A Palestinian doctor receives the charred remains of her nine children following an Israeli airstrike.

In a humanitarian tragedy that embodies some of the suffering endured by the people of the Gaza Strip as a result of the genocidal war, Palestinian pediatrician Alaa al-Najjar was shocked to learn of the arrival of the bodies of nine of her children to Nasser Medical Complex. They had been burned to death following an Israeli airstrike on her home in the Qizan al-Najjar area, south of Khan Yunis.

Civil Defense teams said the bombing completely destroyed the family home and sparked a massive fire. Civil Defense crews recovered the bodies of nine martyrs, including eight completely charred children. Her husband, Dr. Hamdi al-Najjar, was critically injured.

According to eyewitnesses, al-Najjar collapsed when she was surprised to learn of the bodies and remains of her children, aged between two and 12, arriving at the hospital where she works.

Director General of the Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip, Munir al-Barash, confirmed that Dr. Alaa, a pediatrician at al-Tahrir Hospital in Nasser Medical Complex, has 10 children, the eldest of whom is under 12 years old. She left with her husband, Dr. Hamdi al-Najjar, to take her to work. Just minutes after his return, an Israeli missile struck their home.

Al-Barash added that nine of their children were killed in the airstrike: Yahya, Rakan, Raslan, Jibran, Eve, Rifan, Saydin, Luqman, and Sidra. Adam, the only remaining child, and her husband, Dr. Hamdi, were injured and are currently in intensive care.