One woman shares her family’s night of horror under Israel’s occupation of the complex. by Mohammed Ali,* Inkstick Media, April 2, 2024 https://inkstickmedia.com/inside-israels-operation-at-shifa-hospital . . . Without warning or a chance to evacuate, Israeli forces besieged their neighborhood near Shifa Medical Complex. Tanks patrolled, and soldiers stationed at their doors signaled an imminent threat, Hadeel continued.
The ordeal came to a head on March 26. The bombardment of their building woke Hadeel and her family. “At around 3 a.m., we woke up to a massive bombing of our doors, then sonic bombs inside the building.” Amid the darkness and chaos, she said, about 60 Israeli soldiers invaded their residence, discharging their weapons indiscriminately. ... Amid the ongoing rounds of gunfire by the Israeli soldiers, Hadeel’s 60-year-old father, Mohammed, emerged as a beacon of courage, stepping forward to shield his family. With hands raised and voice steady, he declared their civilian status and noted the presence of children and women in the room. Yet Hadeel said that his plea for mercy fell on deaf ears; the response was swift and brutal. Hadeel said she and her family watched their father’s execution on the spot with four rounds to the chest. “It was an utter shock — a nightmare beyond comprehension,” she said. Hadeel said that the horror escalated as Belal, her 28-year-old brother, attempted to confront the soldiers, offering himself to protect his family. He was shot in the leg and chest. Amid the terror, Hadeel clung to a fleeting hope that rubber-coated bullets had been used, a hope dashed by the grim reality of bloodshed and loss. As the family was forcibly moved to another room, Hadeel caught a harrowing glimpse of her brother Bilal, lying wounded. She said that she then watched a soldier, noticing signs of life, callously end Bilal’s suffering with a shot to the neck. . . . *pseudonym used by journalist working in Gaza -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#29858): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/29858 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/105451511/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/8674936/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
