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The killing of four Palestinian sisters in their displacement in southern Gaza by Israeli occupation forces sparked widespread condemnation and outrage on the social media. Activists, journalists, and researchers cited their story as a new example of the targeting of civilians, demanding that the Israeli occupation be held accountable and end to what they described as its ongoing crimes against the Palestinians.
Journalist Abdullah Jamal stated that the four sisters —Taqwa, Yaqin, Ihsan, and Iman—were high-achieving university students from Rafah. They were killed while fleeing in the Mawasi area of Khan Younis.
In a post on the “X” platform, he added that the sisters were the daughters of the martyred commander Muhammad Mahmoud Shabana (Abu Anas), the commander of the Rafah Brigade. He emphasized that their killing represents yet another crime added to the long list of attacks targeting civilians in the Gaza Strip.
In the same vein, researcher Muhanna al-Habil pointed out that the four sisters had graduated with medical degrees and were eager to contribute to treating war wounded and saving the injured in the Gaza Strip. However, they were killed during their displacement before they could begin their humanitarian mission.
He added, in a post on the “X” platform, that their martyrdom embodies the magnitude of the loss suffered by Palestinian society, criticizing what he described as the international community’s inaction and preoccupation with other matters while the humanitarian tragedy in the Strip worsens.
For his part, journalist Mustafa Ashour expressed his deep sorrow over the incident, emphasizing that the scenes of children and young women being killed in Gaza evoke a sense of shame at the world’s inability to protect them.
He wrote on the “X” platform that remaining silent about these crimes or justifying them represents a moral collapse, calling for consideration of the humanitarian dimension of the tragedy and asking: How would any father or mother feel if the victims were members of their own family?
