Pleas of surviving relatives: “They are now gone, killed with their families, buried with their dreams and the nightmares that haunted them.”

Pleas of surviving relatives: Some extended relatives of the Abu Al-Auf family, interviewed after the attack, said: “They were just civilians, doctors, students, children, entire families. Why were they bombed in their homes? We ask the world to protect us — we cannot keep burying our children.”

Pleas of surviving relatives: Extended family members of the Abu Al-Auf and al-Qolaq families told journalists that children like Ameer “were asleep in their beds, with no warning, no place to run, no shelters to protect them.” They pleaded that the world not look away from the suffering of Gaza’s children. Surviving relatives from the al-Qolaq family, who lost over 20 members that same night, asked why entire families had to be wiped out in their homes, stressing that “we are civilians, not fighters” and urging the international community to stop the bombing and protect Gaza’s children. Neighbors and rescuers, after pulling out bodies of children including Ameer, spoke to reporters about the unbearable scene of parents clutching their children beneath the rubble. Their plea was clear: “How many more children must die before this ends?”