‘The Israeli occupation does not distinguish’: Gaza family mourns Christian mother and daughter

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Five Palestinians, including Christian mother Mary Abu Dawud and her mother Maysaa, were killed in Israeli air strikes on a residential building in western Gaza City. Their family described the deaths and destruction after three strikes hit the area overnight.

‘The Israeli occupation does not distinguish’: Gaza family mourns Christian mother and daughter Fourteen-year-old Fuad woke up at around 5am on Saturday at his father’s house to get ready for school. He learned that his mother and grandmother had been killed in an Israeli air strike on their apartment in western Gaza City. Mary Abu Dawud and her mother Maysaa were among the five Palestinians killed in the al-Asala residential building, after three strikes hit the area at around 1.30am, according to Palestinian authorities and church representatives. “My mother was thrown against the wall by the force of the explosion, and my grandmother was engulfed in flames after the missile hit the house,” Fuad said. “Today, I lost the most precious person in my life. There are no words to describe my feelings.” Read more: ‘The Israeli occupation does not distinguish’: Gaza family mourns Christian mother and daughter