42 Members Of Same Family Killed In Gaza In One Day, US Relatives Claim
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Tariq Hamouda and his wife Manal said that it's been over a week since they learned that 42 relatives were killed in the ongoing war in the Middle East.
Amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, a Palestinian family living in the United States has claimed that they've lost three generations of their family in a single day in Gaza. Speaking to CNN, Tariq Hamouda and his wife Manal said that it's been over a week since they learned that 42 relatives were killed in the ongoing war in the Middle East. They believe that it was an Israeli airstrike that killed their family members on October 19 in the Sheikh Ejleen neighborhood of Gaza City.
Tariq Hamouda and his wife Manal live in Maple Grove, Minnesota. Mr Hamouda told CNN that his wife, whose maiden name is Saqallah, lost four brothers, a sister, and most of their children when two explosions destroyed their house on October 19. "Up until last night, she is still denying [what happened]," Mr Hamousa said, referring to his wife. "She loves every member of her family. She spent the summer with them," explained Mr Hamouda, who says he and his wife are originally from the same neighborhood in Gaza but have lived in the United States Since 2004.
"There has been fear and numerous conflicts between Israel and militant groups in Gaza since then, but nothing like this," he said. Further, he added that he doesn't have time to properly mourn the dead as he is still worried about those who've survived so far in the war-ravaged city.
