Killing of Shaban al-Dalou explained

Killing of Shaban al-Dalou
Location:Shuhada al-Aqsa Hospital, Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip
Date:October 13, 2024
Partof:the Al-Aqsa Hospital massacre and Israel–Hamas war
Type:Death by burning
Victim:Shaban al-Dalou, aged 19

Shaban al-Dalou was a 19-year-old Palestinian man from the Gaza Strip who was killed during the bombing of Al-Aqsa hospital by the Israel Defense Forces on October 13, 2024.[1] [2] [3] The area had been designated as a safe zone and as a result was densely populated with patients as well as refugees who had set up camps around the hospital. Israeli officials said they believed the tents around the hospital were probably ignited by secondary explosions.

Shaban's story gained widespread attention when a video began to circulate online of Shaban trapped in the hospital bed by the IV drip to which he was connected while trying to get out and burning alive.[4] Shaban's mother was also burned alive in the fire. Shaban's younger siblings and father were also severely burned in the attack. A few days after the attack, on October 17, 2024, Shaban's younger brother, 11-year old Abdul Rahman al-Dalou, died after succumbing to the severe burns.[5] [6] Shaban's younger sister, Farah al-Dalou, also died a few days later, on October 22, as a result of the severe burns she had suffered from the attack.[7]

Life

Shaban was born on October 16, 2004. He had two brothers and two sisters. According to his mother, he had memorized the Quran by heart. In the final university qualifying exam, Tawjihi, Shaban scored 97.9%. He started studying software engineering at Al-Azhar University in Gaza in September 2023.[8] Shaban loved to play Pro Evolution Soccer and FIFA on the PlayStation. He was also an avid lover of football, playing with his friends at Gaza's five-a-side courts. He was a Real Madrid fan and his favourite player was Karim Benzema.[9] Shaban's favorite food was vegetable pizza from Al-Taboon Restaurant in Gaza City. Shaban applied to universities in the UK, Ireland, and Qatar with the intent to continue his studies.

Prior to arriving at Al-Aqsa hospital, al-Dalou and his family had been displaced six times.[10] Shaban's father was a taxi driver and his mother was a babysitter. After their home was bombed by the IDF, Shaban started a GoFundMe page to raise funds for his family to evacuate from Gaza. As the eldest of five siblings, Shaban was the primary earner for his family, starting a falafel stand near the hospital. He had also erected the tent in which his family was staying.[11] A week prior to his killing, Shaban survived the IDF's bombing of the Shuhada al-Aqsa mosque and was transferred to Al-Aqsa hospital to receive treatment.

Reactions

Shaban's death was viewed around the world by millions of people, prompting outrage and adding to concerns about Israel's conduct in Gaza.[12]

Family

Israeli

On 18th October 2024, Israeli government spokesman David Mencer was interviewed on LBC by presenter Ben Kentish, who asked Mencer for an explanation of the circumstances surrounding Shaban's death. Mencer said the video footage of Shaban's death was fabricated: "This story in particular, I have seen, I have seen with my own eyes, of this being fabricated, of models being used, of these sorts of stories being created, fabricated so that it will encourage world outrage."[15]

Public figures

Notes and References

  1. News: Witus . Zak . 2024-10-17 . Sha'ban al-Dalou burned alive before the world. May his death awaken us . 2024-10-19 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
  2. Web site: Gaza Teen Burned to Death in Israeli Strike on Hospital Identified as Sha'ban al-Dalou . 2024-10-15 . Democracy Now! . en.
  3. News: 17 October 2024 . Burned Palestinian's relatives describe aftermath of Israeli attack . Reuters.
  4. Web site: Shbair . Bilal . Solomon . Erika . He Dreamed of Escaping Gaza. The World Watched Him Burned Alive. . The New York Times . 27 October 2024.
  5. Web site: Gaza father mourns death of second child in a week following Israeli airstrike in hospital complex . . 18 October 2024 .
  6. Web site: 10-year-old brother of Shaban al-Dalou dies from injuries . 2024-10-22 . Al Jazeera . en.
  7. Web site: Farah al-Dalou Dies in Hospital Days After Her Brother Sha'ban al-Dalou Burned to Death . 2024-10-22 . Democracy Now! . en.
  8. Web site: Sha'ban al-Dalou, 19-year-old student, killed by Israel in Gaza tent fire . 2024-10-15 . Middle East Eye . en.
  9. Web site: Abed . Abubaker . Shaaban Al-Dalou, Burned Alive in Gaza, Would Have Been 20 Today . 2024-10-20 . www.dropsitenews.com . en.
  10. Web site: Mahdi . Ibtisam . 'I see my wife and son burning every time I close my eyes' . +972 Magazine . 18 October 2024 . 23 October 2024.
  11. Web site: Shaban al-Dalou: The Palestinian teen burned to death in Israeli bombing . 2024-10-15 . Al Jazeera . en.
  12. News: Burke . Jason . Family tell of seeing mother and son burned to death in Gaza hospital blaze . The Guardian . 16 October 2024 . 23 October 2024.
  13. Web site: Shurafa . Wafaa . A Palestinian student was asleep in his tent at a hospital when an Israeli strike brought an inferno . 19 October 2024 . Associated Press. 16 October 2024 .
  14. Web site: Keane . Fergal . 'You see us burning, you stay silent': Family's agony over mother and sons burned to death in Gaza tent . 21 October 2024 . BBC News.
  15. Mencer . David . David Mencer . . There is a movement of fabrication of events within the Palestinian authority . . Global . London . October 18, 2024.
  16. Web site: admin . 2024-10-15 . 'Let Him Never be Forgotten' - Sha'ban Al-Dalou Burned Alive in Israeli Airstrike on Gaza Hospital Camp . 2024-10-15 . Palestine Chronicle . en-US.
  17. Web site: Parlamentaria española: Somos cómplices del genocidio de Israel en Gaza . 17 October 2024 .

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