Killing of Shaban al-Dalou

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 14 October 2024. 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 lying on a bed, with his leg trapped, burning alive. 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 17 October 2024, Shaban's younger brother, 11-year old Abdul Rahman al-Dalou, died after succumbing to the severe burns. Shaban's younger sister, Farah al-Dalou, also died a few days later, on 22 October, as a result of the severe burns she had suffered from the attack.