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In the south Gaza strike, an 18-year-old Palestinian teen loses family members and siblings

 In the south Gaza strike, an 18-year-old Palestinian teen loses family members and siblings


According to Dima Al-Lamdani, an Israeli airstrike claimed the lives of her parents, seven siblings, and four members of her uncle's household.


Dima Al-Lamdani's family hoped they would be spared the constant air attacks when the Israeli army advised Palestinians in the Beachside refugee camp in Gaza City to leave because it was safer to go south. Dima is 18 years old.




However, Lamdani was left in charge of identifying her family' dead at a makeshift morgue in the southern city of Khan Younis days later. She said that an Israeli air attack killed her parents, seven siblings, and four members of her uncle's household.


They advised us to leave your home and go to Khan Younis, where it is safe. They blasted us and deceived us, the woman stated.


She said that her family and her uncle traveled through Gaza in two vehicles. Since the Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas attacked Israel on October 7 and killed about 1,400 people while capturing more than 200 captives, Gaza has been subjected to the worst bombing.


When Lamdani made the following statement, her family was residing in a makeshift shelter near Khan Younis. "At 4.30am I was up and sat with my aunt sipping coffee. I abruptly awoke in the midst of ruins. I yelled because everyone else around me was yelling.


On October 17, Lamdani reported that only her brother and two little relatives had survived, despite having grazes and bruises on one side of her face.


"What a nightmare this is. It will always be in my memories, she said. I had a 16-year-old sister. They believed it was me, so they scribbled my name on the white sheet that they used to cover her corpse.


"The IDF (Israel Defense Forces) have been encouraging residents of the northern Gaza Strip to move south instead of opting to stay in the vicinity of Hamas terror targets throughout Gaza City," an Israeli military spokeswoman stated.


"However, Hamas has successfully assimilated into the civilian population of the Gaza Strip. Therefore, once a Hamas target materializes, the IDF will attack it to undermine the organization's capacity for terrorism while taking all practical measures to limit the damage to innocent people.


According to the health officials in Gaza, more than 5,000 Palestinians have died and more than 15,000 have been wounded during Israel's two weeks of shelling.


After October 7, Israel completely cut off the Gaza Strip, whose 2.3 million residents are running short of gasoline, food, and water.


A third convoy of assistance trucks its route to Gaza arrived at the Rafah border from Egypt on Monday, according to humanitarian workers and security sources. The primary crossing that doesn't border Israel is Rafah.


According to UN representatives, Gaza requires roughly 100 trucks each day to cover its basic necessities. A total of 34 trucks traveled by on Saturday and Sunday.


After disputes over inspection protocols and bombardments on the Gaza side of the border, humanitarian supplies via Rafah started over the weekend.


According to the proposed conclusions of an EU summit, EU leaders will demand a "humanitarian pause" in the Israel-Hamas conflict so that supplies may safely reach people in need in Gaza.


According to health minister Fahrettin Koca, Turkey deployed two cargo aircraft to Egypt on Monday with medical supplies and equipment for Gaza. She also announced that two more will be sent.


Hamas argued that more was required. "Letting limited quantities of aid approach the Gaza Strip in the past two days does not address the growing requirements of the Palestinians during the savage aggression as well as the ongoing blockade," the organization said in a statement.


Nasser Abu Amer, his wife, and their eight children claimed to be in need of food and water at a UN school in Khan Younis.


"What help? Why are they giving us two cans of food? For the kids, breakfast, lunch, and dinner?" asked Amer.



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