Maher Dawas

Their life

Maher Dawas, a 56-year-old resident of Beit Lahia in northern Gaza, was among the 19 members of the Dawas family tragically killed on October 14, 2023, when an Israeli airstrike struck their two-story home on Al-Shaima Street. Maher was the father of Yousef Maher Dawas, a promising writer and member of the We Are Not Numbers collective, who was also killed in the attack.

Maher Dawas, a 56-year-old resident of Beit Lahia in northern Gaza, was among the 19 members of the Dawas family tragically killed on October 14, 2023, when an Israeli airstrike struck their two-story home on Al-Shaima Street. Maher was the father of Yousef Maher Dawas, a promising writer and member of the We Are Not Numbers collective, who was also killed in the attack.
While specific details about Maher's personal and professional life are limited in public records, the profound loss of multiple generations of the Dawas family in a single incident underscores the devastating human impact of the ongoing conflict in Gaza. The destruction of their home not only claimed lives but also erased a family's history and heritage, as previously recounted by Yousef in his writings about the loss of their orchard to an earlier airstrike.
The Dawas family's tragedy is a stark reminder of the civilian toll in conflict zones and the enduring pain experienced by surviving relatives and communities.

How they died

Israeli airstrike

Maher Dawas, a 56-year-old resident of Beit Lahia in northern Gaza, was among the 19 members of the Dawas family tragically killed on October 14, 2023, when an Israeli airstrike struck their two-story home on Al-Shaima Street.

Why we remember them

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

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