Dalia Yasser al-Nabahin
Dalia Yasser Nimr al-Nabahin was killed by an Israeli missile strike that targeted her family home during an airstrike on August 7, 2022, as part of the Israeli military’s offensive in Gaza.
Dalia Yasser Nimr al-Nabahin died as a result of an Israeli missile strike that hit her family’s home in the Al-Bureij refugee camp on August 7, 2022. The missile exploded shortly after 7 p.m., during a broader Israeli military offensive targeting the Gaza Strip. The airstrike caused a devastating blast that destroyed the house and killed Dalia along with her father and two of her siblings. The missile strike was part of a series of attacks launched by the Israeli military aimed at what it described as military targets, but which also hit residential areas, resulting in civilian casualties. The sudden and violent nature of the explosion left no chance for escape, causing fatal injuries to those inside and around the home, underscoring the lethal impact of indiscriminate attacks on civilians in densely populated areas.
Biography
Dalia Yasser Nimr al-Nabahin was a 13-year-old Palestinian girl from the Al-Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. Known as “the doctor of the family,” Dalia dreamed of becoming a doctor and was praised by her family for being an excellent student and a talented painter. She was caring and responsible, often helping her mother around the house while her siblings focused on their studies. Dalia lived in a close-knit family with her father, Yasser, a captain in Gaza’s nautical police, who was respected for his dedication and heroism. The family’s home, located east of Al-Bureij camp near the border, was a place of warmth and togetherness, where Yasser nurtured a garden for his family to enjoy.
On August 7, 2022, tragedy struck the al-Nabahin family when an Israeli missile targeted their home during the Israeli military’s offensive on the Gaza Strip. At around 7:05 p.m., an explosion devastated the family house, killing Dalia, her 12-year-old brother Mohammad, her 9-year-old brother Ahmad Yasser Nemer Nabaheen, and their father Yasser. Another sibling, Bilal, was moderately injured but survived along with two other brothers and two sisters who were inside the house at the time. The strike occurred as Yasser was watering the garden with his sons after a relative had visited. This devastating attack destroyed not only a home but shattered the dreams and lives of a loving family. Dalia’s death is a stark reminder of the human cost of the conflict, especially on children and families.
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On August 7, 2022, 13-year-old Dalia Yasser Nimr al-Nabahin was killed when the Israeli army fired missiles targeting homes in the Gaza Strip. Dalia was one of 17 Palestinian children confirmed to have died during the Israeli military’s three-day offensive on the Gaza Strip from August 5 to 7. At approximately 7:05 p.m. on August 7, an explosion struck the Nabahin family home in the Al-Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza. Alongside Dalia, two other children were killed in the blast: 12-year-old Mohammad and 9-year-old Ahmad Yasser Nemer Nabaheen. Their father, Yasser, also lost his life in the attack, while a fourth sibling, Bilal, suffered moderate injuries. Dalia dreamed of becoming a doctor, earning the nickname “the doctor of the family” from her loved ones who encouraged her aspirations. Her brother Bilal described her as an excellent student who loved painting and often helped their mother around the house while their other sisters studied. “She loved her family and never complained,” he recalled. Their father, Yasser, was a captain in Gaza’s nautical police. Bilal, now 23, said, “He had an honorable career marked by heroism and resistance against the occupation.” Yasser cherished his garden in front of their home, where he would spend time with his family under the trees, carefully tending and watering the plants.1 israelpalestinetimeline.org Open source