Aysar ‘Abdel Rahim Taha al-Halabi
Killed by building collapse due to an Israeli airstrike on a nearby residential structure in the al-Shati’ refugee camp.
Aysar died after an Israeli missile strike caused the collapse of a residential structure in or near his home in al-Shati’ refugee camp. His body was later recovered from beneath the rubble. The airstrike was part of a broader bombing campaign that targeted civilian infrastructure and homes. The destruction was so extensive that neighboring buildings were also reduced to rubble, even when they were not the direct targets of the strike. This incident underscores the widespread destruction caused by the use of high-explosive weaponry in urban residential areas.
Biography
Aysar ‘Abdel Rahim Taha al-Halabi, aged 48, was a Palestinian civilian from the al-Shati’ refugee camp in Gaza. On May 19, 2021, his body was discovered beneath the rubble of a residential home that had been previously targeted by an Israeli airstrike. He was among the many victims of a series of heavy bombardments carried out by the Israeli military in densely populated civilian areas. Aysar’s death was part of a larger tragedy that saw multiple families in the camp and nearby neighborhoods suffer devastating losses due to airstrikes on residential buildings.
Aysar ‘Abdel Rahim Taha al-Halabi was a 48-year-old resident of the al-Shati’ refugee camp, one of the most crowded areas in the Gaza Strip. Known locally as "Beach Camp," al-Shati’ houses tens of thousands of Palestinian refugees and their descendants, most of whom were displaced during the 1948 Nakba. Life in the camp is marked by overcrowding, economic hardship, and periodic exposure to violence due to repeated military assaults.
On May 19, 2021, during the final days of the 11-day conflict between Israel and Hamas, Aysar became one of the victims of an intense Israeli air campaign. Warplanes had targeted multiple residential areas, including the al-Naser neighborhood, where a missile strike destroyed the first floor of a building and caused collateral damage to adjacent homes. One neighboring house, located in al-Shati’ camp, was leveled, and Aysar was found dead beneath the rubble.
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) reported that, on that day alone, nine Palestinians were killed in related
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Aysar ‘Abdel Rahim Taha al-Halabi, 48, was killed in the al-Shati’ refugee camp, in Gaza. His corpse was found under the rubble of a house targeted in a previous airstrike in the refugee camp. The Israeli warplanes launched a missile at a residential building in al-Naser neighborhood and destroyed the first floor. Moreover, the upper floors sustained damage while the house next to the targeted building was destroyed. The Palestinian Center For Human rights (PCHR) said 9 Palestinians, including 3 women and 2 children, were Killed and 120 others, including 37 women and 32 children, were injured.1 israelpalestinetimeline.org Open source