On May 7, 2016, fire broke out in the Abu al-Hindi home in Gaza’s Shati
(Beach) refugee camp. Started by a tipped candle, the flames grew
quickly grew out of control.

Three children, Yusra, 3, Rahaf, 2,
and Nasser, 6 months, perished in the burning house, and Muhannad, 8,
was severely burned. Ali, 6, is the only survivor without physical
injuries but lives with deep psychological trauma.

The fire is a
direct result of severe electricity shortages due to the ongoing and
tightening Israeli/Egyptian since and repeated Israeli military
assaults.

In April, Gaza’s sole power plant ran out of fuel.
Prior to that, the power plant was working at partial capacity due to
repeated Israeli military attacks since 2006.