Dr. Alaa Al-Najjar
Appearances
NPR News Now
NPR News: 05-26-2025 12PM EDT
Dr. Alaa Al-Najjar is a pediatrician in the emergency ward of Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza. She was on her shift three days ago when she received word that the charred remains of all but one of her 10 children were in the morgue.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 05-26-2025 12PM EDT
Her brother-in-law, Ali Al-Najjar, tells NPR from Gaza the family's home in Khan Yunis was bombed by an Israeli fighter jet twice, just after the father had prepared lunch for the couple's 10 children. Only the eldest, a 12-year-old boy, survived. He remains in critical condition, along with the father. Israeli media reported that some images circulating of the dead children are fake.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 05-26-2025 12PM EDT
Israel's military did not respond to NPR's request for comment on that report. The military did, however, say the attack took place in a dangerous combat zone and that civilians were told to flee. The brother-in-law demands Israel provide proof of its claims. Aya Batraoui, NPR News, Dubai.