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Elderly mother Laila Mortaja lost her right hand and son in Israel's bombing of Gaza Port cafe

Elderly mother Laila Mortaja lost her right hand and son in Israel's bombing of Gaza Port cafe

No.

39123

Date

19 August, 2026

Location

Found by

Hani Abu Rezeq

Original Social Media Post

"هذه ليلى مرتجى، عمرها 70 سنة… ست كبيرة، وجهها مليان نور وطيبة، وابتسامتها بتحكي عن عمر كامل. ليلى قررت تطلع على ميناء غزة، تتنفس شوي وتنسى وجع الحرب ، لكن حتى هناك، الموت كان مستنيها. صاروخ إسرائيلي استهدف عيلتها، واستشهد ابنها، وأصيبت ليلى وابنتها وزوجة ابنها الحامل." - Source

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Event Notes

Gaza Port cafe massacre

At 6 pm, an Israeli airstrike targeted the 'A-lhulwa wi'lmurra ("through tick and thin") cafe at the Gaza City harbor. At least six people were killed on the spot including a child, and 14 others were injured.

Two other young men succumbed to their wounds by the morning.

Among the the wounded was an elderly mother whose right hand was gruesomely severed as a result of the blast that also killed her son Isam Mortaja.

Names of the martyrs (identified):

  1. Muhammad Hamdi Ahmad Al-Masri (father)
  2. Jihad Muhammad Hamdi Al-Masri (child son)
  3. Izz-eddin Salem Deeb
  4. Isam Muhammad Musa Mortaja
  5. Muhammad Fathi Husein Naser
  6. Samed Sameer Harb Abu Habal (his wife, children and in-laws were killed in the genocide. He remarried and was expecting a baby son)
  7. Muhammad Najeeb Al-Attar (succumbed to injuries the next morning)
  8. Mosab Muhammad Madi (succumbed to injuries the next morning)
  9. Mahmoud Hosni Abu Shar (succumbed to injuries 6 days later)