Israeli forces deliberately targeted the Hassouna family, including 14-year-old Lina, 13-year-old Yousef, 10-year-old Yasmine, six-year-old Alaa, and their parents, Amer and Nida, in Gaza City on the morning of March 23, 2024, according to documentation collected by Defense for Children International - Palestine. Israeli forces shot Amer and Nida in front of their children then besieged the building where they hid. The children hid for two days without food or water and watched stray dogs eat parts of their parents’ bodies until their uncles rescued them.