The Tabatibi family had gathered in central Gaza to eat together during the first Friday night of Ramadan, before it turned into a bloodbath.
The building where they were staying got hit by an airstrike as women prepared the pre-fasting meal, killing 36 members of the family.
The blame has been put on Israel by the health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza, which provided thedeath toll while the Israeli military said it was looking into the incident.
“This is my mother, this is my father, this is my aunt, and these are my brothers,” 19-year-old Mohammed al-Tabatibi, whose left hand was injured in the strike, said through tears at the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in nearby Deir al-Balah.
“They bombed the house while we were in it. My mother and my aunt were preparing the suhoor food. They were all martyred.”