Hadeel Mohammad Ibrahim Amen

Their life

Hadeel Mohammad Ibrahim Amen was an 18-year-old Palestinian woman from Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip. On May 13, 2021, her life was brutally cut short when an Israeli missile struck her family home without warning. She was not killed alone; the airstrike was a family tragedy, claiming the lives of her father and two sisters simultaneously as they sought shelter inside their own home. The attack was part of a devastating, all-night Israeli bombardment that killed 36 Palestinians across Gaza, primarily through strikes on civilian homes and infrastructure. Hadeel's death exemplifies the horrific human cost of the conflict, where entire families were obliterated in single moments, leaving behind communities shattered by loss.

Hadeel Mohammad Ibrahim Amen was an 18-year-old Palestinian teenager whose life was defined and ended by the conflict in Gaza. She lived with her family in the town of Beit Lahia, located in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.

Her death on May 13, 2021, was a direct result of a targeted Israeli airstrike on her home. This attack was not an isolated incident but part of a massive, coordinated Israeli military operation described as an "all-night-long bombardment" of the Gaza Strip. The offensive specifically targeted homes, apartment towers, and civilian infrastructure, killing 36 Palestinians and injuring hundreds in a single night.

The missile strike on the Amen family home was particularly destructive. The text reveals that the attack did more than just kill Hadeel and her immediate family; it completely destroyed three houses that were sheltering 91 civilians, including 24 women and 41 children. Furthermore, 27 civilians were wounded in the same strike, including 6 women and 10 children, indicating the

How they died

Hadeel was killed by an Israeli missile strike that directly hit her family's home.

Hadeel was killed when an Israeli airstrike targeted her home in Beit Lahia with missiles. The attack was part of a larger, all-night bombardment campaign that focused on civilian residences. The force of the strike was devastating; it completely destroyed three houses that were sheltering 91 civilians, including 41 children, indicating the use of powerful munitions on a densely populated civilian area.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Hadeel Mohammad Ibrahim Amen, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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