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Thousands of miles away from the brutality of war in Gaza, Tareq Hamoud and his wife Manal are in disbelief over the loss of three generations of their family.

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[–] TinyPizza@kbin.social 62 points 1 year ago

From the article:

But all Hamouda and Abu Shaban want is for the killing to stop.
“We’ve never seen in this day and age where the whole world is watching innocent people just being torn apart. Families, whole families, just wiped off the map,” Abu Shaban said.
“I want everybody to know that the people of Gaza are just like them, they hurt, they bleed, they have families, they have feelings.”

Until the killing stops, Abu Shaban says his family still reels: “I’m still in this nightmare. I haven’t woken up yet.”

Unreal.

[–] cmbabul@lemmy.world 40 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I can’t imagine what they are going through psychologically, not just the loss which is insane, but then settling in on the knowledge that you have far less family than you did previously. Fucking hell

[–] jet@hackertalks.com 37 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Beyond words. A real time tragedy, why can't we let the civilians live?

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it could not comment without coordinates of the house. The family declined to provide CNN with the coordinates for fear of reprisal.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, the IDF asking for the coordinates of those who expose their atrocities isn't suspicious at all, no siree! 🤦🤬

[–] jet@hackertalks.com 16 points 1 year ago

If somebody killed 42 of my family members, I wouldn't give them any follow-up information either.

On the other hand, there's more than enough information here from both the family photos, and photos of the area the house used to be in, to positively identify everybody in this article.

[–] ivanafterall@kbin.social 13 points 1 year ago

They ask me, Hank, why do you drink?

But do they condemn Hamas? /s

[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 5 points 1 year ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


The Palestinian Americans, who live in Maple Grove, Minnesota, say it’s been over a week since they learned 42 relatives were killed in the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, and they’re still unable to fully comprehend the news.

A video shot by a neighbor and provided to CNN shows what is left of the family compound; charred ruins and rubble, of what relatives say used to be three buildings, now surrounded by virtually untouched homes in the residential area.

Another 1.4 million people have been internally displaced, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says, after the IDF warned residents in northern Gaza to move south.

To avoid Israeli airstrikes, they had evacuated the nearby Tel El Hawa neighborhood and sought refuge in the Saqallah’s home, Abu Shaban says.

A video shot by surviving family members and provided to CNN shows the numerous bodies – wrapped in white burial shrouds – being placed into a mass grave.

Activists, human rights groups and international officials have all called for a ceasefire, but the war rages on, and has witnessed a new phase of dangerous ground operations.


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