Shadi ‘Emad Kuhail

Their life

Shadi ‘Emad Nemer Kuhail was a 27-year-old Palestinian civilian from Gaza City. He was killed on August 7, 2022, during the final hours of Israel’s three-day military offensive on the Gaza Strip. Shadi lost his life when an Israeli missile struck a horse cart he was traveling on at Al-Samer Intersection in central Gaza City. He died alongside his friend, Khaled Ayman Jamil Yasin, also 27 years old. The strike occurred just hours before a ceasefire was declared, underscoring the continuing danger civilians faced until the very end of the assault.

Shadi ‘Emad Nemer Kuhail, 27, was a resident of Gaza City, born and raised in the densely populated urban heart of the besieged enclave. Known to his family and friends as a quiet, hardworking man, Shadi had spent his short life navigating the daily struggles of living under blockade and frequent military assaults. On August 7, 2022, during what was supposed to be an ordinary moment in the streets of central Gaza, Shadi was killed when Israeli forces launched a missile strike on a horse cart at the busy Al-Samer Intersection. He was traveling with his friend, Khaled Yasin, who was also killed instantly in the same blast.

The strike occurred just hours before a ceasefire went into effect, catching civilians in moments of vulnerability as they attempted to carry on with everyday life in the narrow window between airstrikes. There were no reports indicating the horse cart posed any military threat, and no warning was issued before the missile was fired. The location of the strike—Al-Samer Intersection—is a cent

How they died

Shadi ‘Emad Nemer Kuhail was killed by an Israeli missile strike targeting a civilian horse cart at Al-Samer Intersection in central Gaza City on August 7, 2022.

Shadi was killed by an Israeli missile launched at a civilian horse cart in the middle of Gaza City during the final hours of the August 2022 Israeli military offensive. The airstrike was conducted without warning and occurred in a densely populated civilian area. There was no confirmed military target associated with the cart. The targeted strike claimed the lives of two civilians and injured others, marking yet another violation of international humanitarian law, which prohibits attacks on civilians and requires strict adherence to the principles of distinction and proportionality.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Shadi ‘Emad Kuhail, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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