Jinan Alaa Qadouha

Their life

Jinan Qadouha was a Palestinian woman living in the Al-Nussairat Refugee Camp in the Gaza Strip. On February 16, 2024, she was martyred as a result of an Israeli airstrike that targeted her family home without prior warning. The attack, part of ongoing Israeli military operations in Gaza, caused fatal injuries to Jinan and several others. The Israeli military is the alleged responsible party for the strike, which has drawn widespread condemnation due to the rising number of civilian casualties. Beyond her tragic death, little personal information about Jinan Qadouha has been made publicly available.

Jinan Qadouha was a young Palestinian woman who lived with her family in the Al-Nussairat Refugee Camp, located in the central Gaza Strip. Like many residents of Al-Nussairat, Jinan grew up surrounded by the daily hardships of life under siege, enduring chronic shortages of basic necessities and the constant threat of violence. Despite these hardships, she was part of a close-knit community that upheld resilience, family bonds, and hope amid adversity.

On February 16, 2024, Jinan’s life was tragically cut short when Israeli warplanes launched an airstrike on her family home without prior warning. The attack resulted in her martyrdom and claimed the lives of several other members of her community. The strike was part of a broader Israeli military campaign in Gaza, which has led to widespread civilian casualties and international outcry. The Israeli military is the alleged responsible party for the assault.

Jinan’s death is emblematic of the countless untold stories of loss in Gaza, where civilians, particularly women and children, bear the brunt of military escalation. While detailed public records about her personal life — such as her age, education, or dreams — remain scarce, her story echoes the silent suffering of a population longing for safety, dignity, and peace. Her memory, like that of so many others, continues to be honored by those who survive her.

How they died

Airstrike targeting the Qadouha family home by Israeli occupation forces, leading to fatal injuries

A plea from the family

In the aftermath of the airstrike that claimed the life of Jinan Qadouha, surviving family members and relatives have voiced their heartbreak and urgent pleas to the world. Grieving beside the ruins of their destroyed home in Al-Nussairat Refugee Camp, they called for international attention to the relentless suffering endured by civilians in Gaza. "We have lost everything — our daughter, our home, our future," a surviving family member said, their voice breaking with emotion. "Jinan was full of life and hope despite everything we faced. She did not deserve this. No child, no woman, no family should suffer like this." The Qadouha family appealed to humanitarian organizations and the international community to intervene and demand an immediate end to attacks on civilians. They stressed that Gaza’s people seek nothing more than to live in safety and dignity — a basic right continually denied to them.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Jinan Alaa Qadouha, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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