Nathmi Fayez Abu Karsh

Their life

Name: Nathmi Fayez Abdulhadi Abu Karsh
Age: 15
Hometown: Jabalia, northern Gaza Strip
Date of Death: August 7, 2022
Location of Death: Al-Fallujah Cemetery, west of Jabalia refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip
Cause of Death: Killed by an Israeli drone-fired missile during an airstrike targeting homes in Gaza

Nathmi Fayez Abdulhadi Abu Karsh was a 15-year-old Palestinian boy from Jabalia, a crowded area in the northern Gaza Strip. On August 7, 2022, Nathmi was killed in an Israeli airstrike when an Israeli drone fired a missile that struck Al-Fallujah Cemetery, located west of the Jabalia refugee camp. The attack occurred around 7 p.m. and killed Nathmi alongside four other Palestinian children: Jameel Najmuddin Jameel Najim (3), Hamed Heidar Hamed Najim (16), Jameel Ihab Jameel Najim (13), and Mohammad Salah Hamed Najim (16).

This tragic event took place during a three-day Israeli military offensive on Gaza, which lasted from August 5 to 7, 2022. The operation resulted in the deaths of at least 44 Palestinians and injured more than 350 people. Nathmi was among 17 children confirmed killed during this offensive.

The Israeli strikes came shortly after the arrest of a senior Islamic Jihad leader in the West Bank city of Jenin and the killing of 16-year-old Dirar Riyad Lufti Al-Haj Saleh, who was protesting an Isra

How they died

Nathmi Fayez Abdulhadi Abu Karsh was killed by a missile fired from an Israeli drone during an airstrike targeting the Gaza Strip on August 7, 2022.

Nathmi Fayez Abdulhadi Abu Karsh, aged 15, was killed during an Israeli military airstrike on August 7, 2022. The strike involved a missile launched from an Israeli drone targeting the Al-Fallujah Cemetery area, located west of the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip. The missile hit the cemetery around 7 p.m., causing a deadly explosion that killed Nathmi and four other Palestinian children.

This airstrike was part of a three-day Israeli offensive across Gaza, which resulted in significant civilian casualties, including at least 17 children. The offensive was launched amid escalating tensions following the arrest of a senior Islamic Jihad leader in the West Bank and the killing of a Palestinian teenager protesting in Jenin.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Nathmi Fayez Abu Karsh, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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