In memory of the al-Hallaq family. Brothers Kenan Hassan al-Hallaq (left), 6 years old, and Saji Hassan al-Hallaq, 4 years old (right). Their father, Hassan, said Kenan loved solving puzzles, and the boys were looking forward to a stable life. Samar Osama al-Hallaq, 29 years old, was the boys’ mother. She was 8 months pregnant with another child on the way. Samar was involved with the Palestinian History Tapestry Project. The project aims to support the traditional craft of Palestinian needlewomen and record Palestine’s history through the sewing of a tapestry. The boys’ aunt, Hala Akram al-Hallaq, 27 years old, studied English Language and Literature at al-Aqsa University in Gaza. She also served as a project assistant to UNRWA in 2009. Hala and Hani’s son, Mohammad Hani al-Hallaq, was 2 years o Hala’s husband , Hani Mohammad al-Hallaq, 29 years old, was a web developer at the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology in Gaza. Hala’s mother, Suad Mohammad al-Hallaq was 62 years old. The Al-Hallaq family was displaced from Shuja’iyya a few days prior seeking a safer place. They were killed right before breaking fast on July 20, 2014 in an Israeli attack on their house in the al-Ramal area of Gaza.
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