London, Ont. residents worry about fate of loved ones from conflict in Middle East
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Some London, Ont., residents with families in Gaza say they are left terrified and in shock as the conflict between Hamas and Israel presses on.
As the conflict between Hamas and Israel presses on in the Middle East, some London, Ont., residents with families in Gaza say they are left terrified and in shock as they desperately attempt to help loved ones in need of aid in the sealed-off territory.
Reem Sultan, a pharmacist at St. Joseph’s Health Care, said it’s been a struggle to hold herself together as she continues to hear about the state of her homeland through the limited contact she’s had with family.
“Every night, they can’t sleep because of the bombs, and every night they are thinking this will be their last,” she said. “I’ve been physically ill with worry and fear.
“It’s been sheer hell.”
The Gaza Health Ministry said more than 7,000 Palestinians have been killed in the conflict, which began on Oct. 7. The ministry’s toll includes more than 2,700 children and more than 1,500 women.
According to the Israeli government, the fighting has killed more than 1,400 people in Israel, mostly civilians slain during the initial Hamas attack. Hamas is also holding at least 224 hostages in Gaza.
The Health Ministry in Hamas-ruled Gaza said Wednesday that more than 750 people were killed over the preceding 24 hours, more than the 704 killed the previous day. The Associated Press said it couldn’t independently verify the death toll, and the ministry doesn’t distinguish between civilians and combatants.
About 1.4 million of Gaza’s 2.3 million residents have fled their homes, with nearly half of them crowded into UN shelters, according to recent figures.
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