Abdullah Tareq Zeyad Al Rifi

Date of birth 29 Aug 2008
Date of death 21 Aug 2014

Location Gaza

Five-year-old Abdullah from Gaza City was said to be a mischievous and stubborn boy. He liked to play all the time. He liked to stay with his aunt who helped him with his studies.  “Everybody loved him. His ambition was to be a doctor like his cousin Noor. He loved her and wanted to marry her so that they could work together,” said his aunt.

On 21st August 2014, the whole family was riding a motorcycle cart, heading to their land to carry out some works when they were targeted by Israeli forces. Three of them were immediately killed, including Abdullah, while others died later from their injuries.