The Registry

Survivor of the 'flour massacre' on al-Rashid Street · c. 2001– · Al-Rashid Street, Gaza City

Abdel Jalil Al-Fayoumi, 22, survived the February 29, 2024 'flour massacre,' in which at least 112 Palestinians were killed around an aid convoy in Gaza City; after hours of searching he found the body of his 15-year-old cousin Moatasem at Al-Shifa Hospital.

Head of orthopedic surgery at al-Shifa Hospital · c. 1974–2024 · Ofer prison, West Bank

Dr. Adnan al-Bursh, 50, head of orthopedics at al-Shifa Hospital, died in Israeli custody at Ofer prison four months after soldiers detained him while he was on duty at al-Awda Hospital; a UN expert said he had reportedly been beaten and bore signs of torture, and demanded an independent international investigation.

Al Jazeera correspondent in Gaza City · 1996–2025 · Al-Shifa Hospital, Gaza City

Anas al-Sharif, one of Gaza's most prominent journalists, was killed with five colleagues in an Israeli missile strike on the Al Jazeera tent outside al-Shifa Hospital; Israel claimed responsibility, alleging he led a Hamas cell — an accusation CPJ said lacked credible evidence and fit a documented pattern.

Twelve-year-old who dreamed of YouTube fame · c. 2011–2023 · Gaza City

Awni Eldous, a 12-year-old who ran a small gaming channel and dreamed of reaching a million subscribers, was among 15 people — seven of them children — killed in an Israeli airstrike on a residential building in Gaza City in the war's first hours, the BBC and Haaretz reported.

Turkish-American activist shot dead at a West Bank protest · 1998–2024 · Beita, near Nablus, occupied West Bank

Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, 26, a recent University of Washington graduate volunteering with the International Solidarity Movement, was shot in the head by Israeli soldiers during a protest against settlement expansion in Beita, in what a witness told AP was a moment of calm.

28-year-old killed seeking flour for his family · c. 1995–2024 · Al Rashid Road, Gaza City

Bilal el-Essi, a football-mad 28-year-old from Gaza City who was quick with a joke, went to the seafront Al Rashid Road with two of his brothers in the pre-dawn dark of 29 February 2024, joining hundreds waiting in the cold for a rare convoy of food aid. He was killed when Israeli forces opened fire on the crowd — the aid-convoy killings Gaza's Health Ministry says left at least 112 people dead and more than 750 wounded, remembered as the flour massacre.

Filmmaker and AJ+ journalist who documented the war from inside Gaza · Beit Hanoun, Gaza

Bisan Owda, a filmmaker from Beit Hanoun, documented her family's displacement and Gaza's destruction in the AJ+ series 'It's Bisan from Gaza and I'm Still Alive,' reaching tens of millions of viewers and winning a Peabody Award and a News & Documentary Emmy in 2024.

Three-year-old killed in the al-Mawasi tent massacre · c. 2021–2024 · Al-Mawasi, Khan Younis

Eleen Muammar, three, was killed when Israeli missiles struck tents sheltering displaced families in al-Mawasi — an area Israel had designated a 'humanitarian zone'; her father dug his wife and daughters from the sand, and footage of the family mourning her small shrouded body spread around the world.

Autistic Palestinian Jerusalemite shot on his way to his special-needs school · c. 1988–2020 · Old City of Jerusalem

Eyad al-Hallaq, 32, was shot dead by Israeli border police in Jerusalem's Old City while walking to the special-needs school where he studied and worked; he was cornered in a garbage shed and shot after his counselor's warnings that he was disabled — the officer who fired was charged with reckless manslaughter and acquitted in 2023.

Al Jazeera cameraman · Jabalia, northern Gaza

Fadi al-Wahidi was shot in the neck by Israeli fire while filming near Jabalia refugee camp, leaving him paralyzed; Israel blocked his medical evacuation for 122 days despite appeals from UN experts, before he was finally evacuated to Egypt on February 8, 2025.

British-Palestinian plastic and reconstructive surgeon · 1969– · Al-Ahli (Baptist) and Al-Shifa hospitals, Gaza City

Ghassan Abu Sitta spent 43 days operating under siege in Gaza's al-Ahli and al-Shifa hospitals at the start of the war, then became one of the conflict's most prominent medical witnesses, giving testimony to British police and evidence to the International Criminal Court.

Retired teacher shot dead while fleeing with her white-flag-carrying grandson · c. 1965–2023 · al-Rimal, Gaza City

Hala Khreis, 57, a retired Arabic teacher, was shot in the chest and killed on November 12, 2023, as she fled Gaza City's al-Rimal neighborhood on foot at the front of a column of civilians waving white flags, holding the hand of her four-year-old grandson Tayem; her family said Israeli forces fired the shot, and a CNN investigation found Israeli troops had been stationed as close as 200 meters away.

