Ayman Abu Al-Auf

Their life

Ayman Abu Al-Auf, 50, was a Palestinian internist at al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. He was killed on May 16, 2021, during Israeli missile strikes on al-Wehda Street, which also killed his two children, Tawfiq (17) and Tala (13), along with several other civilians in the same building. The airstrikes destroyed residential buildings and caused widespread civilian casualties, including women and children.

Ayman Abu Al-Auf, 50, was an internist at al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Palestine. On May 16, 2021, he, along with his two children, Tawfiq, 17, and Tala, 13, were killed during Israeli missile strikes on al-Wehda Street. The strikes targeted a 4-storey building housing multiple families and shops, destroying it over the heads of its residents. The attack also killed other civilians, including Abeer Nimir Ali Shkontana, 30, her three children, Dima Rami Riyad al-Ifranji, 16, Reem Khalil Ahmed Abu al-Ouf, 41, Hazem Adel Na’eem al-Qamea’, 48, and Rawan Alaa Subhi Abu al-Ouf, 19.

How they died

He was Killed by Israeli missile strikes during an air attack on residential buildings in Gaza City.

Ayman Abu Al-Auf, his children Tawfiq (17) and Tala (13), and other civilians were killed when Israeli missiles struck al-Wehda Street in Gaza City on May 16, 2021. The airstrikes targeted residential buildings, shops, and multi-story structures, collapsing them and killing residents inside. Rescue crews were able to recover some bodies, but Dr. Ayman and his children perished instantly. The attack was part of a larger military operation that destroyed infrastructure, caused power shortages, and forced tens of thousands to flee their homes, highlighting the disproportionate impact on civilians.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Ayman Abu Al-Auf, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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