Israeli Airstrike Kills 11-Year-Old Gaza Influencer as Civilian Toll Surges
- Yaqeen Hammad, an 11-year-old influencer from Gaza, was killed by an Israeli airstrike on May 23 in Deir al-Balah, northern Gaza.
- Her death occurred amid Israel's intensified military offensive and blockade on Gaza, which restricted food and medical aid for nearly three months.
- Yaqeen shared humanitarian content and worked with her brother Mohamed and the Gaza-based Ouena Collective to deliver food, toys, and clothing to displaced families.
- She had over 106,000 Instagram followers and was described by Gaza photojournalist Mahmoud Bassam as a beacon of humanity despite her body being gone.
- Her death highlights the escalating humanitarian crisis in Gaza, where thousands, including children, face rising casualties and severe food shortages.
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Yaqeen Hammad, the Youngest Influencer in Gaza Killed by Israeli Bombs. "He Used Social Media to Help Others"
Another name is added to the list of thousands of children killed since the beginning of the war between Israel and Palestine. It is that of Yaqeen Hammad, the youngest influencer of Gaza, killed at only 11 years in the night between Friday 23rd and Saturday 24th May in an Israeli raid in the area of al-Baraka in Deir al-Balah in the north of the Strip. The child was an activist and, along with his older brother, Mohamed Hammad, humanitarian ope…
"The Youngest Influencer in Gaza": Yaqeen Hammad, 11, Killed by an Israeli Bomb
Massively followed on Instagram, where she was very optimistic, engaged with her brother in humanitarian activities, the girl was killed on 23 May by a strike against her family's house in Deir el-Balah.
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