US EditionRamadan brings grief after Israeli strike kills members of Gaza family
The Israeli airstrike in December 2023 killed 40 relatives of the al-Yazji family, leaving only three survivors who now observe Ramadan amid destruction, Gaza Health Ministry reported.
- Saddam al-Yazji, his wife, and daughter broke their Ramadan fast at the rubble of their former home in Gaza City, where 40 of their relatives were killed in an Israeli strike in December 2023.
- Ramadan is traditionally a time for family gatherings, but this year it deepens grief for Gazan families who lost loved ones in the ongoing conflict with Israeli forces.
- Before the war, Saddam's father Kamel would host large Ramadan iftars for the extended family at their home, but now only Saddam, his wife, and daughter survived the strike that destroyed their house.
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Ramzan in Gaza: Survivor recalls family wiped out in single airstrike
Gaza City: As the sun sets, Saddam al-Yazji, his wife and their daughter sip a noodle soup, breaking their daily Ramzan fast in Gaza City. They sit around a folding table set up in the dirt at the foot of a towering pile of rubble, twisted metal and concrete slabs that was once their home. Buried under the debris are the bodies of much of their family. The three are virtually the family’s only survivors. Al-Yazji’s parents, his three brothers an…
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Ramadan brings a season of grief after an Israeli strike wiped out most of a Gaza family
A Gaza City family is trying to mark Ramadan in a tent on the ruins of the home where an Israeli strike killed most of their relatives.
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One News PageRamadan in Gaza marked by grief amid fragile ceasefire and ruins
Ramadan in Gaza unfolds amid mourning, destroyed homes, and mass displacement, while UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk warns of long-term consequences.
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