Gaza: Israel Calls Nine Burned Palestinian Children "Suspects" After Deadly Airstrike on Their Home
Gaza (Quds News Network)- Israeli forces killed nine children in an airstrike on their home in Khan Younis yestery. The army claimed it targeted “suspects” near its forces in what it called a “combat zone.”
But the so-called “suspects” were not fighters. They were children. They were the sons and daughters of two doctors.
Dr. Alaa Al-Najjar, a pediatrician at Nasser Hospital, lost nine of her ten children in the strike. Her husband, Dr. Hamdi Al-Najjar, is in critical condition. Only their youngest child, Adam, survived—but he is injured.
The children killed were Yahya, Rakan, Raslan, Gubran, Eve, Revan, Sidin, Luqman, and Sidra.
The Israeli army claimed it had 'warned' civilians to evacuate Khan Younis before launching its attacks. But Al-Najjar family had returned briefly to their home. Minutes later, a drone strike killed nearly all of them. Israel has been attacking all areas across Gaza, including so-called safe zones like Al-Mawasi.
The army claimed it is “investigating” whether civilians were hurt. Yet it described the children it burned alive as “suspects.”
Israel has long targeted Gaza’s medical workers. Now, it is destroying their families.
Since October 7, 2023, 1,402 medical workers have been killed in Gaza. Another 362 have been kidnapped, including three who died under torture in Israeli custody. At least 34 hospitals have been destroyed, damaged, or forced out of service. Israel has also shut down 80 clinics and attacked 142 ambulances. Fifteen civil defense centers have been bombed.
The health system in Gaza is on the brink of collapse. Israel continues to block international medical teams from entering. Fuel, medicine, and equipment are almost gone. Doctors are working under extreme pressure with almost no supplies and constant fear.
US President Donald Trump announced the creation of a “Gaza Peace Council” and called for the resistance to disarm as Phase Two of the US-backed Gaza plan began, a move that comes amid ongoing Israeli violations on the ground and growing doubts over the plan’s viability.
Pro-Israel Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt said that the ADL was working with the FBI and actively monitoring people online. He listed out what online activity they were monitoring, as well as what he referred to as the "extremists" they were monitoring, including pro-Palestine and anti-genocide activists.
On October 10, the Israeli forces completed the first phase of withdrawal under the ceasefire deal to the “Yellow Line,” a non-physical demarcation line separating the Israeli occupation forces from certain areas of Gaza, while occupying roughly 53 percent of the Strip.