Nahed Hija, Suha Hija and Lina Hija
July 2007
The three sisters, 16-year-old Nahed Hija, 19-year-old Suha and 22-year-old Lina, were found dead from multiple stab wounds, buried in a shallow grave in the central Gaza Strip. The police force are conducting an investigation into their deaths, but they are believed to be victims of ‘honour’ killings.
Reported in the Jerusalem Post,
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