Fayez Tareq Fayez Yaseen

Location Gaza

16-year-old Fayez from Al Zaytoon neighborhood in the southern part of Gaza was his parents’ oldest child.  He was not good at school, this is why he dropped out to work as a mechanic so he could help support his family financially. He was very kind to his mother and siblings. “He was a responsible child. He used to help me a lot. He even took on the responsibility of raising his younger siblings with me,” said his mother.

On 1 August 2014, Fayez and his friend were sitting on the street just outside his house when an Israeli missile targeted a motorcycle that was passing by. Fayez’s father was injured in the attack. Fayez rushed to help him and take him to the hospital; however, before they could reach the hospital, their car was struck by another missile. Fayez was killed instantly. “I was shocked when I heard that Fayez was killed,” said his mother.