An Eid celebration on a Gaza rooftop turns into a ‘horror movie’

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · Jun 07, 2026 · 1074 words · By Maram Humaid

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An Eid celebration on a Gaza rooftop turns into a ‘horror movie’ Israel’s continued attacks on homes in Gaza are contributing to the ongoing genocide in the enclave.

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What happened

An Eid celebration on a Gaza rooftop turns into a ‘horror movie’ Israel’s continued attacks on homes in Gaza are contributing to the ongoing genocide in the enclave.

Why it matters

Gaza City – On the first day of Eid al-Adha, Widad Al-Husari, 31, sat with her husband, children, and extended family on a rooftop in Gaza City, trying to create a sense of holiday spirit amid an ongoing war and displacement.

Common ground

The family had dinner, then shared sweets, while the children, dressed in new clothes, played in their tent erected on the terrace until an explosion shattered the evening silence.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Appeal to Pity, Exaggeration / Hyperbole: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

Follow-up questions

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that In a single moment, her 12-year-old granddaughter, Sidra, was killed, and another granddaughter, Sham, 11, had her leg amputated?
How does this story connect Humanitarian crisis in Gaza with Civilian casualties over the next few days?

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Loaded Language 90% confidence

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Appeal to Pity 85% confidence

Evoking sympathy to win support rather than using logical arguments.

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Exaggeration / Hyperbole 70% confidence

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “In a single moment, her 12-year-old granddaughter, Sidra, was killed, and another granddaughter, Sham, 11, had her leg amputated.”

VERIFIED BY REFERENCE

The evidence provided discusses general strikes and a specific strike on a police station, but does not mention Sidra Azzam or Sham Azzam.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 2 January 2024, Saleh al-Arouri, the deputy leader of Hamas, was killed in an Israeli strike on an office in the Dahieh suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon. The strike also killed six other individuals, inc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Saleh_al-Arou…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of notable engagements during the Gaza war, encompassing land, naval, and air engagements, covering events which took place or began during the October 7 attack and immediately afterwar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_military_engagements_d…

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web search NEUTRAL — For months, Israeli soldiers in Gaza have been documenting their own war crimes against Palestinians and sharing them on social media.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAT9NQ4WkE0

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Claim 2: “The strike killed seven people, including two children and two women.”

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While web results mention various strikes in Gaza City with different casualty counts (e.g., 25 people, 11 people, 8 people), none of the provided evidence specifically confirms a strike that killed exactly seven people including two children and two women.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza genocide is the ongoing, intentional, and systematic destruction of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip carried out by Israel during the Gaza war. It encompasses mass killings, the delib…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_genocide

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza war is an armed conflict in the Gaza Strip and Israel, fought as part of the unresolved Israeli–Palestinian and Gaza–Israel conflicts. The war began on 7 October 2023, when the Palestinian mi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza–Israel conflict is a localized part of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict beginning in 1948, when about 200,000 of the more than 700,000 Palestinians who fled or were expelled from their homes …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza–Israel_conflict

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Claim 3: “Although a ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas has been in effect since October 2025, about 930 Palestinians have been killed and more than 2,800 injured in continued Israeli attacks during this period.”

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Multiple independent sources (Anadolu Ajansı and another news report) specifically cite the figures of 930 Palestinians killed and over 2,800 injured since a ceasefire took effect.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Greater Israel (Hebrew: ארץ ישראל השלמה, romanized: Eretz Yisrael HaShlema) is an expression with several different biblical and political meanings over time. It is often used, in an irredentist fash…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Israel

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During the Gaza war, Israeli forces have carried out multiple ground incursions, occasionally accompanied by airstrikes, into several Palestinian cities and refugee camps in the Israeli-occupied West …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_incursions_in_the_West…

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Claim 4: “In the Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza City... his son, Saad, 31, received a phone call from the Israeli military intelligence. The voice ordered them and other residents to leave the apartment block, and 15 minutes later, an air strike levelled the building.”

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The provided evidence mentions general IDF warnings and strikes on buildings in Gaza City, but does not specifically corroborate the story of Saad (31) in the Shati refugee camp receiving a call 15 minutes before a strike.

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web search NEUTRAL — 5 days ago ... Garry Gies because IDF warns civilians in advance to vacate the strike site. 4h. Aarya Manish.
https://www.facebook.com/firstpostin/posts/the-israeli-milit…

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web search NEUTRAL — May 15, 2021 ... An Israeli airstrike on Saturday targeted and destroyed a high-rise building in Gaza City that housed offices of The Associated Press and other media outlets.
https://whyy.org/articles/israel-strike-in-gaza-destroys-bui…

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web search NEUTRAL — May 15, 2021 ... An Israeli airstrike on Saturday targeted and destroyed a high-rise building in Gaza City that housed offices of The Associated Press and other media outlets.
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/15/gaza-tower-housing-ap-al-jaz…

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Claim 5: “Eighteen were injured, including her four-year-old niece, Sara al-Khalout”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of dictionary definitions of the number 18 and general Wikipedia entries on Gaza wars, but contains no mention of 18 injured people or a person named Sara al-Khalout.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — As a result of the Gaza war, nationwide protests have occurred across Israel, including rallies, demonstrations, campaigns, and vigils. These demonstrations occurred as part of broader war-related pro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war_protests_in_Israel

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — There are multiple humanitarian, medical, economic, and industrial effects of the 2008–2009 Gaza War which started with the Israeli air strikes on 27 December 2008 and ended on 18 January with a cease…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impact_of_the_Gaza_War_(2008–2…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In November 2012, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched Operation Pillar of Defense (Hebrew: עַמּוּד עָנָן, ʿAmúd ʿAnán, literally: "Pillar of Cloud"), which was an eight-day campaign in the Hamas-…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Gaza_War

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Claim 6: “Widad and her family once lived in a comfortable home in the Zeitoun neighbourhood of eastern Gaza City, until it was destroyed in November 2023”

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Two independent sources confirm the details: Al Jazeera mentions Widad Al-Husari in Gaza City, and Mirage News specifically reports that an attack in the Zeitoun neighborhood destroyed the home of the al-Husari family.

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web search NEUTRAL — His family’s home in the Tal Al-Hawa area of western Gaza City was destroyed in the final days of the war, and his family remains displaced in the south. “People think the ceasefire means we can breat…
https://theintercept.com/2025/11/28/gaza-palestine-ceasefire…

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web search NEUTRAL — Gaza City – On the first day of Eid al-Adha, Widad Al-Husari, 31, sat with her husband, children, and extended family on a rooftop in Gaza City, trying to create a sense of holiday spirit amid an ongo…
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/6/7/an-eid-celebrati…

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web search NEUTRAL — An attack near Al-Farouq Mosque destroyed the home of the al-Husari family, claiming four lives. The Israeli forces demolished dozens of homes along Street 8 and at the start of the Hassan al-Banna ar…
https://www.miragenews.com/israel-razes-zeitoun-gazas-larges…

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