Abd al-Rahman Ahmad Mahmoud Saidam
Age 6 · Tal al-Hawa neighborhood, west of Gaza
I met him in his kindergarten. He was a very smart boy, and I loved his company. I took a picture with him so that when he grew up, I could tell him that we were friends. I was waiting to see him grow up, to see him become someone great. Abd al-Rahman was killed with his entire family; no one was left. He deserved to live, to be happy like everyone else, but the occupation killed him, and killed his dreams and his laughter. He was killed on October 16 in the Tal al-Hawa neighborhood, west of Gaza.