Forcibly Involved
The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this, may be incapable of morality. — James Baldwin
Forcibly Involved is a project memorializing the names of children killed on and since October 7, 2023, on both sides of the border, without differences of nationality, and with the belief that every child has a name, a life that has been, and dreams cut short, and that we must remember this.
Rana Al-Muqayad
Rana Al-Muqayad (1), was here, and not anymore. Was here along with her mother.
Aaliyah Al-Khalidi
Aaliyah Al-Khalidi (3), was here, and not anymore.
Rayan and Yaman Abdullah Zakaria al-Astal
Rayan (less than a year old) and Yaman (6) Abdullah Zakaria al-Astal, were here, and not anymore.
Nasser Jarada
Nasser Jarada (7.5), was here, and not anymore. Loved photography and dreamed of being a famous footballer.
Rana Al-Muqayed
Rana Al-Muqayed (1), was here, and not anymore. Was here along with her mother Shaima, who was in the late stages of pregnancy.
Sham and Yahya Abu Namous
Sham (1.5) and Yahya (4) Abu Namous, were here, and not anymore. Brother and sister.
Ward Al-Hassani
Ward Al-Hassani (2.5), was here, and not anymore. Was here along with her entire family.
Karim Abu Shamala
Karim Abu Shamala (9), was here, and not anymore. He dreamed of becoming a screenwriter. He managed to appear in several music video clips, and began experimenting with narration. He was killed ten days before his birthday he dreamed of.
Obada Abu Oda
Obada Abu Oda (14), was here, and not anymore. A resident of Al Shati refugee camp. Participated in the Hands Up project, and wrote a poem that is currently on display in an exhibition in England: I always dream of a life clear as the serenity of the sky, And a heart beating with love and optimism... Why our smiles do not bloom like the flowers?! Let us fly freely as those butterflies... Satisfied, colourful and flapping sky-high, away from worries, anxieties and sorrows. Killed in a bombing.
Youssef Mahna
Youssef Mahna (less than a year old), was here, and not anymore. Along with his mother Rond.
Alma, Mohammad, and Yousef Ahmed Jamal Mousa
Alma (5), Mohammad (7), and Yousef (1) Ahmed Jamal Mousa, were here, and not anymore. Brothers and sister. Were here along with the parents.
Betul Al-Hassani
Betul Al-Hassani (8), was here, and not anymore. Loved animals and painting. Not long before she was killed she was rescued from the ruins in the Al Shati refugee camp. The family then moved to centeral Gaza Strip, where she was killed.