Abdel Karim Nazmi Balata

Abdel Karim Nazmi Balata

Date of birth 30 Jun 2013
Date of death 29 Jul 2014

Location North

One-year-old Abdel Karim from Jabalia in the north of the Gaza Strip celebrated his first birthday a month prior. He was the first child of his parents. His grandfather taught him how to kiss as a greeting.

Abdel Karim was killed in the Balata family massacre along with his mother and nine other family members. “They were killed when their house was targeted by Israeli missiles,” said his grandfather.