Somoud Faiq Abu Al-Qumsan

The martyr Somoud Faiq Abu Al-Qumsan, 19 years old

Somoud was educated and had a great love for reading books. She was studying graphic design at Al-Quds Open University.

Her father and brother were martyrs. She lost her father when she was young and didn’t see him, but she always talked about him, remembered him, and mourned him.

Samoud’s last words were: “I am strong, but I’m not the same anymore… These days are the hardest in my life. I’ve been destroyed mentally and emotionally. All the plans I made have vanished, and everything I once beautifully envisioned in my mind has turned to ashes.”

“The only feeling inside me is that I am exposed to death at any moment, whether today, tomorrow, or anytime. But it’s impossible for me to save myself and escape from this atrocious war.”

Her friend, Cyla Mahna, said: “Samoud turned 19 in this war. I felt ashamed to greet her on her birthday and say ‘Happy Birthday!’ while we’re still in the war, possibly facing death at any moment.”

“She sent me a voice recording days before her martyrdom, saying: ‘I sent you my pictures so that if I become a martyr, you can see them and pray for me.’”

Samoud was martyred in an Israeli airstrike on their home on October 22, 2023.