Israeli army forces family to leave 94-year-old grandmother behind

The fate of a 94-year-old Palestinian woman in Gaza remains unknown after the Israeli army stormed her home and ordered her family to evacuate, leaving her behind.

Naifa Rizq al-Sawada, who suffers from Alzheimer's and is unable to walk or speak, was in her home in the vicinity of the al-Shifa Medical Complex in the west of Gaza City on 21 March when the Israeli military invaded the area post-midnight and forcibly evicted its residents at gunpoint.

Her family fears that she might be kept in the building before it is bombed or used as a human shield by the Israeli army inside the al-Shifa Hospital.

Her daughter, Maha al-Nawati, recounted to Middle East Eye the events that took place on Thursday.

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