Al Jazeera camera operator; eldest son of Gaza bureau chief Wael al-Dahdouh · c. 1997–2024 · Northeast of Rafah, southern Gaza

Hamza al-Dahdouh, 27, was killed with freelance videographer Mustafa Thuraya when an Israeli drone strike hit their car as they drove back from a filming assignment near Rafah; Israel later alleged he was an Islamic Jihad operative, citing a document that experts questioned and that Al Jazeera and his family rejected as fabricated.

Six-year-old from Gaza City · 2017–2024 · Tel al-Hawa, Gaza City

Hind Rajab, six, was killed with six relatives when Israeli tank fire hit their car as they fled Tel al-Hawa, after she spent hours on the phone with Red Crescent dispatchers pleading for rescue; the two paramedics sent to save her were also killed, and forensic investigators concluded a tank fired on the car from as close as 13 metres.

Al Jazeera Mubasher correspondent in northern Gaza · 2001–2025 · Beit Lahia, northern Gaza

Hossam Shabat, 23, was killed when an Israeli drone strike hit his car in Beit Lahia days after Israel broke the Gaza ceasefire; Israel claimed he was a Hamas sniper, an accusation first leveled in October 2024 that Al Jazeera and press-freedom groups rejected as baseless.

Pediatrician and director of Kamal Adwan Hospital · c. 1973– · Kamal Adwan Hospital, Beit Lahia, northern Gaza

Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya was detained when Israeli forces raided and shut down Kamal Adwan Hospital — the last major functioning hospital in northern Gaza — and has been held without charge or trial under Israel's 'unlawful combatant' law ever since.

Six-year-old killed with ten members of his family when their truck was attacked a week into the ceasefire · c. 2019–2025 · al-Zeitoun, Gaza City

Ibrahim Ihab Abu Shaaban, six, was one of eleven members of the Abu Shaaban family — seven of them children — killed around 3 p.m. on October 17, 2025, when Israeli forces attacked the pickup truck carrying the family through Gaza City's al-Zeitoun neighborhood, one week after the ceasefire took effect; the Israeli military told the BBC the vehicle had crossed the 'yellow line' and troops 'opened fire to remove the threat.'

Al Jazeera camera operator in Gaza City · c. 2000–2025 · Al-Shifa Hospital, Gaza City

Ibrahim Zaher, 25, an Al Jazeera camera operator, was killed with four colleagues when an Israeli missile struck the network's tent at al-Shifa Hospital — the channel's entire Gaza City team, lost in a single strike that press-freedom groups called a targeted attack.

Journalist killed by drone fire in the tent encampment where she was displaced · c. 1982–2025 · near Hamad Towers, north of Khan Younis

Iman al-Zamili, 43, a journalist displaced from Rafah to a tent in Khan Younis, was killed by Israeli drone fire in the early hours of September 1, 2025, near Hamad Towers; her sister told the MADA Center that a quadcopter drone struck beside her tent and shrapnel hit her head, while other reports said she was shot while collecting drinking water.

Al Jazeera Arabic correspondent in northern Gaza · 1997–2024 · Al-Shati refugee camp, Gaza City

Ismail al-Ghoul, 27, and cameraman Rami al-Rifi were killed by an Israeli drone strike on their car minutes after reporting from the destroyed home of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh; Al Jazeera called it a targeted assassination, and Israel's claim that he was a Hamas operative was rejected by the network and questioned by press-freedom groups.

Grandfather whose farewell to his slain granddaughter became a symbol of Gaza's grief · c. 1970–2024 · Nuseirat refugee camp, central Gaza

Khaled Nabhan, 54, known worldwide as the grandfather who cradled his granddaughter Reem Ali Khalil Badwan and called her 'the soul of my soul,' was himself killed in an Israeli strike on Nuseirat refugee camp on 16 December 2024.

Amputee champion swimmer and coach killed in the al-Taba'een school strike · c. 1980–2024 · Al-Taba'een school, Gaza City

Majdi al-Tatar, 44, a member of the Palestinian Paralympic swimming team who lost a leg at age ten and became one of Gaza's best-known swimming coaches, was killed in the Israeli strike on the al-Taba'een school shelter during dawn prayers.

Freelance visual journalist for The Associated Press · c. 1992–2025 · Nasser Hospital, Khan Younis

Mariam Abu Daqqa, 33, was one of five journalists killed in an Israeli 'double-tap' strike on Nasser Hospital that killed at least 20 people; a second missile hit journalists and rescue workers responding to the first strike, in an attack captured live on video.

