Ali Jouda.. an elderly man who disappeared during displacement and his family awaits his fate

The family of Ali Jouda (70), from Gaza, has been awaiting his fate since he disappeared in June 2024 during displacement. They lost contact with him after he left his home in Nuseirat camp. Fears are growing after reports of the occupation using elderly men as human shields. The family contacted institutions without result and receives unconfirmed information about his detention.

The family of Ali Musbah Jouda (70), from Gaza, has been living in constant anxiety since his disappearance in June 2024 during a forced displacement journey within the Strip. The family lost contact with him after he left his residence in Nuseirat camp after the noon prayer and did not return. His grandson, Wassef Jouda, recounts that his grandfather suffered from Alzheimer's symptoms and was deeply attached to the mosque, but the conditions of war and displacement affected his health and psychological state. The family's fears are escalating after reports emerged about the Israeli occupation army using elderly men from Beit Lahia as human shields and executing them in November 2024. The family contacted local and international institutions such as the Red Cross without obtaining any confirmed information about his fate. The family receives unconfirmed information about the possibility of his presence in occupation prisons, but they cannot verify it. The family is caught between two possibilities: that he is missing, detained, or executed. One of the grandfather's sons is in Egypt and the other in Gaza, and his eight daughters are waiting for any information. The family's demand is simple: to know where Ali Jouda is and whether he is alive or not.