Nidaa Khalil Al-Masri

Their life

Nidaa Al-Masri, a Palestinian woman from Al-Bureij Refugee Camp, became another victim of Israel's relentless bombardment of Gaza when an unannounced airstrike destroyed the Awad family home in march 2024. The attack, characteristic of Israel's indiscriminate targeting of civilian areas, claimed her life alongside several others, adding to the staggering death toll that has made this conflict one of the deadliest for civilians in modern history.

Nidaa Al-Masri, a Palestinian woman from Al-Bureij Refugee Camp, became another victim of Israel's relentless bombardment of Gaza when an unannounced airstrike destroyed the Awad family home in March 2024. The attack, characteristic of Israel's indiscriminate targeting of civilian areas, claimed her life alongside several others, adding to the staggering death toll that has made this conflict one of the deadliest for civilians in modern history. As a resident of one of Gaza's most overcrowded and impoverished camps, Nidaa's life was already marked by the hardships of Israel's 37-year blockade - chronic unemployment, food insecurity, and the constant trauma of periodic military assaults. Her tragic death exemplifies the horrific reality facing Palestinian civilians, particularly women and children who according to UN Women comprise 70% of casualties. While details about Nidaa's personal life remain scarce due to Gaza's communication blackouts and the sheer scale of loss, her name joins the growing list of over 35,000 martyrs that Palestinians meticulously document as evidence of what they rightly call a genocide. The strike on her home, like thousands of others, was justified by Israel's vague claims of Hamas presence - allegations rarely backed by evidence and which human rights groups condemn as a smokescreen for collective punishment. Nidaa's story, though one among thousands, underscores the international community's failure to protect Gaza's civilians or hold Israel accountable for its well-documented war crimes. As her community mourns, they demand not just remembrance but action - for the world to finally intervene and stop the slaughter that has turned Gaza into a graveyard for tens of thousands of ordinary people like Nidaa.

How they died

Killed by Airstrike

Fatal injuries sustained during an Israeli airstrike targeting her family home in Al-Bureij Refugee Camp carried out without prior warning.

A plea from the family

The surviving relatives of Nidaa Al-Masri, like thousands of grieving families across Gaza, have been left to mourn in unimaginable conditions - their anguish compounded by Israel's ongoing assault and blockade that prevents even proper burials. While communication blackouts and the chaos of war have obscured their individual voices, the pleas of Gaza's families follow a heartbreakingly familiar pattern: they beg the world to witness their loss, to recognize their loved ones as more than statistics in what international experts are calling a genocide.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Nidaa Khalil Al-Masri, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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