeli military saying, "The terrorist was struck in order to remove the threat," and it said the military added that it "regrets any harm caused to uninvolved individuals".
A witness told Reuters that "We were sleeping, and suddenly we heard continuous and loud explosions," and the witness said, "We ran out and found that our neighbor’s house had been hit and there were martyrs dismembered, women, men, and children." Gazan authorities did not mention Al Amoudi among those killed in the attack, while it also reported that the bombing aimed at Ali Al Amoudi, "one of the favorites to succeed Jalil Al Hayya in Hamas leadership," according to The Times of Israel.
Ceasefire, church life, and fallout
The attack took place despite the ongoing ceasefire agreement, as Israeli forces continued strikes, shelling and demolition operations across Gaza. The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem confirmed the deaths of Maysa Khader Abu Daoud and Mary Hafez Najjar and said Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa asked God to grant them “consolation, strength, and solace.”
The Palestinian Presidential Committee for Church Affairs stated that both women worked in serving parish members and displaced Palestinians sheltering at the Holy Family Church. The Authority of the Gaza Strip puts the Palestinian death toll at 1,400 since the ceasefire, and it reported that the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem expressed condolences and prayed for "an end to the war and the bombings" and "protection of civilian life".