2006 Gaza beach explosion
Victims
Victims
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On the afternoon of 9 June 2006, seven members of the Ghaliya (Ghalya) family—Ali (Isa), 49; Raisa (Ra’issa), 36; Alia, 24; Ilham, 15; Sabrin, 7; Hanadi, 2; and Haytham (Haitham), 8 months—were killed by a blast on the Sudaniya beach near to Beit Lahia in northern Gaza. Along with 12 (7\)\-year old Huda, survivors included her mother, Hamdia, and an elder sister, Elham.

Three of the wounded sisters and a brother received treatment in an Israeli hospital.["Palestinian girl keeps a painful secret"](https://web.archive.org/web/20141102002624/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/13285581) by [NBC News](/wiki/NBC_News "NBC News") correspondent [Martin Fletcher](/wiki/Martin_Fletcher "Martin Fletcher"), June 19, 2006 Ayham Ghaliya, 21 years old, and Ralia Niham, who was seriously injured in the blast, were treated at the [Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center](/wiki/Tel_Aviv_Sourasky_Medical_Center "Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center") in Tel Aviv.[No shrapnel found in Gaza victim's body](http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3265297,00.html), [Ynetnews](/wiki/Ynetnews "Ynetnews"), June 6, 2006\.[Gaza beach blast victim wakes](http://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1150035838991&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull), *[The Jerusalem Post](/wiki/The_Jerusalem_Post "The Jerusalem Post")*, June 20, 2006\.

Adham Ghaliya was injured by [shrapnel](/wiki/Fragmentation_%28weaponry%29 "Fragmentation (weaponry)") and, after treatment in the [Soroka Medical Center](/wiki/Soroka_Medical_Center "Soroka Medical Center") in [Be'er Sheva](/wiki/Be%27er_Sheva "Be'er Sheva"), received medical attention in the United States. One other Palestinian civilian was also killed.[Al Jazeera English – News – Caught On The Wrong Side](http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/F0404D0A-5F98-4162-BB16-EA9ADED9D67C.htm)


Who was killed in the Gaza beach blast?