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.
Janan Emad Faraj
Janan Emad Faraj (7), was here, and not anymore.
Janna and Dina Wafi
Janna (8) and Dina (3.5) Wafi, were here, and not anymore. Sisters. Killed while taking shelter in their grandfather's house.
Wafa Tarad Muhsin
Wafa Tarad Muhsin, was here, and not anymore. Nicknamed "fofa". She was killed at her grandparents' house, to whom she was very attached.
Tareq Aldirawi
Tareq Aldirawi (3.5), was here, and not anymore. Was here along with his brother Yasser.
Lama Radwan
Lama Radwan, was here, and not anymore.
Firas Al-Gaff
Firas Al-Gaff (1.5), was here, and not anymore. With Firas crying for a candy, his father went out to get him one. When he returned, Firas was already killed in their bombed home. Buried together with the candy.
Suhayb Al-Shantaf
Suhayb Al-Shantaf (8), was here, and not anymore.
Imad Hazem Abu Al-Qura'
Imad Hazem Abu Al-Qura' (4), was here, and not anymore. Shot by a sniper in Gaza City along with his cousin Hadeel.
Halaa Alnajjar
Halaa Alnajjar (9), was here, and not anymore. Along with her sisters Sara and Jana. She was called "the little bird". Loved to paint.
Omar Muhammad Al-Batta
Omar Muhammad Al-Batta (14), was here, and not anymore.
Jana Alnajjar
Jana Alnajjar (14), was here, and not anymore. Along with her sisters Halaa and Sarah, at their grandfather's house in Khan Yunis, to which they were displaced. Loved to draw and create with beads and shells.
Nadra Atiya Daghmash
Nadra Atiya Daghmash (2.25), was here, and not anymore. She was in her first stages of independence - weaning from diapers and eating independently. Very attached to her toys. The family was displaced to Rafah after their home was shelled.