US EditionGaza Doctor Whose Nine Children Were Killed in Israeli Strike Dies From Wounds From Same Attack
- Palestinian doctor Hamdi al-Najjar died on Sunday from wounds sustained in an Israeli airstrike that also killed nine of his children in Khan Younis, southern Gaza.
- The May 23 Israeli strike targeted the family home, critically injuring both parents and killing all nine minor children except their 11-year-old son Adam.
- Adam remains in intensive care at Nasser Medical Complex, while his mother, Dr. Alaa al-Najjar, a pediatrician, continues working despite the family tragedy.
- Human rights groups condemn the strike as part of a pattern targeting civilians including medical professionals, with over 54,000 Palestinians killed since the war began on October 7, 2023.
- The family's loss symbolizes Gaza's broader humanitarian crisis, with calls from relatives and international officials for urgent medical evacuations amid overwhelmed hospitals and ongoing conflict.
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Palestinian doctor Hamdi al-Najjar, who lost nine of his ten children in the Israeli attack on May 23, died of his own wounds on Saturday. Of his family, only his wife, pediatrician Alaa al-Najjar, who was working at Nasser Hospital when the attack hit their home, and his 11-year-old son Adam, who has undergone at least two surgeries since the attack, survived.
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AlKhaleej TodayGaza doctor whose nine children were killed in Israeli strike dies from injuries
A Palestinian doctor whose children were killed in an Israeli air strike in Gaza on 23 May has died from injuries sustained in the same attack, health officials say.Dr Hamdi al-Najjar, 40, had just returned from dropping his wife, Dr Alaa al-Najjar, off at Nasser Hospital, where the couple both worked, when their home in Khan Younis was struck. Nine of their children were killed, while the 10th was severely injured.Hamdi was treated in hospital …
Gaza doctor who lost nine children in Israeli attack dies from injuries
Dr Hamdi al-Najjar with two of his children Eve and Rakan – all three died as a result of the Israeli attack on their home (Picture: Reuters) A Palestinian doctor who lost nine of his children in an Israeli air strike on Gaza has died from the injuries he sustained in the same attack. Dr Hamdi al-Najjar, 40, had just arrived home in Khan Younis after dropping off his wife, Dr Alaa al-Najjar, at Nasser Hospital, where the couple both worked, when…
The deaths continue to accumulate in the Gaza Strip in the face of ongoing bombings by the Israeli Army. A trail of innocent lives are cut off almost every day in the multiple attacks against the Palestinian people. A crude reality that has left very tragic stories, being one of the cruelest that surrounds Dr. Alaa al-Najjar’s family. This woman’s life changed overnight when an Israeli air strike, committed on May 24, killed nine of her ten chil…
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