Gazan University Professor Recounts War's Heartbreak, Hunger
In a video that went viral on social media, the professor noted that he lost 26 relatives in a single strike – an incident that dramatically changed his entire life. Continuous Loses
'In one moment, I lost five of my family's houses. Twenty-six martyrs. My children's families, my brothers, my relatives—gone,' he said.
The shock left him with a tumor in his leg, which turned out to be cancerous, and deprived him from having a normal life.
Therefore, survival became a daily struggle. He did not have a single grain of flour in his home for two months.
'If you saw my body now, you would see my bones. We are getting closer to death every day, and every morning I wake up and say, 'Thank God,'' the professor added.
His life has turned into a long series of unbroken lament—hunger, grief, and the humiliation of having to ask his 80-year-old mother for a handful of dates to stay alive. @aljazeera_mubasher
لم أجد أحدًا يقف إلى جواري.. أستاذ جامعي فلسطيني يعاني من الأمراض وسوء التغذية بعد أن فقد 26 فردًا من عائلته بينهم زوجته وأبناؤه
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Dramatically, he recalls a time when Gaza's streets were filled with academics, doctors, and thinkers who played a pivotal role in building the future of Gaza. Now this future was completely destroyed as 'they were crushed and annihilated.' Gaza War
Since the beginning of Hamas-Israel War, the Israeli strikes have killed more than 61,499 Palestinians and wounded over 152,800, according to Gaza's Health Ministry.
Dozens of Gazans including children have lost their souls due to malnutrition throughout the war that caused unthinkable humanitarian conditions.
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