Obada Maher Dawas

Their life

Obada Maher Dawas was a male member of the Dawas family tragically killed on October 14, 2023, when an Israeli airstrike targeted their home on Al-Shaima Street in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza. The attack claimed multiple generations of the family, including Obada’s father, Maher Dawas, and his brother, Yousef Maher Dawas, a writer and member of the We Are Not Numbers collective.

Obada Maher Dawas was a male member of the Dawas family tragically killed on October 14, 2023, when an Israeli airstrike targeted their home on Al-Shaima Street in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza. The attack claimed multiple generations of the family, including Obada’s father, Maher Dawas, and his brother, Yousef Maher Dawas, a writer and member of the We Are Not Numbers collective.

While specific details about Obada's age and marital status are not publicly available, his death, along with those of his family members, underscores the profound human cost of the ongoing conflict in Gaza. The Dawas family's tragedy serves as a stark reminder of the civilian toll in conflict zones and the enduring pain experienced by surviving relatives and communities.

How they died

Killed by airstrike

Obada Maher Dawas was among the 19 members of the Dawas family tragically killed on October 14, 2023, when an Israeli airstrike targeted their home on Al-Shaima Street in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza. The attack claimed multiple generations of the family, including Obada’s father, Maher Dawas, and his brother, Yousef Maher Dawas, a writer and member of the We Are Not Numbers collective.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Obada Maher Dawas, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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