Khaled ‘Emad al-Qanou
He was Killed by Israeli missile strike.
Khaled ‘Emad Khaled al-Qanou’ died when Israeli missiles struck the Abraj an-Nada residential tower in Beit Lahia, causing a direct fatal impact and injuring multiple residents. The attack was part of a coordinated airstrike campaign that night, which targeted civilian homes and densely populated neighborhoods, leaving many dead and injured under rubble and debris.
Biography
Khaled ‘Emad Khaled al-Qanou’, 17, was a Palestinian youth from Beit Lahia in northern Gaza. He was one of 36 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes on May 13, 2021, during an all-night bombardment that targeted homes, apartment towers, and infrastructure across the Gaza Strip. Khaled was killed in the Israeli missile attack on the Abraj an-Nada residential tower in Beit Lahia, which also injured eight others. His death occurred amidst one of the deadliest nights of the 11-day Israeli assault on Gaza, which left hundreds injured and destroyed thousands of housing units.
Khaled ‘Emad Khaled al-Qanou’ lived in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza, and was 17 years old at the time of his death. The Israeli airstrikes of May 13, 2021, formed part of a broader offensive that heavily targeted civilian areas, residential buildings, and infrastructure across Gaza. The attack on the Abraj an-Nada residential tower killed Khaled and injured eight others. During the same night, other strikes claimed the lives of dozens, including entire families and children in Gaza city, Beit Hanoun, Khan Younis, and other areas. The bombardments caused severe structural damage to over 500 housing units and damaged at least 2,100 others. Khaled’s death reflects the widespread impact of the conflict on Palestinian civilians, particularly youth, and the destruction of homes and neighborhoods.
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Khaled ‘Emad Khaled al-Qanou’, 17, was one of 36 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza on May 13th. Khaled was killed and eight were injured in an Israeli bombardment of Abraj an-Nada residential tower in Beit Lahia, in northern Gaza. The all-night-long bombardment of the Gaza Strip targeted homes, apartment towers, and infrastructure, killing 36 Palestinians, and injuring hundreds, in addition to turning many homes and buildings into rubble. Medical sources in Gaza said one Palestinian, identified as Mohammad Suleiman Farahat, was killed in an Israeli airstrike targeting Wadi al-Arayes in Gaza city, and added that many others were injured. The Israeli air force also fired missiles into a residential tower in the Remal neighborhood, west of Gaza city, turning it into rubble, and causing excessive damage to surrounding homes and buildings. A child, identified as Hala Hussein Rafat ar-Reefy, 14, was among many killed by Israeli missiles in Gaza city.1 israelpalestinetimeline.org Open source