Cardiologist and director of the Indonesian Hospital in northern Gaza · c. 1976–2025 · Tal al-Hawa, Gaza City

Dr. Marwan al-Sultan, 49, director of Gaza's Indonesian Hospital and one of the last two cardiologists in the Strip, was killed on July 2, 2025, when an Israeli airstrike struck the rented Gaza City apartment where his displaced family was sheltering; his wife, a daughter, his sister and his son-in-law were killed with him, and the Israeli military said it had struck a 'key terrorist' and was reviewing harm to civilians.

Al Jazeera correspondent in Gaza City · c. 1992–2025 · Al-Shifa Hospital, Gaza City

Mohammed Qreiqeh, 33, gave his last broadcast minutes before an Israeli missile hit the journalists' tent at al-Shifa Hospital, killing him with correspondent Anas al-Sharif, cameramen Ibrahim Zaher and Mohammed Noufal, and other media workers; UN experts called the strike a deliberate attempt to silence reporting from Gaza City.

Photojournalist who became Gaza's 'eyes and ears' · 1999– · Deir al-Balah refugee camp, Gaza

Motaz Azaiza spent 108 days documenting Israel's bombardment of Gaza for an audience that grew into the tens of millions before evacuating to Qatar in January 2024; TIME named him one of the 100 most influential people of 2024.

Freelance videographer who filmed for Agence France-Presse and other outlets · Northeast of Rafah, southern Gaza

Mustafa Thuraya, a freelance videographer whose footage was used by Agence France-Presse and other news outlets, was killed with Al Jazeera's Hamza al-Dahdouh when an Israeli drone struck their car near Rafah; Israel alleged he was a Hamas commander but published no evidence, a claim his family called false.

Thirteen-year-old who died of his burns three days after the al-Taba'een school strike · c. 2011–2024 · Gaza City

Omar Yasser al-Jabri, 13, was critically burned in the August 10, 2024 strike on the al-Taba'een school during dawn prayers — the strike that killed his mother and brother — and died of his wounds three days later.

Journalist whose video diaries from Gaza reached millions · c. 2001– · Gaza

Plestia Alaqad, 22, became known as 'the eyes of Gaza' for the Instagram video diaries she filmed through the war's first weeks; after her accounts were hacked and her neighborhood destroyed, she left Gaza with her family in November 2023, later publishing the bestselling memoir 'The Eyes of Gaza.'

Father of three killed waiting for flour in the 'flour massacre' · Al-Rashid Street, Gaza City

Raed Mushtaha, a father of three, was killed in the February 29, 2024 'flour massacre' in Gaza City; his brother Mohammed found his body on the coastal road and said he was killed by a tank shell fired into the crowd waiting for aid.

Ten-year-old killed with eight of his siblings in the strike on the al-Najjar family home · c. 2015–2025 · Qizan al-Najjar, Khan Younis, southern Gaza

Rakan, ten, was one of nine children of doctors Alaa and Hamdi al-Najjar killed when an Israeli airstrike hit the family home in Khan Younis; his name — Rakan Hamdi Yahya al-Najjar, ten years old — appears on the Gaza health authorities' list of the war dead published by The Guardian.

Volunteer paramedic during Gaza's Great March of Return · c. 1997–2018 · East of Khan Younis, Gaza

Razan al-Najjar, 21, a volunteer medic treating protesters at the Gaza boundary fence, was fatally shot by Israeli fire as she stood with fellow medics about 25 meters from the fence in her medical uniform; a B'Tselem investigation concluded she was deliberately targeted, and spatial analysis commissioned by The New York Times traced the shot to a sniper's position at the fence.

Three-year-old whose grandfather's farewell moved the world · 2019–2023 · Nuseirat refugee camp, central Gaza

Palestinian records identify her as Reem Ali Khalil Badwan, widely reported as Reem Nabhan. She and her five-year-old brother, Tariq Ali Khalil Badwan, were killed in an Israeli strike in Nuseirat in late November 2023; published accounts disagree on the precise day and whether the family home or a neighbouring building was struck.

Poet, professor of English literature at the Islamic University of Gaza, editor of 'Gaza Writes Back' · 1979–2023 · Gaza City

Refaat Alareer, 44, was killed with his brother, his sister and four of her children in an Israeli airstrike on his sister's home, a day after a threatening phone call prompted him to leave the shelter where he had been staying; his final poem, 'If I Must Die,' spread across the world after his death.

Palestinian driver and translator for World Central Kitchen · c. 1998–2024 · Deir al-Balah, central Gaza

Saifeddin Issam Ayad Abutaha, 25, the Palestinian member of World Central Kitchen's Gaza team, was behind the wheel of one of the convoy's cars when Israeli drones struck it on April 1, 2024, killing him and six foreign colleagues.

