Hossam Shabat comfort's his aunt while suppressing his own grief

No.

8898

Date

7 November, 2024

Found by

Hossam Shabat

Location

📍 Gaza - Gaza City - Al-Shati Camp

Original Social Media Post

"I stand in front of my aunt, who just lost all her children, trying to find words that can comfort her. I hold back my tears and anger in front of her, but I want to break down with her."
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Archivist Notes On This Video

Hossam is reminding his aunt to remember God and supplicate "Inna Lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un" (To God we belong and to Him we shall return)

Archivist Notes: Shuhaibar school / Shabat family massacre

Around 2:15 pm, an Israeli airstrike targeted the Shuhaibar school (Al Shati Boys Primary School) in Shati camp, west of Gaza City. The school was used as shelter for displaced persons ans is located next to another school and a clinic.

About one hour after the first strike, the IDF threatened a second strike.

Casualty reports minutes after the massacre indicated 12 people were killed and 30 injured. 11 of the dead were from the Shabat family, cousins of journalist Hossam Shabat

Names of the martyrs:

  1. Asmaa Alaa Shabat
  2. Awni Youssef Shabat
  3. Ruqaya Alaa Shabat
  4. Mayar Awni Shabat
  5. Mohamed Alaa Shabat
  6. Sara Awni Shabat
  7. Iyas Awni Shabat
  8. Rana Awni Shabat
  9. Khansa Awni
  10. Ruqaya Awni Shabat
  11. Youssef Shabat
  12. Majd Moataz Adwan

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Photos Hossam Shabat checks on his aunt and killed cousins: Hossam Shabat's cousins: Injuries at Al-Ahli Hospital: Bereaved families:

People in Video: Hossam Shabat

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