List of entire families killed in the Gaza war
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The Gaza war has seen multiple reports of entire families killed. According to humanitarian groups and media, such incidents have occurred both in southern Israel, where families were killed by Hamas-led militants during the 7 October 2023 attacks, and in Gaza, where Israeli airstrikes and shelling have destroyed family homes. Some scholars and observers have described these patterns as targeting of family units, coining terms such as "kinocide". Others have argued that the cases raise concerns about possible war crimes or genocide, though such characterizations remain legally contested.
In Gaza
As of March 2025, some 2,200 families were wiped from the Gaza Civil Registry, according to the government media office.
Al-Mughari family (Bureij, 17 October 2023)
On 17 October 2023, an Israeli airstrike on the Bureij refugee camp killed at least 92 civilians, including dozens of members of the Al-Mughari family. Among the victims were 87-year-old Ramadan al-Mughari, his sons Nayef, Dr. Ahmed, and Nafez, and several grandchildren. The Israeli military stated that the strike targeted Hamas commander Ayman Nofal, who was killed in the same incident.
Al-Hassayna and Abu Shari'a family (Sabra, November 2023)
On 22 November 2023, around 308 members of the Al-Hassayna family, also known as the Abu Shari'a family, were killed by Israel after Israeli airstrikes targeted apartment buildings in Sabra, Gaza City.
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