The young victims, two of whom remain under the rubble, range in age from seven months to 12 years old.<\/p>\n
An Israeli strike has killed nearly the entire family of a Khan Younis doctor while she was at work, Gaza health officials said.<\/p>\n
The attack hit the home of Alaa al-Najjar, a paediatrician at the southern city\u2019s Nasser Hospital, on Friday, setting it ablaze and killing nine of her 10 children, according to the head of the hospital\u2019s paediatrics department, Ahmad al-Farra.<\/p>\n
The dead children, two of whom remain under the rubble, range in age from seven months to 12 years old, said Gaza\u2019s Government Media Office. It named them as Sidar, Luqman, Sadin, Reval, Ruslan, Jubran, Eve, Rakan and Yahya.<\/p>\n
Al-Najjar\u2019s husband was critically injured in the attack. He has severe chest and head wounds, including a skull fracture, and is now receiving treatment in Nasser Hospital\u2019s intensive care unit, al-Farra told Al Jazeera.<\/p>\n
The couple\u2019s only surviving child, 11-year-old Adam, is also severely injured. He is currently \u201cin the moderate ICU department with his mother\u201d, said al-Farra.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is unbelievable,\u201d al-Farra said of the attack\u2019s impact. \u201cYou can\u2019t imagine the shock that [al-Najjar] had when she heard about that [attack]. But up until now, she is trying to be near her son and her husband to survive.\u201d<\/p>\n
He called on people around the world to \u201cbe on the right side of humanity\u201d and speak out against the bombardment. \u201cThese children, they have no voice. Their mother \u2026 she\u2019s [in shock],\u201d he said. \u201cPlease, I ask everyone to be her voice [in] this world. Please.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2018New phase of genocide\u2019<\/p>\n
The UN\u2019s special rapporteur for the Palestinian territory, Francesca Albanese, slammed the attack on the al-Najjar home as part of a \u201csadistic pattern\u201d of a \u201cnew phase of genocide\u201d facing Palestinians in the besieged enclave.<\/p>\n
\nTwo doctors go to work to assist others.Nine of their kids are killed by an Israeli missile targeting their home. Only surviving child, in critical conditions.<\/p>\n
Targeting families in the still-standing buildings: distinguishable sadistic pattern of the new phase of the genocide. https:\/\/t.co\/6tlylARKK5<\/a><\/p>\n