11 -year -old Yakin Hamad was among the dozens of children killed in recent days by raids Israel In her lane Gauze. Her life was full of war, but she had found a way to smile through social media.
Yakin Hamad, who died of Israel’s successive bombings, was Gaza’s newest influencer who shared practical survival tips for bombing daily life, such as how to cook with improvised methods when there was no gas.
In an earlier post on social media, Hamad had written: “I try to offer some joy to other children to forget the war.”
But on Friday night (16.05.2025) the thread of her life was cut abruptly after a series of fierce Israeli air raids that hit the house where she lived with her family, in Al-Baraka, Deir al-Bala, in central Gaza. Her lifeless body was recovered under the ruins.
The news of her death spread to the internet and thousands of honor.
“Instead of going to school and enjoying her childhood,” one of her followers wrote on X, “she was active on Instagram and participated in campaigns to help others in Gaza. There are no words. “
Mahmoud Bassam, a photojournalist in Gaza, said: “Her body may have disappeared, but her impact remains a lighthouse of humanity.”
Yakin and her older brother, Mohammed Hamad, delivered food, toys and clothes to displaced families, according to Al Jazeera. He also played an active role in the collective Oouena, a non -profit organization based in Gaza dedicated to humanitarian aid.
In one of her last posts by Yatin, she wrote: “Today was a day of joy for the orphans of Gaza – we gave them new clothes to bring them a little happiness.”
On Sunday, Israeli attacks killed at least 38 people, health officials said, raising the number of dead at more than 100 on the weekend.
The Gaza Ministry of Health reports that nearly 54,000 Palestinians, including 16,503 children, have been killed in Israeli attacks throughout the territory.