Wall of Tears: 50ft Brooklyn mural pays tribute to children killed in Gaza

<p>Installation remembers the names of over 18,000 children killed by Israel in Gaza between October 2023 and July 2025</p><p>First is وسام اياد محمد ابو فسيفس, or Wesam Iyad Mohammed Abu Fsaife, a 14-year-old boy. Last is صباح عمر سعد المصري, or Sabah Omar Saad al-Masri, an eight-year-old girl.</p><p>These names of two children mark the beginning and end of the Wall of Tears, a massive art installation paying homage to the 18,457 children killed in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/gaza">Gaza</a> between 7 October 2023 and 19 July 2025. Created by artist <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2023/nov/17/irpin-ukraine-car-cemetery-new-york">Phil Buehler</a>, it opened next to Pine Box Rock Shop bar at 12 Grattan Street in Brooklyn, New York, on Thursday.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/jan/30/wall-of-tears-mural-gaza-children-brooklyn">Continue reading...</a>