Pleas of surviving relatives: Folla’s father, Rasmi Abdul-Aziz Masalma, gave a tearful interview to Al Jazeera Arabic days after the killing, holding her bloodstained school notebook: “They murdered my child like a dog in the street. She was counting the hours until her birthday—now we’re counting the hours until her funeral.” Her mother, Umm Folla, collapsed upon identifying the body at Ramallah Hospital. Relatives reported she refused to wash Folla’s blood from her hands for three days, screaming: “Let the world see what the Israelis do to our babies!”

Pleas of surviving relatives: The death of 11-year-old Yaqeen Hammad in an Israeli airstrike shattered her family, leaving behind grieving relatives who have since spoken out about their loss, their struggle for survival, and their demands for justice. 1. Her Brother, Mohamed Hammad Mohamed, who worked alongside Yaqeen in delivering aid to displaced families, shared a heartbreaking farewell post after her death: “My little sister, my partner in helping others… They killed you while you were carrying food to the hungry. How can the world call this ‘self-defense’? You were a child with a toy, not a threat.” In interviews, he described how Yaqeen “smiled through every hardship” and insisted on helping others despite the dangers. Since her death, Mohamed continues aid work in her name, stating: “I will keep doing what she loved, even if it kills me. The bombs took her body, but her soul is in every act of kindness we do.” 2. Her Mother In a tearful voice recording circulated by Ounea Collective, Yaqeen’s mother cried: “They didn’t just kill my daughter—they killed every mother’s hope in Gaza. Yaqeen was our light. Now, I beg the world: Stop calling murdered children