Ziad Abu Sabha

The first grandchild and the crown prince. He was a smart, beautiful child, whom everyone who met him loved instantly. He had angelic qualities, his grandfather said, who always used to take him to the mosque and would tell him, "Ziad, you carry my name, my boy. Uphold the legacy." Little Ziad would raise his hand in a thumbs-up and smile. Since the beginning of the aggression, Ziad had learned how to light a fire and fetch water. He was killed while fetching water for a neighbor, singing a song he had written and composed himself: "My precious homeland, my Palestine... it is the most precious thing I have..."