A Gaza doctor went to work. Hours later, her children’s bodies arrive | CNN

A Gaza doctor went to work. Hours later, her children’s bodies arrive

Paula Hancocks

By Paula Hancocks and Paula Hancocks, CNN

Published 10:41 PM EDT, Sun May 25, 2025

<p>Dr. Alaa al-Najjar left her ten children at home when she went to work in the emergency room at the Nasser Medical Complex in southern Gaza.</p><p>Hours later, the bodies of seven children arrived at the hospital, according to the Ministry of Health in Gaza. They were Dr. Najjar’s own children. The bodies of two more of her children – a 7-month-old and a 12-year-old who authorities presume to be dead – remain missing.</p>

A Gaza doctor went to work. Hours later, her children’s bodies arrive

Dr. Alaa al-Najjar left her ten children at home when she went to work in the emergency room at the Nasser Medical Complex in southern Gaza.

Hours later, the bodies of seven children - most of them badly burned - arrived at the hospital, according to the Ministry of Health in Gaza.

They were Dr. Najjar’s own children, killed in an Israeli strike on her home. The bodies of two more of her children – a 7-month-old and a 12-year-old who authorities presume to be dead – remain missing.

2:06 • Source: CNN

World News 9 videos

<p>Dr. Alaa al-Najjar left her ten children at home when she went to work in the emergency room at the Nasser Medical Complex in southern Gaza.</p><p>Hours later, the bodies of seven children arrived at the hospital, according to the Ministry of Health in Gaza. They were Dr. Najjar’s own children. The bodies of two more of her children – a 7-month-old and a 12-year-old who authorities presume to be dead – remain missing.</p>

A Gaza doctor went to work. Hours later, her children’s bodies arrive

2:06

Now playing

• Source: CNN

Screenshot 2026-10-30 at 6.12.45 PM.png

How divorced military spouses get trapped in foreign countries

8:39

Now playing

• Source: CNN

20261026-somalia pirates.jpg

Somali Piracy is Back

5:24

Now playing

• Source: CNN

At least 68 killed after trains collide in Spain

1:37

Now playing

• Source: CNN

A supporter of former military chief Gadi Eisenkot, leader of the Yashar party, reacts to the exit poll at his party headquarters, on the evening of Israel's national election, in Tel Aviv, Israel October 27, 2026. REUTERS/Shir Torem

Inconclusive Israeli election leaves future leadership uncertain

2:32

Now playing

• Source: CNN

No clear winner in Israel election exit polls

2:52

Now playing

• Source: CNN

How Brazil's Gen Z helped elect an unlikely hero

1:27

Now playing

• Source: CNN

Tibet Earthquake Thumbnail.jpg

Deadly magnitude 7 earthquake hits Tibet

0:33

Now playing

• Source: CNN

thumb_23096485_79168.109_thumb.jpg

Is China using AI tokens mostly to produce micro-dramas?

1:35

Now playing

• Source: CNN