Israeli airstrikes have leveled thousands of homes, killing entire families. Wafa Aludaini, reporting from Gaza, meets those left behind
In Gaza, many branches of one family often share a home. Grandparents, aunts and uncles become like second parents to children. Cousins become like siblings. Family members care for each other’s kids, changing diapers, feeding them, making sure they get to and from school. In moments of crisis and uncertainty, they evacuate together, worry together, grieve together.
For the 33rd day, Israeli bombs and missiles have rained down on the besieged Gaza Strip, after the 7 October attack by Hamas killed 1,400 Israelis and took more than 240 people hostage or prisoner. The death toll in Gaza reached more than 10,000 people on Monday, according to the Palestinian ministry of health. Israel’s government says it will not consider a ceasefire unless the hostages are freed as the humanitarian crisis in Gaza worsens by the hour.
