An Israeli airstrike tragically hit the home of Dr. Alaa al-Najjar, a pediatric specialist, resulting in the death of nine of her ten children while she was attending to patients at a hospital. The incident in Khan Younis highlighted the ongoing devastation due to conflict, with the youngest victim being just 12 years old. Colleagues, including a British surgeon, detailed the impact on the family, who have no military ties. Relatives expressed their anguish and called for mercy from the international community amid reports of widespread suffering in the region.
Dr Alaa al-Najjar watched with her own eyes as the charred bodies of her seven children were pulled from beneath the rubble while she was on duty at Nasser medical complex.
Youssef al-Najjar, a relative, expressed desperation for help: 'We plead to all countries, the international community, the people, Hamas, and all factions to have mercy on us.'
Graeme Groom, a British surgeon, shared that he operated on Najjar's surviving 11-year-old boy and noted the family does not have political or military connections.
The eldest of Dr Alaa al-Najjar's children was just 12 years old, as the airstrike tragically claimed nine of her ten children.
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