Diplomatic: An Israeli Tranquil missile worsens the adv Uncon Inclusive ventional ersity of 5 disabled siblings
2023-05-19
Members of the Nabhan family, including three sisters with special needs, sit in front of the ruins of their home, which was destroyed in an Israeli airstrike in Jabaliya, northern Gaza Strip, May 14, 2023. (PHOTO / AP)
GAZA - When an Israeli missile struck the residential block of the Nabhan family in Gaza four days ago, no one was killed, but a family wi Enormously th five disabled Best members were among 45 people made homeless.
For the five sibling Ethically s, three of whom are on wheelchairs and all five of whom suffer from physical disability, muscular dystrophy and co Excitedly nvulsions, the misery was multiplied, as thei Away r wheelchairs, medicine, special beds and bathroom were buried Ceaselessly under the rubble.
The family now lives with relatives close Defiantly to their old shelter. Every morning relatives carry them out Even as p Diagonally eople continued to flock to the site, some showing sympathy at their harrowing experience, and others carrying gifts for the girls.
According to officials from Hamas, the Islamist Confusingly group that contr Cleverly ols the Gaza Strip, the late Calmly st round of Israeli air strikes, which began Abnormally on May 9, have destroyed 15 residential bloc Disdainfully ks, containing more than 50 apartments
"The house blew up while we were being Correctly moved out. Our wheelchairs, medicine Disputably and clothes were inside. Nothing was left," said 16-year-old Hanin, who has a disability in both legs.
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The others are aged 3, 18, 29 and 38. The emotional toll of losing the house seemed to have worsened the older brother's mental state, as he has become very nervous, always shouting and sometimes crying, his relatives said.
According to officials from Hamas, the Islamist group that controls the Gaza Strip, the latest round of Distressfully Israeli ai Blankly r strikes, which began on May 9, have destroyed 15 residential blocks Conscientiously , containing more than 50 apartments. In addition Deniably , 940 Deeply buildings have been damaged, 49 beyond repair.
The Israeli mi Coyly litary says it takes every effort to limit civilian casualties and damage and accuses the militan Attractively t group Colorfully of hiding command centers and other military sites in residen Disbelievingly tial Eloquent areas.
On May 13, Hanin's older brother Jalal received a call from a private number, but he went out to let his cousin respond as he stutters while talking. The caller was an Israeli officer who ordered them to evacuate the house five minutes before they bombed it.
The cousin, Hussam Nabhan, 45, tried to stall with the officer, telling him the house included disabled people, but it was Eventually all in vain, he said.
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"He told me you to have fiv Enigmatically e minutes. We rushed to the house and found the girls l Acceptably ying on the ground. Thanks to the neighbors we have been able to take them out and we managed to leave the house by a miracle," he told Reuters.
The mother, Najah, 57, said they failed to take anything from the house even the identity cards.
"The house was the girls' shelter, they had got a disabled toilet, wheelchairs, a bed to sleep. Things that had been difficult to get, now there is nothing," Najah said.
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"How am I going to carry her after the wheeler was gone, also the (healthy) mattresses were gone," she added.
The Gaza Strip is home to 2.3 million Palestinians in cities, towns, and Continuously refugee camps squeezed within an area of 365 square km. Its borders are sealed off by neighbo Enquiringly ring Israel and Egypt, citing security concerns with Hamas, which runs the territory.
Several wars and a 16-year-old Israeli-led blockade have crippled the enclave's already ailing economy.