Veteran Al Jazeera Arabic correspondent; Palestinian-American · 1971–2022 · Jenin refugee camp, occupied West Bank

Shireen Abu Akleh, 51, was shot in the head while covering an Israeli raid in Jenin, wearing a helmet and a vest marked 'PRESS'; investigations by CNN, the AP, The Washington Post and a UN commission concluded Israeli forces fired the fatal shot — CNN found evidence of a targeted attack — while Israel acknowledged a 'high possibility' its fire killed her but said it was accidental.

The baby of the al-Najjar family, killed with eight of her siblings in the strike on their home · c. 2024–2025 · Qizan al-Najjar, Khan Younis, southern Gaza

Sidra, the infant daughter of doctors Alaa and Hamdi al-Najjar, was killed with eight of her siblings on May 23, 2025, when an Israeli airstrike destroyed the family home in Khan Younis while her mother was on duty at Nasser Hospital; CNN, citing the children's cousin, described her as the breastfed baby of the family and reported the missing infant as seven months old — the Guardian and Drop Site News instead identified the family's six-month-old as her sister Sayden.

Five-year-old killed with her family in Rafah · c. 2018–2024 · Rafah, southern Gaza

Sidra, five, was killed with eight relatives when an Israeli airstrike destroyed the house her displaced family was renting in Rafah; a photograph of her body, left hanging from the ruins by the force of the blast, circulated worldwide as an image of the war's toll on children.

Former Palestine national football team forward nicknamed the 'Palestinian Pelé' · 1984–2025 · southern Gaza

Suleiman al-Obeid, 41, a former Palestine international known as the 'Palestinian Pelé,' was shot dead on August 6, 2025, while waiting for humanitarian aid in southern Gaza, the Palestine Football Association said; AP said it could not independently verify the account, and the Israeli military said an initial review found no record of the incident.

Four-year-old killed with eight relatives in the strike on the al-Jamasi family home · c. 2021–2025 · al-Sabra, Gaza City

Suwar Obeida al-Jamasi, four, was killed before dawn on March 18, 2025, when an Israeli airstrike destroyed the al-Jamasi family home in Gaza City's al-Sabra neighborhood, killing nine members of the family including four children; the Israeli military confirmed the strike, saying it killed her grandfather, Hamas political-bureau member Muhammad Daoud al-Jamasi, while Airwars recorded the four children and three women among the dead.

Five-year-old twin killed with her sister Sidra and their family in Rafah · c. 2018–2024 · Rafah, southern Gaza

Suzan, five, was killed with her twin sister Sidra, her baby brother Malek, her parents and her grandparents when Israeli airstrikes destroyed the house her displaced family was renting in Rafah; her uncle identified her body by the small purse she always slept with.

Palestinian-American high-school senior from Louisiana · c. 2006–2024 · Al-Mazra'a ash-Sharqiya, occupied West Bank

Tawfic Abdel Jabbar, 17, a Louisiana native spending a year in his family's ancestral West Bank village, was shot in the head by Israeli fire while driving a pickup truck on a dirt road hundreds of meters from the highway; the sole witness called the shooting unprovoked, and the White House demanded a transparent investigation.

Boy filmed waving a white flag beside his grandmother Hala Khreis when she was shot · c. 2019– · al-Rimal, Gaza City

Tayem, four, was walking a few paces ahead of the crowd, holding his grandmother Hala Khreis's hand with a white flag in his other hand, when she was shot dead beside him on November 12, 2023, during the flight from Gaza City's al-Rimal neighborhood; separated from his family in the chaos, he reached the south with acquaintances and was later found in Rafah.

Twelve-year-old killed with eight of his siblings in the strike on the al-Najjar family home · c. 2013–2025 · Qizan al-Najjar, Khan Younis, southern Gaza

Yahya, twelve, was the eldest of the nine children of doctors Alaa and Hamdi al-Najjar killed when an Israeli airstrike destroyed the family home in Khan Younis; his mother, a pediatrician on duty at Nasser Hospital, ran home to find the house on fire, and his father died of his wounds nine days later.

Journalist shot dead by a sniper while covering the siege of Nasser Hospital · 1984–2024 · Khan Younis, southern Gaza

Yasser Mamdouh El-Fady, 40, a journalist with the Kan'an News Agency, was killed by sniper fire near Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis as Israeli forces besieged the city's largest functioning hospital; UNESCO's Director-General condemned the killing and demanded an investigation.

Australian aid worker killed with six World Central Kitchen colleagues · c. 1980–2024 · Deir al-Balah, central Gaza

Lalzawmi 'Zomi' Frankcom, 43, of Melbourne, was one of seven World Central Kitchen workers killed when Israeli drones struck their convoy in Gaza; an Australian government inquiry found the attack resulted from serious failures of IDF procedures, mistaken identification and errors in decision-making.