Using manual tools and their bare hands, people start the immense task of trying to find their loved ones’ remainsGhali Khadr spent two days pleading with his parents to flee with him to southern Gaza, warning them that it was too dangerous to stay. His father, known for being stubborn, refused. Their argument was never finished – an Israeli airstrike hit his father’s home, burying his parents beneath the rubble.On Sunday, two days after the ceasefire was announced, Khadr returned to search through the ruins of his parents’ home. He spent the day sifting through shattered concrete and twisted metal for any sign of them. All he managed to find were some shards of their skulls and parts of their hands. Continue reading...
Tuesday 14 October 2025
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‘My heart is broken’: Palestinians begin searching the Gaza rubble for their dead
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