Palestinian grandfather, who became viral for his granddaughter, dies in Gaza

Palestinian grandfather, who became viral for his granddaughter, dies in Gaza

A Palestinian grandfather from Gaza, whose tribut " His murdered granddaughter went viral last year was killed by Israeli fire on Monday, confirmed his family and a hospital.

sad loss in Gaza

Khaled Nabhan gained worldwide attention from an emotional video that was shared on social media in November 2023. In this video he said goodbye to his lifeless granddaughter Reem-the 3-year-old girl, whom he described as the "soul of my soul". "I kissed her on her cheeks, on her nose, and she giggled," he recalled at the time. "I kissed her, but she didn't wake up."

The tragic incident

his grandchildren, Reem and 5-year-old Tarek, were killed while slept in their bed. Her home was destroyed by an Israeli air raid, as Nabhan said at that time. The incident occurred in the refugee camp Al Nuseirat in southern Gazas.

memories of the last night

After the attack, Khaled CNN reported on the last evening with his grandchildren. He broke out in tears when he told him how to ask him to take them outside to play. "I refused because of the danger from Israeli air strikes," he said.

the fatal attack

On Monday, according to the Al-Awda Hospital in Nuseirirat, in the central Gaza, Khaled was killed by an Israeli tank grenade. Saed Nabhan, the nephew of Khaled, reported CNN that armored fire could be heard in her neighborhood. When he ran towards the Al-Awda Hospital, he was shocked to find his uncle under the dead.

The memory of a great man

SAED said that eyewitnesses reported that his uncle "saw people injured and wanted to go out to help to help, but was immediately killed by another tank grenade." He added: "What a great man we lost. We will never have someone like him again."

grief for Khaled Nabhan

In recordings that were shared by local journalists in Gaza on social media, Khaled's lifeless body can be seen on a hospital bed surrounded by crying people. "Oh, Abu Diaa," can be heard how people cry and refer to Khaled's nicknames.

cnn asked the Israeli armed forces (IDF) for a comment.