From a lifetime of misery to a postponed wedding: Testimonies of victims of the al-Sabra bombing

The young man Moataz al-Issawi (24) stands shocked in front of his apartment, destroyed by an Israeli strike on the al-Sabra neighborhood in Gaza, turning his wedding dream into rubble. The report documents testimonies from residents of al-Sabra after the bombing of the six-story al-Sawafiri family building, which completely destroyed six neighboring homes and damaged dozens of others. Civil Defense estimates 117 apartments and 819 citizens affected, now homeless.

The young man Moataz al-Issawi (24) stands shocked in front of his apartment, destroyed by an Israeli strike on the al-Sabra neighborhood in Gaza City, turning the wedding dream that was days away into rubble. Al-Issawi tells the newspaper "Palestine" that he exhausted himself with debt to prepare the marital nest, but the nearby bombing blew up their joy. The report documents testimonies from residents of al-Sabra after the bombing of the six-story al-Sawafiri family building last Thursday, which completely destroyed six neighboring homes and damaged dozens of others. Civil Defense estimates 117 apartments and 819 citizens affected, now homeless. Haj Abu Ismail al-Louh (64) describes losing his home that gathered the family together, while Muhammad Jaber (38) recounts the horror of the first moments when the area turned into a hell of dust and rubble. Residents assert that this targeting is part of a systematic destruction of populated residential neighborhoods.