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One woman mourns the loss of 50 family members in Israeli strikes

6 March 2024 09:14 GMT

The life of Shaima al-Sawaf was turned upside down in an instant.

The 38-year-old, who has lived in Jordan since her marriage in 2013, lost 50 members of her family after an Israeli missile weighing hundreds of kilograms struck their home in Gaza.

Among those killed were:

  • Her father, Mustafa

  • Her mother, Maha

  • Her brothers, Mahmoud, Montaser, Marwan, and Ahmed

  • Her nieces and nephews, Bara’, Maha, Karam, Shahd, and Omar

  • Her sister-in-law, Zein.

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Children look for salvageable items amid the rubble of Al-Bukhari Mosque destroyed in Israeli strikes in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza on 2 March 2024 (AFP)
Children look for salvageable items amid the rubble of Al-Bukhari Mosque destroyed in Israeli strikes in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza on 2 March 2024 (AFP)