The Israeli occupation army has killed a 29-year-old Palestinian, from Gaza, whom had a permit to stay in the Netherlands with his mother, sister and niece since the end of March 2024. His name was Hemaid.
Archive Photo: Hani Alshaer
In accordance to the family-life right, Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights, Hemaid, and his three younger sisters, received permission from the IND (Dutch Immigration and Naturalisation Service) to come to the Netherlands.
Since the end of march various attempts have been made to evacuate them from Gaza, or to put them on the evacuation list without any success.
Since the invasion of Rafah, early may, the Israeli army has occupied and closed the border crossing, thus evacuations through this crossing are no longer possible.
Till this day, the Israeli regime has not opened an alternative route for people in Gaza whom have received a permit to settle abroad.
The family decided to share their painful story
On the night of July 27 2024, the Israeli occupation army dropped leaflets ordering residents of Khan Younis to move towards a 'humanitarian zone'. Hemaid helped others who also had to evacuate in a hurry. Shortly afterwards the first bombs fell and Hemaid was seriously injured. Bodies of dead and wounded Palestinians were everywhere. Hemaid was taken to a hospital in Khan Younis by his sisters, where he succumbed to his injuries in intensive care that same night.
Archive Photo: Hani Alshaer
His three sisters are still alive and in shock. Like everyone in Gaza, they are facing famine. There is a lack of clean drinking water, medicine and sanitary supplies. In addition, the outbreak of diseases and continued exposure to bombings.
They have been displaced and had to evacuate at least ten times in the last two months. After they lost their home in Gaza City in October last year, just after the bombings started.
Urgent request
The family calls on the Israeli government to create an exit option as soon as possible for the three sisters, who have also been allowed to come to the Netherlands since March. Before it's too late for them too.
For more information, please contact info@schoolpleinadvocaten.nl, the office thats working on their case.